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Justice Center’s Jeff Wise to Kickoff NYAPRS Executive Seminar
NYAPRS is very pleased to announce that Jeff Wise, JD, Acting Executive Director, The Justice Center for the Protection of […]
Study: Medicare Costs are Five Times More for Seniors with BH Issues
Mentally Ill Medicare Patients Cost More To Treat Hospitals May Need To Turn To High-Tech Solutions By Ron Shinkman Fierce […]
Alert: Call Albany to Push for State Hospital Downsizing/Reinvestment!
Several NYS Democratic state legislators and mental health advocates held a news conference a few hours ago in Albany calling […]
Journal News: SAFE Act Mental Health Reporting Needs Revisit
Editorial: A valid concern over NY-SAFE Act Mandatory reporting provision needs revisit A Journal News Editorial March 13, 2013 It’s […]
NYS Democratic Senators Push for MH Reinvestment; Call Albany Today!
NYAPRS Note: Several NYS Democratic state legislators and mental health advocates held a news conference a few hours ago in […]
Report Focuses on Mental Health Services for Deaf/Hard of Hearing Individuals
Report: Patients With Mental Health Problems Need Culturally Sensitive Treatment Review in Journal of Psychiatric Practice addresses communication and other […]
Psychiatrists Seek Gun Law Reporting Delay, NYS Releases More Guidance Information
NYAPRS Note: New York State agencies have released more information on the procedures involved in the new clinician reporting requirements […]
Breaking News on Medicaid Reform, Olmstead, Integrated Care, Managed Care Readiness/Innovations and Much More! (2)
Just released is the printed version of this year’s information packed program at http://www.nyaprs.org/conferences/executive-seminars/documents/ExecutiveSeminarAgenda2013.pdf! NYAPRS Note: In two days, you […]
LG: SAFE Act Reporting Provisions Raise MH Community Concerns
Mandatory Reporting Provision Of The SAFE Act Raises Concerns In The Mental Health Community By TG Branfalt Jr. Legislative Gazette […]
NYW: US Veteran Affairs Won’t Comply w NY SAFE Act Reporting Requirements
VA Says No To SAFE Act U.S. Department Of Veterans Affairs Says It Won’t Comply With New York Mandate To […]
NYS Legislative Budget Proposals: NYAPRS’ First Look
NYAPRS Note: The NYS Assembly and Senate have responded to Governor Cuomo’s budget proposals for the coming year with their […]
When You’ve Defined One Integrated Model You’ve Defined One (OPEN MINDS)
NYAPRS Note: Below is an interesting article about the various models for integration of behavioral and physical health from our […]
Helgerson OpEd: NY Now ‘A National Model For Medicaid Reform’
A National Model For Medicaid Reform By Jason Helgerson, Commentary Albany Times Union March 7, 2013 Last week, theHouse Committee […]
GNS: Legislators Hopeful re Passage of Single Payer Insurance Bill
Assembly Health Chair: 2013 ‘A Superb Year’ To Pass Single-Payer Insurance byJessica Bakeman Gannett News Service March 8, 2013 Assembly […]
NYPR: MH Advocates Protest Some Provisions of Gun Law
Mental Health Advocates Protest Some Provisions of Gun Law ByKaren DeWittNYS Public Radio/WNYC News Blog March 7, 2013 Second amendment […]
AP Revamps Policy on Coverage of People w Psychiatric Diagnoses
NYAPRS Note: Below is a hopefully historic development…the issuance of guidance to reporters affiliated with the largest news service in […]
View NYS SAFE Act Webcast On/After March 12th Webcast
According to the NYS Office of Mental Health, NY SAFE Act Reporting Requirement Webcast for Providers is in the process […]
Study: MH Providers Less Comfortable With Bi Men, Trans People
Study: MH Providers Less Comfortable With Bi Men, Trans People By Dan Avery Queerty March 6, 2013 A rather unique […]
April 4 CCBH Recovery Is for Everyone Albany Conference
RECOVERY IS FOR EVERYONE! Thursday, April 4, 2013 The Marriott, Albany, NY Recovery is about doing things differently. It’s about […]
Please Vote Today to Support Pat Deegan/CommonGround!
Over the past 25 years, Pat Deegan has been a major force for change, launching numerous smart and strong world […]
Perspectives on Pathways to Healing & Recovery from People w Alcohol/Drug Problems
NYAPRS Note: Thanks to SAMHSA’s Dennis Romero, this report should be required reading for mental health providers who need to […]
Breaking News on Medicaid Reform, Olmstead, Integrated Care, Managed Care Readiness/Innovations and Much More!
