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���ϲ����� Note: The will of advocates has won out in Washington D.C., as CMS yesterday withdrew its proposal to remove […]

���ϲ����� Note: This year’s Executive Seminar will highlight presentations that prepare for two big policy movements capturing everyone’s attention for […]

���ϲ����� Note: While we await for the official release of NYS Senate and Assembly budget resolutions that indicate their response […]

���ϲ����� Note: Chacku Mathai, now Director of the NAMI STAR Center , will lead a webinar on leadership skills to form […]

The Archipelago of Pain ���ϲ����� Times Opinion; David Brooks, 3/6/2014   We don’t flog people in our prison system, […]

���ϲ����� Note: We don’t commonly post news or studies related to internet or video game addiction, but we are increasingly […]

���ϲ����� Note: We missed this posting for Valentine’s Day, but I find it perfectly timed as these cold winter months […]

L   Webinar on SAMHSA’s Initiatives to Advance Recovery Opportunities for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Populations SAMHSA Announces a […]

���ϲ����� Note: See below for an opportunity to register for a weekly service providing media updates regarding Public Health and […]

SAMHSA, MacArthur Renew Commitment to Justice-Involved Youth with Behavioral Health Needs MacArthur Foundation; 1/13/2014   The Substance Abuse and Mental Health […]

See below for a press release from the offices of Assemblywoman Gunther on the Assembly passage of legislation ���ϲ����� and […]

���ϲ����� Note: People struggling with mental health and substance abuse are often criminalized in the community or receive contact with […]

���ϲ����� Note: Save the date for Saturday, May 3, for a free event in NYC investigating Latino Mental Health within […]

���ϲ����� Note: The crackdown on persons without citizenship from receiving government benefits comes with mixed reactions from the field. On […]

���ϲ����� Note: Yesterday, the NY Association of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Providers (ASAP) rallied in Albany to advocate for increased […]

Don’t Miss This Special Event! “Changing the Mental Health System – Hope, Inclusion, Recovery” Monday March 10, 2014 8:30 – […]

Reminder: Academy of Peer Services Training Session Tomorrow, 3/5 at 1:00PM! Topic: Academy of Peer Services Host: Tony Trahan Date: […]

A New Report Tracking the Behavioral Health of America The Coalition of Behavioral Health Agencies, RECOVERe-works newsletter, 2/14   The […]

���ϲ����� Note: This week, NYC will host the 6th annual Reelabilities Film Festival, highlighting stories and achievements of persons with […]

���ϲ����� Note: There’s still time to register for tomorrow’s MRLC webinar “Case Management to Care Management: Successfully Shifting the Paradigm […]

News from the Lived Experience Research Network:   Yesterday, Co-Director Laysha Ostrow participated in the Senate Health Education Labor and […]

���ϲ����� Note: The following news out of NKI presents a new tool to help care managers, providers, and caregivers assess […]

���ϲ����� Note: We strongly encourage all BH providers and interested advocates and consumers to attend this free webinar to review […]

���ϲ����� Note: This year’s Executive Seminar will highlight presentations that prepare for two big policy movements capturing everyone’s attention for […]

���ϲ����� Note: While oversight of how the $8b in waiver funds is essential to the protection of consumers’ rights, it […]

���ϲ����� Note: A study looking at the resilience of returning UK soldiers’ mental health finds that rates of depression, suicide, […]

���ϲ����� Note: After months of very determined efforts, peer recovery and rights advocates have successfully convinced the Alameda County Board […]

���ϲ����� Note: A new model of police engagement in Texas is changing the way that police relate to people who […]

Bullying Affects Mental Health for Years The Boston Globe; Deborah Kotz, 2/24/2014   I still remember my middle-school bully: a […]

���ϲ����� Note: Care Management is an emerging concept that refers to integrated clinical care activities tailored to each individual.  Case […]

���ϲ����� Note: Legislation just passed the house in Virginia that would mandate that Universities maintain concise advertising standards of mental […]

 ���ϲ����� Note: This year’s Executive Seminar will highlight presentations that prepare for two big policy movements capturing everyone’s attention for […]

���ϲ����� Note: A settlement agreement in NH highlights the increasing legal pressure on states to treat persons in the most […]

���ϲ����� Note: This move by Cuomo protects members of our community affected by the Federal SNAP cuts. Provisions for basic […]

State Medicaid Spending Set To Reach $67 Billion By 2018 Capitol ���ϲ�����; Laura Nahmias, 2/24/2014   ���ϲ����� is likely […]

