After Shootings, Some States Rethink Deep Cuts To Mental Health Care, Consider More Spending By Associated Press  January 23, 2013 […]
eNews Bulletin Updates
View Today’s Senate Hearing on US Mental Health System; MH in Schools Act to be Introduced
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: View morning’s live televised coverage of a Senate hearing on the US mental health system at http://www.capitolhearings.org/Hearing/SSHR00201301241000/dirksen430.aspx  […]
SAMHSA News Release: New Funding Opportunity from SAMHSA
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Please see the press release below announcing two (2) Request for Applications from SAMHSA’s Statewide Consumer Network Grant […]
SAMHSA 2013 Policy Academy Awards: Bringing Recovery Supports to Scale in the Context of Affordable Care Act Implementation
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: The purpose of the BRSS TACS Policy Academy Awards is to assist State, Territory, and Tribal Government substance […]
Evans: 1/3 of MH $ Should Have Flexibility for Prevention, Upstream Engagement
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: A thoughtful piece by Philadelphia’s Commissioner Arthur Evans, urging for the kind of flexibility and focus on outreach, […]
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ: More Details on Proposed 2013-4 NYS Mental Health Budget
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Here’s more information about certain provisions aligned with yesterday’s release of the Governor Andrew Cuomo’s proposed 2013-4 state […]
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Executive Seminar will to Feature Appelbaum, Manderscheid, Fisher Panel, “Re-Envisioning Mental Health Care”
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: In the flurry of recent media coverage in the wake of recent tragedies that are being associated with […]
Correction: ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ 2013 Budget Highlights; Come to ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Legislative Day Next Tuesday!
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: A revised version based on recent clarifications. ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ NYS 2013-4 Budget Highlights January 22, 2013 No Community Cuts […]
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ 2013 Budget Highlights; Come to ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Legislative Day Next Tuesday!
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: A revised version based on recent clarifications.  ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ NYS 2013-4 Budget Highlights                              January 22, 2013  No […]
PS Editorial: State Can’t Be Inside Patients’ Heads
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Two thoughtful pieces in the Glens Falls (just south of the Adirondacks) daily.  State Can’t Be Inside […]
MHW: Medicaid Expansion Promotes Boost In MH Care, Economy
Medicaid Expansion Promotes Boost In MH Care, Economy Mental Health Weekly January 22, 2013 View this newsletter online at wileyonlinelibrary.com […]
TH: Mental Health Debate Moves To Congress
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: This week, 2 Congressional hearings will look at strategies to boost the nation’s mental health services, in keeping […]
SL: Easiest Path to MH Funding May Be Medicaid Expansion
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ joins most other states in looking for federal funding support to make our ACA related healthcare […]
NYT: It Shouldn’t Take a Tragedy to Improve Treatment
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Today’s ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Times online ‘Room for Debate’ page focuses on ‘Guns, Safety and Mental Health:  Can changes […]
Date Correction – ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ webinar with Dale Jarvis
Please note the correction in the date of the webinar. Our apologies forany confusion. The correct date of this exciting […]
JOIN ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ NOW and don’t miss the next Medicaid Redesign Learning Collaborative Webinar featuring National Expert Dale Jarvis on Preparing for Health Care Reform
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Does anyone really understand how healthcare reform isunfolding in ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ with the emerging system of HMOs, BHOs […]
Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service on January 21, 2013
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: January 21, 2013 will mark the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. federal holiday. Dr. Martin Luther King […]
Friedman: Is Mass Murder a Mental Health Issue?
