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  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 […]

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 […]

NYAPRS Note: New York’s mental health community lost a devoted, generousand kind voice today upon the passing of Doug Drew. […]

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 […]