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[cid:image003.jpg at 01CE3AA8.C4E769A0] The Family Institute for Education, Practice & Research Join us for a Webinar on April 24 [cid:image004.gif […]

Suicide Survivors Volunteer To Lead Prevention Effort Through Multimedia Public Forum ProjectProject Aims To End Stigma, Shame, Anonymity By David […]

���ϲ����� Note: The following summarizes how 2/3 of the states are in various processes of launching new initiatives to integrate […]

���ϲ����� Note: In just one more week, ���ϲ�����’ Annual Executive Seminar will provide a not-to-be-missed comprehensive program that will feature […]

Attorney Claims State Officials Intentionally Violated HIPAA to Enforce SAFE ActCapital Tonight April 13, 2013 A Western ���ϲ����� Attorney […]

���ϲ����� Note: Notable study findings include: * Approximately 1.4 million Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries over age 65 had SMI; they represented […]

In Gun Debate, No Rift on Better Care for Mentally IllBy Jeremy W. Peters ���ϲ����� Times April 12, 2013 […]

REGISTER FOR THIS FREE WEBINAR<http://takeaction.mentalhealthamerica.net/site/R?i=0lreRmbqFg09194rIXzFdg> Coalition for Whole Health Presents: State-based Advocacy for Essential Health Benefit Design for Mental Health […]

���ϲ����� Note: In just 2 weeks, ���ϲ����� is very pleased to give attendees to our upcoming Executive Seminar the chance […]

State Police: SAFE Act Mixup Not Our Faultby Jon Campbell Gannett News Service April 12, 2013 State Police say they […]

Study: Obamacare Allowing More Young Adults To Get CareBy Kathryn Smith Politico April 12, 2013 Millions of young adults with […]

���ϲ����� Note: The most alarming question here is how the taking of psychiatric medications, and not the apparent sharing of […]

���ϲ����� Note: The following first look at the proposed 2014 SAMHSA Budget comes from Mental Health American’s Julio Abreu by […]

���ϲ����� Note: A group of state and national advocacy groups have recently joined to get funding for a Mental Health […]

Increasing Access to Mental Health ServicesUS Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sibelius April 9, 2013 America has come a […]

���ϲ����� Note: Here’s an outrageous mistake of the kind advocates warned and worried about. Stay tuned… State Police Mistakenly Enforce […]

It’s Time to Stop Scapegoating the Mentally Ill for Gun ViolenceBy Alex Knepper Student at the Graduate Institute, St. John’s […]

Obama Sends Congress $3.8 Trillion Spending Plan For 2014 Seeking Elusive Grand BargainBy Associated Press April 10 WASHINGTON – President […]

CMS Announces Opportunity To Apply For Marketplace Navigator Grants “Navigator” Program Will Help Consumers Understand New Coverage Options As They […]

���ϲ����� Note: Your help is needed to support federal passage of the Excellence in Mental Health Act that would strengthen […]

Military Health Care: Shallow Candidate Pool Could HamperKaiser Health News April 8, 2013 The Department of Veterans Affairs is preparing […]

Exclusive: Obama Budget Includes $235 Million In New Mental Health SpendingBy Sarah Kliff Washington Post April 9, 2013 President Obama’s […]

���ϲ����� Note: In just two weeks, ���ϲ�����’ Annual Executive Seminar will provide a not-to-be-missed comprehensive program that will feature key […]

The Northeast & Caribbean Addiction Technology Transfer Center (NeC-ATTC) announces the following training session: Core Competencies for Facilitating Recovery: 6hrs, […]

Correction: The APG rates have been extended to March 31, 2016 not 2017 as reported below. ���ϲ����� Note: Congratulations again […]

���ϲ����� Note: Denver’s system is regarded by many as a national leader in behavioral and physical healthcare integration. Primary Care […]

Nonprofit CEOs Face Pay Limits In July New $199G Cap Targets Health, Human Services By Cara Matthews Journal News April […]

���ϲ����� Note: Congratulations again to the NYS Council’s successful effort to require state government to show the legislature that transition […]

���ϲ����� Note: Open Minds’ Monica Oss is one of the nation’s most respected and sought after leadership experts and organizational […]

Alternatives to Suicide: Lessons from the Western Massachusetts Recovery Learning Community Join us for a Webinar on April 24 Space […]

Medicaid Buy-In for Working People with Disabilities Join us for a Webinar on April 11 Space is limited. Reserve your […]

���ϲ����� Note: Although the deadline for discounted rates for our upcoming Executive Seminar at the Hilton Albany has passed, we […]

Mental Health Anti-Stigma Campaign Fails To Shift Health Professionals’ Attitudes By David Brindle Guardian Professional April 3, 2013 People with […]

Community Access & ���ϲ����� present the 9th Annual NYC Mental Health Film Festival Sunday May 5, 2013 11:30 a.m. to […]

