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ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: The article below describing Boston’s Beth Israel hospital and its experiences in trying to reduce admissions highlights several […]

If you are having difficulty viewing the RTP Webinar Announcement, please click here. Webinar Announcement Thursday, April 10, 2014 2:00 […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: The following NY Times piece underscores the great level of concerns and controversy that have been raised by […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: The excellent interview below from our friends at The Coalition with Dr. Peggy Swarbrick highlights the theme on […]

See an invitation below for a webcast on Friday, 4/4, featuring former NYS OMH Commissioner Michael Hogan:   Please join […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Community Health Centers are known nation-wide to most often be sites of integrated care and connections to social […]

A new resource starting today for parents dealing with mental health problems: Free! Online Support Group for Parents with Mental […]

Culturally Speaking: The Bureau of Cultural Competence’s Curriculum Training Website OMH News; Hextor Pabon, Education and Training Coordinator, Bureau of […]

Fostering Sustainable Behavioral Health Services Delivery in the Medical Setting Drs. Ron Manderscheid and Roger Kathol   Join us for a […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: ONLY THREE DAYS LEFT TO SAVE ON EARLY REGISTRATION FOR THIS YEAR’S EXECUTIVE SEMINAR. Leading this year’s Seminar […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Yesterday, the Senate joined the House in approving a ‘Doc Fix’ bill that prevented a Medicare payment cut […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Yesterday, the Senate joined the House in approving a ‘Doc Fix’ bill that prevented a Medicare payment cut […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: As NY continues to build toward a system that values and pays for peer supports, new evidence from […]

Correction to our First Look at the budget agreement below. We wrongly described the $600,000 allocation in the OMH budget […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ First Look at Details of Pending 2014-15 NYS Budget Agreement By Harvey Rosenthal, Briana Gilmore     March 31, 2014   […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: The Senate is likely to vote TODAY on an urgent Medicare bill (HR 4302) that includes an unrelated […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: This year’s ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Executive Seminar, April 24-5, offers several unique opportunities to explore means of affecting and measuring […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: In the most recent publication from the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, they review how the ADA […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: The following is an adaptation of an alert that is being circulated widely by the National Coalition for […]

    The 10th Annual Community Access/ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ NYC Mental Health Film Festival brings to downtown Brooklyn a vivid selection of […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: In a budget season with several tense exchanges between Albany and new NYC Mayor de Blasio, it is […]

More coverage detailing efforts urging state budget negotiators to include funding for a statewide Crisis Intervention Team initiative in the […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Your action is needed today! Policymakers are about to finalize a budget agreement that may undo all of […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Hotel Reservation Deadline extended until April 1st! To receive a discounted rate, make your hotel reservations today at […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: For many of us who have struggled with recovery from diagnosis and treatment, the article below likely doesn’t […]

MRLC Members:  Below is an interesting article from our friends at Open Minds about the blurring of lines between providing […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Another employment-focused webinar taking place this afternoon focuses on employment strategies for persons with disabilities; this will be […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: ADAPT activists continue their direct action with NYSNA into Wednesday, insisting on an amendment to the Nurse Practice […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Two new webinars from the National Council feature information to help managers and providers grow their agency by […]

Veterans Group to Launch Suicide Prevention Campaign The Washington Post; Josh Hicks, 3/24/2014   An emerging veterans group plans to descend […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Dr. Sederer, the Medical Director of NYS OMH, describes below the impact of a crisis intervention team(CIT) model […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Despite predictions we’d have a budget deal by now, the Legislature and Governor Cuomo are still far apart […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: The following piece examines the move to health homes for commercially insured beneficiaries with serious mental health conditions. […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: We are urging all enews readers and friends to contact legislative leaders RIGHT NOW to support the inclusion […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Below are links to the SAMHSA HRSA website for resources on integration of primary care and behavioral health. […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: ADAPT continues non-violent direct action in Albany this morning after 100 hours of demanding an amendment to the […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: There are important changes coming from the Social Security Administration that could affect people who receive, apply, and/or […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: More media coverage that arose out of last week’s news conference calling for state funding to establish Crisis […]

