eNews Bulletin Updates
Support the International Association of Peer Supporters
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Since 2004, The International Association of Peer Supporters (iNAPS) has served at the only nation-wide organization to represent the interests of the peer […]
SAMHSA/APA Launch Clinical Support System Resource
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: The American Psychiatric Association has launched a SAMHSA funded Clinical Support System-SMI Resource’s whose mission is “to advance […]
Jan 16 ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Putnam/Westchester Forum Preps for Legislative Day, Looks at New Service Innovations
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Carmel Regional Forum
OMH Seeks Opioid Initiatives Project Manager
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: OMH is looking to fill a new position aimed at improving rates of screening for and managing opioid […]
‘The Costly Price of Benefits’ for WNY/CNY Provider: Join the NeC-ATTC/ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Learning Collaborative
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: The following comes from ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’ Len Statham: “Our friends at the Northeast & Caribbean Addiction Technology Transfer Center […]
Jan 7 OMH Webinar on Employment: The Path to Recovery
Topic: Employment: The Path To Recovery This web seminar, hosted by Christopher Coyle, Mental Health Program Specialist for the NYS […]
Call for Applications: 2019 BRSS TACS Capacity Building TA Opportunity
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Bringing Recovery Supports to Scale Technical Assistance Center Strategy (BRSS TACS) […]
WSJ: Joint Commission Accredited More Than 100 Psychiatric Hospitals Despite Abuses
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: The following investigative report raises very serious questions about the Joint Commission’s oversight of US private and public […]
Baltic St AEH Seeks Peer Bridgers, Housing, Education & Employment Specialists in NYC
Housing Specialist Job Posting Peer Advocate Job Posting
Cuomo 3rd Inaugural Address Underscores Efforts to End Cash Bail, Conversion Therapy
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Upon beginning his third term yesterday at an inaugural address on Ellis Island, NYS Governor Andrew Cuomo pledged […]
TU: Burnout, Low Pay Take Toll on NY Human Service Agencies, Advocates Seek 2.9% COLA
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: A powerful example of why we’ve joined with our colleagues to fight for a 2.9% COLA in the […]
Thousands Held In NY’s Prisons Will Spend The Holidays In Solitary Confinement
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ has long worked to advance policies that promote criminal justice system diversion and re-entry services and to […]
Jan 16 ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Putnam/Westchester Forum Preps for Legislative Day, Looks at New Service Innovations
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ is kicking off a series of regional forums over the next few months with a January 16 […]
Gov. Cuomo Enacts MH/SUD Parity Report Act, Providing Transparency on Compliance with Federal & State MH/SUD Parity Laws
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Thanks to a strong advocacy push by more than two dozen statewide organizations and 5 national groups representing […]
Gov Cuomo Announces Minimum Wage Increases for 2018
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Governor Cuomo released details of the schedule for implementation of the minimum wage increase across NYS. In addition, […]
MH: ACA Repeal Wouldn’t Stop Transition to Value-Based Payment
ACA Repeal Wouldn’t Stop Transition to Value-Based Payment, Efforts to Lower Drug Spending Even if the Affordable Care Act is […]
Warm Holiday Wishes from ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ
Today at Noon: Engagement, Recovery Supports for People Experiencing Homelessness BRSS TACS Live Event
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Don’t miss this very timely live event and lineup that includes ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Co-President Jeff McQueen. BRSS TACS December […]
The Costly Price of Benefits’ for WNY/CNY Provider: Join the NeC-ATTC/ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Learning Collaborative
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: The following comes from ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’ Len Statham: “Our friends at the Northeast & Caribbean Addiction Technology Transfer Center […]
Strengthening Service Coordination for Older Adults with Serious Mental Illness Expert Panel Report
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Attached please find the final report from the “Strengthening Service Coordination for Older Adults with Serious Mental Illness […]
Openings Available for ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Jan 16 Capital District Regional New Hire Orientation
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ is very pleased to provide details of an additional session in the Hudson River Valley region of […]
Urge Gov Cuomo to Approve MH/SU Parity Reporting Act by Dec 22!
ACTION NEEDED THIS WEEK! Require that Insurers and Health Plans Demonstrate Their Compliance with Federal and State Mental and Substance […]
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’ Annual Legislative Day is on Tuesday, February 26, 2019!
