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Due to inaction of the part of the State Senate, establishing a New York Health Insurance Exchange through this year’s […]

If you have difficulty viewing this message please click here.   Each day this week, the National Council brings you […]

NYAPRS Note: The following summary of how this week’s NYS budget agreement affects community housing comes courtesy of our friends […]

Cuomo, Legislature Strike On-Time NY Budget Deal By Michael Gormley, Associated Press – March 27, 2012    New York is poised […]

NYAPRS Note: An excerpt from the budget bill.   PART L Section 1. (a) Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation […]

Details are starting to come in on the jointly announced 3-way 2012-13 NYS budget agreement between the Cuomo Administration and […]

A New Mental Health Consumer Voice Arises. The Birth of California Association of Mental Health Peer Run Organizations (CAMHPRO)   […]

BHOs Of Today, BHOs Of Tomorrow: Influencing The Behavioral Health Carve-Out Models By Monica Oss CEO Open Minds  March 1, […]

NYAPRS Note: The following comes from Medicaid Matter’s Lara Kassel who aptly writes “I can think of no better way […]

NYAPRS Note: This year’s OMH budget proposal attempts to help mainstream the education provided to children and youth who reside […]

Convenient, Interactive Online Training for USPRA Certificate in Children’s Psychiatric Rehabilitation   USPRA has developed an outstanding series of online […]

Save the Date! NEW YORK ASSOCIATION OF PSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION SERVICES Is pleased to announce our our Very Special 30th Annual […]

“Managed Behavioral Care” Evolves By Monica Oss  Open Minds   March 23, 2012   Developed by OPEN MINDS, 163 York Street, […]

Having trouble viewing this email? http://www.bazelon.org/News-Publications/   Bazelon Center Marks Health Reform’s Two-Year Anniversary with New Report: The Affordable Care […]

State Faults Care for the Disabled By Danny Hakim  New York Times March 22, 2012   ALBANY – Nearly 300,000 […]

  Real World Planning: Getting Involved in the 5.07 process     Join us for a Webinar on April 4 […]

NYAPRS is pleased to announce the appointment of four new members to our Board of Directors at our most recent […]

Having trouble viewing this email? Click here     The Veterans Mental Health Action Committee of NYC The Veterans Health Alliance of […]

Register now for the fourth webinar presented by the NYS Department of Health, Office of Health Information Technology Transformation (OHITT), […]

Overcoming ‘Perceptual Barriers’ to Jobs State is Urged to Do More to Help Disabled New Yorkers Find Work By Scott Waldman  […]

NYAPRS Note: The following comes from our friends at APSE, the national organization with an exclusive focus on integrated employment and career […]

Deciphering the Alphabet Soup of Health Reform James Knickman President and CEO, NYS Health Foundation  Huffington Post March 21, 2012 […]

SAMHSA Webinar: Planning a Recovery-Oriented System of Care (ROSC): Lessons from Texas Register Today for SAMHSA’S Free Webinar! The next […]

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

  March 16, 2012 Webinar Using Data Resources to Strengthen Behavioral Health Systems for Service Members, Veterans, and their Families […]

Homeless SMI Consumers Thrive with Housing, Work Support Mental Health Weekly  March 19, 2012   A new study examining the […]

Seven New HEDIS Medicaid Measures Target Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder Open Minds March 19, 2012   Developed by OPEN MINDS, 163 […]

People With Schizophrenia Helped By Smartphones Medical News Today  March 19, 2012 Psychiatry is employing smartphone technology as an innovative […]

  STAR Center Teleconference Series           Multicultural Competence, Intense Spiritual Experience, and Mental Health:  An Introductory […]

Don’t miss this opportunity to ask Bob Myers and Doug Ruderman from OMH, all your questions about TCM conversion in […]

NYAPRS Note: In less than 2 weeks, the NYAPRS Annual Executive Seminar will once again serve as one of the […]

        Webinar: Helping Providers Understand Managed Care Organization Networks, Qualifications, and Participation Tuesday, March 27, 2012 1:30-2:30 […]

NYAPRS Note: The following comes from our friends at the Association for Community Living who warn that “there is $75 […]

