This is the 2nd week of this year’s NYAPRS Legislative advocacy Days!
Both houses are about to release their priorities so let’s keep up the pace on our
zoom meetings, phone calls and emails to our state legislators urging them to:
Protect and Expand Community Behavioral Health Services and Supports!
· Restore 5% Cut to Community Behavioral Health Services
· Release $22 Million in Community Reinvestment Funding
· Support $20 Million Allocation for Community Housing
Pass Criminal Justice Reforms!
· HALT the Torture of Solitary Confinement
Expand our Crisis Responses Systems!
· Fund Peer Crisis Counselor/EMT First Responder Teams
· Support Crisis Stabilization Programs
Protect Human Rights!
· Oppose Expansion of Inpatient Commitment Standards and Kendra’s Law
· Protect Adult Home Residents’ Safety and Rights and Promote their Successful Transitions to the Community
Extend Funding for Self-Directed Care Initiatives!
Prioritize Community Alternatives to Nursing Homes and Employment Outcomes for People with Disabilities!
Pass Legislation Requiring New York to Address the Devasting Consequences of Unresolved Trauma!
Here’s What You Can Do This Week!
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First, brush up on this year’s NYAPRS Budget and Legislative Agenda at https://tinyurl.com/2dues869 and download a copy if you can.
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Go to https://openstates.org/ny/legislators/ and type your home address in the box on the right.
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The names of your Assembly member and Senator will appear on the screen; click on them to find their legislators’ website, email address and phone number.
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Use that information to schedule a zoom meeting, make a phone call or write them to let them know what your concerns are. You can even email them a copy of the NYAPRS advocacy agenda.
Thanks so much for raising your voice and making your vote count!
