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Thanks to your efforts throughout the legislative session, the NYS legislature passed the standardized prior authorization bill A.10248B/S.7384A, which will […]

CDC Feature Spotlight: Public Action Plan to Integrate Mental HealthPromotion and Mental Illness Prevention with Chronic Disease Prevention Feature Spotlight […]

Bruce Springsteen Sheds Light On Depression By Anne Michaud  Newsday August 1, 2012   With its 140-character limit, Twitter is anything […]

Mental Health Cases In Rockland Move To Nonprofits By Christian Wade Newsday August 1, 2012 Private nonprofit organizations are stepping […]

NYAPRS Note: If the statistics in this article hold, Australia is trying to get its employment rate for people with […]

Greetings, Welcome to the monthly update from SAMHSA’s Bringing Recovery Supports to Scale Technical Assistance Center Strategy (BRSS TACS). This […]

NYAPRS Note: The following comes courtesy of NYAPRS Public Policy committee member and MHEP staffer Eva Dech who writes “this […]

NYAPRS Note: This year’s NYAPRS Annual Conference will features over 70 presentations covering a number of timely topic areas or […]

NYAPRS Note: Service dogs and other animals have become a growing support for people grappling with mental health conditions; this […]

Telephone Therapy Technique Brings More Veterans Into Mental Health Treatment Motivational interview shown more effective than “check-in” call with Iraq, […]

The ‘Coordinated & Integrated’ Care Continuum Larry Cesare, Psy.D. Senior Associate, OPEN MINDS  July 31, 2012   Developed by OPEN […]

Please join us for Session 2 of the Health Home Implementation Updates Webinar.   Please see the link below to […]

Tell your Senators to Ratify the CRPD Today!   We are one step closer to ratification! On July 26th, the […]

          Join Our Bi-Monthly Health IT Stakeholder Calls As the Behavioral Health Field strives for the […]

For People With Disabilities, Words Matter By Kirsty Groff and May Wildman, Kaiser Health News | July 30, 2012   […]

Phase III Designated Health Homes The NYS DOH has received 24 applications to serve 39 counties in Phase III.The applicants […]

Is Mount Sinai Ready To Prevent Readmissions? Crain’s Health Pulse July 30, 2012   Mount Sinai has spent the past […]

                                        We Can Work / We Can Save Campaign invites you to a special […]

CARF Releases Accreditation Standards for Health Homes Mental Health Weekly  July 30, 2012   CARF International on July 17 released […]

  Medicaid Expansion May Lower Death Rates, Study Says By Pam Belluck  New York Times  July 25, 2012   Into […]

Parachute NYC is a new and innovative approach to providing community-based services to individuals aged 16-65 who are experiencing symptoms […]

Senate Committee Backs Treaty Regarding Disabilities By Bryan Bender, Boston Globe July 26, 2012 WASHINGTON — The Senate Foreign Relations […]

Life after Aurora By Dr. Mark Ragins Denver Post Op Ed July 27, 2012 Murders – especially random mass murders […]

NYAPRS Note: Registration and Conference materials for NYAPRS 30thAnnual Conference are now online! See below or at our website at […]

Legislative Call to Action for Disability Rights Urgent Call to Action!   Disability Rights Treaty Needs Your Help!  The Senate […]

              REGISTER NOW! Session 11 Workplace Stress and Trauma-Informed Care Presented by: Sandra Bloom, […]

Another Way Inc. seeks an Executive Director to manage our small and vibrant peer-run community center in Montpelier, Vt. that […]

        From Whats Wrong? To What Happened? : Moving Towards Trauma-Informed Practices and Holistic Approaches! Join us […]

  Attention Psychiatric Mental Health Nurses, Health Care Professionals and Direct Care Staff   Save the Date and join us […]

                                      NYAPRS We Can Work / We Can Save invites you to a special summer […]

SAMHSA’s Resource Center to Promote Acceptance, Dignity and Social Inclusion Associated with Mental Health (ADS Center) The Role of Employment […]

July 19, 2012 Volume 3, Issue 27 Please share the Recovery to Practice (RTP) Weekly Highlights with your colleagues, clients, […]

NEW GUIDE TO STATES OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPAND MEDICAID HELP YOUR STATE MAKE THE BEST CHOICE!   July 18, 2012 – […]

House Subcommittee Approves Massive Cuts to 2013 Behavioral Health Funding National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare  July 20, 2012   […]