Mass Murder: Is There a Mental Health Issue? By Michael Friedman, L.M.S.W. Adjunct Associate Professor, Columbia University Schools of Social […]
Experts: NY Gun Law Could Deter Mentally Ill From Seeking Treatment
Experts: NY Gun Law Could Deter Mentally Ill From Seeking Treatment By Dr. Susan Berry Breitbart.Com January 16, 2013  Mental health […]
GNS: MH Advocates Fear N.Y. Gun Law May Keep Ill From Seeking Treatment
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Consumer, family and provider groups join together in the article below to share concerns about the impact of […]
Obama Pushes Mental Health Changes as Part of Gun Package
Obama’s Gun Violence Measures: Would They Work? By Allison Brennan, CNNÂ Â January 16, 213 Â Washington (CNN)Â – President Barack Obama […]
TODAY’S: 2:30 Call w HHS’ Sibelius, Next Steps After Sandy Hook
Call with Secretary Sebelius TODAY 2:30pm ET – Next steps after Sandy Hook  Colleagues:  Following President Obama’s announcement […]
Obama Release Gun Control and Mental Health Reforms
Now Is the Time: The President’s Plan to Protect our Children and our Communities by Reducing Gun Violence THE WHITE […]
Bazelon: Reductions in Psych Hospital Beds Not Connected with Murders or Incarcerations
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: In reaction to suggestions by some that linkages between violence and mental illnesses could be best addressed by […]
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Releases 2013 State Budget/Legislative Agenda
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Here’s ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ preliminary 2013 NYS budget and legislative advocacy agenda, as developed by our ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Public Policy Committee. […]
WSJ, NYT, TU Looks at NY Gun Law’s Mental Health Impact
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Today’s papers take an analytical view of NY’s new gun control law’s impact on people with mental health […]
Culturally appropriate mental health services are needed
Culturally appropriate mental health services are needed   Hilda Rosario-Escher, President and CEO of the Ibero-American Action League in […]
Vermont Recovery Coach Academy offers comprehensive, integrated peer support training
Vermont Recovery Coach Academy offers comprehensive, integrated peer support training  ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: This special invitation comes courtesy of Patty […]
Op Eds: Let’s Stop Blaming, Failing People with Mental Illnesses
Let’s Stop Blaming The Mentally Ill By Lollie Bulter Arizona Daily Star January 15, 2013 There is a bloody war […]
Politico: Focus on Obamacare Delays MH Parity Implementation
Focus on Obamacare Delays Mental Health Law By Kyle Cheney Politico January 15, 2013  Mental health advocates say a […]
Cultural Competence Matters Report from the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ State Psychiatric Institute
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: The following announcement comes from the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ State Psychiatric Institute’s Center for Excellence for Cultural Competence.  […]
NYS Gun Control Deal Expands but Doesn’t Make Permanent Kendra’s Law; MH Professionals’ Reports to be Used to Remove Guns
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Forged in the crucible of media, policy maker and the gun control lobby’s linkages between several recent violent […]
A Language Access Planning Tool for Courts
A Language Access Planning Tool for Courts ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: One of the most essential steps towards the elimination of racial […]
Anthony: Musings on Consumer Self-Management
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Some very timely and personal comments from the ‘Godfather’ of psychiatric rehabilitation, our beloved Bill Anthony.I meant to […]
Manderscheid: Profile of the Likely Newly Insured under the ACA
Obamacare will extend health insurance to 32 million Americans. Here’s who they are. President Obama’s signature health-care law is expected […]
Hill: Rep. Blackburn Assails Violent Video Games, Seeks to Examine Impact of Psych Meds
Rep. Blackburn ‘Astounded’ By Level Of Violence In ‘Call Of Duty’ Video Game By Alicia M. Cohn – The Hill  January 13, […]
NE: A Complicated Link Between Aggression and Antidepressant Drugs
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Many Americans describe the great benefits of taking psychiatric medications….but there is reason to consider some instances when […]
USA Today: Lindstrom Pushes Prevention, Community Outreach Not Forced Treatment
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: A very timely on target message from Mental Health America’s new CEO, Wayne Lindstrom.  Opposing view: Don’t […]
HHS Announces 106 New Accountable Care Organizations, 3 in NYS
Health And Human Services Announces 106 New Accountable Care Organizations (Acos) In Medicare, Including Three Serving NY Patients January 11, […]
Today’s Noon Public Session of Nat. Council on Disability to Discuss Biden Recommendations
TODAY – SPECIAL SESSION OF NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY Â Friday, January 11, 2013 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM, ET […]
Jan 10 CMS Webinar: Exploring Medicad Health Homes
WWW.INTEGRATEDCARERESOURCECENTER.COM A joint technical assistance project of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office and the Center […]
TU: Invest in MH Reforms, Not Kendra’s Law Expansion
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: The Albany Times Union printed an OP ED this morning that I had titled “Invest in Cuomo’s Mental […]
Fricks: Apply for NCBH, Lily Reintegration Awards
As someone with lived experience of serious mental illness, I know that when I’ve been recognized for my struggles and […]
TU: Jan 24 Webinar on Peer Specialists Promoting Inclusion in Rural Communities
Free Webinar Peer Specialists in Rural Communities: Promoting Community Inclusion January 24, 2013 / 2:00 – 3:30 PM  Greetings, […]
Jan 18 Webinar: Cornell Release New Disability Status Report
New Disability Status Report Cornell University’s Employment and Disability Institute (EDI) will host a free online webinar on Friday, January […]
NC Jan 15 Webinar: 8 Weeks to Whole Health Via Peer Support Groups
WHAM: Eight Weeks to Whole Health through Peer Support Groups Date: Â January 15, 2013, 2-3:30pm Eastern Presenters: Larry Fricks, Senior […]
Black: Are You Ready for March 1st Move to Electronic Delivery of SSA Benefits?
