The Alliance for Rights and Recovery
Formerly NYAPRS
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Alliance Alert: Mayor Mamdani’s proposed Office of Community Safety reflects a growing recognition that mental health and substance use crises […]
Today is a critical moment in the final stretch of state budget negotiations. As decisions are being made right now, […]
New This Year: Alliance Unbreakable Voices We are excited to introduce a new presentation format for this year’s conference: Alliance […]
Alliance Alert: New York City’s recent $12 million investment to expand peer-led substance use recovery services represents an important step […]
Alliance Alert: While the Governor has announced a framework for a state budget deal, it is clear that negotiations are […]
CALL FOR PROPOSALS: Alliance Annual Conference Submit your proposal by end of today, Friday, May 8th! Our Alliance for Rights […]
Alliance Alert: State leaders have announced a general agreement on this year’s budget, signaling that negotiations are entering their final […]
Alliance Alert: A recent story detailing the case of a man shot by the NYPD while experiencing a mental health […]
Alliance Alert: A recent lawsuit filed by a Bronx man who was shot multiple times by police while experiencing a […]
CALL FOR PROPOSALS: Alliance Annual Conference Submit your proposal by Friday, May 8th! After hearing from our community, we have […]
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a time to reaffirm our shared commitment to ensuring that all people with mental […]
Today is a critical moment in the final stretch of state budget negotiations. As decisions are being made right now, […]
Tomorrow is a critical moment in the final stretch of state budget negotiations. As decisions are being made right now, […]
CALL FOR PROPOSALS: Alliance Annual Conference Submit your proposal by Friday, May 8th! After hearing from our community, we have […]
Alliance Alert: New York’s Intensive and Sustained Engagement Teams (INSET) has achieved wide national recognition for their impressive success in […]
The People Organized for Wellness, Empowerment, and Recovery (POWER) Coalition is proud to host an upcoming Congressional Briefing: “Strengthening Mental Health and […]
CALL FOR PROPOSALS: Alliance Annual Conference After hearing from our community, we have decided to extend the deadline to submit […]
Alliance Alert: New data show that New York has made meaningful progress in reducing health disparities across racial and ethnic […]
Alliance Alert: A new report highlights the reality that for many people with disabilities, voting is not a simple civic […]
Alliance Alert: Our Alliance for Rights and Recovery is very saddened at the passing of one of our greatest disability […]
Alliance Alert: Today’s U.S. Supreme Court decision has significantly narrowed a key provision of the Voting Rights Act, creating new […]
The New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) has announced an exciting opportunity for a senior leadership position focused […]
CALL FOR PROPOSALS: Alliance Annual Conference Our Alliance for Rights and Recovery is extremely pleased to invite proposals for our […]
Alliance Alert: A deeply concerning new report highlights the real-world impact of recent federal housing policy changes, particularly shifts in […]
Alliance Alert: As New York begins implementing new federal work requirements for SNAP, advocates and local agencies are raising serious […]
CALL FOR PROPOSALS: Alliance Annual Conference Our Alliance for Rights and Recovery is extremely pleased to invite proposals for our […]
Alliance Alert: New York State is currently weighing options to preserve health coverage for hundreds of thousands of residents who […]
The People Organized for Wellness, Empowerment, and Recovery (POWER) Coalition is proud to host an upcoming Congressional Briefing: “Strengthening Mental Health and […]
The People Organized for Wellness, Empowerment, and Recovery (POWER) Coalition is proud to host an upcoming Congressional Briefing: “Strengthening Mental Health and […]
Hi everyone, It’s on us to turn the conversation to the Treatment Court Expansion Act THIS SESSION. Please join us […]
CALL FOR PROPOSALS: Alliance Annual Conference Our Alliance for Rights and Recovery is extremely pleased to invite proposals for our […]
Alliance Alert: We are excited to share an upcoming opportunity to connect, learn, and advance the peer support movement: the […]
We are excited to share an important step forward in advancing justice and supporting recovery: the Earned Time Act (A.1085/S.342) has […]
Alliance Alert: A new study highlighted in The New York Times offers encouraging news: youth suicide rates in the United […]
CALL FOR PROPOSALS: Alliance Annual Conference Our Alliance for Rights and Recovery is extremely pleased to invite proposals for our […]
Alliance Alert: Recent comments from Mehmet Oz at the POLITICO Health Care Summit highlight a troubling pattern we’ve been seeing […]
