NYAPRS Note: Many of our readers have sent this to me since the story broke in the Times last night. […]
eNews Bulletin Updates
Breaking: Update to Murphy Bill Released This Morning
NYAPRS Note: See below a news release for Representative Tim Murphy’s bill ‘Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act’. We will […]
Action Alert: Join NYAIL and Disability Advocates by Calling to Support AHHA!
NYAPRS Note: Support the independence of persons with disabilities by joining NYAIL and other disability rights organizations in a day […]
Don’t Answer That! San Fran v. Sheehan Ends Without Dramatic Decision
NYAPRS Note: Many advocates across the country have been watching the San Francisco v. Sheehan Supreme Court case closely. A […]
NYT: Rise in Suicide by Black Children Surprises Researchers
NYAPRS Note: The results of the study detailed below emphasizes the need for cultural competence across a range of preventive […]
CHP: CMS, NYS Discussing Possible Billion More for DSRIP
NYAPRS Note: The lead hospitals of Performing Provider Systems in NY’s hospital transformation project have received their final valuations for […]
Bazelon Webinar: Mental Health and the New HCBS Regulation, 6/18
NYAPRS Note: This webinar is particularly important for advocates across the country who encourage state health agencies to move toward […]
Alternatives Conference Call for Presentations
Key Themes From DSRIP Waivers in 4 States
NYAPRS Note: This brief environmental scan offers key insights into how DSRIP has been effective and challenging in other states. […]
ACMHA Project Involves Peer Support of At-Risk Individuals
NYAPRS Note: Read the article and access the links below to learn more about how initiatives sparked at ACHMA are […]
Ex-Inmates Navigate Access to Healthcare as Many Remain in Medicaid Limbo
NYAPRS Note: This article elucidates that need for a form of presumptive eligibility in New York, to allow people leaving […]
Community Mental Health Assessment Course for HCBS eligibility
Changing Conversation About Marijuana May Improve Public Health
NYAPRS Note: As New York politicizes the issue of marijuana use, policy assessments are typically binaries of one another and […]
Webinar on Peers as Crisis Service Providers-Peer Respites, Outreach and More, 6/10
Peers as Crisis Service Providers A webinar by the National Coalition for Mental Health Recovery will take place Wednesday, June […]
MCTAC UM Learning Community; Sign Up Now!
NYAPRS Note: New York behavioral health agencies preparing for a transition to managed care should review the four-point utilization management […]
HP: A Prescription for Mental Health in America
NYAPRS Note: NYS OMH Medical Director Dr. Lloyd Sederer outlines a route to well-being for the mental health system in […]
OM: Ohio To Implement Medicaid Behavioral Health Redesign & 1915(i) Amendment
NYAPRS Note: The below overview of Ohio’s investment in Medicaid Redesign relevant to the behavioral health community offers a glimpse […]
The Westchester IRA Stevens Conference You Won’t Want To Miss
NYAPRS Note: Join the MHA of Westchester and your mental health community on 6/23 in Tarrytown, for the renowned Ira […]
NYT: Too Many in Jail? Abolish Bail
NYAPRS Note: This recent op-ed contribution offers a critical look at an outdated method of retaining accused persons awaiting trial. […]
NYC First Lady McCray Launches MH Program for Youth
Chirlane McCray Launches Bellevue Hospital Program for Kids with Mental Health Problems By Erin Durkin New York Daily News May […]
MHA May 29 Webinar on Self-Directed Care Features Hendry, Gilmore
NYAPRS Note: One of the most transformative approaches available involves putting service dollars in the hands of recovering people, to […]
CNY: NYC Budget Office Finds Gaps in Correctional MH Spending
I.B.O.: Rikers Slow To Meet Mental Health Obligations By Gloria Pazmino Capital New York May 11, 2015 The city’s […]
Who is NYS Sen. John Flanagan, New NYS Senate Majority Leader?
NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS extends our congratulations and warm wishes to the NYS Senate’s new Majority Leader, Long Island Senator John […]
IOM Taps 15 ‘Vital Signs’ for Assessing and Monitoring Progress of the Nation’s Health
Fifteen ‘Vital Signs’ for Assessing and Monitoring Progress of the Nation’s Health Identified in New IOM Report WASHINGTON – […]
CNY: NYC First Lady McCray Ties Mental Health To Income Inequality
NYAPRS Note: It’s now clear that NYC First Lady Chirlane McCray has emerged as a vibrant new leader on behalf […]
May 16 Mulinational Demonstrations call for ECT Ban
NYAPRS Note: While NYAPRS believes in informed choice and recognizes that a number of people knowingly choose and report benefit […]
Designer of “Patient Activation Measure” Next MRLC Webinar Presenter May 18th, 2PM (2)
NYAPRS Note: Controlling costs and achieving health care quality improvements requires the participation of activated and informed consumers. Join us […]
Usher in Medicare Smart Cards
NYAPRS Note: While other industries have proceeded swiftly into use of new technologies, healthcare is mired in an insecure past. […]
Overkill: Unnecessary Medical Care Harming People Physically and Financially – What Can We Do About It?
