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NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS Note: Over the last two decades, Pat Deegan has been an inspiring transforming force who has helped […]

NYAPRS Note: With changes in our health care system comes changes in our revenue streams as well as changes in […]

SAMHSA-HRSA Center for Integrated Health Solutions Webinar: Bridging Criminal Justice Systems and Community Healthcare: Integration’s Role in Reentry   June […]

NYAPRS Note: Look below for details on an exciting new forum sponsored by NYCDOHMH on Economic Self-Sufficiency at the Silberman […]

With Just Months To Go, New York State’s Health Benefit Exchange Gears Up For Open Enrollment Harris Meyer  Health Affairs […]

NYAPRS Note: check out Eric’s webinar on Diabetes and WRAP at http://copelandcenter.com/resources/wrap-diabetes-0?utm_source=Copeland+Center+E-News+June+5%2C+2013&utm_campaign=CC+4%2F11%2F12&utm_medium=email   WRAP for Diabetes in Light of Diagnosis […]

  New HUD Olmstead Guidance Step in Right Direction Washington – June 5, 2013 – The U.S. Department of Housing […]

NYAPRS Note: “New York State is launching a statewide emergency location tracking system to ensure the safety of patients and […]

NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS Co-President Maura Kelley wrote this timely response, urging that peer supports are critical strategies to reduce the […]

Register for the Upcoming National Suicide Prevention Event Thursday, June 27, 2013 . Suicide is a preventable public health problem. […]

HHS Proposal Would Diminish Privacy Protections  June 4, 2013 — The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposes to […]

NYAPRS Note: The following comes this afternoon from the NYS Department of Health affirming that starting this July, additional prescription […]

Influential Journal Devotes Issue to Mental Illness Stigma Joan Arehart-Treichel Psychiatric News Volume 48   For the first time, the American […]

Thousands Of Mentally Ill New Yorkers Listed in SAFE Act Registry Testimony Reveals State Troopers Have Taken Action to Block […]

With Mental Health Legislation Stalled In Congress, States ActBy Kathryn Smith  Politico June 2, 2013 States looking to address gun […]

NYAPRS is pleased to be a part of this year’s Employment Institute brought to you by the Inclusive Workforce Alliance. […]

Obama Calls For National Conversation About Mental Health By Sandhya Somashekhar, Washington Post   June 3, 2013   President Obama on Monday called for […]

PAYING TILL IT HURTS The $2.7 Trillion Medical Bill By Elisabeth Rosenthal New York Times June 1, 2013 MERRICK, N.Y. – Deirdre […]

  CROSSROADS: CREATING NEW PATHS TO WHOLE HEALTH Health Care Reform and the Role of Peer Specialists ONE DAY CONFERENCE […]

NYAPRS Note: Here’s some background information and recommendations about today’s 9:30 Video Stream of the President’s National Conference on Mental […]

NYAPRS Note: Here’s some news coverage of last Friday’s Senate hearing on the mental health reporting component of New York’s […]

Update on Regional Centers of Excellence Dear New Yorker: I would like to thank the nearly 2,000 consumers, youth, family, […]

Addressing the Intimacy Interests of People with Mental Health Conditions: Acknowledging Consumer Desires, Provider Discomforts and System Denial The Temple […]

New TAC study reveals that people with disabilities receiving Supplemental Security Income cannot afford housing anywhere in the U.S.   […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 29, 2013 CONTACT: SAMHSA Press Office (240) 276-2130 New toolkit helps states assess and meet behavioral […]

Alternatives Conference to be held in Austin, Texas  December 4 – 7, 2013    Call for Presentations Now Available! Proposals […]

No Restraint At Drug-Dosing New York Nursing Homes Industry and government teamed up to reduce the use of dangerous anti-psychotic […]

Health Centers to Help Uninsured Individuals Gain Affordable Health Insurance Coverage Obama administration provides $150 million for health centers to […]

Avatars Ease Voices For Schizophrenia Patients By Lorna Stewart BBC Health Check May 29, 2013   Use of an avatar […]

Here’s an announcement about our next webinar.   Measuring Outcomes in Behavioral Health: What, When & How?   with Andrew Bertagnolli, […]

    Kenneth Johnson Memorial Library Reading Series     Please join NAMI-NYC Metro on May 29, 2013 for the […]

2013 Campaign for Social Inclusion Awards for Statewide Peer-Run/Recovery Community Organization Projects Request for Applications Application Deadlines: Optional Letter of […]

The NYAPRS Cultural Competence Committee is pleased to announce that our first recovery story is posted on the NYAPRS website […]

States Delaying, Dropping Controversial Dual-Eligible Pilot Program By Rich Daly  Modern Healthcare.com  May 23, 2013   More than half of the […]

NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS is very pleased to help support this timely day of information and networking promoting health, wellness and […]

Implementing Health Reform: Proposed Regulations for Exchange “Navigators” By Timothy Jost  Health Affairs Blog  April 4, 2013 On April 3, 2013, […]

