‘Raise The Age’ Advocates Plan ‘Sleep-In’ Push On To Change Age Of Responsibility From 16 To 18 By Michaela Kilgallen […]
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Albany Forum Announcement- NYS Consumer Forums to Inform Medicaid Recipients about New Behavioral Healthcare Benefits
Ben Rosen Director of Public Information New York State Office of Mental Health 518-474-6540 benjamin.rosen@omh.ny.gov June 06, 2016 New York […]
AP: Police Dep’ts, DOJ Award Police De-escalation Tactics
Police Departments Begin To Reward Restraint TacticsBy Errin Haines Whack Associated Press May 31, 2016 PHILADELPHIA (AP) – A few […]
‘Changing the Conversation’ Podcasts Look at Trauma, Addiction, Mental Health, Homelessness
Recent NYAPRS Executive Seminar keynoter Jeff Olivet is an activist, writer and CEO of Center for Social Innovation, a Boston […]
Apply to Participate in NC Initiative Integrating Health Promotion and Weight Loss
NYAPRS Note: The following comes from the National Council for Behavioral Health. Selected organizations can receive support in implementing InSHAPE®, […]
House Leadership Offers a New Version of MH Legislation
Action continues on federal mental health legislation in the House. Last Friday, the House Energy and Commerce Committee circulated a […]
TH: Lawmakers Consider Adding MH Bill to Opioid Package
Lawmakers Consider Adding Mental Health Bill to Opioid Conference By Peter Sullivan The Hill June 2, 2016 Lawmakers are considering […]
Apply for Inclusion in NMHCSHC’s Consumer-Driven Services Directory
Consumer-Driven Services Directory National Mental Health Consumers’ Self-Help Clearinghouse Key Update, May 2016 The Clearinghouse welcomes all programs in which […]
Noon Today: Recovery-Oriented Crisis Response SAMHSA Webinar
BRSS TACS First Friday Will Cover Recovery-Oriented Crisis Response On June 3, 2016, at 12 p.m. ET, BRSS TACS (Bringing […]
CHP: Supportive Housing Pilot Cuts ER Use by 72% for Formerly Homeless Seniors
Supportive Housing Pilot Slashes ED Use Crain’s Health Pulse June 3, 2016 A supportive-housing nonprofit found that when elderly residents […]
C&S: ‘Raise the Age’ Remains on NY’s Back Burner
NYAPRS Note: New York State may remain one of 2 states in the nation to try those under 18 as […]
NYS to Push Back Timelines for Children’s Managed Care Transition Update
The State interagency partners from DOH, OCFS, OMH and OASAS are meeting with the Children’s Health and Behavioral Health MRT […]
NYS Launches Phase 1 of $10.4b Homelessness Action Plan
For Immediate Release: 6/2/2016 GOVERNOR ANDREW M. CUOMO NEW YORK STATE LAUNCHES PHASE ONE OF UNPRECEDENTED $10.4 BILLION HOMELESSNESS […]
NYS New Regulation and Bill Ban Conversion Therapy for Minors
NYAPRS Note: NYS Governor Andrew Cuomo has issued new regulations banning gender identity conversion therapy for children and youth in […]
Invasion or Innovation: Peers in the Workforce; June 28 DTW Webinar
NYAPRS Note: The webinar below that will look at factors promoting or jeopardizing the integrity of true peer support is […]
MIA: Study Finds Racial Differences in Psychiatric Diagnosis, Treatment
Study Finds Racial Differences in Psychiatric Diagnosis and Treatment Mad in America May 24, 2016 According to a recent study […]
Bazelon, UMass: Policies that Promote Employment for People with MH Conditions
Bazelon, UMass Medical School Highlight Opportunities to Promote Employment for People with Psychiatric Disabilities May 24, 2016 A new brief […]
Only 2 Weeks Left to Submit NYAPRS Conference Presentation Proposal!
