ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Several weeks ago, we published results of a new CDC study that found that one in four young […]
eNews Bulletin Updates
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Announces Details of our 2020 Virtual Annual Conference: Register Today!
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Conference Committee Chairs Traci Ploufe and Luis Lopez and our staff team are very pleased to invite […]
Job Posting: NYS System of Care Pilot: Family, Youth Engagement Specialists
Please find two new job postings for the NYS System of Care Pilot: Family Peer Engagement Specialist and Youth Peer […]
Tomorrow Aug 25 ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Webinar: Re-Opening during Pandemic; HR Guidelines and Other Considerations
Don’t miss Tomorrow’s ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ WebinarRe-Opening during Pandemic; HR Guidelines and Other ConsiderationsRegister Today using the link below! Re-opening During the Pandemic: […]
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’ Ruth Colon-Wagner Posts 100th Daily Morning Meditation and Links to the Entire Series
Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus, ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Director for Training and Development Ruth Colon-Wagner has provided a heartwarming daily […]
CHP: Behavioral Health Advocates Call For Increased Funding
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Last week, a group of leading behavioral health provider advocacy groups including ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ endorsed efforts by state legislative […]
Just Announced: Aug. 25 ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Webinar on Re-Opening During the Pandemic
NEW WEBINAR ADDED INTO THE AUGUST LINEUP ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ is pleased to announce this timely webinar as organizations are working on […]
Rise Up! ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Announces Virtual Annual Conference Dates: Sept 22, 24, 29 and Oct 1
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: In recognition of how important the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’ Annual Conference has been to so many us for so long, […]
Bazelon Center Releases “Defunding the Police” and People with Mental Illness
Breaking: Behavioral Health Advocates Agree Revenue Raisers Must Be Considered
Yesterday, NY’s Budget Director reported a $1 billion increase in the expected budget shortfall for this year, adding that additional […]
New CDC Survey: 40% Reported BH Condition, 1/4 Young Adults Contemplated Suicide
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: The urgency of the need to expand rather than to cut behavioral health services in the wake of […]
Just Announced: Aug. 25 ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Webinar on Re-Opening During the Pandemic
NEW WEBINAR ADDED INTO THE AUGUST LINEUP ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ is pleased to announce this timely webinar as organizations are working on […]
Rise Up! ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Announces Virtual Annual Conference Dates: Sept 22, 24, 29 and Oct 1
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: In recognition of how important the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’ Annual Conference has been to so many us for so long, […]
Gov Cuomo NYS Legislative Leaders Joint Letter to NY Delegation
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Here’s the full text of letter from Gov. Cuomo, Sen. Leader Stewart-Cousins, and Speaker Heastie to NY’s Congressional […]
State/Local Aid Come to Forefront of Federal COVID Relief Negotiations: BN
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Negotiations on the next COVID relief package between the White House and Congressional Democrats remain contentious and unresolved […]
CDC/SAMHSA: Six Guiding Principles to a Trauma-Informed Care Approach During Public Health Emergencies
Six Guiding Principles to a Trauma-Informed Care Approach The CDC’s Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (OPHPR), in collaboration […]
TU: MH/SU Providers, Tonko Raise Call for Federal COVID Aid
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Mental health and substance use service providers continue to hammer away about the devastating impact of current state […]
Correction: ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ August Webinars: Cultural Competency, Agency ‘Re-Sets’, Returning to Normal, Re-Opening during Pandemic
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ is very pleased to provide details of our free weekly webinar series for the month of August, that will once […]
Alert: Call Senators Schumer, Gillibrand Today to Ensure Funding for the States are in the COVID-19 Relief Package!
Since it appears that divided Senate Republicans lack the votes to approve another COVID-19 Relief Package, Senate leaders will be […]
Don’t Miss Upcoming Race & Justice in World Affairs Speaker Series!
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ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ August Series: Dealing w/ Racism & Sexism, Agency ‘Reset’ Strategies, ‘Returning to Normal’
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ is very pleased to provide details of our free weekly webinar series for the month of August, that will once […]
Alert: Call Senators Schumer, Gillibrand Today to Ensure Funding for the States are in the COVID-19 Relief Package!