NYAPRS Note: The following testimony in support of SAMHSA’s efforts at yesterday’s House Investigative and Oversight Committee is shared by […]

VA, DoD and HHS Partner to Expand Access to Mental Health Services for Veterans, Service Members and Families Inter-Agency Effort […]

Mentally Ill Gun Permit Holders Targeted Under New NY ‘Safe Act’ News 12  May 20, 2013 YONKERS – New York’s […]

Medicaid Expansion by the Numbers  By Christine Vestal Stateline  May 20, 2013  

Mergers Likely To Continue In Behavioral Care By Lisa Eckelbecker, Worcester Telegram & Gazette  May 19, 2013 WORCESTER – Hospitals […]

SAMHSA Appoints Elinore F. McCance-Katz, M.D. To The New Position Of Chief Medical Officer May 20, 2013 The Substance Abuse […]

CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS NYAPRS 31st Annual Conference Keeping the Focus on Recovery and Rights September 10-12, 2013 Hudson Valley Resort […]

Join the conversation on the SAMHSA’s GAINS Center Virtual Learning Community! Discussion Forums include: Jail Diversion Specialty Courts Peer Integration […]

Prisoner Reentry New Network of Care Program Launched Today in Philadelphia In response to requests from courts, probation officers and […]

May 21, 2013 Shaun Donovan, Secretary U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development 451 Seventh Street, SW Washington DC 20410 […]

Hospital Use, Costs Not Increased By Massachusetts’ Health Care Reform Medical News Today  May 19, 2013   Massachusetts’ healthcare reform […]

Here’s an announcement about our next webinar.   Measuring Outcomes in Behavioral Health: What, When & How?   with Andrew Bertagnolli, […]

NYAPRS Note: Are you wondering about the relationship between Health Homes and Managed Care and how that will work? How […]

Community Members Offer Mixed Outlooks On Psychiatric Center’s Future By Elizabeth Lyons  Watertown Daily Times  Johnson Newspapers May 17, 2013   […]

Download materials from the May 9 RTP Webinar: “The Affordable Care Act and Implications for Recovery-Oriented Practice” Eating Out by […]

Medicaid Expansion to Provide Health Care for Former Inmates By Audrey Arthur Correctional News  May 15, 2013 As eligibility requirements take […]

NYAPRS Note: With yesterday’s final session of OMH Acting Commissioner Kristin Woodlock’s statewide listening tour in Ogdensburg, OMH and the […]

NYAPRS Note: New York and other states are weighing plans to implement the 1915.i Home and Community Based Services state […]

Don’t miss tomorrow’s NYAPRS regional forum in Watertown that will provide timely updates on efforts to promote wellness and recovery […]

The Mental Health Association of Westchester County   33rd Annual Ira S. Stevens Conference Monday, June 3 , 2013    […]

Psych Hospitals in CMS’ Crosshairs Crain’s Health Pulse  May 14, 2013   CMS has rolled out its program penalizing acute […]

City Plans New Approach to Disciplining Mentally Ill Inmates By Vivian Yee New York Times  May 12, 2013   New York […]

U.S. Says It’s On Track To Make Health Exchanges Work Kelly Kennedy, USA TODAY  May 9, 2013   Story Highlights […]

NYAPRS Note: Great thanks are due to the federal government’s decision to once again fund this year’s Alternatives conference, a […]

NYAPRS Note: The following interview highlights the remarkable contributions of the 9th best ever NYC Mental Health Film Festival, a […]

NYAPRS Note: In anticipation of the huge healthcare and insurance changes ahead, health plans are merging. Late last year, Healthfirst […]

Medicaid Directors Call For The End Of IMD Exclusion & Protest Formation Of Federally Qualified Community Behavioral Health Centers Open […]

NYAPRS Note: Things are changing so rapidly! Health Homes are up and running and Managed Care for all Medicaid recipients […]

NYAPRS Note: Some incisive reflections from Open Minds’ Monica Oss following NYAPRS’ recent Executive Seminar.   Sustainability – During & […]

Restraint/Seclusion Bill Introduced Today in U.S. House of Representatives   Congressman George Miller (D-CA), ranking member of the House Education […]

NYAPRS Note: This information was excerpted from the Cafe TA Center Focus – Issue 24http://cafetacenter.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Vets-Focus.pdf   Expanding The Role Of […]

NYAPRS Note: On the heels of ‘full tilt’ effort to implement federal and state Medicaid reforms and to rebalance our […]

NYAPRS Note: The Cuomo Administration has officially announced plans to transfer the state’s Protection and Advocacy and Client Assistance Programs […]

NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS is very pleased to make available power points from the excellent, expert presentations that we’ve collected from […]

NYAPRS Note: Cindy Mann, Director of the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services and Pamela S. Hyde, J.D., Administrator for […]

Programs Help Mentally Ill Teens And Adults Improve Significantly By Sarah Glynn Medical News Today  May 8, 2013    Community-based treatment […]