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Associate Commissioner Mental Health$149004 to $184540 AnnuallyApplications Due: 4/26/21Contact: omhhrm@omh.ny.gov The ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ State Office of Mental Health’s Office of […]
‘Stories from the HALT Campaign…and Next Steps Ahead’: May 11 ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Cultural Competence Committee Webinar On March 31, 2021, Governor […]
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ E-News: There is still time to register for April’s webinar offering, Mindful Supervision: Towards Workforce Effectiveness and Resilience, on […]
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Underscoring high rates of health disparities among Black and Brown communities, the Centers for Disease Control have identified […]
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: One of the brightest spots in this year’s budget session was the emergence of new Senate Mental Health […]
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ 17th Annual Executive Seminar REGISTER NOW Thursday April 22, 2021 11:30 am ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’ upcoming Executive Seminar series will feature […]
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: The Bazelon Center aptly underscores that the Home and Community Based Services eligible for increased federal funding via […]
Association for Community Living Urges Action from the Governor in the Eleventh Hour before State Budget is PassedApril 6, 2021 […]
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: State budget negotiations continue due to stumbling blocks in reaching agreement around legalizing mobile sports gambling and funding […]
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ E-News: There is still time to register for April’s webinar offering, Mindful Supervision: Towards Workforce Effectiveness and Resilience, on […]
Budget Deal: 5% Restoration, 1% COLA, Crisis Stabilization Centers, No Expansions of Involuntary Treatment, HALT Passage ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ 2021-22 Budget SummaryApril […]
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ is excited to announce the return of our very popular Statewide New Hire Orientation sessions. Do you have new […]
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Budget negotiations are nearing a final agreement: this is our last chance to press for increases to our […]
Sponsored by the National Coalition for Mental Health Recovery Thursday, July 8, & Saturday, July 10, 2021 Thursday, July 15, […]
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ 17th Annual Executive SeminarREGISTER NOW ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ upcoming Executive Seminar series will feature a very timely discussion on Responding to […]
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: We periodically post open job positions for our member agencies. Here’s a few exciting opportunities. Center for Urban […]
In order to promote increased use of the COVID – 19 vaccine, the Office of Mental Health, (OMH), and the […]
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ E-News: Join us for April’s webinar offering, Mindful Supervision: Towards Workforce Effectiveness and Resilience, on Monday, April 12th from […]
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Here’s the Governor’s news release. See our earlier posting for more details GOVERNOR CUOMO SIGNS THE HALT SOLITARY […]
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: After 8 years of tireless and courageous advocacy by the extraordinary and unmatched Campaign for Alternatives to Isolated […]
Gov. Cuomo Has 1 More Day to Sign HALT Act Every Hour to Urge Him to Sign the Bill! 1. Post […]
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Can artificial intelligence replace human therapists? I hope not. Very chilling. “Passive phone-sensing apps [that run in the […]
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ 17th Annual Executive SeminarREGISTER NOW ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ NOTE: Time is flying by so fast! Spring is here which means our […]
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Over the past 3 decades, NYS Governors and Legislators have kept a promise to reinvest savings from state […]
Please make 3 calls in the next two hours and join our statewide grassroots effort to try to save Community […]
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Dismantling systemic racism is going to take all of us to get involved, to make a commitment to […]
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ NOTE: April arrives this week so REGISTER NOW for our 17th Annual ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Executive Seminar! One of the many […]
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ State Policy UpdateMarch 29, 2021 ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: It seems as if all of Albany, be it state legislators and […]
WATCH NOW: LIVE HALT RALLY at GOV CUOMO’s NYC OFFICE https://twitter.com/NYCAIC/status/1376569759177801735 MONDAY: Join our 24-hr action starting @ 11am at […]
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ SUPPORTS YOUR WELLNESS! ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ News: It is with great pride that ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ celebrates one year of Start Your Workweek […]
MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCATES CALL ON GOVERNOR CUOMO TOTURN TORTURE INTO TREATMENT AND SIGN THE HALT BILL INTO LAW March […]
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ NOTE: Spring is here and our Executive Seminar is fast approaching! We encourage you to register now and take […]
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Please use the following corrected link to write Governor Cuomo: https://p2a.co/vlchm7u Over the past few days, NY […]