NYAPRS Note: An excellent article to tuck away for a Saturday-morning read; Atul Gawande’s treatise below encounters the many systemic […]
MHANYS Celebrates Tonight With Spring Reception, Auction, and Mental Health Celebration!
NYAPRS Note: Did you know that you can support MHANYS and celebrate Mental Health Month tonight in Delmar, NY? Show […]
Why Health Coverage Alone Won’t Solve Addiction
NYAPRS Note: This brief article succinctly details some of the barriers to fulfilling the promise of parity and expanded behavioral […]
Have you registered? STAR Center’s Upcoming Webinars: May 19th & June 30th
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Paying Medicaid Clients to Lose Weight, Quit Smoking
NYAPRS Note: As this article describes, incentives for insurance members to make healthful changes aren’t necessarily responsible for long-term behavior […]
Designer of “Patient Activation Measure” Next MRLC Webinar Presenter May 18th, 2PM
NYAPRS Note: Controlling costs and achieving health care quality improvements requires the participation of activated and informed consumers. Join us […]
McCray Announces New City Funding for Mental Health
NYAPRS Note: The support from NYC’s first lady will mean media and public attention to mental health issues in the […]
Broad Agreement, and Big Questions, on Value-Based Payments
NYAPRS Note: Below is an article that thoroughly reviews the complexities of moving toward a system that rewards positive health […]
MH Crisis Teams to Help Stabilize At-Risk Youth
NYAPRS Note: Mobile crisis teams for youth in Connecticut demonstrate how concerted efforts by policymakers to target early intervention and […]
NYAPRS is EXTENDING the Deadline for the Call for Presentations for 2015 Annual Conference
NYAPRS Note: The Conference Committee has extended the deadline for receipt of the Call for Presentations to May 12, 2015. […]
As States Expand Medicaid, Unpaid Hospital Bills Disappear
NYAPRS Note: Evidence of declining uncompensated care and multi-year savings may contribute to more states taking on Medicaid expansion, as […]
What’s Wrong With CBT For Psychosis?
NYAPRS Note: This (likely contentious) article reviews some of the scientific methodology around studies that indicate CBT for positive outcomes […]
BH: Peers Present the Case for Peer Support Services on Capitol Hill
NYAPRS Note: Thanks to Alan Doederlein, Olga Wuerz, Larry Davidson, Lisa Goodale, Tom Lane and Ron Manderscheid for their unprecedented […]
MRLC Webinars May and June! Join Us for Patient Activation and Informed Decision Making
NYAPRS Note: Have you stayed connected after the NYAPRS Executive Seminar? Take the time to review powerpoints from the sessions […]
NPR: Why Not Start Addiction Treatment Right In ER?
Why Not Start Addiction Treatment Right In The ER? NPR; Scott Hensley, 4/29/2015 When patients brought to the ER […]
Crain’s: Quantifying Payments Tied to Value in NY – “Fee for Service Still King”
NYAPRS Note: DOH recognizes that a five-year shift toward value-based payment in Medicaid and across other payers will be a […]
Peer Leadership in Early Intervention in Psychosis Webinar on May 27, 2015
Peer Leadership in Early Intervention in Psychosis Services: Free Webinar The National Mental Health Consumers’ Self-Help Clearinghouse is hosting a […]
Learning To Be With Ourselves: A Response to Understanding Psychosis
Learning To Be With Ourselves: A Response to Understanding Psychosis beyondmeds blog; Elisabeth Svanholmer, 4/20/2015 Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing […]
AHRQ BH Integration Tools and Health Care Quality and Disparities Report
The HHS Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Report on Health Care Quality and Disparities The U.S. Department of […]
MCTAC NPI Webinar and Readiness Assessment for NY Behavioral Health Providers
NYAPRS Note: Have you been staying informed by the Managed Care Technical Assistance Center? They are your main source for […]
Job Openings in NYC, Hudson Valley, Capital Region
NYAPRS Note: Below are five job openings recently available in the Capital Region, Hudson Valley, and NYC. Health systems transformation […]
Cuomo Meets With Activists, Lays Out Plan for Police Oversight
NYAPRS Note: Attention to this issue from Governor Cuomo could mean justice for families impacted by the tragedy of police […]
NYAPRS Releases Call for Presentations for 2015 Annual Conference (3)
NYAPRS Releases Call for Presentations for 2015 Annual Conference http://www.nyaprs.org/conferences/annual-conference/documents/CallAndApp2015.pdf NYAPRS is very pleased to welcome proposals for our 33rd […]
Proposal Call for Hearing Voices Group Facilitation In Your Region
Proposals for Free Hearing Voices Group Facilitation & Network Development Training in Your Region are Now Welcomed! The Foundation for […]
Is Your Organization Ready For The “HCBS Era”?