NYAPRS Note: Based on what we’ve received thus far, we know that this year’s program for our NYAPRS Annual Conference […]
USAT: Decade Old Suppresed Report Warned of Prison/BH Crisis
NYAPRS Note: The following comes courtesy of NYAPRS intern David Martino, who writes that “as we fight to address the […]
Please Attend June 1-July 6 Regional Consumer Forums on Medicaid Managed Care HARP Plans
NYSCMHD/NYS to Hold June 1-July 6 Regional Consumer Forums on Medicaid Managed Care HARP Plans Please open the PDF and […]
Don’t Miss May 31 Peer Support with Vets Webinar!
Click Here to Register There’s Still Time to Register for the May 31st Presentation in the Popular Peer Specialists […]
Developing & Implementing Policies & Procedures for Peer-Run Organizations: June 15 Peerlink Webinar
Upcoming SAMHSA Peerlink National Technical Assistance Center Webinar Developing & Implementing Policies & Procedures: Building the Foundation for Your Peer-Run […]
Using the Cultural Formulation Interview to Support Recovery: June 21 RTP Webinar
Using the Cultural Formulation Interview to Support Recovery SAMHSA Recovery to Practice Webinar When:Tuesday, June 21 from 1:00 p.m. ET- […]
CCW: It’s Not Trauma Informed if Not Informed by Trauma Survivors
Survivor-Led Advocacy Initiatives Christine Cissy White 5/21/168:56 AM It’s not trauma-informed if it’s not informed by trauma survivors . I […]
MURPHY, CASSIDY TO HOST SENATE MENTAL HEALTH SUMMIT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 25, 2016 CONTACT Laura Maloney (Murphy) 202-228-1056 John Cummins (Cassidy) 202-224-5824 TOMORROW: MURPHY, CASSIDY TO HOST […]
ALERT: Urge Cuomo, Legislature to Sign MOU to Create 6, 000 New Supportive Housing Units Today!
NYAPRS Note: Our Campaign 4 NY/NY Housing needs your help to press Governor Cuomo and the Legislature to firm commitment […]
NYC Mental Health Workforce Summit Meet Today to Develop Plan for Expanding, Strengthening the Workforce
NYAPRS Note: NYC First Lady Chirlane McCray is convening a Mental Health Workforce Summit this morning at City University to […]
FUSA: 50 State Map on Suspension vs. Termination of Medicaid Benefits while in Jail/Prison
NYAPRS Note: The following comes to us courtesy of Ron Manderscheid who writes “please check out this recently updated 50-state […]
House MH Bill Scaled Back, Watch Senate MH Summit Tomorrow
NYAPRS Note: In an effort to reach consensus within the House, several measures that were originally proposed by Rep. Tim […]
OMH: Join HARP/HCBS Regional Planning Consortium Events Outside NYC
NYAPRS Note: Please spread the word to ensure that consumers get the opportunity to get answers to their questions about […]
Tweet Gov Cuomo to Reach Deal w Legislature to Release $2b in New Supportive Housing Beds!
