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CONSUMER LINK PEER RESPITE HOUSE Nassau County, Long Island JOB AVAILABILITY   Do you believe that you have found skills […]

NYAPRS Note: The National Coalition for Mental Health Recovery and NYAPRS are very pleased to announce that a 2-day certification […]

NYAPRS Note: The Affordable Care Act creates a number of opportunities for states to improve their efforts to serve individuals […]

Editorial: A Smart Plan To Improve Care For Mentally Ill A Journal News Editorial  July 11, 2012 New York’s new […]

You Are Invited to a Webinar by The Temple university Collaborative   Free Webinar  Peer Specialists Promoting Community Reintegration of […]

Map of In-Person Assistor/Navigator Conditional Grants NYS Health Benefit Exchange  July 10, 2013   In-Person Assistors (IPAs)/Navigators will provide in-person […]

Psych Hospitals to Shut Crain’s Health Pulse July 12, 2013 The state Office of Mental Health released final details this […]

NYAPRS Note: The time for talking about integrated services has passed and the time for implementing them is now. This […]

  Experiences of the Past Becoming Strengths of the Future Please join us   Keynote Address: “Building Strength and Power […]

NYAPRS Note: Reactions have poured in about yesterday’s release by the NYS Office of Mental Health of their plans to […]

Elmira, Binghamton Psychiatric Centers To Close In 2014 State to overhaul psychiatric services Written by Michael Virtanen, Associated Press  July […]

Here are initial details, as we understand them, from OMH’s plan to reconfigure state operated mental health services and to […]

Behavioral Health Surge Crain’s Health Pulse  July 10, 2013   Behavioral health providers are likely to be in heavy demand […]

GAINS Center WRAP® Webinar – NEW DATE The GAINS Center webinar entitled “Unwrapping WRAP®: Utilizing Wellness Recovery Action Plans® (WRAP®) […]

NYAPRS Note: At noon today, the NYS Office of Mental Health will release details of the state’s proposal to reconfigure […]

International Association of Peer Supporters (iNAPS) Webinar Peer Support and Wellness   Lyn Legere, Director of Lifelong Learning at the […]

NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene & The Coalition of Behavioral Health Agencies, Inc. Center for Rehabilitation and Recovery […]

E-News – July 2013 Vol. 1 – No. 1 Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.   Andrew […]

HHS Signs Off On IT Patient-Safety Plan By Joseph Conn  Modern Healthcare  July 2, 2013   HHS has released its final […]

White House Delays ACA’s Employer-Coverage Mandate For One Year By Rich Daly and Jonathan Block  Modern Healthcare  July 2, 2013 The Obama administration […]

‘Obamacare’ Starts In 91 Days By Sarah C. Threnhauser Executive Vice President, OPEN MINDS  July 3, 2013   Developed by […]

6 Ways the Affordable Care Act Will Impact Individual Health Insurance NYS Health Plan Association  July 1, 2013   Excerpts […]

State’s New Justice Center Will Open Sunday Agency To Probe Abuse Of Disabled Under State’s Care By Jon Campbell   Gannett […]

Webinar: Improving Quality and Access to Integrated Care for Racially Diverse and Limited English Proficiency Communities Date: Tuesday, July 16, […]

Collaborative Documentation and the Shared Decision Making Process Join us for a Webinar on July 10 Space is limited. Reserve […]

With Integrated Services Facilitated By HIE, Is HIPAA Enough? By Sarah C. Threnhause Executive Vice President, OPEN MINDS July 1, […]

NYAPRS Note: NYAPRS is very pleased to provide more details about this year’s Annual Conference program and to open up […]

Kaiser Mental Health Care Lacking, State Says; HMO Hit With $4 Million Fine By Cynthia H. Craft  Sacramento Bee  June 26, […]

Visit the RTP Web site to access research articles, personal stories, training materials, and other recovery resources. You can search […]

NYAPRS is thrilled to be a part of this year’s Employment Institute brought to you by the Inclusive Workforce Alliance. […]

             Experiences of the Past Becoming Strengths of the Future   Please join us for […]

‘Health Home’ Initiative Shows $4.2M Savings In First Year Savings were in hospital and emergency room Medicaid costs of 19,000 […]

June 25, 2013   The Honorable Robert Menendez                    Chairman                            Committee on Foreign Relations U.S. Senate                                                444 Dirksen Senate Office Building […]

NYAPRS Note: The following comes to us thanks to SAMHSA’s Dennis Romero. Greetings all,   This Thursday, HHS Region V […]

NYAPRS Note: Here’s some excellent employment related resources, especially as regards the impact of work on people who receive SSA […]

HHS launches Health Insurance Marketplace educational tools The Obama administration today kicked off the Health Insurance Marketplace education effort with […]

