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NYAPRS Note: In recognition of how important the NYAPRS’ Annual Conference has been to so many us for so long, […]

NYAPRS Note: Here’s the full text of letter from Gov. Cuomo, Sen. Leader Stewart-Cousins, and Speaker Heastie to NY’s Congressional […]

NYAPRS Note: Negotiations on the next COVID relief package between the White House and Congressional Democrats remain contentious and unresolved […]

Six Guiding Principles to a Trauma-Informed Care Approach The CDC’s Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (OPHPR), in collaboration […]

NYAPRS Note: Mental health and substance use service providers continue to hammer away about the devastating impact of current state […]

NYAPRS is very pleased to provide details of our free weekly webinar series for the month of August, that will once […]

Since it appears that divided Senate Republicans lack the votes to approve another COVID-19 Relief Package, Senate leaders will be […]

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NYAPRS is very pleased to provide details of our free weekly webinar series for the month of August, that will once […]

NYAPRS Note: NYS Governor Andrew Cuomo’s response to a Senate GOP ‘HEALS’ COVID relief package that contained no money for […]

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The COVID-19 pandemic can affect your mental, physical, and emotional well-being, as well as that of those you work with […]

  New York State Office of Mental Health RecognizesNational Minority Mental Health MonthReaffirms Mission to Address Discrimination as a Social […]

NYAPRS Note: Yesterday, our coalition of NY mental health and addiction recovery advocates blasted the failure of the newly released […]

NYAPRS Note: In recognition of how important the NYAPRS’ Annual Conference has been to so many us for so long, […]

NYAPRS Note: Senate Republicans released their version of a 4th COVID Relief package that includes a $400 cut in unemployment […]

NYAPRS Note: Yesterday marked the 30th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Enacted on July 26, 1990, the ADA […]

  Dear coalition member or friend: CCIT-NYC is hosting an online meeting of organizational supportersDate: Thursday July 23rd  Time: 3:00 […]

NYAPRS is very pleased to provide details of our free weekly webinar series for the month of August, that will […]

NYAPRS Note: The Republican Senate and White House have reached a COVID package agreement that fails to include desperately needed […]

NYAPRS is very pleased to provide details about next Thursday’s NYAPRS weekly free webinar that will feature three of our […]

NYAPRS Note: Here’s the latest federal COVID package news, in keeping with the tracking we’re doing and building on last […]

The psychiatric rehabilitation movement lost its founder this week when Bill Anthony passed away at the age of 77. Despite […]

NYAPRS Note: Given the critical need for prompt passage of another and possibly final COVID relief package, especially as regards […]

NYAPRS Note: Here’s some stark evidence of the rising needs for mental health related services and supports due to COVID-19 […]

NYAPRS is very pleased to provide details of our remaining free July weekly webinar series that will once again offer […]

NYAPRS Note: Federal Communications Commission members have approved a plan to simplify access to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline with […]

NYAPRS Note: Two more piece of print coverage in the Buffalo News detail the potentially deadly impact of Governor Cuomo’s […]

NYAPRS Note: The following very timely report comes courtesy of Carlton Whitmore, Director / Office of Consumer Affairs at the […]

NYAPRS Note: Here’s a general summary of what appear to the opening bargaining positions of the GOP Senate and White […]

NYAPRS Note: Advocates for NYS community based behavioral health services in New York are intensifying our public efforts in asserting […]

NYAPRS Note: Advocates are getting almost daily media coverage about the devastating impact of a 20% withhold (and potential cut) […]

Please see the attached joint OMH-OASAS communication, which provides information on COVID-19 testing for New York State Office of Mental […]

NYAPRS Note: One of the nation’s preeminent Black psychiatrists, Dr. Ruth Shim, has announced her decision to leave the APA […]

NYAPRS is very pleased to provide details of 3 free July weekly webinar series that will once again offer CEUs […]

Primary Care, Behavioral Health Providers Urge Measures To Sustain Telehealth Access Post-PandemicCrain’s Health Pulse  July 9, 2020 The Community Health […]

NYAPRS is very pleased to provide details of three free July weekly webinar series that will once again offer CEUs […]

NYAPRS Note: States and their community providers have been pressing hard to see signs that Senate Republicans will approve another […]

NYAPRS Note: Despite Governor Andrew Cuomo’s promise that he would enact sweeping changes to state policy on the use of […]

NYAPRS is also very pleased to provide details of our free July weekly webinar series that will once again offer […]

NYAPRS Note: On last Friday evening’s telecast of ‘New York Now’, Assembly Mental Health Committee Chair Aileen Gunther gave a […]

NYAPRS Note: I have always viewed the service and support that we offer to each other as ultimately about promoting […]

NYAPRS is also very pleased to provide details of our free July weekly webinar series that will once again offer […]

The following comes from Oscar Jimenez-Solomon and the NYS Center of Excellence for Cultural Competence. “The COVID19 pandemic has triggered […]

Contact: Anisah Sabur, anisah613@gmail.com ***STATEMENT BY THE #HALTsolitary CAMPAIGN***ON NYC MAYOR DE BLASIO’SCOMMITMENT TO END SOLITARY CONFINEMENT (New York, NY) […]

NYAPRS Note: The Mental Health Weekly ran a cover story last week giving national coverage to the dire need for […]

NYAPRS Note: Extraordinary news!! Now Governor Cuomo must do the same for NYS prisons! New York City Plans To End […]

NYAPRS is also very pleased to provide details of our free July weekly webinar series that will once again offer […]

NYAPRS note: Please don’t miss this extremely timely webinar from OMH. FYI: CLAS stands for culturally and linguistically appropriate services. […]

Good morning. The Most integrated Coordinating Council Meeting (MISCC) started this morning at 10:00 am. This is the link for […]

Free Webinar presented by Surviving Race: The Intersection of Injustice, Disability, and Human Rights Since January 1, 2015, there have […]

NYAPRS Note: According to a press release from the NYS Department of Health, DOH, NYS counties will receive a combined […]

NYAPRS is also very pleased to provide details of our free July weekly webinar series that will once again offer […]

NYAPRS Note: The broader NYS advocacy community including NYAPRS continues to advocate for US Senate backing for another federal COVID-19 […]

NYAPRS is also very pleased to provide details of our free July weekly webinar series that will once again offer […]

June 23, 2020 The New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) recently announced the implementation of “Coping Circles”, a […]

Last month’s Supervising from Home webinar offered by the NYAPRS Collective and the Center for Practice Innovation drew upwards of […]

  Technology Based Outreach to Increase Access to Care and Support in Times of Crisis Tuesday, June 30, 2020 1:30 […]

  Please take an action in support of defeating racism, limiting the role of the police, and supporting the rights […]

  Sorry to impinge on your Juneteenth holiday, but we hope you will take an action in support of defeating […]

NYAPRS Note: Over the past year, the members of NYAPRS Cultural Competency Committee have devoted their efforts to raising awareness […]

NYAPRS Note: The NYAPRS Cultural Competence Committee offers our readers this very timely opportunity to learn more about Juneteenth via […]

Last month’s Supervising from Home webinar offered by the NYAPRS Collective and the Center for Practice Innovation drew upwards of […]

NYAPRS Note: The NYAPRS Cultural Competence Committee offers our readers this very timely opportunity to learn more about Juneteenth via […]

NYAPRS Note: Over the past year, the members of NYAPRS Cultural Competency Committee have devoted their efforts to raising awareness […]