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The Office of Mental Health would like to invite you to the following event:     Picture: Recovery is an […]

NYAPRS Note: As you know, NYAPRS and our colleague groups have been working for months to see that 1915.i/Home and […]

The Biggest Backlog in the Federal Government The Washington Post; David Fahrenthold, 10/18/2014   In an obscure corner of the […]

Mental Health Issues Put 34,500 on New York’s No-Guns List New York Times; Anemona Hartocollis, 10/19/2014   A newly created […]

NYAPRS Note: Please help support longtime NYC advocate Lisa Ortega and her son!   Tragically, Lisa’s son Kendell was shot […]

New York State Office of Mental Health and the NYAPRS Collective present their 5th Annual PROS Implementation Academy Building the […]

NYAPRS Note: On the agenda of a NYS health planning meeting I attended this year was the issue of peripartum […]

NYAPRS Note: NYS will be in good company next year as it continues its expansion of not only basic Medicaid […]

NYAPRS Note: Researchers are pleased to provide evidence to the actuarial prediction regarding expanded insurance benefits, that initial rises in […]

Turning Distress into Joy, Part V and Final: Meaning & Transcendence Mad in America; James Scroeder, PhD, 10/15/2014 It was […]

NYAPRS Note: This brief letter to the editor from Western NY highlights a systemic problem in the nation’s care of […]

Upcoming Webinar: Demonstrations to Improve Care for Dually Eligible Beneficiaries: State Perspectives on Year 1 CHCS Webinar funded by The Commonwealth […]

NYAPRS Note: The below awaited news from DOH offers revised guidance regarding the VAP exception form for DSRIP-involved providers; a […]

NYAPRS Note: The below article is filtered through an at times convoluted paradigm, but the information within is worth investigating. […]

SAMHSA Announces FY 2015 – 2018 Strategic Plan “Leading Change 2.0: Advancing the Behavioral Health of the Nation” SAMHSA Press […]

With Electronic Medical Records, Doctors Read When They Should Talk New York Times; Abigail Zuger, 10/13/2014  Will history someday show […]

NYAPRS Note: The NYS Office of Mental Health has released details as to how $5.55 million in funds have been […]

NYAPRS Note: HHC—the nation’s largest hospital system—will use a one-year grant to improve internal culture around person-centeredness. Though the below […]

NYAPRS Note: Thanks to the Veterans Mental Health Coalition of NYC for sharing news of the recent report from Disabled […]

    The New York State Office of Mental Health and the Community Technical Assistance Center of New York are […]

The Role of Community Inclusion in Improving Behavioral Health Care  Register for this free webinar from Mental Health America! http://takeaction.mentalhealthamerica.net/site/R?i=kWuplsziwlFaBfCp9GHovw […]

New York State Office of Mental Health and the NYAPRS Collective present their 5th Annual PROS Implementation Academy Building the Recovery […]

NYAPRS Note: ‘The Nation’ deepens their exploration of criminalization by looking into CIT and its potential impact in NYC, including […]

NYAPRS Note: In NY and other cities across the world, peers use soccer to engage people experiencing homelessness and work […]

NYAPRS Note: ‘The Nation’ is investing in advocacy strategies to highlight the criminalization of community members. See below for ways […]

NYAPRS Note: Another article about the UK MH system offers insights into our own history of involuntary community treatment and […]

Using College Mental Health Services Can Lead To Students Getting Removed From Campus Huffington Post; Tyler Kingkade, 10/8/2014 Rachel Williams […]

NYAPRS Note: At times, it seems that the advocacy needed to fulfill cultural competency in mental health treatment is insurmountable. […]

NYAPRS Note: Haven’t registered for today’s MRLC on Housing with Peter Campanelli? We are pleased to have Peter Campanelli share […]

NYAPRS Note: It seems to be the buzz word of the season: “granular”. When talking about healthcare data, though, what […]

NYAPRS Note: Innovative approaches to criminal justice go beyond initial diversion; reinvestments to deter recidivism can reduce the financial and […]

Expansion Dim for VA Caregiver Program Albuquerque Journal; Tom Philpott, 10/6/2014   For older generations of spouses, mothers and other […]

NYAPRS Note: Though the premise of the below article is the relative success of NY’s Managed Long Term Care model, […]

NYAPRS Note: Despite state efforts to integrate data sharing systems and create minimum parameters, EHRs remain largely incumbent upon private […]

NYAPRS Note: Mad in America’s first International Film Festival will take place in Arlington, MA this week, October 9-12. Visit […]

