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Alliance Alert: Republican hardliners in Congress are pushing for even deeper cuts to Medicaid — despite the fact that the proposed […]
Please join Yale on Tuesday, May 28th from 1-3pm as they kick off the Upward Spiral Summer Peer Support Series […]
Alliance Alert: Education is a powerful social determinant of health. New York’s decision to make community college free for adults […]
Alliance Alert: Recent signs that the Trump administration may pause or roll back enforcement of the behavioral health parity rule […]
Alliance Alert: The Alliance for Rights and Recovery issued the following statement today regarding the enacted FY 2025–26 New York […]
This year’s “Peer Support Profession ” summit will be on May 20-21, 2025, in Niagara Falls, NY. This cost-effective professional […]
Virtual Career Quest Webinar Series Our next installment of the Career Quest Series will be Tomorrow, Thursday, May 15th, from 12:00pm-1:00pm. This session’s topic is […]
Alliance Alert: Families USA is a top national advocate for Medicaid policy and beneficiaries, a longtime national, non-partisan advocate for […]
Reminder to Register: How Federal Budget Cuts Could Impact New York’s Public Insurance Programs Public insurance through Medicaid, the Essential […]
G.O.P. Targets a Medicaid Loophole Used by 49 States to Grab Federal MoneyBy Margot Sanger-Katz and Sarah Kliff New York Times May 10, […]
Alliance Alert: The following is an edited summary from the New York Times article on the GOP-led House Energy and […]
Alliance Alert: Brett Guthrie, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee that has been tasked with reducing healthcare spending […]
Updates on Pending NYS BudgetFrom Harvey Rosenthal, CEO and Luke Sikinyi, VP of Public Policy As budget bills prepare to […]
Alliance Alert: The Alliance for Rights and Recovery strongly opposes any federal effort to impose work requirements on Medicaid enrollees. […]
Alliance Alert: The Alliance for Rights and Recovery applauds the New York City Mental Health Collective for bringing together mayoral […]
Virtual Career Quest Webinar Series Our next installment of the Career Quest Series will be Thursday, May 15th, from 12:00pm-1:00pm. This session’s topic is Working […]
TONIGHT, Thursday, May 1, join us for a unique chance to engage directly with 2025 mayoral candidates at the NYC Mental […]
Alliance Alert: Over the past few years, states governed by Democrats have shifted from mental health policies that are grounded […]
Alliance Alert: The NYPD and NYC government have withheld evidence around the number and identifying data as to how many […]
Alliance Alert: Partnering with people to move toward obtaining employment is one of our most important goals. However, this does not […]
This Thursday, May 1, join us for a unique chance to engage directly with 2025 mayoral candidates at the NYC Mental […]
Alliance Alert: Please consider signing on to this very important letter and campaign courtesy of our friends at Families Together. […]
Alliance Alert: This very timely comes to us courtesy of longtime mental health organizer and advocate Christina Sparrock.
Alliance Alert: NY state budget negotiations are nearing the finish line. The Governor and Legislature continue to negotiate the administration’s […]
Alliance Alert: Yesterday morning, the Alliance for Rights and Recovery held a press conference at the Capitol alongside family advocates, […]
Alliance Alert: Advocates representing law enforcement, recovering people, family members, mental health, housing and disability rights groups gathered today at […]
Our Alliance is very pleased that Congressman Paul Tonko will be able to stop by at tomorrow’s Annual Executive Seminar, […]
Alliance Alert: The Board of Directors of the Alliance for Rights and Recovery is very pleased to honor 3 extraordinary […]
Alliance Alert: Under an agreement with NYS Attorney General Letitia James, The health system, which is public, will be required […]
Alliance Alert: Last week’s news that the Trump Administration has plans to cut federal funding for health and human services […]
Yesterday’s news that the Trump Administration has plans to cut federal funding for health and human services and to zero […]
The Division of Mental Hygiene within the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is offering free virtual trainings on […]
Saint Lawrence County (Main Site)SUNY Potsdam Knowles Conference Center, 44 Pierrepont Ave, Potsdam, NY, 13676 Clinton County (Satellite Location)Clinton County […]
Alliance Alert: The following summary was developed from information provided by a number of outlets, most notably the Washington Post […]
Alliance Note: Partnering with people to move toward obtaining employment is one of our most important goals. However, this does not […]
Alliance Note: This week, the Alliance for Rights and Recovery held a press conference at the State Capitol alongside faith […]
