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���ϲ����� Note: The news below signals a shift in administrative acknowledgement in NYC of the need for attention to the […]

���ϲ����� Note: Medicare advantage plans came under scrutiny in recent years for schemes that “gamed” financial risk by being selective […]

���ϲ����� Note: In collaboration with the Mental Health Association of NYS (MHANYS), we urge you to call your Assembly member […]

���ϲ����� Note: CMS collects data on use and disparities between facilities on restraint and discharge planning; two critical aspects of […]

What Is “Housing First”?Open Minds; Laura Morgan, 6/2/2014   Developed by OPEN MINDS, 163 York Street, Gettysburg PA 17325, www.openminds.com.  […]

N.Y. Health Information Exchange Aids Doctors, Patients Modern Healthcare; AP, 6/1/2014 ���ϲ����� is quietly building one of the nation’s […]

���ϲ����� Note: When addressing solutions to crises, the transformative impact of prevention can often be undermined by the need for […]

���ϲ����� Note: Though the scale of NH’s federal waiver request is far smaller than NY’s $8b 1115 waiver, we may […]

���ϲ����� Note: All roads are appropriately leading to examining every possible strategy that will improve our capacity to engage people […]

Senate Task Force Hears from Rockland on Heroin Scourge Gannett; Marcela Rojas, 5/28/2014   More than 12 people lost their […]

���ϲ����� Note: As the scandal of VA leadership and hospital failures continues to unfold, treating the realities for service men […]

���ϲ����� Note: Part of the decision to close Brooklyn’s LICH hospital was the recognition that the facility and community would […]

When Medicaid Has Premiums, Enrollees Drop Out by Adrianna McIntyre, VOX, May 27, 2014   A few states aim to […]

FTC Asks For Law Giving Consumers Control over Online Health Information By Darius Tahir  Modern Healthcare  May 27, 2014   A […]

���ϲ����� Note: Yesterday, the GOP’s candidate for NYS Governor presented an oft repeated response these days that looks at fatal […]

The Value of Peer and Family Support SAMHSA; Paolo del Vecchio, 5/26/2014   There are many studies that demonstrate the […]

Prescription Drugs More Deadly Than Car Accidents, Guns, and Suicide The Daily Beast; Charlotte Lytton, 5/25/2014   America is in […]

���ϲ����� Note: Beacon and ValueOptions, both operating in NY as behavioral health organizations, are set to merge this year barring […]

���ϲ����� Note: Highlighting the need for increased education around MH and addiction service parity, the APA sites a survey administered […]

���ϲ����� Note: The health policy transitions NY is going through are all directly linked to ACA initiatives. As more New […]

���ϲ����� Note: The deadline to submit a presentation proposal has been extended to June 3rd! Join featured speakers Ron Manderscheid, […]

���ϲ����� Note: An excellent article—when you have the time to read it—about not only a new scope of practice in […]

���ϲ����� Note: As the legislative season winds down and the NYC City Council continues to plan and debate on a […]

���ϲ����� Note: As SAMHSA works with advocates nationally, including Harvey Rosenthal, to address the systemic issues that people with mental […]

���ϲ����� Note: As NY moves quickly toward a public health redesign at every system level—from Medicaid expansion, to adult and […]

���ϲ����� Note: After months of community advocacy, government stop-gaps, and possible buy-outs, it seems that the saga of Long Island […]

In Honor and Memory of Muriel Shepherd   Several weeks ago, ���ϲ�����’s mental health advocacy community lost one of […]

���ϲ����� Note: Join Youth Power and Families Together NYS for a celebration of youth engaged in foster care and mental […]

���ϲ����� Note: The two articles below highlight opportunities for Medicaid expansion in conservative states that we will likely see more […]

���ϲ����� Note: The national and legislative debate on how best to reform the nation’s mental health systems intensified this week, […]

Mental Health First Aid for Veterans The Huffington Post; Linda Rosenberg, Lloyd I. Sederer, MD, 5/20/2014 The latest scandal out of […]

���ϲ����� Note: Though not a merger, exactly, the alliance between CDPHP and Independent signals the integration occurring at every level […]

���ϲ����� Note: Highlighting the long-perceived and researched stigma against disability in mainstream medical settings, this article notes the need for […]

���ϲ����� Note: The following blog underscores the extraordinary role that Protection and Advocacy disability rights groups played in helping NYC […]

���ϲ����� Note: The past twenty years offered NYC a relative reprieve from high incidents of hard-drug trafficking, with urban planners […]

