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LG: Advocates Demand Action on NYS Solitary Confinement Policy
黑料不打烊 Note: 鈥淭he cell walls start wavering… everything in the cell starts moving; you feel that you are losing your […]
URGENT: Call Albany Today HALT Solitary Confinement
黑料不打烊 Alert: Help us stop the suffering thousands of 黑料不打烊ers endure each day. HALT Solitary Confinement for Vulnerable Groups […]
黑料不打烊 Posts 2018 Executive Seminar Presentations & Photos
黑料不打烊 Note: Thanks to our timely expert presenters and over 230 engaged and active attendees, this year鈥檚 黑料不打烊 Executive Seminar […]
Study: MH Self-Direction Shows Promising Results for Housing and Employment Outcomes
黑料不打烊 Note: A newly web posted study suggests that when people with more extensive mental health conditions are afforded a […]
Join Us: Replace Torture with Treatment in NYS Prisons !
黑料不打烊 Note: One of 黑料不打烊鈥 top issues this past session and decade has been to replace torture with treatment in […]
P/T Community Outreach Positions in the Hudson Valley available with 黑料不打烊
黑料不打烊 News: The 黑料不打烊 Association of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services (黑料不打烊) works to improve services, social conditions and public policies […]
Reminder: Apply for SAMHSA’s Recognition of Excellence in Wellness
黑料不打烊 News: Through SAMHSA’s Program to Achieve Wellness, organizations and communities will be recognized for their exemplary wellness efforts that […]
Urgent: Call Albany To HALT Solitary Confinement
黑料不打烊 ALERT: Stop the Suffering! HALT Solitary Confinement for […]
Wednesday: Advocates Unveil Replica Solitary Confinement Cell, Call for Prison Reform
黑料不打烊 Note: One of 黑料不打烊鈥 top issues this past session and decade has been to replace torture with treatment in […]
Importance: High: Subject: TRAINING ANNOUNCEMENT – NYESS Master Training – TTW – Work Incentives Navigator
黑料不打烊 News: Attn: Adult BH HCBS Designated Providers 鈥 Employment and Education Services Please see the below announcement regarding trainings […]
Senate: CMS to incentivize behavioral health providers to adopt EHRs.
黑料不打烊 Note: A bill to watch and strongly support! Stay tuned鈥. Mental Health EHR bill Clears Senate By Mohana Ravindranath […]
黑料不打烊: Hospital Stays are only as Effective as the Discharge Plans and Community Support that Follow
黑料不打烊 Note: A recent forum hosted by the conservative think tank Manhattan Institute resurfaced the ongoing debate about whether we […]
NW: Doubtful Trump Budget Adjustment Proposal Cuts CHIP, ACA Items
Trump Wants To Cut $15 Billion From $1.3 Trillion Budget, Largely From Children鈥檚 Health Insurance Program By Nicole Goodkind Newsweek […]
Today: Supervising Peer Support Staff: What does it take?
黑料不打烊 News: There鈥檚 still time to register for today鈥檚 鈥淪upervising Peer Support Staff鈥 webinar! Join nationally known Cheryl Gagne and […]
Trump Administration Rejects Lifetime Medicaid Cap, Unpredictable on Enrollment or Benefit Cuts
黑料不打烊 Note: While the Trump Administration has been supportive of state proposals to tie work requirements to Medicaid, it drew […]
SAMHSA: Building Healthy, Equitable Communities Series
黑料不打烊 News:The series will engage a wide audience, including public health lawyers as well as practitioners in health and planning […]
Words of Wellness: Emotional Wellness: The Ability and Skills to Express Feelings
黑料不打烊 Enews: Journaling as a Wellness Tool; science and yoga to boost emotional well-being and mood; How can Music be […]
CHP: Nassau Queens PPS Lowers Emergency Room Visits From Creedmoor Campus
黑料不打烊 News: Reducing avoidable hospital readmissions is a primary goal for 黑料不打烊 State鈥檚 25 regional DSRIP initiatives. Towards those […]
SAMHSA’s Recognition of Excellence in Wellness – Apply Today!