NYAPRS Note: In this succinct guide from Monica Oss of Open Minds, she contends that the new service delivery continuum […]
In Honor of Cheryl MacNeil
In Honor of Cheryl MacNeil Like so many in the peer support community, I am deeply grieving the passing […]
NYAPRS Budget Report Highlights Criminal Justice Investment and Managed Care Readiness
NYAPRS Note: Click here for a chart that gives a look at 2015-16 budget provisions, with information related to NYAPRS’ […]
White House Drug Czar Knows Addiction Firsthand
Michael Botticelli Is a Drug Czar Who Knows Addiction Firsthand New York Times; Alan Schwarz, 4/25/2015 Six recovering substance […]
Laura’s Law Put on Hold in Santa Barabara Awaiting System Reform
NYAPRS Note: As Santa Barbara and other California counties debate “Laura’s Law”, their recently proposed version of AOT, or involuntary […]
House Bill Would Allow States to Lift IMD Exclusion for SUD Inpatient Treatment
NYAPRS Note: Congressional members Ryan, Fudge and Kaptur have introduced ‘The Breaking Addiction Act’ that would allow the federal Health […]
NYAPRS Releases Call for Presentations for 2015 Annual Conference (2)
NYAPRS Releases Call for Presentations for 2015 Annual Conference http://www.nyaprs.org/conferences/annual-conference/documents/CallAndApp2015.pdf NYAPRS is very pleased to welcome proposals for our 33rd […]
Three Years After Adding Psychiatric Services, Syracuse Uni Still Assessing How To Meet Needs
NYAPRS Note: Two articles this morning highlight mental health needs on college campuses, and encompass some of the primary themes […]
OM: How Do You Make Teachnology “Work” For You?
How Do You make Technology “Work” For You? Open Minds; Monica E. Oss, 4/20/2015 Developed by OPEN MINDS, 163 York […]
Fourth Student Suicide This Year at William & Mary Triggers Concern
Suicide at William & Mary, Fourth Student Death This Year, Triggers Concern Washington Post; Susan Svrluga, 4/15/2015 Thursday was […]
VA Clinics Substituted MH Drugs to Save Money
NYAPRS Note: Substitutions for medications that aren’t on a managed care plan’s formulary happen often in private and public insurance, […]
Welcoming Home Our Veterans: Successful Reintegration into NYS – Register Today for 5/15 Seminar
NYAPRS Note: Join ASAP, SAMHSA, and other stakeholders in Queens on May 15 for a one-day seminar on services and […]
More Fida Opt-outs Than Opt-ins
NYAPRS Note: The enrollment process for specialty FIDA plans in NYC—integrated plans for people with dual eligibility and long term […]
SAMHSA Draft Core Competencies of Peer Workers for Public Comment
SAMHSA BRSS TACS Develops Draft Core Competencies for Peer Workers SAMHSA/ CMHS Consumer Affairs E-NewsApril 21, 2015 In support […]
What We Know (And Don’t) About Predicting Suicide Risk
What We Know (And What We Don’t) About Predicting Suicide Risk National Council Blog; Dr. Jane Pearson, National Institute of […]
Chronic Disease-Related Depression; Regaining Control
NYAPRS Note: As efforts to integrate healthcare increase, resources can be found amongst physicians and community based physical health practices […]
MHW: A Recovery Learning Collaborative Through Managed Care (2)
Pennsylvania I believe HI – where did they do this? Hudson River Region or in only some part […]
Best, Brightest – and Saddest?
Best, Brightest — and Saddest? New York Times; Frank Bruni, 4/11/2015 PALO ALTO, Calif. — I HAD heard about […]
MHW: A Recovery Learning Collaborative Through Managed Care
NYAPRS Note: The article below offers a good example of how managed care organizations can be positive forces for recovery-focused […]
Can We Stop A Traumatized Child From Becoming A Traumatized Adult?
Can We Stop A Traumatized Child From Becoming A Traumatized Adult? Forbes; Robert Pearl, M.D. 4/16/2015 Every day a child somewhere […]