NYAPRS Note: This isn’t the typical news story about a closed institution. Many such exposes discuss a (very real) lack […]

NYAPRS Note: Don’t forget—register today for the opportunity to hear WHAM graduates give feedback, discuss outcomes, and offer advice on […]

NYAPRS Note: In the top 5 states with the most percentage of hospitals fined is NY, with a total of […]

NYAPRS Note: Several states are moving in the direction of offering mandatory paid sick time for workers that don’t receive […]

NYAPRS Note: In a little reported study this summer, researchers revealed that in the first cross-national study of pediatric diagnostic […]

New York State Office of Mental Health and the NYAPRS Collective present their 5th Annual PROS Implementation Academy Building the Recovery […]

NYAPRS Note: Amid speculation that Cuomo may use $4b in legal settlement surplus to invest in state reforms in 2016, […]

NYAPRS Note: The accounts in the article below are so graphically written I found them difficult to read. But the […]

NYAPRS Note: The following comes to via the MHA of Westchester. They’re giving our own Edye Schwartz their highest honor, […]

NYAPRS Note: Join us next Tuesday, 10/7, in Brooklyn for our NYC fall regional forum! Hear the latest about changes […]

NYAPRS Note: This Open Minds feature from the spring still offers predictive and relevant market information for behavioral health reform, […]

NYAPRS Note: Join us next Tuesday, 10/7, in Brooklyn for our NYC fall regional forum! Hear the latest about changes […]

NYAPRS Note: Join us next Wednesday for a Medicaid Redesign Learning Collaborative webinar on housing. We are pleased to have […]

NYAPRS Note: Just a couple days left to register for this free webinar from the National Council highlighting graduates of […]

NYAPRS Note: The below MIA article summarizes an open letter written by the Vancouver Community of Drug Users to their […]

NYAPRS Note: Understanding electronic health records and the ways physicians check and share valuable information about clients is becoming increasingly […]

NYAPRS Note: Problems facing the national health system in the UK mirror ours in the US in some striking ways. […]

NYAPRS Note: The state’s ability to modify regulations or state agency requirements under a new delivery system shows a promising […]

Solitary Confinement to End for Youngest at Rikers Island New York Times; Michael Schwirtz, 9/28/2014   Although experts have spoken […]

NYAPRS Note: Regional organization in Iowa may not be at the behest of DSRIP, but the way they are preparing […]

NYAPRS Note: Download or order your free copy of SAMHSA new Treatment Improvement Protocol on trauma-informed care.   Visit SAMHSA […]

NYAPRS Note: The heartbreaking and beautifully written article below details a not unfamiliar story. I’m sure that all of us […]

Last week’s NYAPRS conference featured all of the best we seek to offer to the 650 attendees who were present….a […]

Call for Proposals New York City’s Ninth Annual Peer Specialists Conference At New York University’s Kimmel Center Thursday, July 23, […]

NYAPRS Note: When my graduate school professors discussed resilience, it always bothered me. Decades of looking for tools to measure […]

NYAPRS Note: Follow the link below to hear Peggy Swarbrick and Oscar Jimenez-Soloman  discuss economic empowerment. This issue is key […]

NYAPRS Note: The attached document is an examination of current practices in recruiting, retaining, and managing peer support specialists in […]

NYAPRS Note: In what many conference attendees remarked was the best keynote address they had ever heard, Leah Harris detailed […]

NYAPRS Note: Visit the new website — http://combatheroin.ny.gov/ — to learn more about prevention and how to get help for […]

NYAPRS Note: We hope you enjoyed the 32nd Annual NYAPRS Conference! It was filled with not only the latest information […]

NYAPRS Note: Yesterday, a group representing an array of NYS behavioral health advocacy associations made a presentation to DSRIP Performing […]

CMS Announces National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care Exceeds Goal to Reduce Use of Antipsychotic Medications in Nursing Homes AP; […]

The Drumbeat Begins to Change in Mental Health Counseling Buffalo News; Scott Scanlon, 9/22/2014 I’ve interviewed dozens of mental health […]

NYAPRS Note: Learn more about Whole Health Action Management from graduates putting it into practice. Register for free below:   […]

NYAPRS Note: We are pleased to announce that OMH, OASAS, and DOH have released a manual that will serve as […]

OMH, OASAS, and DOH Announce Upstate BH Medicaid Managed Care Kick-Off Forums 9/19/2014; http://omh.ny.gov/omhweb/News/2014/upstate-kickoffs-announce.pdf   The New York State Office […]

NYAPRS Note: In the NYC area? Join us for our fall regional forum on 10/7! Hear the most recent news […]