Mental Health Joins the Class as Nonprofits Open In-School Clinics By Elizabeth Ganga and Randi Weiner Journal News March 31, […]

Will Obamacare Increase Insurance Costs in ���ϲ����� State? By James Knickman President & CEO, ���ϲ����� State Health Foundation […]

���ϲ����� Note: Below is a letter from Commissioner Burke outlining a series of opportunities for system redesign, reform and improved […]

  CMS NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: CMS Media Relations Wednesday, April 3, 2013 (202) 690-6145 CMS proposes help for […]

Listening Tour The NYS Office of Mental Health would like to hear your thoughts and ideas about how to strategically […]

���ϲ����� Note: CMS has approved ���ϲ�����’s waiver applications to extend managed care to the ‘long term health care population’ […]

���ϲ����� Note: Although the deadline for discounted rates for our upcoming Executive Seminar at the Hilton Albany has passed, we […]

���ϲ����� Note: The mental health reporting requirements in NY’s recently approved SAFE Act continue to trouble a variety of professional, […]

���ϲ����� Note: Please share widely in your communities and programs. Electronic Health Records Infographic How do electronic health records (EHRs) […]

President Obama Signs FY 2013 Funding Resolution -Across-the-Board Cut Imposed on Funding for Mental Health Research and Services National Alliance […]

Bazelon Center Backs Evidence-Based Alternatives to Increased Law Enforcement in Our Nation’s Schools Washington -March 28, 2013 – “The Judge […]

���ϲ����� Note: Especially timely given recent stats showing 40% of cigarettes in the US are smoked by people with BH […]

[http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs096/1103157461522/img/78.jpg] It’s National LGBT Health Awareness Week! This week (March 25-29) is National LGBT Health Awareness Week, with a theme […]

���ϲ����� Note: All across our nation, policymakers, the public and the media continue to wrongly tie violence with psychiatric conditions […]

[Bazelon Center logo and image of Supreme Court and Capitol dome] Tell NPR to Retract its Startlingly Distorted Series on […]

CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS ���ϲ����� 31st Annual Conference Keeping the Focus on Recovery and Rights September 10-12, 2013 Hudson Valley Resort […]

            ���ϲ����� is a rapidly growing not-for-profit organization based in Albany, NY that is dedicated […]

  Save the Date The Central ���ϲ����� BHO – Magellan Health Services – is pleased to offer: Peer and […]

Budget Battle Over The Disabled Crain’s Health Pulse March 27, 2013 Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s amended executive budget proposed $120 million […]

���ϲ����� Note: A newly published Oxford University study has found that “in well coordinated mental health services the imposition of […]

���ϲ����� note: please see link below to attend “listening tours” and offer feedback to OMH regarding the state operated mental […]

���ϲ����� Note: If you are not a current ���ϲ����� member now is your chance to join ���ϲ����� and benefit from […]

���ϲ����� Note: Consumers and providers are busily preparing for ���ϲ�����’s transfer of fee for service behavioral health services into […]

U.S. Wants State to Pay After Audit Of Youth Care By JESSE Mckinley ���ϲ����� Times March 26, 2013 ALBANY […]

���ϲ����� Note: Here’s a follow up to yesterday’s ���ϲ����� NYS Budget First Look including A list of NYS budget legislative […]

���ϲ����� Note: The following comes to us from Joseph Rogers, Chief Advocacy Officer of the Mental Health Association of SE […]

Report Urges Managed Care Reform For BH, Other Disabilities Mental Health Weekly March 25, 2013 As a growing number of […]

Serious Mental Illness No Barrier to Weight Loss Success Mar. 21, 2013- Through a program that teaches simple nutrition messages […]

Here are some quick initial details of the budget agreement reached by the Governor and NYS Legislature that is expected […]

Best Practices in Peer Support and Peer Recovery Coaching Presenters Oryx Cohen, MPA National Empowerment Center Moe Armstrong, MBA Vet-to-Vet […]

Media Coverage of Gun Violence May Further Stigmatize Mental Illness ByRick Nauert PhdSenior News Editor Psych Central March 22, 2013 […]

CMS Awards ���ϲ����� $598m to Create Greater Access to Long-Term Services, Supports ���ϲ����� Note: The following are taken from […]

���ϲ����� Note: “To the extent that we believe we are making ourselves vastly safer, I think we are fooling ourselves.” […]

���ϲ����� Note: See the attached notice giving more details about the state’s plan to move our Protection and Advocacy system […]

���ϲ����� Note: Stronger rationale for more smoking cessation programs! People With Mental Illness Make Up Large Share of U.S Smokers […]

���ϲ����� Note: A Practical Guide for People With Mental Health Conditions Who Want to Work. Although a staggering number of […]

���ϲ����� Note: As Albany budget makers worked into the night, so did mental health advocates, especially on giving feedback around […]