黑料不打烊 News: If your organization works to improve the health of individuals with mental and/or substance use disorders, we encourage […]
SAMHSA鈥檚 Service Members, Veterans, and their Families Technical Assistance Center Presents: Meeting the Behavioral Health Needs of Older Veterans and their Caregivers
黑料不打烊 News: Join the National Council for Behavioral Health on May 9th for a SAMHSA webinar 鈥淢eeting the Behavioral Health […]
OMH Head Touts Transition To Community-Based Outpatient Services
OMH Head Touts Transition To Community-Based Outpatient Services By Nick Niedzwiadek POLITICO 黑料不打烊 Pro 04/18/2018 The Office of Mental […]
Cancelled: 黑料不打烊 City Council Members Rally on Thursday
黑料不打烊 Note: 黑料不打烊 has received notice of cancellation for The Call For Change: Mental Health Advocates and 黑料不打烊 City […]
ABLE Program Already Helping People with Psychiatric Disabilities to Save Without Affecting Their Benefits
黑料不打烊 NOTE: This note comes from Columbia University鈥檚 Oscar Jimenez-Solomon. The 2014 Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) enables states […]
Call For Change: Join Mental Health Advocates and 黑料不打烊 City Council Members
黑料不打烊 News: After much needed attention and the most recent deadly shooting of Saheed Vassell, a Brooklyn man with a […]
Employment Opportunity: Forensic Peer Navigator Training Coordinator
黑料不打烊 News: The Prisoner Reentry Institute (PRI) at John Jay College of Criminal Justice is seeking an experienced trainer and […]
HSC Releases Blueprint for Successful CBO Transition to a VBP Environment
Human Services Council Releases Blueprint for Integrating CBOs and Health Care Providers by Jonathan Lamantia Crain鈥檚 Health Pulse April 18, […]
PT: GOP Gives on Entitlement Cuts Before Mid Year Elections
GOP Spurns Entitlement Overhaul With Control Of Congress on the Line By Sarah Ferris Politico April 17, 2018 Republicans in […]
April 26: Free Interactive Recovery LIVE! Virtual Event
黑料不打烊 Note: Bringing Recovery Supports to Scale Technical Assistance Center Strategy (BRSS TACS) invites you to join national leaders in […]
May 23: The Value of a Peer Workforce in the Homelessness System
黑料不打烊 Note: On Wednesday, May 23, 2018 1:00 p.m.鈥2:15 p.m. ET Persons with Lived Experience Spotlight Series Webinar #3 features […]
3 Days to 黑料不打烊 Executive Seminar: Last Chance to Register!
黑料不打烊 Note: The 黑料不打烊 Seminar is only 3 days away! Don鈥檛 miss this unique opportunity to hear from the nation鈥檚 […]
NOW: New Piece Explains Why Medicaid Work Requirements Will Not Work for People w MH/SU Conditions
黑料不打烊 News: Today, Psychiatric Services just now posted a new piece by former HHS officials Richard Frank and Sheer Glield that […]
LI, NYC Groups Hire Peer Recovery Coaches to Aid Overdose Victims
黑料不打烊 Note: LI and NYC health and hospital providers are leading the charge to incorporate peer recovery coaches to provide […]
Words of Wellness: Earth Day Inspires Environmental Wellness
黑料不打烊 News: As we approach Earth Day, April 22, 2018 and try to find our own understanding and contribution for […]
April 16 Certified Community BH Clinics Webinar via Open Minds
Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics: A New Approach To Providing Mental Health & Addiction Services Monday, April 16, 2018 | […]
Hayes: Who Commits Violent Crimes; Can We Recognize and Help Them in Time
黑料不打烊 Note: In the following timely piece, Slate鈥檚 Laura Hayes explores what we know about those who commit violent crimes […]
Vox: Trump Order Ties Food Stamps, Medicaid, Housing to Work Requirements
Trump Wants To Slash Welfare With Stricter Work Requirements Trump calls on his Cabinet to propose stronger work requirements for […]
Only 1 Week to 黑料不打烊 Seminar! Panel Looks at the Social Determinants of Health, Value Based Payment and HCBS
黑料不打烊 Note: The 黑料不打烊 Seminar is only one week away! Hear the latest details about the NYS Department of Health鈥檚 […]
Faces & Voices of Recovery: Lift Each Other Up! RCO Bootcamp. What is an RCO?