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’ Annual Legislative Day is on Tuesday, February 26, 2019! ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ is very pleased to invite our members […]
Harkin on NYS Adult Home NYT Piece: Gov’t is Accountable for Helping PWDs to live in Most Integrated Settings
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: A wonderful counter to Pro Publica’s/ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Times’ recent piece suggesting that supported community housing is a failed […]
Friedman: Mental Illness Doesn’t Mean Mass Murder, Calls for a Unified Focus by Advocates
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Here’s an excellent new piece by longtime NYS based mental health advocate Michael Friedman assailing the false connection […]
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ: Robust Supported Housing Can Serve People with the Most Advanced Needs
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: The following comes from Technical Assistance Collaborative* director and former NJ mental health commissioner Kevin Martone, who wrote […]
ALERT: Urge Gov Cuomo to Approve MH/SU Parity Reporting Act by Dec 22!
ACTION NEEDED TODAY Require that Insurers and Health Plans Demonstrate Their Compliance with Federal and State Mental and Substance Use […]
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’ Annual Legislative Day is on Tuesday, February 26, 2019!
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’ Annual Legislative Day is on Tuesday, February 26, 2019! ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: The crises in community housing, workforce recruitment and […]
OM: Why Don’t People Have More Access To Supported Employment?
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: The following comes courtesy of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Director of Employment and Economic Self-sufficiency Initiatives Len Statham, who writes “this […]
NYT Assails NY Adult Home Resident Policy….but Misses the Full Story
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Times Assails NY Adult Home Resident Policy….but Misses the Full Story Harvey Rosenthal, ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Yesterday’s ProPublica/NYTimes investigative piece […]
NYT: Psychiatric Advance Directives Are Helping to Transform, Improve MH Care
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Psychiatric advance directives can play a crucial role in ensuring that effective and engaging care is delivered to […]
Correction: ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’ Annual Legislative Day is on Tuesday, February 26, 2019!
Correction: ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’ Annual Legislative Day is on Tuesday, February 26, 2019! ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ is very pleased to invite our members and […]
NYT: Psychiatric Advance Directives Are Helping to Transform, Improve MH Care
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Psychiatric advance directives can play a crucial role in ensuring that effective and engaging care is delivered to […]
OMH’s Sullivan Prepares the Field for NY’s Paid Family Leave Program Start
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’ Annual Legislative Day is on Tuesday, February 28, 2019!
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’ Annual Legislative Day is on Tuesday, February 28, 2019! ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ is very pleased to invite our members […]
OMH Seeks Special Assistant Office of Consumer Affairs
NYS Office of Mental Health Employment Opportunity Special Assistant Office of Consumer Affairs The Office of Mental Health (OMH) is […]
13th Annual NYC Peer Specialist Conference Call for Proposals
Call for Proposals 13th Annual Conference for NYC Working Peer Specialists At ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ University’s Kimmel Center Thursday, July 18, […]
Cuomo Provides Details of $9m in New Federally Funded Opioid Addiction Treatment Initiatives
Governor Cuomo Announces More Than $9 Million in Federal Funding Secured to Expand Opioid Addiction Treatment Services in ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ […]
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Announces Jan 16 Regional New Hire Orientation for Hudson River Region
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ is very pleased to provide details of an additional session in the Hudson River Valley region of […]
Last Call to Register for Dec 6 Albany Training On Resilience After Trauma!
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: The following comes from the Sexual Assault and Mental Health Project’s Chrys Ballerano, who writes “join us this […]
As Raise the Age Starts, Juvenile Cases Have Dropped
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ has seen a drop of about 25% of youth arrests and incarcerations since the first phase […]
SS Work Incentive Demo Results via Dec 12 Webinar
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: The following comes from ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’ Len Statham, who writes that “an important Social Security Work Incentive demonstration project […]
Ask Me Anything About Employment Activation w Len Statham: Dec 5 2-3 Webinar from the Center for Psych Rehab
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Don’t miss next Wednesday’s ‘Ask Me Anything’ live Q&A interactive webinar on Employment hosted by the Center for […]
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Joins the Call for NYS Bail Overhaul
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: People living with mental health conditions are grossly overrepresented in our criminal justice system in large part because […]
Alert: Tell Gov Cuomo To Increase Funding For Geriatric Mental Health
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Please take a few minutes today to urge Governor Cuomo to double the annual budget for the geriatric […]
NCHS: US Suicide Rates Spike by 33% (45, 000), 70, 000 Drug Overdose Deaths in 2017
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Newly released figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirm that rates of death by suicide […]
Correction: ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’ Annual Legislative Day is on Tuesday, February 26, 2019!
Correction: ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’ Annual Legislative Day is on Tuesday, February 26, 2019! ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ is very pleased to invite our members and […]
Urge Governor Cuomo to Enact the Small Business Tax Credit Bill for PWDs
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Please urge Gov. Cuomo to approve a bill that would help promote hiring of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈers with disabilities […]
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’ Annual Legislative Day is on Tuesday, February 28, 2019!