NYAPRS Note: In two days, you can learn all of the latest information and breaking news about how national and […]
New Study: People With Mental Illnesses Are 5x More Likely to Be Murdered
Study: People With Mental Illness Are Five Times More Likely to Be Murdered Violent acts directed at, not committed by, […]
PC: Uncivil Commitment: Mental Illness May Deprive You of Civil Rights
Uncivil Commitment: Mental Illness May Deprive You of Civil Rights ByThea Amidov PsychCentral March 4, 2013 Americans take considerable pride […]
Safeway Foundation Invites Applications From Nonprofit Organizations
NYAPRS Note: On March 1st, the Safeway Foundation announced the availability of funding for non-profit organizations in hunger relief, education, […]
Sponsorship, Exhibitor Opportunities at April NYAPRS Executive Seminar
NYAPRS Note: Each year, the NYAPRS Annual Executive Seminar brings together some of the state’s and nation’s most prominent experts […]
March 5, 12 NC Webinars: Grant Writing Boot Camp, Integrated Treatment
National Council March Webinars The National Council is showcasing key trends and practices in mental health and addictions treatment in […]
Parachute NYC Launches Crisis Innovations, Respite Center, Warm Line
Parachute NYC: Innovation in Crisis SituationsBy Jamie Neckles, Parachute NYC Project Manager – New York City Department of Health and […]
Politico: ACA MH Parity Gurantees Limited…When Therapists Don’t Accept Insurance
Loophole For Mental Health Care By Paige Winfield Cunningham Politico March 4, 2013 Even if you get insurance under the […]
OMH Announces Dates for Regional Centers of Excellence Listening Sessions
NYAPRS Note: This year’s Executive Budget proposal includes a provision to downsize NY’s current state psychiatric hospital system and to […]
AP: Cuomo Sees Federal Budget Impact On New Yorkers
Cuomo Sees Federal Budget Impact On New Yorkers Associated Press March 3, 2013 ALBANY, N.Y. – The federal budget fight […]
OMH Releases SAFE Act Reporting Guidance, March 12 Webcast Scheduled
NYAPRS Note: The NYS Office of Mental Health has released the following guidance on how the state intends to implement […]
MHW: Advocates Hail Parity Provisions in Final EHB Rule; Med Access, Habilitation Concerns Linger
MH Advocates Encouraged by Parity in Final EHB Rule; Concerns Linger Mental Health Weekly March 4, 2013 (subscribe at http://www.mentalhealthweeklynews.com/) […]
SAMHSA Offers Grants for Peer-Run Organizations/Recovery Communities, March 11 Webinar
Dear Peer-Run/Recovery Community Organization: Please find a letter, located here, announcing the opportunity to apply for a subcontract […]
TU: Legislative Hearing Focuses on State Hospital Plan, OPWDD Cuts
State Hospital Plan Draws Concern Cuomo Administration Sees Savings, But Others Fear Effect Of Closings By Rick Karlin Albany Times […]
NYAPRS Decries Criminalization, Testifies on NYS Budget Proposal
NYAPRS Note: Following is a copy of our testimony at this week’s Legislative mental hygiene budget hearing, which: decries the […]
TU: March 14 Webinar: Peer Specialists Promoting Employment
Free Webinar The Role of Peer Specialists in Promoting Competitive Employment for the People they Serve March 14, 2013 / […]
2013 Peer-Run Organization/Recovery Community Organization Awards
NYAPRS Note: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Bringing Recovery Supports to Scale Technical Assistance Center Strategy […]
373, 000 Children and Adults Will Lose MH Services–Unless Congress Acts!
373,000 Children and Adults Will Lose Vital Mental Health Services-Unless Congress Acts: Tell Your Legislators to Stop Sequestration Mental Health […]
NYAPRS Collective offers Free On Site Training and TA
NYAPRS Note: In this time of constant change one thing remains unchanged. The NYAPRS Collective is available to offer New […]
BN: Improvements in MH Care Won’t Help Identify Mass Shooters
NYAPRS Note: The following piece looks at efforts to ramp up state mental health systems and whether these efforts would […]
GNS: MH Directors Say Gun Law Provision Would Cost Millions
Mental-Health Directors: Gun Law Provision Could Cost Local Governments Millions By Jon Campbell Gannett News Service February 27, 2013 New […]
TU: MH Rights Advocates Protest Psychiatric Profiling in Albany
NYAPRS Note: Yesterday’s NYS mental hygiene budget hearing featured an historic silent demonstration of over 120 protestors who came to […]
Developing National Practice Standards for Peer Support Providers
NYAPRS Note: The International Association of Peer Supporters (iNAPS)<http://na4ps.wordpress.com/national-standards/> (formerly the National Association of Peer Specialists – NAPS) is […]
It’s Time to Wake Up and Stop the Violence: A Response to the Newtown Tragedy
NYAPRS Note: A recent Recovery to Practice Highlight features an excellent article by Oryx Cohen, originally posted on Mad in […]
NC: Sequestration Arbitrary Spending Cuts Scheduled to Start March 1
Arbitrary Spending Cuts Scheduled to Start March 1 National Council February 25, 2013 Unless Congress and the President reach agreement […]
Alert: Urge NYS Legislators to Protect Choice, Self Direction, Community Focus in Medicaid Managed Care
NYAPRS Note: Please take action in accordance with the following alert from the Center for Disability Rights which urges NYS […]
OM: Lessons Learned from the NYS Health Home Trenches
NYAPRS Note: Here’s another timely piece by one of the nation’s most sought after behavioral healthcare management consultants, Open Minds’ […]
DOH Releases List of Delayed, Reduced or Cut Medicaid Budget Items
NYAPRS Note: In order to come up with sufficient savings and revenues to make up for a $1.1 billion loss […]
MHW: HHS Brief Outlines Parity Protections In ACA Implementation
HHS Brief Outlines Parity Protections In ACA Implementation Mental Health Weekly February 25, 2013 Editor’s Note: HHS officials on Feb. […]
Advocates to Protest Psychiatric Profiling at Feb 27 Mental Hygiene Hearing
N E W S A D V I S O R Y ADVOCATES STAND TO SAY “YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT […]
Demonstrate Against Psychiatric Profiling at Next Tuesday’s NYS Mental Health Budget Hearing!