Please help us honor the very special achievements of recognized or emerging leaders in our joint efforts to promote recovery, […]

Mental Health Program Specialist 1 (2 Positions) LOCATION: NYS Office of Mental Health Long Island Field Office 998 Crooked Hill […]

          Survey: How Do Peers and Peer-Run Organizations Use Social Media and Online Tools?   This […]

On Thursday (7/19; 3pm) the Coalition for Whole Health StateImplementation team (led by Bill Emmet and Enzo Pastore) will hold […]

Cancer and Injuries More Likely in People with Serious Mental Illness Johns Hopkins Medicine   July 18, 2012   Newswise – […]

NYAPRS Note: Registration and Conference materials for NYAPRS 30th Annual Conference are now online! See below or at our website […]

Job ID:  103219 Business Title: DIRECTOR OF REHABILITATION PROGRAMS MENTAL HEALTH Civil Service Title:  HEALTH SERVICES MANAGER Title Code No: […]

                                    The Center […]

NYAPRS Training Collective Announces Immediate Availability: Hudson Valley Recovery Facilitator Dedicated to Delivering Cutting Edge Training to Organizations and Programs […]

6th Annual National Peer Specialist Conference Philadelphia    September 6-8, 2012 Save the Dates! Plan to Come! Bring your peers and […]

Behavioral Health Needs Strong Regional Commitment By Jeff Meyers, Press-Republican  Plattsburgh Press-Republican  July 12, 2012   SARANAC LAKE – Any […]

Minority Mental Health Month: Focusing On Issues Affecting Hispanics By Hope Gillette VOXXI News  July 10, 2012   July is National Minority […]

NYAPRS note: Last January, Missouri joined New York as two of the first states to implement Health Homes, new networks […]

NYAPRS Note: Noted nationally recognized peer leader Keris Myrick has been elected as the new President of the board of […]

Mobile Health Apps – Breakthrough Or Liability? By Monica E. Oss Chief Executive Officer, OPEN MINDS  July 12, 2012   […]

NYAPRS Note: Healthcare reform’s call for improved and more affordable care has resulted in the growth of health homes, managed […]

NYAPRS Note: Registration and Conference materials for NYAPRS 30thAnnual Conference are now online! See below or at our website at […]

Recovery Supports for Children and Families Presenters Sandra Spencer National Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health Doreen Cavanaugh,PhD Georgetown […]

Good News for Mental Illness in Health Law By Richard A. Friedman, M.D.  New York Times  July 9, 2012   Americans […]

Aging Boomers’ Mental Health Woes Will Swamp Health System: Report U.S. not equipped to handle growing number of seniors with […]

NYAPRS Note: Following is an impassioned letter from Albany’s Grace Nichols in response to a recent NY Times magazine article, […]

The NYAPRS Cultural Competence committee has launched a new projectcalled ‘Culture Matters in My Life Journey’. They are inviting people […]

Supreme Court Decision Boosts Field’s Support of Medicaid Expansion Mental Health Weekly  July 2, 2012   In a long-awaited and […]

New York Payer & Hospital Behavioral Health Collaboration Reduces Hospital Readmissions To Less Than 10% Open Minds  July 9, 2012  […]

How The Medicaid Expansion Could Actually Save States Money By Suzy Khimm , Washington Post Blog  July 5, 2012   Republican […]

Health Reform Quiz   The health reform law promises to deliver big changes in the U.S. health care system. But, […]

NYAPRS Note: Registration and Conference materials for NYAPRS 30thAnnual Conference are now online! See below or at our website at […]

NYAPRS Note: Here’s an excellent, timely and thought provoking piece by Larry Davidson (of Yale University and project director for […]

NYAPRS Note: Here’s a good opportunity to advance recovery and peer centered practice on a national level. The deadline was […]

Ticket to Work Webinar: Support for People with Disabilities on the Journey to Financial Independence – July 11 Social Security’s […]

NEW DEADLINE: JULY 9th   The NYS Office of Mental Health is participating with NYS Medicaid to improve the new […]

Secretary Of Defense Orders Military-Wide Review Of Behavioral Health Diagnoses For Consistency Open Minds  July 2, 2012   Developed by […]

                      Webinar: Engaging Women in Trauma-Informed Peer Support Spotlight on […]

Glaxo Agrees to Pay $3 Billion in Fraud Settlement By KATIE THOMAS and MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT  New York Times  July 2, 2012   […]