Cuomo Presses for Federal COVID $, Resists Raising Taxes
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: NYS Governor Andrew Cuomo’s response to a Senate GOP ‘HEALS’ COVID relief package that contained no money for […]
August 1 What the Peepul Say: Well-Being of Black Children During a Pandemic
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NYSOMH Guidance for Peer Specialists Supporting Individuals Coping with Thoughts of Suicide
The COVID-19 pandemic can affect your mental, physical, and emotional well-being, as well as that of those you work with […]
Cultural Formulation Interview Engages People in Meaningful Discussions about Cultural Views, Experiences
NYSOMH Recognizes National Minority Mental Health Month – Reaffirms Mission to Address Discrimination as a Social Determinant of Mental Health
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ State Office of Mental Health RecognizesNational Minority Mental Health MonthReaffirms Mission to Address Discrimination as a Social […]
NY MH, Addiction Service Providers in NY Say Senate Bill Won’t Help
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Yesterday, our coalition of NY mental health and addiction recovery advocates blasted the failure of the newly released […]
Rise Up! ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Announces Virtual Annual Conference Dates: Sept 22, 24, 29 and Oct 1
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: In recognition of how important the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’ Annual Conference has been to so many us for so long, […]
Senate GOP COVID Package Fails State and Localities and the Unemployed
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Senate Republicans released their version of a 4th COVID Relief package that includes a $400 cut in unemployment […]
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Urges that NY Apply the ADA’s Olmstead Decision to Reduce Criminal Justice/Solitary Confinement for People w MH Conditions
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Yesterday marked the 30th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Enacted on July 26, 1990, the ADA […]
TIME SENSITIVE: TODAY AT 3PM Correct Crisis Intervention Virtual Meeting
Dear coalition member or friend: CCIT-NYC is hosting an online meeting of organizational supportersDate: Thursday July 23rd Time: 3:00 […]
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ August Series: Dealing w/ Racism & Sexism, Agency ‘Reset’ Strategies, ‘Returning to Normal’
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ is very pleased to provide details of our free weekly webinar series for the month of August, that will […]
No $ for States, Localities in Senate/White House Stimulus Proposal
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: The Republican Senate and White House have reached a COVID package agreement that fails to include desperately needed […]
July 30 Standing on the Shoulders/Stories of our Movement w Joseph Rogers, Sally Zinman, Celia Brown
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ is very pleased to provide details about next Thursday’s ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ weekly free webinar that will feature three of our […]
Senate Opening Positions May Not Include Unemployment $ Extension, Funding for States and Localities
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Here’s the latest federal COVID package news, in keeping with the tracking we’re doing and building on last […]
In Honor of Bill Anthony
The psychiatric rehabilitation movement lost its founder this week when Bill Anthony passed away at the age of 77. Despite […]
Pelosi And McConnell Hurtling Toward Coronavirus Relief Showdown; ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Matrix of 3 way Negotiating Positions;
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Given the critical need for prompt passage of another and possibly final COVID relief package, especially as regards […]
NYU Langone Expects Uptick In ED Psychiatric Visits Due To Covid-19 Pandemic NYU Langone Expects Uptick In ED Psychiatric Visits Due To Covid-19 Pandemic
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Here’s some stark evidence of the rising needs for mental health related services and supports due to COVID-19 […]
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ July Webinars: Epidemic of Loneliness, History of the Movement
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ is very pleased to provide details of our remaining free July weekly webinar series that will once again offer […]
FCC Unanimously Advances Dialing 988 For Suicide Hotline
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Federal Communications Commission members have approved a plan to simplify access to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline with […]
Lawmakers Slam Cuomo’s Deadly Decision To Cut Substance Abuse Treatment
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Two more piece of print coverage in the Buffalo News detail the potentially deadly impact of Governor Cuomo’s […]
COVID-19 Guidance for Peers and Community Health Worker Guidance Supporting People Coping with Thoughts of Suicide
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: The following very timely report comes courtesy of Carlton Whitmore, Director / Office of Consumer Affairs at the […]
Negotiations on COVID 5 Package Underway: Senate, House & White House Stake out Positions
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Here’s a general summary of what appear to the opening bargaining positions of the GOP Senate and White […]
July 15 ‘History of Systemic Racism in the US’ MHA Webinar
Supportive Housing Groups Say State Cuts Will Lead To Homelessness, Higher Costs: CHP, TU
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Advocates for NYS community based behavioral health services in ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ are intensifying our public efforts in asserting […]
Advocates Intensify Effort to Preserve BH Funding as the Senate is Looking at COVID $ to the States
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Advocates are getting almost daily media coverage about the devastating impact of a 20% withhold (and potential cut) […]