NYAPRS Note: The following comes from Maclain Berhaupt of the Supportive Housing Network of NY detailing our need to press […]
TH: Times Runs Short on House GOP Mental Health Bill
NYAPRS Note: It appears that the House Republican leadership is looking to scale down or back away from some of […]
NYT: Opioid Prescriptions Rates Drop, Fatal Overdoses Rise
NYAPRS Note: Data is showing a drop in the number of opioid prescriptions, partly due to increased public attention, tighter […]
NYT: NYC First Lady Enlists Houses of Worship in Mental Health Education and Outreach
NYAPRS Note: As part of yet another strategy to help advance education and acceptance around mental health issues, First Lady […]
PT: Albany DSRIP Initiative Also Focuses on Avoidable Drug-related Reincarcerations
NYAPRS Note: NY’s Medicaid Redesign program seeks to prevent avoidable inpatient readmissions with the use of enhanced care management and […]
RTC Presentations on Youth Employment, Education Now Available
Now Available Online: RTC Presentations from 2016 Tampa Conference! May 19, 2016 Transitions RTC Updates Transitions RTC Presentations: Child, Adolescent, […]
‘Ensuring Stakeholder and Family Engagement’ June 13 SAMHSA Webinar
*********************************************************************** A webinar sponsored by SAMHSA and presented by the National Council for Behavioral Health,National Federation of Families for Children’s […]
KCUR’s ‘Reframing Perceptions Of Psychosis’ Promotes ‘Healing Voices’ Documentary
NYAPRS Note: The following radio interview with the maker and co-producer of the highly acclaimed new documentary ‘Healing Voices’, P.J. […]
Youth Peer Support Working to Reduce Self-Injury
NYAPRS Note: The following comes to us courtesy of new NYAPRS intern David Martino. Peer support in Western New York […]
May 24 Webinar presents SAMHSA’s Program to Achieve Wellness
NYAPRS Note: Don’t miss this webinar introducing SAMHSA’s new Program to Achieve Wellness, an initiative overseen by Policy Research Associates […]
KTB: Youth Peer Support Working to Reduce Self-Injury
NYAPRS Note: The following comes to us courtesy of new NYAPRS intern David Martino. Peer support in Western New York […]
Study: Spending on MH Conditions Tops All Other Conditions
According to a new study reported in Health Affairs, the cost of caring for people with mental health conditions topped […]
Rest of State Adult Behavioral Health Managed Care Consumer Forums
Dear Health Home Community, The NYS Department of Health (DOH), Office of Mental Health (OMH), Office of Alcoholism and Substance […]
Registration Now Open for NYAPRS 34th Annual Conference!
NYAPRS Note: Registration is now open for this year’s NYAPRS Annual Conference! Don’t miss another extraordinary lineup of national and […]
July 11-15 Nat. Disability Voter Registration Week; May 24 Organizing Webinar
NYAPRS Note: The upcoming Presidential election makes every vote all the more important. That’s why we urge you to spread […]
NYT: Advocates Assail Use of “Body Bags’ to Restrain NYC Residents w MH Conditions
NYAPRS Note: NYC Police have taken to using body-bag looking devices to restrain individuals, many of whom with mental health […]
WP: If Most Mass Shooters Aren’t Mentally Ill, Why Push Better Treatment as the Answer?
NYAPRS Note: An absorbing piece that deconstructs the false link between mass shooters and the presence of serious mental health […]
UOD: Ex Inmates 129x More Likely to Die from Overdoses During 2 Weeks Post Release
NYAPRS Note: The data just below makes very clear how crucial an advance it will be for us to be […]
PT: NYS DSRIP Spending Lags Behind Original Projections
PoliticoNY’s health reporter Dan Goldberg writes this morning that the New York’s DSRIP (Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment) program hasn’t […]
APA Survey: Mental Health Not a Priority for Congress
NYAPRS Note: A poll conducted by the American Psychiatric Association last month found that a majority of the just over […]
Join HARP/HCBS Regional Planning Consortium Events Outside NYC
NYAPRS Note: The NYS Conference of Local Mental Hygiene Directors has been charged by OMH and OASAS with developing local […]
Webinars this Week on Employment, Police & the MH Community, Vet Peer Support and Leadership Skills of Youth
NYAPRS Note: Thanks to the Star Center’s excellent mailings, here’s a wealth of very timely webinars over the next week […]
STAT: LA is Using Health Care Funds to Find Housing for the Homeless
NYAPRS Note: While it’s become common to acknowledge that ‘housing is healthcare’ and a key social determinant of health, it’s […]
Call for Presentations for Sept. 14-16 Annual Conference!