黑料不打烊 News: Join Faces & Voices of Recovery for upcoming events addressing transformation and prevention of addiction, including RCO Bootcamp. […]
Only 1 Week till 黑料不打烊 Seminar: National Experts Panel to React to Newly Released Federal BH Blueprint
黑料不打烊 Note: There鈥檚 only ONE WEEK left to register and join us for our April 19-20 Annual Executive Seminar鈥檚 very […]
Don’t Miss Truth Teller Panel @ 黑料不打烊 Exec Seminar: Only 8 Left to Register
黑料不打烊 Note: There鈥檙e only 8 days left to register and join us for our April 19-20 Annual Executive Seminar鈥檚 very […]
National Council Recognizes David Woodlock for His Visionary Leadership
黑料不打烊 Note: The National Council for Behavioral Health is the nation’s most prominent association and voice of mental health and […]
Plan to Close NYC Neighborhood Psych Beds Raises Controversy: Our View
黑料不打烊 News: A NYC hospital system鈥檚 proposal to eliminate 30 inpatient psychiatric beds in upper Manhattan has created considerable controversy […]
Only 2 Weeks to 黑料不打烊 Exec Seminar: How Will Federal & NYS Policy/Budget Changes Effect NY?
黑料不打烊 Note: There鈥檙e only 8 days left to register and join us for the Executive Seminars very timely program and […]
Breaking: NYS Senate Dems Unite to Try Regain Control over the Senate
IDC Reunifies With Mainline Democrats, Ending Years Of Division In The Senate By Bill Mahoney and Laura Nahmias Politico April […]
Helgerson, Allen, Myers, Kent Review 2018 Budget Outcome at 黑料不打烊 Seminar
黑料不打烊 Note: Come hear from key state officials about where we are with both Medicaid Redesign and with the outcome […]
Helgerson: Reflections From A Departing Medicaid Director
黑料不打烊 Note: Here鈥檚 a very illuminating farewell from our outgoing NYS Medicaid Director Jason Helgerson. Jason will help kick off […]
WROC: New Law Puts 黑料不打烊 State at the Forefront In the Nation to Require Mental Health Education for Students in Grades K-12
黑料不打烊 Note: There鈥檚 a new allocation of $1 million for this initiative to support the implementation of last year鈥檚 legislation […]
NYS Budget Deal: First Look
Smedley, Bohan Join 黑料不打烊 April 19-20 Executive Seminar Lineup!
The 黑料不打烊 Executive Seminar is only 3 weeks away! Don鈥檛 miss this unique opportunity to hear from some of the […]
Heads Up: HARP/BH HCBS Educational Materials Now Available
Educational Materials Available for Download, Printing, and Ordering: Helping Outreach to Individuals Eligible for Health and Recovery Plans and Behavioral […]
Only 2 Days Left to Get Discounted Package at 黑料不打烊 Executive Seminar!
