The Alliance for Rights and Recovery
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Youth Town Hall on Campus Mental Health Thursday, Feb. 22 | 5-6 p.m. ET Register Today Your voice matters. Tell […]
Alliance Note: Governor Kathy Hochul announced this morning the expansion of SOS teams that have been providing support and helping […]
Alliance Note: Our direct care workers serving people with disabilities are so underpaid that many are struggling to meet their […]
Call for Proposals18th Annual NYC Conference for Working Peer SpecialistsThursday, July 25 The New York City Peer Specialist Conference Planning […]
PeerTAC Supervision Summit and Leadership Forum March 15, 2024, 9-4 Supervision Summit Day 1 (includes morning Leadership Forum) March 22, 2024, […]
Alliance for Rights and Recovery (Formerly NYAPRS) Legislative Day and Upcoming Forums The Alliance is excited to once again have […]
Alliance Note: Our 27th Annual Legislative Day will be held on Tuesday, March 5th! We NEED you to come to […]
The Alliance for Rights and Recovery (formerly NYAPRS) is very pleased to provide the dates of our major conferences and […]
Alliance Note: We are heartened to see New York Representative Ritchie Torres has voiced his support to fund Clubhouse programs […]
Alliance Note: Yesterday, Alliance CEO Harvey Rosenthal testified at the NYS Legislature’s Mental Hygiene budget hearing. Harvey’s testimony reinforced the […]
The Alliance for Rights and Recovery (formerly NYAPRS) will be hosting a Forum for the New York City Region in […]
The Alliance for Rights and Recovery (formerly NYAPRS) will be hosting a Forum for the New York City Region in […]
The Alliance for Rights and Recovery (formerly NYAPRS) will be hosting a Forum for the Finger Lakes Region in Rochester […]
New York and the nation continue to battle issues of mental health stigma, including inappropriate connections to violence or the […]
The Alliance for Rights and Recovery (formerly NYAPRS) will be hosting a Forum for the New York City Region in […]
NYS Office of Mental HealthMental Health Program Specialist 1, Central Office;Salary Grade: 18Salary Range: From $63108 to $80248 AnnuallyEmployment Type: […]
The Alliance for Rights and Recovery (formerly NYAPRS) will be hosting a Forum for the Finger Lakes Region in Rochester […]
Call for Proposals18th Annual NYC Conference for Working Peer SpecialistsThursday, July 25 The New York City Peer Specialist Conference Planning […]
The Alliance for Rights and Recovery (formerly NYAPRS) will be hosting a Forum for the Finger Lakes Region in Rochester […]
The OMH Office of Advocacy and Peer Support Services is Hiring! Are you passionate about making a difference in the […]
ACTION ALERT Please Take Action Today! CALL NYS LAWMAKERS & ask them to support SFY 2025 Executive Budget Proposal that […]
The Alliance for Rights and Recovery (formerly NYAPRS) will be hosting a Forum for the New York City Region in […]
The Alliance for Rights and Recovery (formerly NYAPRS) will be hosting a Forum for the Finger Lakes Region in Rochester […]
Alliance Note: New York City has officially banned solitary confinement in city jails after the City Council voted to override […]
Alliance Note: Much of New York’s plan to address the current mental health crisis has centered around increasing inpatient hospital […]
Alliance Note: The following comes from Helgerson Solutions Group regarding next Wednesday’s presentation on NY’s 1115 Waiver. See more at […]
Last year, the Alliance (formerly NYAPRS) joined the Daniel’s Law Coalition and other statewide advocates to push for the passage […]
Alliance Update: The following comes from our friend Mental Health America’s Senior Director, Policy and Advocacy Caren Howard. Please reply […]
Alliance Note: The Alliance for Rights and Recovery announces the PeerTAC Virtual Supervision Summit on March 15th and March 22nd! […]
Alliance Note: The Urban Justice Center’s Mental Health Project recently released a report titled ” Reimagining Paths to Health & […]
Alliance Note: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will be testing a new model of care integrating behavioral […]
Alliance for Rights and Recovery NYS Budget and Legislative Advocacy The Alliance staff and colleagues have begun actively working on […]
Call for Proposals18th Annual NYC Conference for Working Peer SpecialistsThursday, July 25 The New York City Peer Specialist Conference Planning […]
Alliance Note: New York City Clubhouse supporters and advocates continue to push for changes to the City’s proposed plan to […]
Advocates for New Yorkers with mental health and addiction related challenges, and the community-based organizations that support them are grateful […]