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CIHS: Jan 18 Operationalizing Behavioral Health Homes Webinar
 A (Health) Home Run: Operationalizing Behavioral Health Homes Date: January 18, 2013, 2:00 – 3:30 pm EST Webinar Presenters: […]
HC: Forced Mental Health Treatment Wrong
Forced Mental Health Treatment Wrong By Janet Van Tassel  OP-ED The Hartford Courant January 7, 2013  In the past […]
Woodlock: Focus on Facts about Mental Illnesses and Violence
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Here’s a very timely message from OMH’s wonderful Acting Commission Kristin Woodlock.  Acting Commissioner’s Message by Kristin […]
Come to ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ NYC Jan 16 Educational Forum to Prepare for Jan 29 Legislative Day!
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: The following comes to us from ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ NYC leader Carla Rabinowitz, who writes that “due to Hurricane Sandy, […]
Olmstead Decision and Mental Health Systems Reform: Honberg
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: The following timely piece underscore the great impact Olmstead Plans can have on reshaping state mental health service […]
TU: Cuomo’s Wed. State of the State Expected to Come w Hefty List
Cuomo’s to-do list heftier Governor’s Year Three issues include minimum wage, gambling, gun control in untested political landscape By Rick Karlin […]
WAMC: NY MH Advocates Deplore Media Coverage, Urge Alternatives to Expanding Kendra’s Law
NY Advocates: Mentally Ill Are Maligned By Dave Lucas WAMC  January 4, 2013  Advocates say the mentally ill are far […]
Magellan Issues Peer Support Whole Health & Wellness Newsletter
Magellan Peer Support Whole Health & Wellness Fall 2012 Welcome to the first issue of Magellan’s Peer Support Whole Health […]
VA Peer Counselors Connect With Struggling Veterans
At VA, Peer Counselors Connect With Struggling Veterans By Bob Brewin Nextgov.com December 21, 2012  A decade ago, gripped by […]
MH Advocates Decry Defamatory Coverage, Urge Accleration of Cuomo Reforms
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: A group of NYS mental health advocates pushed back yesterday against outrageous media depictions they say inaccurately and […]
Correction: Magellan Issues Peer Support Whole Health & Wellness Newsletter (with Active Links)
Magellan Peer Support Whole Health & Wellness Fall 2012  Welcome to the first issue of Magellan’s Peer Support Whole […]
SAVE THE DATE – ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ 9th Annual Executive Seminar on Systems Transformation
S A V E  T H E  D A T E  The ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Collective Presents ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ 9th Annual Executive […]
DOH Health Home Consent Process Update
Update on the Health Home Consent Process NYS Department of Health Medicaid Update December 2012  The Health Home consent […]
New CMS Office Focuses on Medicare/Medicaid Enrollees, Policy Changes
The Affordable Care Act creates a new office within the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office, to […]
GNS: Cuomo’s Aggressive Agenda For 2013
Governor Cuomo’s Aggressive Agenda For 2013 By Jessica Bakeman | Gannett Albany Bureau  January 1, 2013  ALBANY, N.Y. – When […]
WNYC: Subway Tragedies Renew Debate on Kendra’s Law
Fatal Subway Shove Renews Debate on Forced Treatment for the Mentally Ill By Fred Mogul WNYC December 31, 2012  […]
Salzer: Misguided Focus On Mental Illness
Misguided Focus On Mental Illness By Mark Salzer Philadelphia Inquirer January 2, 2013 A typical reaction after an incomprehensible shooting […]
Jan 1 Date for Prescriber Prevails in Medicaid Managed Care for Atypical Antipsychotics
Prescriber Prevails in Medicaid Managed Care for Atypical Antipsychotics  Effective January 1, 2013, Medicaid Managed Care Plans will be […]
NEC Calls for Uncoupling Violence and Mental Health Issues
National Empowerment Center Mourns the Newtown School Shooting, Calls for Uncoupling Violence and Mental Health Issues  WASHINGTON (12/20/12) – The […]
Study Links Poverty, Inequality with Serious MH Conditions
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Here’s more data to support the overdue trend to look at ‘social determinants of health’ like poverty and […]
Alert: Please Make One Call To Help Save The CASA Program For Foster Children?
Call Now to Save the CASA Program for Foster Children Statewide  The NYS Office of Court Administration which provides […]
CSM: Was Adam Lanza Reacting To MH Commitment Plans?
Sandy Hook Shooting: Was Adam Lanza Lashing Out Against Treatment? Two media reports suggest that Sandy Hook shooter Adam Lanza’s […]
TH: National MH Advocates Have Momentum in Wake of CT Tragedy
Advocates For Mental Health Have Momentum After Conn. Massacre By Elise Viebeck and Sam Baker – The Hill December 20, 2012 […]
SAMHSA: Facts About Mental Illness and Violence
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Some very timely information for us to share with the media today and through the next few weeks. […]
RC: After Shooting, Congress Ponders Mental Health Role
After Shooting, Congress Ponders Mental Health Role By Melissa Attias  Roll Call December 17, 2012  Murphy called for Congress to […]