Information on COVID-19 Testing for OMH and OASAS Programs
Please see the attached joint OMH-OASAS communication, which provides information on COVID-19 testing for ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ State Office of Mental […]
Structural Racism Is Why I’m Leaving Organized Psychiatry: Shim
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: One of the nation’s preeminent Black psychiatrists, Dr. Ruth Shim, has announced her decision to leave the APA […]
July 14: Peer Navigators/Health Disparities ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Webinar; Later this Month: Loneliness, History of the Movement
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ is very pleased to provide details of 3 free July weekly webinar series that will once again offer CEUs […]
Primary Care, BH Providers Urge Measures To Sustain Telehealth Access Post-Pandemic
Primary Care, Behavioral Health Providers Urge Measures To Sustain Telehealth Access Post-PandemicCrain’s Health Pulse July 9, 2020 The Community Health […]
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ July Webinar Series: Peer Navigators/Health Disparities, Loneliness, History of the Movement
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ is very pleased to provide details of three free July weekly webinar series that will once again offer CEUs […]
Breaking McConnell: Congress will Pass COVID Package that May Include State/Localities Relief
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: States and their community providers have been pressing hard to see signs that Senate Republicans will approve another […]
TU: NY’s Delays Continue the Torture of Solitary Confinement
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Despite Governor Andrew Cuomo’s promise that he would enact sweeping changes to state policy on the use of […]
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ July Webinar Series: WRAP this WEDNESDAY; Peer Navigators/Health Disparities, Loneliness, History of the Movement
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ is also very pleased to provide details of our free July weekly webinar series that will once again offer […]
Gunther Presses Cuomo to Repurpose Development Funds to Address MH Crisis
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: On last Friday evening’s telecast of ‘ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Now’, Assembly Mental Health Committee Chair Aileen Gunther gave a […]
Our Work is About Freedom & Liberty
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: I have always viewed the service and support that we offer to each other as ultimately about promoting […]
July 8: Implementation of WRAP; July ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Webinar Schedule Includes Peer Navigators/Health Disparities, Loneliness, History of the Movement
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ is also very pleased to provide details of our free July weekly webinar series that will once again offer […]
LGBTQ Resources & Frontline Workers’ Stories
From Hardship to Hope: A Peer Support Group Series for Financial Wellness to Launch July 9
The following comes from Oscar Jimenez-Solomon and the NYS Center of Excellence for Cultural Competence. “The COVID19 pandemic has triggered […]
Register Now for 14th Annual Conference for NYC Working Peer Specialists
HALT Campaign: NYC: Must End Solitary Confinement Immediately…Time for Workgroups is Over
Contact: Anisah Sabur, anisah613@gmail.com ***STATEMENT BY THE #HALTsolitary CAMPAIGN***ON NYC MAYOR DE BLASIO’SCOMMITMENT TO END SOLITARY CONFINEMENT (ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ, NY) […]
MHW: NYS Advocates Say Cuts Would Hurt MH Community
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: The Mental Health Weekly ran a cover story last week giving national coverage to the dire need for […]
Breaking: ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ City Plans To End Solitary Confinement In Jails!
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Extraordinary news!! Now Governor Cuomo must do the same for NYS prisons! ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ City Plans To End […]
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ July Series: WRAP, Peer Navigators/Health Disparities, Loneliness, History of the Movement
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ is also very pleased to provide details of our free July weekly webinar series that will once again offer […]
July 28: ‘Implementing the CLAS Standards to Reduce Disparities in Behavioral Health Organizations’ OMH Webinar
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ note: Please don’t miss this extremely timely webinar from OMH. FYI: CLAS stands for culturally and linguistically appropriate services. […]
NOW: Watch NYS’ Most Integrated Coordinating Council Meeting!
Good morning. The Most integrated Coordinating Council Meeting (MISCC) started this morning at 10:00 am. This is the link for […]
June 30: Peace, Love, and Justice – Healing Black, Brown, Indigenous, and Diverse Communities
Free Webinar presented by Surviving Race: The Intersection of Injustice, Disability, and Human Rights Since January 1, 2015, there have […]
$323M In Federal Medicaid Funds Are Headed To ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Counties: TU
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: According to a press release from the NYS Department of Health, DOH, NYS counties will receive a combined […]
July 28 ‘Reducing Disparities in Behavioral Health Organizations by Implementing the CLAS Standards’ OMH Webinar
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ July Series: WRAP, Peer Navigators/Health Disparities, Loneliness, History of the Movement
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ is also very pleased to provide details of our free July weekly webinar series that will once again offer […]
Cuomo Issues $74 billion Withhold’ from 12 Cities while Advocates Press Washington for COVID Relief
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: The broader NYS advocacy community including ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ continues to advocate for US Senate backing for another federal COVID-19 […]