NY Bill Seeks Police Training On Mentally Ill By Michael Virtanen, Associated Press  March 22, 2014   When ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ […]

Media coverage from Tuesday’s news conference urging NYS funding for Crisis Intervention Teams is beginning to surface…..Look for pieces in […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Vermont is not the only state to recognize how screening for Adverse Childhood Experiences can lead to better […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Enroll for this free academy if you serve individuals who have experience in the mental health and criminal […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: In the wake of a significant increase in violence and the death of an inmate who was a […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: We are urging all enews readers and friends to contact legislative leaders RIGHT NOW to support the inclusion […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Both articles below highlight shocking abuses at Rikers Island, stemming from what has been called a “culture of […]

  The Role of Peer Providers in Integrated Health Tuesday, March 25, 1pm-2:30pm Eastern/10am-11:30 am Pacific As integrated primary and […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: When Behavioral Health benefits for Medicaid recipients are folded into managed care next year for over 700,000 New […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Yesterday, a committed coalition of NYS mental health consumer, family, provider, religious groups and legislative leaders joined at […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: While ACOs are currently just practicing to assist persons with Medicare in NYS, several states and NY are […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: As exchange enrollment in NY nears 700,000, reports indicate that about half of enrollees have been eligible to […]

EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION ENDS 3/26 Register Now, Nearing Conference Capacity April 23-25, 2014 The ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈer Hotel ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ City […]

                ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Yesterday marked the formal date for the approval of New […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Below is a RECOVERe-works brief from the Coalition of Behavioral Health Agencies that reviews some of the progress […]

As Mental Health Issues Rise, Politicians Open Up About Family Experiences The Hartford Courant; Daniela Altimari, 3/16/2014   Speaking to […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Leading this year’s Seminar we are pleased to present Drs. Jeffrey Brenner and Peggy Swarbrick, and the National […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: The below summary from OMH concludes with an announcement about the official delayed release of the final Request […]

  SAVE  the DATE! Latino Mental Health in the Age of the Affordable Care Act Saturday, May 3, 2014 � […]

Doctor: ADHD Does Not Exist Time Magazine: Dr. Richard Saul, 3/14/2014   This Wednesday, an article in the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Times reported that […]

having trouble viewing this message? View it Online! Learning from Experience: Lessons from the 2013 BRSS TACS Awardees Presenters Linda […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: The article below is just one example of many speculations in media reports this week about the distribution […]

Little-Known Health Act Fact: Prison Inmates Are Signing Up ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Times; Erica Goode, 3/9/2014   In a little-noticed outcome […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ First Look: Senate Budget Proposal Makes Major Changes to Executive Budget   The NYS Senate released its own budget […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ is pleased to announce the 2014 Supported Employment (APSE) Training Institute.  With ACCES-VR having moved to an […]

Wellness Recovery Action Planning Recovery to Practice Highlights; John Woodruff, 3/13/2014 I grew up in a tiny town in northern […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Harvey Rosenthal recently spoke at an Institute of Medicine Conference dedicated to the concept of mental health and […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: The assembly budget was released yesterday, and it included provisions for a basic health plan, prescriber prevails protections, […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: This year’s Executive Seminar will feature a panel of key state officials who will be providing clarifications and […]

The Role of Peer Providers in Integrated Health Tuesday, March 25, 1pm-2:30pm Eastern/11am-12:30 pm Pacific As integrated primary and behavioral […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: OMH was recently awarded a NASMHPD grant to develop a pilot for self-directed care services for Medicaid recipients […]

12-Step-Style Yoga for Addiction and Depression Huffington Post; Rob Schware, 3/10/2014   This is an interview with Suzula Bidon, a […]