Good Afternoon,   The SAMHSA ADS Center invites you to join us for an upcoming free webinar on July 23: […]

Friends: Please join senior leaders from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today, June 24th at 2:00pm ET […]

Privacy Issues In Mental Health Care Still Elusive By Elana Gordon  Newsworks June 19 A group of national health leaders that convened […]

NYAPRS Note: Thanks to the hard work of MHANYS and its CEO Glenn Liebman, a bill to allow NYS taxpayers […]

Half States Planning A Dual-Eligible Pilot Program Having Second Thoughts Open Minds  June 24, 2013   Developed by OPEN MINDS, […]

NYAPRS Note:  In preparation for the launch of Parachute NYC services in the Bronx, Visiting Nurse Service of New York […]

NYAPRS Note: Each year, the NYAPRS Board of Directors recognizes individuals and organizations for their extraordinary contributions to advancing the […]

NYAPRS Note: Concerns continue to be raised with the NY SAFE Act’s mental health reporting requirements. Here are North Country […]

NYAPRS Note: It appears that NYAPRS co-President Maura Kelley will be approved to serve as a member of the state’s […]

NYAPRS Note: The following comes from our friends at MHANYS…please call Senator Skelos ASAP. Thanks! Good News: The Assembly has […]

Have you ever wanted a dog? Think owning a dog could help you with your psychiatric symptoms?   Special Seminar: […]

  WEBINAR: Promoting Employment – Group Discovery: An Alternative Assessment Tool for Workforce Centers and Community-Based Providers Wednesday June 26, […]

                              SAVE THE DATES MEDICAID REDESIGN LEARNING COLLABORATIVE (MRLC) WEBINARS   In June 2011, NYAPRS began a learning community […]

NYAPRS Note: Please call your Congress representative TODAY to protect SNAP (food stamp) benefits; this alert comes courtesy of our […]

NYAPRS Note: Please join in this promising effort launched by our friends at the Mental Health Association of NYS.   […]

NAMI-NYC, Managed Care Pilot To Assist Consumers with MI Mental Health Weekly  June 17, 2013   The National Alliance on […]

Faces and Voices Recovery Issue Brief #3   WHY PEER INTEGRITY AND RECOVERY ORIENTATION MATTER Health Reform and Peer Recovery […]

I am pleased to announce the appointment of Grant E. Mitchell, M.D. as Associate Vice Chair for Clinical Services in […]

NYAPRS Note: Twenty years ago, NYS mental health advocacy groups came together to urge passage of the Community Mental Health […]

Dear Friend,  I am thrilled report a huge breakthrough that has just come out of Albany. Today, our legislative leaders […]

—– Forwarded Message —–From: “Nicolas, Samuel (DYCD)” <snicolas at dycd.nyc.gov> To: “Nicolas, Samuel (DYCD)” <snicolas at dycd.nyc.gov> Sent: Tuesday, June […]

NYAPRS Note: Congratulations to our friends at the MHA of Westchester for their selection to implement a new innovative program […]

Unwrapping WRAP: Utilizing Wellness Recovery Action Plans(WRAP) to Promote the Recovery of Justice-Involved Consumers When: June 20, 2013 | 3:00 […]

You are invited to join a webinar sponsored by Magellan Behavioral Health. Promoting Resiliency through Peer Support Whole Health Thursday, […]

NYAPRS Note: With changes in our health care system comes changes in our revenue streams as well as changes in […]

N E W S   A D V I S O R Y   Senator Tkaczyk, M/A Gunther Measure to Strengthen […]

Webinar: Medicaid Health Home Implementation in Missouri: A Year Later Date: Thursday, June 27, 2:00-3:30 pm EDT Register today: www.integration.samhsa.gov/about-us/webinars […]

    Mental health care: Steinberg’s innovative plan will improve services in California By Nancy Pena, Paul Taylor and Anna […]

Advice On Integration – From 40 Years Of Doing It By Monica E. Oss, CEO, Open Minds   Developed by […]

NYAPRS Note: Scholarships are available to attend the nation’s premiere conferences that is organized by and for those in the […]

eCast Vol. 13 No 6  Special Webinar Announcements   If you are viewing this on a tablet or smart phone, you […]

CMCS Webinar: Prevention and Early Identification of Mental Health and Substance Use Conditions in Children   Join us for a […]

NYAPRS Note: The following comes from Andel Nicasio who writes “Please enjoy the fourteenth edition of Cultural Competence Matters – […]

NYAPRS Note: The following excerpt comes courtesy of our friend NYSILC’s Brad Williams.   The New York State Independent Living […]

NYAPRS Note: Attached are materials that are part of the latest draft review process for the national standards that iNAPS […]

New York Medicaid Moving All Fee-For-Service Behavioral Health To Integrated Managed Care In 2014; RFPs Expected Late Summer 2013 Open […]