[https://mlsvc01-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/e00708c7201/b3ad2a36-45de-4c28-9999-0804675b8df2.png] NYAPRS Releases Call for Presentations for 2016 Annual Conference Advancing Whole Health & Healthy Communities: The Pathway to Population […]
UHF July 14 Medicaid Conference to Focus on Value-Based Payment
NYAPRS Note: The United Hospital Fund will be holding its 2016 Medicaid Conference at the New York Academy of Medicine […]
PT: Congressional Mental Health Legislation Remains Stalled for Now
According to Politico, Congressional mental health legislation remains stalled although there’s apparently some interest from Senate leaders in trying to […]
The Battle over the IMD Exclusion Moves to the State Level
NYAPRS Note: National and state advocacy groups including NYAPRS have opposed changes in the IMD exclusion that have been included […]
NYAPRS Releases Call for Presentations for Sept. 14-16 Annual Conference!
NYAPRS Releases Call for Presentations for 2016 Annual Conference Advancing Whole Health & Healthy Communities: The Pathway to Population […]
May 25 SAMHSA Behavioral Health Disparities, Diverse Treatment Approaches Webinar
Webinar Treatment Access and the Need for Diverse Treatment Approaches Register Now Wednesday, May 25, 2016 2:00 […]
May 23 SAMHSA Webinar Looks at the Social Determinants of Mental Health’s Impact on Children, Youth
NYAPRS Note: SAMHSA’s upcoming webinar will explore how addressing how addressing the social determinants of health will also help address […]
Earley: Let’s Reduce Incarceration of Prisoners With Mental Illnesses by 25% by 2020
NYAPRS Note: We join noted blogger Pete Early in endorsing Ron Manderscheid’s call for a 25% reduction in the incarceration […]
NYSDOH Releases Schedule of Regional Value Based Payment ‘Bootcamps’
NYAPRS Note: The NYS Department of Health is offering a series of regional ‘bootcamp’ sessions designed “to give an in-depth […]
Interested in NYS’ Care Transitions Network ? Join NYAPRS May 11 Webinar
NYAPRS Note: The National Council for Behavioral Health, with their partners Montefiore Medical Center, Northwell Health, NYS Office of Mental […]
Gains in Life Expectancy for Black Americans Tied to Lower Suicide and Homicide, Smoking, AIDS
NYAPRS Note: Yesterday’s Times looked at improved health and life expectancy among black Americans due in part to lower rates […]
UHF Report Outlines Changing Roles for Providers and Plans under Full-Risk Capitation Payment Approaches
NYAPRS Note: A new United Hospital Fund reportlooks at the benefits and cautions that come with expanding the use of […]
NYT Debate: How to Get the Mentally Ill Out of Jail and Off the Streets (2)
NYAPRS Note: The New York Times regularly puts a controversial public policy issue to debate in its ‘Room for Debate’ […]
NYT Debate: How to Get the Mentally Ill Out of Jail and Off the Streets
NYAPRS Note: The New York Times regularly puts a controversial public policy issue to debate in its ‘Room for Debate’ […]
June 2-3 NYSRA Community Integration Leadership Institute
The New York State Rehabilitation Association (NYSRA), the New York State Association of Community and Residential Agencies (NYSACRA) and NYSARC, […]
Ensuring the Rights of Parents with Disabilities and Their Children: New NCD, Reeve Foundation Toolkit
NYAPRS Note: Yesterday, the National Council on Disability (NCD) and the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation released “Parenting with a […]
Cultivating the Leadership Skills of Young People in Recovery: May 19 SAMHSA Webinar
NYAPRS Note: The following SAMHSA sponsored webinar is offered under the BRSS TACS initiative. Cultivating the Leadership Skills of Young […]
TG: How A Tiny City In NY Became A Beacon For Transgender Healthcare
NYAPRS Note: Human rights and dignity….people with mental health conditions or diagnoses have a deep and painful understanding of how […]
Study: Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Helps Relieve Depressive Symptoms
NYAPRS Note: The following comes from NYAPRS board member Cindy Petersen-Dana of the MHA of Westchester. She writes: “Ameta-analysis published […]