Alliance Note: More cities have been recognizing the need to provide alternative responses to mental health and substance use crisis […]
Alliance Note: A major initiative outlined in Governor Hochul’s proposed 2024-25 budget for New York is improving commercial insurance parity. […]
Alliance’s First Look at Governor Hochul’s 2024-2025 Executive Budget Proposal:1.5% COLA and Minimum Wage Hike; Criminal Justice ReformsClosure of up […]
The Daniel’s Law Task Force will host this week the next in a series of stakeholder listening sessions aimed at […]
Employment Opportunity Director Mental Health Field Office 2, M-8New York City Field Office – New York, New York The New […]
Alliance Note: I spent some time this morning reading Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s storied “Letter from Birmingham Jail” […]
Greetings and happy new year from all of us at the New York State Office of Mental Health! My sincerest […]
Alliance Update: Here’s summary of NY’s New 1115 Medicaid Waiver agreement by former NYS Medicaid Director Jason Helgerson, Greg Allen, […]
Alliance Note: Next week, The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) will be hosting a virtual workshop to help organizations […]
The Daniel’s Law and Treatment Not Jail Coalitions will be holding their first advocacy day of the year next Wednesday, […]
Virtual Career Quest Webinar Series: Explore and Plan Your Future In alignment with the Alliance for Rights and Recovery’s commitment […]
January 10, 2024 Contact: Harvey Rosenthal 518-527-0564; Luke Sikinyi at 518-703-0264 New York State of the State Message […]
BAZELON ISSUES REPORT ON THE BENEFITS OF PEER SUPPORTS IN CRISIS SERVICES January 9, 2024 — Today the Bazelon Center […]
Alliance Note: New York State’s 1115 Medicaid Demonstration Waiver amendment was officially approved by CMS yesterday. This waiver aims to […]
The Daniel’s Law Task Force will host the next in a series of stakeholder listening sessions aimed at gathering feedback […]
Alliance Update: The NYS Department of Health’s lead on the developing Master Plan for Aging Adam Herbst is emphasizing that […]
The Alliance for Rights and Recovery (formerly NYAPRS) will be hosting a Forum in Binghamton for the Southern Tier Region […]
Alliance Update:After several years of negotiations, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that NYS has reached an agreement with the Centers for […]
Alliance Note: Not all leaders are born– excellence in transformative leadership can be developed with the right guidance and nurturing […]
The Mental Health Empowerment Project is thrilled to announce fourteen virtual workshops and training sessions covering a range of […]
Call for Proposals18th Annual NYC Conference for Working Peer SpecialistsThursday, July 25 The New York City Peer Specialist Conference Planning […]
Alliance Update: If you have not already completed the survey our friends at MHANYS had developed, please do so by […]
The Alliance for Rights and Recovery (formerly NYAPRS) will be hosting a Forum in Binghamton for the Southern Tier Region […]
Alliance Note: Not all leaders are born– excellence in transformative leadership can be developed with the right guidance and nurturing […]
The Alliance for Rights and Recovery (formerly NYAPRS) will be hosting a Forum in Binghamton for the Southern Tier Region […]
Alliance Note: Yesterday, the Alliance joined City Council members and NYC Clubhouse supporters for a rally calling the city to […]
Alliance Note: This morning Alliance staff joined New York City Councilmembers and City Clubhouse members, staff, and community supporters at […]
Join Wednesday’s (Today) City Hall 11am Rally to Save NYC Clubhouses! Alliance Note: When NYC Mayor Eric Adams took office […]
Alliance Update: At the top of each year, the Mental Health Weekly seeks comments from mental health about their chief […]
Alliance Update: Each year, the Mental Health Weekly publishes an overview of top mental health policy issues from the previous […]
Governor Hochul Unveils First Proposal of 2024 State of the State: the Consumer Protection & Affordability AgendaJanuary 2, 2024 First […]
JANUARY 2, 2024Albany, NY Governor Hochul Unveils First Proposal of 2024 State of the State: the Consumer Protection & Affordability […]
Alliance Note: Legislation passed by Congress to increase access to mental health services went into effect on January 1st. Medicare […]
Join Wednesday’s City Hall 11am Rally to Save NYC Clubhouses! Alliance Note: When NYC Mayor Eric Adams took office in […]
The Alliance for Rights and Recovery (formerly NYAPRS) will be hosting a Forum in Binghamton for the Southern Tier Region […]
Alliance Note: Not all leaders are born– excellence in transformative leadership can be developed with the right guidance and nurturing […]