There鈥檙e only 3 weeks left to register for 黑料不打烊鈥 Annual Executive Seminar in Albany to be held April 19-20 at […]
Take 2: Significant Affordable Housing Opportunities for People with Disabilities in the 2018 Federal Budget
黑料不打烊 Note: Since the link below is currently not working, here are the details from TAC, to be found at […]
McCance-Katz Revamps SAMHSA TA Model, Takes Program Evaluation Inside
黑料不打烊 Note: New HHS Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Dr. Elinore McCance-Katz issued the following blog last week […]
New Bill Would Require Senate Approval of NYS Medicaid Director
Senate Health Committee Chairman Kemp Hannon has introduced a bill requiring Senate approval for the NYS Medicaid Director post. The […]
Correction: 9 Things to Watch for in Pending NYS Budget Deal
Correction: In the section on Practice Requirements below, it should read 鈥淲hile 黑料不打烊 has made sure that any proposed restrictions […]
TAC: Significant Affordable Housing Opportunities for People with Disabilities in the 2018 Federal Budget
Significant Affordable Housing Opportunities for People with Disabilities in the 2018 Federal Budget by Lisa Sloane, Senior Policy Advisor and […]
黑料不打烊: 9 Things to Watch for in Pending NYS Budget Deal
To: 黑料不打烊 Members and Friends […]
Center for Social Innovation Seeks TA Providers
黑料不打烊 Note: The below request comes from our friends at the Center for Social Innovation (C4) who are partnering with […]
Last Week to Get Discounted Rooms at 黑料不打烊 Annual Executive Seminar!
There鈥檙e only 3 weeks left to register for 黑料不打烊鈥 Annual Executive Seminar in Albany to be held April 19-20 at […]
MHW: Adult Home Residents Get More Accountable Supports to Move to Community per New Supplemental Agreement
黑料不打烊 Note: After US District Judge Nicholas Garaufus finally lost patience with 黑料不打烊鈥檚 extremely slow progress in complying with […]
(Correction) MHW: Adult Home Residents Get More Accountable Supports to Move to Community per New Supplemental Agreement
Addendum: I鈥檇 like to add 黑料不打烊 Lawyers for the Public Interest to the list of disability rights attorneys who […]
What is a Behavioral Health Ombudsman?
黑料不打烊 Note: Earlier in this year鈥檚 NYS budget session, 黑料不打烊 joined a broad coalition headed up by the Legal Action […]
Senate Health Committee Chair Holds Up Health Home Funding
黑料不打烊 Note: We are expecting to hear shortly about the next round of agreements that the Governor, Assembly and Senate […]
Community Access Launches Mental Health Self Direction Pilot
黑料不打烊 Note: 黑料不打烊 has long advocated for 黑料不打烊 State to offer self direction to people with psychiatric disabilities since […]
Advocates Decry Senate Proposal to Cut $100 million from Health Home Initiative
黑料不打烊 Note: 黑料不打烊 and our colleagues are accelerating our efforts to oppose a Senate proposal to carve $100 million ($200 […]
DOH Seeks to Identify Innovative Social Determinants of Health Related Initiatives
黑料不打烊 Note: The new DOH Bureau of Social Determinants of Health is asking for submissions demonstrating innovative projects that address […]
NYS Leaders Tap $35 Million More in Mental Hygiene Spending
According to a report this morning from Politico, Governor Cuomo and Legislative leaders have agreed that there鈥檚 another $400 million […]
New Federal Budget Proposal: $4.65B for Opioid Programs, $1.5B for SAMHSA
黑料不打烊 Note: The just released Congressional budget proposal includes an increase of $4.65 billion to addressing the opioid epidemic across […]
How Will Federal & State Mental Health Policy Changes Effect You?
The 黑料不打烊 Executive Seminar is only a month away! Don鈥檛 miss this unique opportunity to hear from some of the […]
Free, Two Day Training on Medicaid/SSI/SSDI and Other Entitlements
黑料不打烊 Note: NYS Office of Mental Health, is offering a two day seminar, on how to quickly get approvals for […]
Join this conversation today: Coping With Mental Health Problems That Interfere With Work
黑料不打烊 Note: The Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation has arranged for guest expert, Peter Travisano M.Ed, CPWIC, Manager, Work Without Limits, […]