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Archbishop Timothy Dolan issued a powerful statement this week, calling on NYS Governor Andrew Cuomo to sign the […]
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ NOTE: Spring is here and our Executive Seminar is fast approaching! We encourage you to register now and take […]
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ is excited to announce the return of our very popular Statewide New Hire Orientation sessions. Do you have new […]
Gov. Cuomo Has 8 Days Left to Sign HALT Take 3 Actions Today to Demand He End Torture! 1. Post […]
Tell us about your Virtual/Digital/Tele-Peer Support Experience and Technology Needs: A survey for Peer Support Specialists and Supervisors/Managers of Peer […]
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ and MHANYS are joining forces to urge support to urge government to resume its long time commitment to back […]
Gov. Cuomo Has 8 Days Left to Sign HALT Take 3 Actions Today to Demand He End Torture! 1. Post […]
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ News: The ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Times editorial board has taken the unprecedented stop in calling on Governor Cuomo to sign […]
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Today’s meeting of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ State’s Most Integrated Setting Coordinating Council Meeting will feature presentations of COVID-19 Vaccine […]
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Protests and vigils calling for an end to violence against Asian-Americans were held around the country over the […]
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: The following powerful piece by torture survivor and Special Rapporteur on Torture for the United Nations, Juan Mendez, […]
Cuomo: “Significant” Tax Hikes Not Needed for BudgetBy Nick Reisman City of AlbanyPUBLISHED 2:11 PM ET Mar. 22, 2021 There’s good news […]
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ To Open Covid Vaccine Eligibility To People 50 And Older, Gov. Cuomo saysBy Noah Higgins CNBC MARCH 22 […]
As state budget negotiations accelerate and as we get ever closer to an anticipated April 1 NYS budget deal, MHANYS […]
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: This week marked both NYS Senate and House approval of the landmark HALT measure that eliminates the use […]
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Mental health and criminal justice reform advocates watched this morning with elation as the NYS Senate passed the […]
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: The NYS Senate has joined the Assembly in approving groundbreaking HALT legislation that eliminates the use of segregated […]
The ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ State Office of Mental Health hosts a weekly Question and Answer session every Wednesday from 1 to […]
Got to: https://www.nysenate.gov/calendar/sessions/march-18-2021/session-3-18-2021 HALT Bill: http://nycaic.org/legislation/
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN for the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ 17th Annual Executive Seminar! This year’s Seminar is called, Moving Forward: Taking Charge […]
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Don’t miss this very powerful webinar! Tomorrow, members of the Campaign for Alternatives to Isolated Confinement will offer […]
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Don’t miss this very powerful webinar! On March 19, members of the Campaign for Alternatives to Isolated Confinement […]
Save the date! Registration now open for the 17th Annual ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Executive Seminar, Moving Forward: Taking Charge of our Future, […]
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: After many years of tireless efforts by heroic HALT bill sponsor Jeffrion Aubry and the extraordinary Campaign for […]
Watch NYS Assembly Debate NOW on HALT Solitary Confinement Bill at https://nystateassembly.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=13&event_id=2783
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ MEMBER MEMOMarch 14, 2021 Noon Both houses released their respective budget proposals last night that make the changes below […]
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: A very powerful piece that is underscored by the comment by ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s own Oscar Jiménez-Solomon that the […]
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: The piece below indicates that NYS Legislators are once again considering passage of the Humane Alternatives To Long-Term […]
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Don’t miss this very powerful webinar! On March 19, members of the Campaign for Alternatives to Isolated Confinement […]
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: This comes courtesy of our colleague Bill Gettman of Northern Rivers. Please use this message in your advocacy […]
TODAY AT NOON is the time to come out and press the legislature to PASS THE HALT BILLthat requires alternatives […]
MARCH 9, 2021 Governor Cuomo Announces ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈers 60 Years of Age and Older and Additional Public Facing Essential Workers […]
The Most Common Ways The COVID-19 Pandemic Has Affected Mental HealthThe emotional impact of the coronavirus cannot be understated. Here […]
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ is very pleased to announce the return of our very popular Regional New Hire Orientation sessions. Our […]
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Save the date! Registration now open for the 17th Annual ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Executive Seminar, Moving Forward: Taking Charge of […]