Most Integrated Setting Coordinating Council (MISCC) March 15, 2012 1:00pm – 3:00pm Meeting Room 6, Empire State Plaza Concourse   […]

  NYESS – A Field Report and Update – FAQs for Providers Join us for a Webinar on March 28 […]

NYAPRS Note: Congratulations to our friends in Westchester County whose successful efforts to marry skilled, active care coordination with peer […]

Oregon Transformed Health System to Include Key Mental Health Support By Mental Health Weekly  March 13, 2012   Oregon is […]

Healthcare integration, health homes, the overhaul of our case and care management systems, the impending move to fully capitated Medicaid […]

With Time Running Out, More Sparring On Exchange Bill Crain’s Health Pulse  March 14, 2012   AARP ramped up its […]

The Issues & The Odds On the Supreme Court Decision on Health Care Reform By Monica Oss CEO Open Minds  […]

Behavioral Healthcare Prominent in Georgia Centers that Destroy Silos Mental Health Weekly  March 13, 2012   Receiving the poorest possible […]

Affordable Care Act Demonstration To Expand Access To Emergency Psychiatric Care   New Demonstration Program To Help States To Improve The […]

Deputy Director of Rehabilitation – City of New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene City of New York Department […]

Having trouble viewing this email? http://bazelon.org/News-Publications/Press-Release   New Data Affirm Need for Federal Efforts to Support School Success for All […]

Prisons Rethink Isolation, Saving Money, Lives and Sanity By Erica Goode New York Times  March 10, 2012   PARCHMAN, Miss. – […]

March 2012 The Commission on Quality of Care and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities is seeking new members for its […]

Healthcare integration, health homes, the overhaul of our case and care management systems, the impending move to fully capitated Medicaid […]

“Negotiating Medication Concerns” “Talking with Your Healthcare Provider” Thursday, March 15, 2012   11:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. Pacific  2:00 p.m.- […]

    home — the institute — examples of resilience — staff — resources The Institute for the Study of Human Resilience has negotiated with publishers […]

Re-finding the Hook! By Courtenay M. Harding, PhD  RECOVERe Works  Coalition of Behavioral Health Agencies March 2012   Everybody has […]

$3 Million Available for Innovative Approaches to MH Care   The National Institute of Mental Health has announced the availability […]

A spreadsheet with the names of the applicants and their Network Partners for Phase 2 has been placed on the […]

Healthcare integration, health homes, the overhaul of our case and care management systems, the impending move to fully capitated Medicaid […]

    Hudson River Region Provider Meetings – March 2012 Tuesday, March 20, 2012 Holiday Inn, Kingston 503 Washington Avenue […]

New York Recovery Coach Training Dear Provider or Recovery Organization: The New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse […]

  Temple University Collaborative on Community Inclusion March 2012 AN INTERNET PARENTING EDUCATION AND SUPPORT GROUP  FOR MOTHERS WITH PSYCHIACTRIC […]

NYAPRS Note: The following valuable resource comes from the Center on Psychiatric Disability and Co-Occurring Medical Conditions, which is  located […]

Having trouble viewing this email? Click here   New Yorkers can’t wait any longer for affordable, quality health insurance!     […]

Many of you have written back that the links that have been providedhaven’t worked. Here’s the official announcement from DSG, […]

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Health Reform Law Ends Lifetime Limits For 105 Million Americans State-By-State Data Available US Dep’t of Health and Human Services […]

NYAPRS Note: See below for correct registration link. Register for the RTP Webinar Understanding and Building on Culture and Spirituality […]

NYAPRS Note: In this Washington Times Op Ed, former SAMHSA Administrator Charles Curie argues that people with complex combinations of […]

Register for the RTP Webinar Understanding and Building on Culture and Spirituality in Recovery-Oriented Practice The next RTP Webinar will […]

NYAPRS Note: Last week, we ran sobering new findings that premature death rates have been rising for people with major […]

NYAPRS Note: As states like New York look to ramp up their managed integrated care programs to particularly improve care […]

NYAPRS Note: The following excerpt comes from a report, “State Options for Integrating Physical and Behavioral Health Care” that was […]

NYAPRS Note: The following comes to us courtesy of Peggy Swarbrick.   In It Together: Physical Health and Well-Being for […]