MEDIA ADVISORY NYS Faith Leaders Call for a Mental Health Budget Deal ThatFocuses on Fixing Not Forcing Services, “Housing Not […]
Next week’s Alliance’s Annual Executive Seminar will bring together key national and state experts on the most prominent policy and […]
Alliance Alert: The federal government is intending to stop funding for New York’s groundbreaking 1115 Waiver program that connects Medicaid […]
What might be the impact of New York State’s pending budget agreement and ongoing national threats to our community and […]
Alliance Alert: State legislators are back in Albany this week to continue negotiations for the final budget, giving us a […]
On March 31, 2025, the Bazelon Center issued this explainer on how Medicaid work requirements would affect people with mental health disabilities. […]
Alliance Alert: Daniel Prude’s death was a preventable tragedy that exposed deep flaws in New York’s mental health crisis response […]
Social Security Website Keeps Crashing, as DOGE Demands Cuts to IT StaffThe worsening problems come as Elon Musk’s DOGE team […]
Alliance Alert: Earlier today, Congress passed a federal budget framework that threatens to bring the largest Medicaid cuts in U.S. […]
Alliance Alert: NY state budget negotiations are set to continue through next week. The Governor and Legislature continue to negotiate […]
In just a few weeks, our Alliance’s Annual Executive Seminar will bring together key national, NYS and NYC current and […]
Alliance Alert: Congress is considering cuts to Medicaid—and the consequences for New Yorkers would be devastating. Over 7 million people […]
Alliance Alert: The fight to protect critical funding for health services is showing results. Last week, a federal judge issued […]
Virtual Career Quest Webinar Series Our next installment of the Career Quest Series will be next Thursday, April 17th, from 12:00pm-1:00pm. This session’s topic is titled […]
Alliance Alert: Don’t Miss todays (Tuesday April 8th) Alliance statewide webinar on the New York Health Equity Reform (NYHER) 1115 […]
Alliance Alert: The NYS legislature and governor are expected to agree to another budget extender, pushing the deadline to this […]
Alliance Alert: Don’t Miss today (Monday) and tomorrow’s (Tuesday) Alliance statewide webinars on the New York Health Equity Reform (NYHER) […]
https://gothamist.com/news/federal-judge-temporarily-blocks-public-health-cuts-to-ny-and-other-states Some encouraging news but just in case ….’some lawmakers and advocates are pressing the governor to include a contingency […]
I can’t recall a time that required so much clarity and courage….that called on us to be as informed and […]
Alliance Alert: NY state budget negotiations are set to continue into at least next week. The Governor and Legislature continue […]
Alliance Alert: Don’t Miss the next Monday and Tuesday’s Alliance statewide webinars on the New York Health Equity Reform (NYHER) […]
Alliance Executive Seminar Program Will Address Uncertain Times with a 50% Rate Reduction to $99 and National and State Policymaker […]
Alliance Alert: Don’t Miss the next Monday and Tuesday’s Alliance statewide webinars on the New York Health Equity Reform (NYHER) […]
Alliance Alert: As New York continues negotiations to finalize this year’s state budget, we urge lawmakers and the Governor to […]
Alliance Alert: The NYC Council’s budget proposal contains numerous mental health related items, including crisis respite and 988 services, peer […]
Alliance Executive Seminar Program Will Address Uncertain Times with a 50% Rate Reduction to $99 and National and State Policymaker […]
Alliance Alert: In keeping with past comments, the Trump Administration is promoting a heinous policy shift in addressing the challenges […]
Alliance Alert: See below for a very powerful article featuring warnings offered by our friend and colleague Jihoon Kim, CEO […]
Alliance Alert: Don’t Miss the Alliance’s April statewide webinars on the New York Health Equity Reform (NYHER) 1115 Medicaid Demonstration […]
New York State legislators and the Governor have agreed to extend this year’s budget deadline, giving them more time to […]
Alliance Alert: The latest episode of the NYCLU’s Rights This Way podcast, “We Know How to Solve the Mental Health […]
Alliance Alert: New York leaders are fighting back against recent federal cuts to service funding. In response to the Trump […]
Alliance Alert: In a recent powerful article from The Buffalo News, longtime Western New York advocates and Alliance leaders pushed […]
Alliance Alert: The recent news of over $360 million in federal health and behavioral health cuts to New York State […]
New York State is possibly days away from finalizing this year’s budget, and Governor Hochul continues to push for an […]
Alliance Alert: Today’s Times Union commentary by Alliance for Rights and Recovery’s CEO Harvey Rosenthal underscores what so many New Yorkers […]
