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    THE FUTURE FOR YOUNG AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES: ECONOMIC SUCCESS OR DEPENDENCE? A Mathematica Issue Forum and Webcast Presented […]

NYAPRS Note: The Cuomo Administration is considering moving New York’s Protection and Advocacy program from the Commission on Quality of […]

NYAPRS Note: The largest newspaper that publishes in the part of the state served by Kendra’s Law expansion bill sponsor […]

Call for Presentations! The cut-off date is May 15th, get your workshop proposal to Courtney at courtneyp at nyaprs.org NEW […]

Integrated Care is Now: A Case Study on Integrating Behavioral Health and Primary Care Day: Wednesday April 25, 2012 Time: […]

Planning Quality Services Now Available: Interim Report on the Office of Mental Health (OMH) Statewide Comprehensive Plan 2011-2015 by Michael […]

NYAPRS Note: Sorry for accidentally re-sending this old posting. Unions Lobby, But State Goes Forward With Plan To Close Kingsboro […]

Harm Reduction and Recovery-Oriented Care by Les Lucas, LMFT Recovery to Practice Highlights April 19, 2012 Practitioners who employ harm […]

Unions Lobby, But State Goes Forward With Plan To Close KingsboroPsychiatric Center Advocates Say Service Is ‘Below Par’ By Lore […]

NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS is proud to partner with the NYS Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare in giving case managers a […]

SPEAK OUT AGAINST DEFAMATORY MEDIA COVERAGE AND PROPOSALS TO EXPAND FORCED OUTPATIENT TREATMENT!   Over the years, NYC tabloids have […]

Save the Date   Thursday, July 19, 2012 Sixth Annual New York City Peer Specialist Conference at the NYU Kimmel […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Contact: Carla Rabinowitz Phone: (212) 780-1400, ext. 7726 or (917) 826-6747 Email: crabinowitz@communityaccess.org   NYC Mental […]

Health Coaching and Care Coordination Certificate: Application Information Webinar Tuesday, April 24, 2012 from 12 pm to 1 pm   […]

NYAPRS Note: Here’s an amended, expanded version of this announcement,released today by SAMHSA. SAMHSA Million Hearts Social Marketing Programs for […]

           WRAP is the  Wellness Recovery Action Plan                     April 17 , 2012         […]

      NEC Technical Assistance Center Presents a Webinar So You Want to Start a Peer-run Warmline? Ideas, Information, […]

Significant Progress Announced and Hearing to be Held Tomorrow on Reauthorization of WIA and Rehab Act!   The National Council […]

Peerlink National Technical Assistance Center, a project of Mental Health America of Oregon, announces ALTERNATIVES 2012, the national mental health […]

SAMHSA Million Hearts Social Marketing Programs for Peer-Run/Recovery Community Organizations-Request for Applications The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration […]

                                Save the Date!     NEW YORK ASSOCIATION OF PSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION SERVICES […]

HHC Housing Crain’s Health Pulse  April 16, 2012 The NYC Health & Hospitals Corp. is getting a $7.3 million state […]

NYAPRS Note: This Wednesday’s MISCC meeting will examine the tools and measures by which we hope to inform this year’s […]

New York Advocates Hopeful Despite Ruling to Overturn Adult Home Decision Mental Health Weekly  April 16, 2012   A Court […]

The NYS Coalition Against Sexual Assault Prevention and Intervention Conference, Weaving a World Without Violence, is fast approaching. Details and […]

NYAPRS Note: Congratulations to Youth Power’s Stephanie Orlando for her terrific selection to be a board member of the National […]

NYAPRS Note: This week’s Recovery to Practice highlights features an especially powerful personal story on love and loss by internationally […]

NYAPRS Note: The following is a reaction to our earlier posting about SSA’s plans to go to electronic payments and […]

        Andrew M. Cuomo | Governor For Immediate Release: April 12, 2012 GOVERNOR CUOMO ISSUES EXECUTIVE ORDER […]

  The NYC Consumer Leadership Training Committee Presents   Where Are You Now?  Where Do You Want to Be? A […]

Medical Home V. Health Home – Confused? By Monica E. Oss Chief Executive Officer, OPEN MINDS   Developed by OPEN […]

NYAPRS Note: the following comes from OMH’s Tony Trahan who writes “As of March 2013 there will be no more […]

Greetings Everyone! The Bureau of Cultural Competence wants to extend the invitation for you to join us on this important […]

  NY ACOs Launch Crain’s Health Pulse  April 11, 2012 HHS announced the first Accountable Care Organizations under the Medicare […]

Please note that our Health Home Learning Collaborative webinar on employment previously scheduled for April has been rescheduled for May […]

    NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Mental Health System Planning Forums 2012   Your input is important […]

Keeping Students’ Mental Health Care Out Of The E.R. By Michael Winerip New York Times  April 8, 2012   During the […]

Antidepressant Prescribing Less Likely For Medicaid, Medicare And Minority Patients Medical News Today  April 9, 2012    According to an article […]

Regional Meeting SAVE THE DATE!   Thanks to funding from the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH), the […]

NYAPRS Note: The following comes from Susan Rogers, Director, National Mental Health Consumers’ Self-Help Clearinghouse and Director of Special Projects, […]

New Treatment for Child Abuse Reduces PTSD New York Nonprofit Press  April 9, 2012   The Yale Childhood Violent Trauma […]

NYAPRS Note: The NYS Department of Health announced the following health home designees in Phase II counties: Dutchess, Erie, Manhattan, […]

Call for Presentations!   NEW YORK ASSOCIATION OF PSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION SERVICES is seeking presentation proposals for our Very Special 30th […]

    Geriatric Mental Health Alliance Webinar From Patienthood to Personhood May 3, 2012  2:00pm-3:30pm EST   Presenter: Susan Wehry, […]

S. 2257 Would Expand Access to Care, Support for Community Services Take Action! Please ask your Senators to cosponsor this bill! […]

Briefs Provide Updated Data About People Who are Dually Eligible For Medicare and Medicaid Kaiser Family Foundation  April 4, 2012 […]

NYAPRS Note: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is seeking nominations for the Voice Awards, which recognize consumer/peer […]

Best Practices for Effectively Integrating Peer Staff in the Workplace Join us for a Webinar on May 2 Space is […]

Dear Agency Partner,   I am excited to announce that the JFK, Jr. Institute for Worker Education at CUNY, in […]

Chronic Stress Linked To Inflammation And Disease Medical News Today   April 4, 2012 Stress wreaks havoc on the mind and body. […]

Recovery to Practice Highlights   The second quarterly Webinar for 2012, “Understanding and Building on Culture and Spirituality in Recovery-Oriented […]

NYAPRS Note: As a federal appeals court overturns a judge’s order requiring NYS to provide apartments for 4,500 NYC residents […]

NYAPRS Note: This comes thanks to the National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare.   Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program The U.S. […]

Childhood Adversity Increases Psychosis Mad in America.com  April 2, 2012   Researchers in the U.K. and Netherlands found a nearly […]

NYAPRS Note:   “In November 2007, New York City police officers fired 20 shots, killing a mentally ill Brooklyn teen (Khiel […]

            SAMHSA Starts Health Reform Education Work with the Center of Social Innovation Awards to […]

NYAPRS Note: The following comes from Community Access’ extraordinary Carla Rabinowitz about the upcoming annual joint Community Access and NYAPRS […]

Klein: Minimum Wage Hike Good For Business; Business Group: No, It’s Not By Jon Campbell  Gannett News Service  April 02, […]

Peer-led Education Increases Self-esteem and Assertiveness A study of 428 adults with mental illness diagnoses were randomly assigned to the […]

Depression Linked With Sleep Breathing Problems, Study Finds MyHealthNewsDaily  March 30, 2012   Experiencing breathing problems during sleep may raise […]

State Budget Deal Satisfies Low Expectations New York Nonprofit Press   March 28, 2012   It is a sign of the times!  […]

Vet to Vet is based on the concept of mutual help. Each One Reach One Teach One. We are group […]

NYAPRS Note: Here’s some more details on the recently approved state allocation to enhance Vet Peer Support services that will […]

Is The Focus On Readmission Rates Misguided? By Monica Oss  Open Minds  March 30, 2012   Developed by OPEN MINDS, […]

 SAMHSA ADS Center Promoting Mental Health and Addictions Recovery in Multicultural Communities ———————————————————————————— How behavioral health problems are experienced, expressed, […]

From Harm Reduction to Recovery: Exponents by Howard Josepher, LCSW Recovery to Practice Weekly Highlights  March 29, 2010 Exponents is […]

NYAPRS Note: Here’s a first account of OMH’s new ‘First Break’ initiative by Dr. Lisa Dixon, who’s come to Columbia […]

Dialogical Recovery of Life By Daniel Fisher, M.D., Ph.D  March 28, 2012  Mad in America blob   During a recent […]

February I, 2012   NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE Thomas Farley, MD, MPH   February 1, […]

NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS is proud to partner with the NYS Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare in giving case managers a […]

NYAPRS Note: Once again, the federal Department of Justice has demonstrated its strong commitment to support the ADA and Olmstead […]

SAMHSA’s Working Definition of Recovery Updated In December 2011, SAMHSA released a working definition of recovery and a set of […]