���ϲ����� Note: To find more mental health and substance use resources for service men and women and their families, visit […]

���ϲ����� Note: It is troubling that this article, and apparently the researcher behind the national survey, did not acknowledge the […]

Thanks to Medicaid Matters’ Lara Kassel, here’s a copy of the Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy’s very useful overview […]

���ϲ����� Note: Join featured speakers Ron Manderscheid, Jennifer Mathis, Gene Johnson, Lori Ashcraft, Eduardo Vega, Tom Hill, Joe Powell, —among […]

Webinar: Addressing the Intersection of Trauma, Mental Health Challenges, and Substance Use DATE & TIME: May 29, 2014 2:00 PM […]

���ϲ����� Note: This article provides an interesting contrast to the scathing investigative piece in the Times on 5/9 detailing predatory […]

COMING OUT PROUD to Erase the Stigma of Mental Illness: Stories and Essays of Solidarity Edited by Patrick W. Corrigan […]

���ϲ����� Note: Many providers worry that ‘telehealth’ means investing in high-cost software or spending a lot of time on web […]

���ϲ����� Note: The article below articulates the opportunities in the ACA to offer insurance to individuals leaving jails and prisons. […]

���ϲ����� Overview The ���ϲ����� Association of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services (���ϲ�����), a nationally acclaimed behavioral health systems change agent based […]

���ϲ����� Note: Join keynote speakers Leah Harris, Chacku Mathai, Stephanie Orlando, and Joe Rogers—among many others—at this year’s ���ϲ����� Annual […]

���ϲ����� Note: SAMHSA is investigating solutions to the conversation—wrought nationally in competing congressional legislation on mental health—about how to serve […]

���ϲ����� Note: As NY speeds toward a managed, integrated delivery system, the potential health disparities for vulnerable communities becomes a […]

���ϲ����� Note: The state continues to meet with stakeholders across the healthcare spectrum to discuss the implications of the 1115 […]

���ϲ����� Note: A conference ongoing this week brings together justice and behavioral health leaders from across the country to discuss […]

���ϲ����� Note: The week before Dr. Brenner appeared at the National Council in D.C., delivering the address discussed below, he […]

  The Ira S. Stevens  34th Memorial Conference   Balancing the Duty to Care and the Dignity of Risk in a […]

���ϲ����� State Care Management Coalition Annual Training Conference May 15-16th ? Holiday Inn Wolf Road ? Albany, NY Program […]

More on Evidence Based and Emerging Best Practices ���ϲ����� Association of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services   May 9, 2014   As […]

���ϲ����� Note: It is hard to pick out what is most troubling about the excellent investigative piece below. We know […]

���ϲ����� Note: This article highlights some of the basic differences between the two congressional mental health bills competing for attention […]

���ϲ����� Note: Understanding the historic shifts in managed care for dual eligible across the country helps us understand the goals, […]

May 8, 2014      The Honorable Ron Barber U.S. House of Representatives 1029 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC […]

A Backdrop for Consideration of US Mental Health Policy Reforms ���ϲ����� Association of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services  May 8, 2014 […]

���ϲ����� Note: New technologies supporting stored and shared medical records are essential to integrated care and quality service delivery. But […]

���ϲ����� NOTE: We are happy to announce that the powerpoints from our recent Executive Seminar are now available on our […]

You can help someone in emotional distress. Register for this free SAMHSA webinar: It Takes a Community: Learning Together about […]

���ϲ����� Note: As the state continues to offer public information about the 1115 waiver and DSRIP, the news articles regarding […]

���ϲ����� is very pleased to announce that Teena Brooks has formally assumed the position of Assistant Director for the Office […]

���ϲ����� Note: The article below indicates that if hospital readmission rates took into consideration socioeconomic factors, hospitals being penalized for […]

      The 10th Annual Community Access/���ϲ����� NYC Mental Health Film Festival brings to downtown Brooklyn a vivid selection […]

���ϲ����� Note: There are now 2 sweeping federal legislative proposals that propose a broad variety of remedies intended to improve […]

���ϲ����� Note: Join ���ϲ����� and the Center for Practice Innovations on a 5/16 webinar on creating a WRAP plan; great […]

���ϲ����� Note: See below for some excellent resources from the STAR Center, including upcoming webinars, funding opportunities, and an update […]

���ϲ����� Note: Trauma isn’t only associated with extreme adverse experiences, but is related to the environmental conditions that form our […]