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Mental Health Coverage Unequal in Many Obamacare Plans USA Today, Laura Ungar and Jayne O’Donnell, 3/9/2015   Insurance coverage for […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: The following interview describes a new opportunity for the United States to develop $250,000 in new approaches through […]

Here are some initial impressions from the Senate budget proposal for FY 2015-16. We’re particularly pleased about the crisis intervention, […]

Here are some initial impressions from the Senate budget proposal for FY 2015-16. We’re particularly pleased about the crisis intervention, […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Among ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’ top priorities this year are a variety of initiatives that span the continuum of contacts with […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Join the dialogue by registering today! An open discussion with others on the path toward recovery and liberation […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: An article we covered on Monday noted the rise in interest of the importance of diet on mental […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: The NYS Assembly took broad latitude in its one-house bill, released yesterday, relative to some of the more […]

  ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ First Look Assembly One-House Budget Bills Briana Gilmore   ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Public Policy Director    March 10, 2015   ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: We’re only FIVE WEEKS away from this year’s ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Annual Executive Seminar on Systems Transformation to be held […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: New research on prepartum depression and asthma offers a new resource within the vast body of inconclusive evidence […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Visit www.changedirection.org to learn more about the national campaign, supported by SAMHSA and First Lady Michelle Obama, to […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: As NYS officials launched an 8 county + ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ City Crisis Intervention Training initiative yesterday in Albany […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: In October, 2014, Governor Cuomo established a Commission to create an Employment First policy in NY. The Commission […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Have you seen the lineup? ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ is pleased to provide full program details for our upcoming 11th Annual […]

SAMHSA’s New Report Tracks the Behavioral Health of America SAMHSA Press Release; 1/26/2015   A new report from the Substance […]

Diet May Be As Important To Mental Health As It Is To Physical Health Huffington Post; Carolyn Gregoire, 2/24/2015   […]

Why Did Failed Charity Send Millions To For-Profit Tech Subsidiary? Doomed Jewish Charity FEGS Stripped Itself of Crucial Cash by Josh […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ has joined with our friends at CHCANYS and ASAP (see below) to advocate that $350 million of this year’s […]

Health Reform: ‘The Challenge of Moving to Scale So Quickly’ Crain’s Health Pulse  March 6, 2015   As the New […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Open Minds’ experts join the recovery and rights communities in opposing  the view that we should ‘bring back […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: The article below offers devastating but excellent details and statistics of how mental health programs in schools and […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: As NY and other states look to crisis respites as possible ways to reduce hospital admissions and divert […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: The article below looks into the withdrawal and readmission policies impacting stigma, access to treatment, and rates of […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: The Affordable Care Act is on the line, as arguments are delivered this morning to the Supreme Court […]

New Guidelines Established for Young Athletes Who Face Mental Health Issues USA Today; Gary Mihoces, 3/2/2015    Concussions now command […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: In a city like NYC, the balance between affordable housing and low-wage jobs can hinge on how well […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ advocates were out in great effect last week as we took to the Capitol to rally and […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Don’t miss an opportunity this Friday to learn about Shared Decision Making, courtesy of SAMHSA’s First Fridays. Register […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: In a NYS Assembly Health Committee hearing last week on the use of antipsychotic medication in nursing homes, […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Several weeks ago, recovery advocates launched a furious counter campaign against a recent Times Op Ed’s view that […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Have you seen the lineup? ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ is pleased to provide full program details for our upcoming 11th Annual […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: This note came last Friday from the NYS Health Department. NYS Home and Community Based Service (HCBS) providers […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Dr. Nadine Burke Harris offers a ‘TED Talk’ about childhood trauma that reflects on the science of Adverse […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: The longstanding dynamic between NYS and Washington’s CMS ultimately impacts not only the access to services in low-income […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: The goal of the Recovery Now! network is to promote best practices that lead to and support recovery. […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Here’s a copy of the testimony that ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’ Public Policy Director Briana Gilmore just delivered so very well, […]

Governor Cuomo Announces Next Phase of Statewide Combat Heroin and Prescription Drug Abuse Awareness Campaign ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ State; 2/17/2015   […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: The following ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ news release that featured comments from our Board members offers a companion to today’s e-news […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Yesterday, Albany turned green as almost 700 ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ-led mental health advocates donning green hats nearly filled the Egg’s […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: As NYC First Lady increasingly becomes a champion for mental health community members, she promotes solutions to complex […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Have you seen the lineup? ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ is pleased to provide full program details for our upcoming 11th Annual […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Over 700 dedicated mental health system and self-advocates are coming to Albany tomorrow to brave cold conditions along […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ is hiring! Please see below for three open positions in our peer service division and apply via […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: NYS OMH has just released a website dedicated to preventing the use of restraint and seclusion in facilities. […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Particularly in light of the Bazelon Center’s plea to respond to the NY Times op-ed supporting a return […]

Yes, thank you Steve. We removed it in the materials but missed it on the agenda. We will make a […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Below, the voice of powerful advocates offers an alternative view to the call for a return to psychiatric […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Please take action today! Here’s a letter that our Recovery Now coalition sent last week. I’ll be in […]

In the midst of winter, advocates from across the state are gearing up to come to Albany once again to […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: These are indeed very challenging times as articles have appeared in the last few weeks in both the […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ is very pleased to provide full program details for our upcoming 11th Annual Executive Seminar on Systems Transformation, Tuesday […]

Advocates from across the state are gearing up to come to Albany once again to participate in ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’ Annual Legislative […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: The following piece provides some update as to what will happen to the programs that FEGS, one of […]

Five Point Plan to Improve the Nation’s Mental Health By: Pamela S. Hyde, J.D., Administrator, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: The conclusions in the long-awaited report from the Connecticut state commission offering recommendations in the wake of the […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: In just one week, over 600 mental health self and system advocates will once again come to Albany […]

President Obama Signs the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention Act: ‘The Stigma Has to End…’ Huffington Post; Dorian de Wind, 2/13/2015 […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Health care providers, particularly in NY but certainly across the country, are managing new expectation, building relationships with […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Through the power of surrender, blogger and ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ supporter writes of transformation away from numbness and toward vulnerability […]

  American Indian/Alaska Native Culture Card In 2009 SAMHSA developed the American Indian/Alaska Native Culture Card “…to provide basic information […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: The uniform state health information sharing program rolled out this year could enable providers to share information seamlessly […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ is very pleased to provide full program details for our upcoming 11th Annual Executive Seminar on Systems Transformation, Tuesday […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Attention has turned to how mental health services have fared in the recently released 2016 budget proposal by […]

Reading, Writing and Psychotherapy: When Schools Step In WNYC; Cindy Rodriguez, 2/3/2015   Inside her pink bedroom, Olivia Ingles stood […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Wednesday’s Congressional hearing on the implications of a Government Accountability Office report finding that “interagency coordination for (federal) […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ is very pleased to provide full program details for our upcoming 11th Annual Executive Seminar on Systems Transformation, Tuesday […]