2014 Peer-Run Organization/ Recovery-Community Organization Awards to Promote Best and Emerging Practices in Peer Services   Application deadline March 3, […]

���ϲ����� Note: More news about the CMS formulary changes for people on Medicare, which many critics across party and industry […]

���ϲ����� Note: While a recent settlement has set limits to solitary confinement for certain groups of people, mental health advocates […]

���ϲ����� Note: A debate that is either ‘for’ or ‘against’ psychiatric medication most often is not a useful deconstruction of […]

HHS Issues HIPAA Guidance on Sharing Information Related to Mental Health ACMHA News Release; 2/21/2014   The U.S. Department of […]

���ϲ����� Note: A new Pentagon-sanctioned IOM report indicates that an expensive preventative health model implemented by the military is not […]

  Having trouble viewing this email? View it in your browser. New Six-Part Webinar Series on Girls’ Behavioral Health This […]

���ϲ����� Note: Below is an update with new resources for navigators of cross-disability services. The NDNRC is an excellent platform […]

���ϲ����� Note: The Addiction Technology Transfer Center network  and ���ϲ����� are partnering to offer this webinar and in person training […]

���ϲ����� Note: Availability of treatment beds in psychiatric hospitals or units is always a challenging issue when crises outpace resources. […]

���ϲ����� Note: Leading Consumer advocacy groups Health Care for All NY and Medicaid Matters NY have been working to ensure […]

                                                                                                 The National Association for Rights Protection and Advocacy Annual Rights Conference     NARPA SEATTLE 2014     September […]

���ϲ����� Members: As we speed towards the 2015 groundbreaking implementation of integrated managed health and behavioral healthcare, this year’s Executive […]

���ϲ����� Note: As we speed towards the 2015 groundbreaking implementation of integrated managed health and behavioral healthcare, this year’s Executive […]

Upcoming Webinars Trauma-Informed Care Learning Community: Participation & Process Date: Friday, Feb. 21, 2014, from 2:00-3:00pm Eastern Speaker: Cheryl Sharp,
 […]

Some Plans Refuse To Cover Medical Costs Related To Suicide Despite Federal Rules Kaiser Health News; Michelle Andrews, 2/18/2014   […]

���ϲ����� Note: The below article indicates that NY health plans and employers are “ahead of the pack” in terms of […]

���ϲ����� Note: ���ϲ����� is proud to support the work of the Communities for Crisis Intervention Teams as they advocate for […]

���ϲ����� Note: Targeting stress management in teens is an essential way to mitigate ongoing mental and physical health challenges later […]

SAMHSA’s 2014 Wellness Initiative’s Million Hearts Program: Request for Proposals (RFP) On behalf of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health […]

���ϲ����� Note: New models in mental health care for persons in the prison system are welcome when they focus on […]

���ϲ����� Note: This piece suggests that the focus of the NYS mental health budget debate has turned from whether or […]

Sagamore Children’s Psych Center Spared State Closure, For Now Newsday; Ridgely Ochs, 2/14/2014   The state has backed off its […]

���ϲ����� Note: Pressure for a human services COLA mounts in the legislature, but it is unknown yet whether it is […]

  Four New NYS CASE Trainings  Now Open for Registration!   Course Title               […]

���ϲ����� Note: Rapid implementation of NYs 1115 waiver amendment will now begin, after yesterday’s approval by the federal government of […]

  Building Strong Roots for Success Through Family Support & Peer Leadership Call for Presentations Deadline February 21, 2014  The […]

���ϲ����� Note: See below for another excellent position opening, particularly for an individual with lived MH experience. Training and advocacy […]

���ϲ����� Note: Initial moves by NYS Mayor De Blasio indicate that his progressive social reform agenda will include attention to […]

���ϲ����� Note: At long last, CMS has approved ���ϲ�����’s Medicaid Waiver application. “ The current Executive Budget proposal for […]

Governor Cuomo Announces $1.75 Million Awarded to Fight Chronic Homelessness for Families Dealing With Addiction in ���ϲ����� City   […]

Cuomo: Health Exchange ‘Endangered’ By Lack Of Medicaid Waiver By Laura Nahmias  Capital ���ϲ����� February 13, 2014    ���ϲ�����’s […]

���ϲ����� Note: The below training is available to all NYS OMH facilities or programs licensed by them. If you are […]

���ϲ����� Note: This historic shift indicates—as the NCD notice below rightfully posits—that the removal of Section 14c of the Fair […]