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’ Annual Legislative Day is on Tuesday, February 28, 2019! ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ is very pleased to invite our members […]
What YOU CAN DO NOW to Help Raise Housing Rates in NYS!
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ is a very active member of Bring it Home, a NYS coalition of community-based mental health housing […]
A Recommends Oregon Peer Informed Non Police Approach to NYC Gov’t
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: The following comes from Community Access and the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Board’s Carla Rabinowitz, who writes “ the stakeholders meeting […]
Study: Over 4, 000 Prisoners w Serious Mental Illness are Held in Solitary Confinement
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Solitary confinement is increasingly viewed as torture, especially for people with extensive mental health conditions. Accordingly, ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ will […]
NYS is Hosting Regional Transportation Access, Ride Sharing Forums for People w Disabilities
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: The following comes from Andrew Karhan of the NYS Office of Mental Health. NYS is hosting five regional […]
D&C: Rochester Event Looks at Strategies to Address African American Mental Health Crisis
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Congratulations to the MHA of Rochester and Chacku Mathai for hosting an extremely important and timely event. Initiative […]
Correction! NYS Human Services Workforce Summit Program is Closed
So sorry all! Registration for this event is now closed. Stay tuned for times and dates for state Listening Sessions […]
Don’t Miss Dec 6 NYS Human Services Workforce Summit!
Thursday, December 6, 2018 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. SUNY System Administration Building – Zimpher Boardroom 353 Broadway, Albany, NY […]
Lack of Housing and Mental Health Disabilities Exacerbate One Another
Lack of Housing and Mental Health Disabilities Exacerbate One Another by Heidi Schultheis Center for American Progress November 20, 2018 […]
Mental Health Therapy at Walmart? It’s Now a Thing
By Felice J. Freyer Boston Globe November 26, 2018 A Boston company is taking the concept of retail health care […]
When Mental-Health Experts, Not Police, Are the First Responders
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: The following approach goes one step beyond the Crisis Intervention Team approach that trains police officers to better […]
MH Looks at How Medicaid Funding for Housing; Albany Pilot
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: “A Philadelphia effort called Safe Haven puts homeless patients into short-term housing and treats them for behavioral health […]
Biology Does Not Explain Mental Illness, The Science Needs to be Guided by the People Themselves
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: “Although there are several important exceptions, measurable differences in brain biology appear to contribute only a fraction of […]
Advocates, Legislators Call on NYS to End Mass Incarceration and Promote Justice
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: lawmakers, survivors of incarceration, family members, and a broad cross-section of advocacy groups held joint speakouts across New […]
BH, Primary and Home-Care Providers Want Fair Share of Fidelis Windfall
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: A coalition of NYS community-based primary care, home care, and behavioral healthcare service providers including ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ have been […]
Alert! Urge Congress to Support Money Follows the Person!
ACTION ALERT! Join the Call to Support Money Follows the Person! November 16, 2018 As the holiday season draws near, […]
Bring It Home Event in NYC TODAY to ensure Quality Supportive Housing in NYS
Don’t be deterred by the weather! Join us TODAY, Thursday at a pivotal housing forum at 5:00 pm at Gustavos […]
NYT: A Real Chance at US Criminal Justice Reform
A Real Chance at Criminal Justice ReformSessions is out. Trump is on board. It’s time to put these necessary changes […]
2019 is the Year for Real Criminal Justice Reform in NYS
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: With a Democratic majority in the NYS Senate, this should be the year for real criminal justice reform […]
Apply for SAMHA Sequential Intercept Mapping Workshops and Trauma-Informed Responses Train the Trainer Events
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Here’s some very timely training and technical assistance opportunities that are being offered by our friends at SAMHSA’s […]
Closer Look at Federal Policy to Allow Medicaid to Pay for State/Private Hospital Stays
A Closer Look at the Federal Policy Change to Allow Medicaid to Pay for State/Private Hospital StaysHarvey Rosenthal, ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Background […]
Breaking: CMS May Allow Hospitals to Pay for Housing Through Medicaid
CMS May Allow Hospitals to Pay for Housing Through MedicaidBy Paul Barr | Modern Healthcare November 14, 2018 HHS Secretary Alex Azar on […]
Single Payer Updates from Congress and Albany
From Crain’s….Fresh off the Democrats’ triumph in the House, “Medicare for All” proponents are seizing the moment.IN THE HOUSE: JAYAPAL […]