Finnish Open Dialogue: High Recovery Rates Leave Many Psychiatric Beds Empty  The following comes from Beyond Meds blogger and former […]
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MHW: N.Y. Budget Prompts Focus on Community Reinvestment
N.Y. Budget Prompts MH field to Focus on Community Reinvestment Mental Health Weekly January 23, 2012  Following last week’s […]
UPDATE : Information on NYS Office of Health Information Technology’s webinar , Jan 24, 2012
This is the correct information for the NYS OHITT webinar and registration link for Tuesday, January 24, 2012. The registration […]
NEC’s Peer Respite Webinar 1/25 – Still time to register!
National Empowerment Center’s Peer-Run Respite Webinar Series  Building the Foundation for a Successful Peer-Run Respite: Creating Connections with the […]
Health Home HIT Webinar series offerred by the NYS DOH Office of Health Information Technology
To assist with implementation of Health Homes, a series of training webinars on “HIT adoption for Health Homes” is being […]
Reporter Seeks Information About Police Taser Use in NY
Media Request: Police Taser Use in NY State  Mary Beth Pfeiffer, a prominent investigative reporter for the Poughkeepsie Journal […]
Jan 31 Webinar: Do’s and Don’ts for Nonprofits in an Election Year
Do’s and Don’ts for Nonprofits in an Election Year Webinar: Do’s and Don’ts for Nonprofits in an Election Year January […]
CMS to Host Jan 31 Webinar on Accountability Care Organizations
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Chicago Regional Office ACO Webinar  You are invited to participate in a […]
NYNP: Cuomo Budget Garners Much Praise, Questions and Concern
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: In recent years, many sectors that had been promised Cost of Living Adjustments (COLAs) saw them taken down […]
PJ: Dutchess Co Gets $1.5m to Boost Community Supports in Wake of Hudson Valley PC Closure
Dutchess Gets Funding For Mental Health Programs By Craig Wolf Poughkeepsie Journal January 17, 2012  The state has granted […]
Jan 25 Ticket to Work, Work Incentives Webinar
Webinar Wednesday, January 25 Ticket to Work: Support Services for People Who Have a Disability and Are Ready to Work […]
Cuomo Signs Order Limiting Compensation to State Funded Providers
Cuomo Sets $199,000 Salary Cap For Contractors Associated Press January 18, 2012 ALBANY, N.Y. – Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed […]
Cuomo Budget 2nd Look: Supportive Housing Reinvestment, Medicaid Consumer Education/Enrollment, BH Advisory Council, More
Cuomo Budget 2012-3: ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Second Look  Yesterday, we summarized some key first findings relative to our mental health and […]
Bazelon: Please Support a National Standard for Essential Health Benefits by Jan 31!
Having trouble viewing this email? http://www.bazelon.org/What-You-Can-Do/Take-Action  Please Support a National Standard for Essential Health Benefits   Comment Deadline 1/31/12 […]
Save the Date! March 29-30 ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Executive Seminar
  Save The Date The ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Collective Presents ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ 8th Annual Executive Seminar on System Transformation “The Change of […]
CHP: Hospital Execs Assume Cuomo Salary Cap Applies to Them
Gov. Cuomo, Salary-Slayer Crain’s Health Pulse January 18, 2012  Hospital executives assume that one of the more eye-opening proposals […]
Cuomo OMH Budget: ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Update
5:30 pm update: We’re happy to report an error in our morning’s ‘NYS State budget First Look’ that works in […]
Cuomo Proposes Non Profit $199k Salary, 15% AOH Caps
Cuomo Would Cap Support Of Non-Profit, Not-For-Profit Salaries at $199K by James M. Odato Albany Times Union January 17, 2012  […]
Cuomo Health Budget Summary
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Here’s the summary of changes in NY’s health budget including: the advance of health homes and capitated care […]
Cuomo OMH Budget: ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’ First Look
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Here’s what we’ve learned from a first look: Local Assistance: no COLA but a promise to establish a […]
MHW: Field Troubled By States’ Challenge To ACA Medicaid Provision
Field Troubled By States’ Challenge To ACA Medicaid Provision Mental Health Weekly January 17, 2012  Twenty-six states last week […]
CNN: States Look To Hike Tax On Millionaires
States Look To Hike Tax On Millionaires By Tami Luhby @CNNMoney January 16, 2012  NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — As the “tax […]
Cuomo Budget Expectations: $2b deficit, 2.5% State Agency Cuts, Phased in Takeover of Local Medicaid, Pension Reform
Analysis: Inside Cuomo’s budget Spending Plan To Be Released Tuesday, Comes Amid Weak Revenues and $2B Deficit By James M. […]
Jan 19 Granirer Webinar: Stand Up for Mental Health
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: We liked David Granirer’s very funny take on surviving stigma and services that the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Conference featured him […]
Cornell Jan 18 Webinar: Disability Disclosure in the Workplace, What Employers Should Know
<http://pr.ak.vresp.com/956878134/www.ilr.cornell.edu/edi/register/images/eprrtc-2012-1.jpg> Disability Disclosure Webinar, Jan. 18 Disability Disclosure in the Workplace: What Employers Should Know 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. EST […]
ACCES-VR Public Meetings on Vocational Rehabilitation and Supported Employment
The ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ State Office of Adult Career and Continuing Education Services- Vocational Rehabilitation (ACCES-VR) and the State Rehabilitation Council […]
BU: Online Seminar on Self Directed Psych Rehab, Parenting Support Program