NEW YORK STATE MOST INTEGRATED SETTING COORDINATING COUNCIL (MISCC) PUBLIC MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT Date: April 22, 2026Time: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PMLocation: Empire State […]
UPDATE: THE YONKERS SESSIONS WILL TAKE PLACE ON ZOOM DUE TO UNFORESEEN VENUE CIRCUMSTANCES The registration links for the virtual […]
Please be advised that the Office of Mental Health’s Community Engagement Sessions, which were scheduled for this week on Tuesday, […]
The Alliance for Rights and Recovery, in partnership with national mental health and substance use advocates, is proud to co-host […]
CALL FOR PROPOSALS: Alliance Annual Conference Our Alliance for Rights and Recovery is extremely pleased to invite proposals for our […]
Alliance Alert: We are happy to see the Institute for Community Living, one of the Alliance’s valued member agencies, recognized […]
The New York State Office of Mental Health recognizes April as Arab American Heritage Month. This is a time to […]
Alliance Alert: A growing body of evidence and lived experience is making one thing clear. We must transform how our […]
CALL FOR PROPOSALS: Alliance Annual Conference Our Alliance for Rights and Recovery is extremely pleased to invite proposals for our […]
Alliance Alert: We join our partners at Medicaid Matters and the Community Service Society of New York in sounding the alarm […]
Alliance Alert: Access to safe, stable, and affordable housing is foundational to recovery for individuals with mental health and substance […]
Alliance Alert: New federal Medicaid requirements represent a significant shift in how people access and maintain health coverage, and the […]
Alliance Alert: We are encouraged to see NYS Attorney General Letitia James take strong action to hold hospital systems accountable […]
See you in Lansingburgh next week! OMH is partnering with the directors of Community Services in the Hudson River region […]
Alliance alert: As New York’s state budget continues to be delayed well past the April 1 deadline, critical decisions about […]
Alliance Alert: Last week President Trump released his proposed budget for the federal government, outlining significant and deeply concerning changes […]
Funding, training, innovative models and well-defined practice standards are critical to the development of quality services but there is no […]
CALL FOR PROPOSALS: Alliance Annual Conference Our Alliance for Rights and Recovery is extremely pleased to invite proposals for our […]
Alliance for Rights and Recovery’s Cultural Competence Committee As we recognize Black Maternal Health Week, the Alliance’s Cultural Competence Committee […]
Alliance Alert: As budget negotiations continue, we must continue to highlight critical priorities advocates across New York are pushing to […]
2026 marks 30 years of Intentional Peer Support and we are hosting a series of international events to showcase the […]
Alliance Alert: The recent legislative proposal for the Essential Plan underscores the very real and immediate impact that federal policy […]
We’re excited to share that Bob Moon, Deputy Commissioner for Community Program Policy and Management at the New York State […]
Alliance Alert: We’re pleased to share today’s webinar from the Mental Health Section of the American Public Health Association (APHA), […]
Alliance Alert: This powerful story highlights what we continue to hear from individuals, families, and providers across New York: when […]
The Alliance is growing, and we’re looking for passionate leaders to help guide our next chapter. Serving on the Alliance […]
Alliance Alert: A recent article highlights the growing tension between federal oversight efforts and state administration of Medicaid at a […]
CALL FOR PROPOSALS: Alliance Annual Conference Our Alliance for Rights and Recovery is extremely pleased to invite proposals for our […]
The Alliance is growing, and we’re looking for passionate leaders to help guide our next chapter. Serving on the Alliance […]
Alliance Alert: As state budget negotiations continue and another extender is set to pass, New York has additional time to […]
Alliance Cultural Competence Committee Webinar Series Building strong advocacy skills and meaningful community connections is at the heart of recovery, […]
Alliance Alert: The article below highlights an important and growing shift in how New York City is thinking about public […]
Alliance Alert: The article below highlights an important and growing shift in how New York City is thinking about public […]
Alliance Cultural Competence Committee Webinar Series Building strong advocacy skills and meaningful community connections is at the heart of recovery, […]
Alliance Cultural Competence Committee Webinar Series Building strong advocacy skills and meaningful community connections is at the heart of recovery, […]
Alliance Alert: This recent article reflects a growing national shift toward non-police, health-led responses to mental health crises. This approach […]