NYAPRS Note: It’s not too late to make plans to join over 100 advocates in protesting against recent proposals and […]
STAR Center Webinar: Supporting the Recovery of Justice-Involved Consumers: A Three-Part Series Tool Kit
NYAPRS Note: The number of people involved in the criminal justice system continues to grow and the need for effective […]
Open Medication Access Advocates Considering Prescriber Prevails, Goldcard Proposals
NYAPRS Note: Governor Cuomo proposes to repeal provisions won in last year’s budget that would allow prescribers to get atypical […]
GNS: Psychiatric Centers Could Face Closure Under Cuomo’s Plan
NYAPRS Note: Look for details of ‘listening sessions’ Acting OMH Commissioner Kristin Woodlock will be conducting across our state, to […]
Cuomo Proposes Medicaid Cuts, Delays in Social Work, Health Home Initiatives, Rate Hikes
NYAPRS Note: Governor Cuomo released 30-day amendments to his 2013-4 budget proposal that cuts $500 million from the state Medicaid […]
GNS: Cuomo Budget to Add $500m Medicaid Cut
NYAPRS Note: In the wake of CMS and Congressional concerns about New York’s Medicaid billing practices especially relating to OPWDD […]
National Experts Converge in NY: Register Today for NYAPRS April Executive Seminar! (2)
NYAPRS Note: This is a defining moment for our work and our field, inthe midst of the most fundamental and […]
Help Identify Outcomes and Develop Research that Matter to Consumers of Mental Health Services
NYAPRS Note: Courtesy of Dr. Scott Stroup from Columbia University – Please help us improve our research.The goal of this […]
Cuomo Administration Selects DAI to Operate State Protection & Advocacy Program
NYAPRS Note: New York State has transferred oversight of the state’s protection and advocacy program for people with disabilities from […]
TU: House Panel Seeks Federal Audit of NYS Medicaid
State’s Medicaid Faces Audit House Panel Seeks Federal Review After $15B in Overbilling ByJames M. Odato Albany Times Union February […]
National Experts Converge in NY: Register Today for NYAPRS April Executive Seminar!
NYAPRS Note: This is a defining moment for our work and our field, inthe midst of the most fundamental and […]
March 6 NYC Screening of ‘Kings Park’ Features Moviemaker Lucy Winer
NYAPRS Note: Please join NYAPRS award-winning director Lucy Winer for the next NYC screening of her groundbreaking documentary KINGS PARK. […]
Temple CCI Seeks Agencies to Partner on Research on Community Participation
Research Participant Opportunity: Examining the Influence of Environmental Factors on Community Participation The Temple University Collaborative on Community Inclusion is […]
Davidson: Recovery-Oriented Practice and Health Care Reform
Recovery-Oriented Practice and Health Care Reform By Larry Davidson, PhD, Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine […]
SAGE Report Considers Future Consolidations of Health/Disability Agency Functions, OMH/OASAS Merger
NYAPRS Note: Governor Cuomo’s Spending and Government Efficiency (SAGE) Commission has issued its final report (see http://www.governor.ny.gov/assets/documents/SAGEReport.pdf). The following measures […]
February 27 Webinar: Medicaid Eligibility, Enrollment and Outreach: Changes to the HCH Community
Greetings! The National Healthcare for the Homeless Council is conducting a free webinar that may be of interest to you. […]
TU: NY Medicaid Beneficiaries Shouldn’t Pay for State/Federal Mistakes of the Past
NYAPRS Note: The Albany Times Union aptly points out that the recent deserved scrutiny over NYS Medicaid practices should not […]
MHW: NYS Gun Law Prompt MH Community to Address Access, Stigma Issues
NYAPRS Note: New York’s SAFE Act requires clinicians to report the names of individuals who describe impulses to harm themselves […]
OM: CMS Previews Core Set Of Health Home Quality Measures
NYAPRS Note: The following comes from Open Minds’ Monica Oss, one of the behavioral health service community’s ‘go to’ strategic […]
AP: Guns-Not the Mentally Ill-Kill People
Guns-Not the Mentally Ill-Kill People Abby Rapoport American Prospect February 7, 2013 In the wake of the Newtown, Connecticut, shootings, […]