 Boston University Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation eCast January 2012  Note: This eCast is available as a full color […]
UMDNJ: Jan 19 Academy of Peer Services Hudson Valley Kick Off Event
The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) and ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Invite you to the Academy of Peer Services […]
CQC Appoints Members to Psychiatric Correctional Advisory Committee
CQC Appoints Members to Psychiatric Correctional Advisory Committee December 22, 2011 Â The Commission on Quality of Care and Advocacy […]
Jan 12 Free SBIRT Webinar: Family Impact of Alcohol and Substance Use
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: The following comes to us courtesy of ACMHA’s Eric Gopelrud who writes that “Below is an invitation to […]
DOH Moves Health Home Implementation Dates Back for all 3 Phases
January 10, 2012 UPDATED Phase-in plan for Health Home Applications Phasing in Health Home Implementation NYS Department of Health January 10, […]
Update on NY’s Most Integrated Setting Coordinating Council
Update on NY’s Most Integrated Setting Coordinating Council  In Governor Cuomo’s recent state of the state address, he emphasized […]
Feds Recommend Independent NYS Protection & Advocacy Body
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: States are federally mandated to establish State Protection and Advocacy Agencies Systems to oversee the following functions: the […]
Feb 15 LI Showing: Kings Park, Stories from an American Mental Institution
 A special screening to benefit Hands Across Long Island and Clubhouse of Suffolk with a Special Appearance by Film […]
Jan 11 NC Webinar on Addressing MH/Physical Conditions Features Ben Druss
Preparing for New Treatment Expectations: Addressing Comorbid Mental and Physical Conditions  Wednesday, January 11, 2012 2:00 PM – 3:30 […]
Jan 26 NYC Peer to Peer Smoking Cessation Training
Peer-to-Peer Tobacco Dependence Training Training for Peer Staff Brought to you by the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ City Department of Health and […]
CQC Sets Public Forums on Future of Federal Protection & Advocacy / CAP Programs in ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ
CQC Sets Public Forums on Future of Federal Protection & Advocacy / CAP Programs in ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ CQC will hold […]
MHW: Disparities Found In Depression Care For Elderly African Americans
Disparities Found In Depression Care For Elderly AA Population Mental Health Weekly  January 9, 2012  While there have been […]
NC: 5 Health Policy Battles, Trends to Watch in 2012
Five Health Policy Battles and Trends to Watch in 2012 National Council Public Policy Update January 5, 2012 1. Medicare […]
OM: MIssouri Launches Community MHC, Primary Care Chronic Conditions Health Homes
Missouri Health Homes Launched January 1, 2012 OPEN MINDSÂ January 9, 2012 Â Developed by OPEN MINDS, 163 York Street, […]
Study: 30% of Latinas Suffer from Postpartum Depression
30% of Latinas Suffer from Postpartum Depression Fox News Latino  January 5, 2012  Over 30 percent of Latinas in […]
Rogers, USA Today: Forced Treatment Doesn’t Work
Forced Treatment Doesn’t Work By Joseph A. Rogers USA Today January 6, 2012  Whenever there is violence involving someone […]
NYT: NYC Patients Linger in Hospitals, at a High Cost
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Please note the emphasis this article places on how inadequate housing is a major reason for extended, costly […]
RTP: Jan 25 Addressing Trauma in Recovery Oriented Practice Webinar
Wednesday, January 25, 2012 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time “Assessing for and Addressing Trauma in Recovery-Oriented Practice” Featuring Kevin […]
MHW: DOJ Says New Hampshire MH System Continues to Violate ADA
DOJ Says N.H. Wrong About Efforts To Improve MH System Mental Health Weekly  January 2, 2012  Clashing views of […]
Cuomo Commits to NYS Olmstead Plan, Housing/Jobs, Rights Protections, Anti-Stigma
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Following are excerpts from today’s State of the Stateaddress from NYS Governor Andrew Cuomo. Caring for Our Most […]
Job: MHA Of Dutchess Co Seeks Executive Officer
Mental Health America Of Dutchess County Seeks Executive Officer  Mental Health America of Dutchess County is seeking an Executive […]
Friedman: Elder Suicide, Public Health Challenge of the Elder Boom
Elder Suicide: A Public Health Challenge of the Elder Boom By Michael Friedman Adjunct Associate Professor, Columbia University Schools of […]
Study Looks at Racial, Cultural Factors in Seniors Depression Care
Diagnosis, Treatment Of Depression Among Elderly Depend On Racial, Cultural Factors Medical News Today  January 2, 2012 Despite improvements to […]
NY Disability Community Looks to Today’s 1:30 pm Cuomo State of the State
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: You can watch Governor Cuomo’s 2nd State of the State address today at 1:30pm by going to http://www.governor.ny.gov/. […]
2012 NYC Peer Specialist Conference Call for Proposals
Call for Proposals NYC’s Sixth Annual Peer Specialist Conference At ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ University’s Kimmel Center On Thursday, July 19, 2012 […]
DOH Implements Prior Authorization for Atypical Antipsychotics
NYS Department of Health Medicaid Update December 2011 Fee-for-Service Pharmacy Reform Prior Authorization for Atypical Antipsychotics The enacted 2011-2012 New […]
OM: NY Medicaid to Integrate Care for Duals Through ACOs
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Medicaid To Integrate Care for Duals Through ACOs Open Minds January 2, 2012 Developed by OPEN MINDS, 163 […]
MHW: Calif. Reorganizes MH to Create New State Hospital Department
Calif. Reorganizes MH to Create New State Hospital Department Mental Health Weekly January 3, 2012 Citing goals to improve treatment, […]