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ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Over the last month, following recent research demonstrating the efficacy of early intervention with first episode psychosis, The […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Please mark your calendars for next year’s ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Albany Legislative Day on February 23rd! We’ll be sending out […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Our partners at MHANYS are asking folks to call Governor Cuomo’s office to encourage him to sign the […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s healthcare system is a fast moving train to a value based payment system, where the vast majority of […]

Central to ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s Medicaid waiver is the 5-year DSRIP initiative, aimed at promoting community-level collaborations to improve care outcomes […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: One of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’ state policy priorities during last legislative session was to work to raise the age of […]

We are very pleased to welcome and introduce our readers to our new Policy Specialist Tom Templeton.   Tom comes […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: The College for Behavioral Health Leadership is offering a webinar series on cultural diversity beginning on November 12th […]

Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone ——– Original message ——– From: Lara Kassel <lkassel@medicaidmattersny.org> Date: 11/09/2015 10:01 AM […]

Federal Partners in Transition Connecting Partners and Resources to Prepare Youth for Careers: A Federal Partners in Transition Webinar Tuesday, […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Last night, the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee approved Rep. Tim Murphy’s newly amended version of […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Last week, an especially timely briefing was held at DC’s Capitol Visitor Center to highlight the critical role […]

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ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office has released its estimates of new costs associated with key provisions of Rep. […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Here’s some early press reports about yesterday’s US House Energy and Commerce Committee’s review of Rep. Tim Murphy’s […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Here’re more resources on how ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ is implementing Value Based Payment policy across all healthcare systems over […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Representatives across the healthcare sector met recently and highlighted the challenges and necessity of making alliances with primary […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: A value-based payment system must, above all, measure and value the impact of service interventions on healthcare beneficiaries […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: A value-based payment system must, above all, measure and value the impact of service interventions on healthcare beneficiaries […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: The House Energy and Commerce Committee will begin formal review of Rep. Tim Murphy’s controversial mental health legislation […]

  Using My Cultural Voice: Health Activation from a Cultural Perspective (Webinar) October 13, 2015 November 12, 1:00 p.m. EST […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: CMS has just released a final rule that will require state to look at how well beneficiaries get […]

Overnight Healthcare: Budget Deal With Medicare Reforms Clears House By Sarah Ferris and Peter Sullivan The Hill October 28, 2015 […]

Senators Chris Murphy and Bill Cassidy, authors of a mental health bill currently under consideration in the Senate, are holding […]

Thousands Of Soldiers With Mental Health Disorders Kicked Out For ‘Misconduct’ By Daniel Zwerdling National Public Radio October 28, 2015 […]

Tompkins County (Ithaca area) is currently seeking a Deputy Commissioner of Mental Health Services.Position details are included in the attached […]

Welcoming Environments Survey!   Greetings!   We are looking for mental health professionals to take part in a survey we’re […]

Governor Cuomo released details of the long-awaited $50 million Nonprofit Infrastructure Capital Investment Program Request for Applications.  The attached RFA […]

Six Leading Mental Health Organizations Call on ABC-TV to Drop Halloween Episode Stigma Violates TV Network’s Own Anti-Bullying Campaign   […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: This briefing will be livestreamed at: http://www.naco.org/behavioral-health-briefing.     County, Congressional Leaders To Highlight Importance Of Behavioral Health […]

SAMHSA’s GAINS Center Seeks Communities to Participate in Sequential Intercept Mapping (SIM) Workshops October 21, 2015 SAMHSA’s GAINS Center is […]

Week Ahead: Mental Healthcare Reform Comes Into Focus By Sarah Ferris  The Hill October 26, 2015   The bipartisan duo of […]

      NEXT ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ MEDICAID REDESIGN LEARNING COLLABORATIVE (MRLC) WEBINAR  Wednesday, October 28th, 2015 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm […]

No Cost-of-Living Adjustment for 2016 Social Security Matters Blog  October 15, 2015   Social Security’s annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) is […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s Delivery System Reform Improvement Program (DSRIP) is poised to fundamentally change healthcare delivery and outcomes across […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Please save the date for this extremely timely discussion!   PEER SERVICES HAVE ARRIVED! ARE WE READY? SECOND […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: NYS Assembly lawmakers, led by Mental Health Committee Chairwoman Aileen Gunther convened a hearing yesterday on the impact […]

      NEXT ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ MEDICAID REDESIGN LEARNING COLLABORATIVE (MRLC) WEBINAR  Wednesday, October 28th, 2015 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: In the coming 2016 NYS legislative session, ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ plans to continue its strong support for state adoption of […]

Murphy, Ayotte Lead Bipartisan Group Of 22 Senators In Calling For Full Implementation Of Mental Health Parity Law Senators Urge […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: A newly released 7 year study found that early intervention, family education, skills focused talk therapy and 20-50% […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: HHS will be providing funding to assist 24 states, including ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ, to support the development of new […]

SAMHSA Provides up to $649 Million for Programs Addressing Children’s Mental Health And Substance Use SAMHSA Press Release – Friday, […]

House to Vote on Reconciliation Repeal Bill By Jennifer Haberkorn Politico October 16, 2015   The House plans to vote […]

Here’s the actual link: http://medicaid.gov/federal-policy-guidance/downloads/CIB-10-16-2015.pdf   The Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services, the National Institute of Mental Health, National […]

The Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services, the National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health and the Substance […]

Spanish-Language Mobile App Helps To Extend Health Coverage Safety Net Robin Gelburd and Irfan Hasan   Health Affairs Blog  October 14, 2015 Sweeping […]

State Asks Feds To Align Medicare, Medicaid Incentives By Dan Goldberg  Capital ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ  October 16, 2015 ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ State […]

With two keynote addresses, two plenary sessions and six topical workshops, the MHANYS Annual Conference is a wonderful one day, […]

Why 80 Percent of Addicts Can’t Get Treatment Despite the startling rise of heroin and prescription-painkiller addiction in the U.S., […]

Youth Suicide Prevention Program Shows Promise As many as 79,000 attempts may have been averted, researchers estimate By Randy Dotinga  […]

The members of the Peer Leaders Interest Group of the College for Behavioral Health Leadership (formerly ACMHA) invite peer service […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Here’s some news coverage that seeks to counter knee jerk political and press driven reactions to connect mass […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: As the 2016 Presidential campaign nears and more detailed policy proposals emerge, we’ll be sharing some of them […]

  Using My Cultural Voice: Health Activation from a Cultural Perspective (Webinar) October 13, 2015 November 12, 1:00 p.m. EST […]

Half Of America’s Remaining Uninsured Are Eligible For Health Coverage By Bob Herman  Modern Healthcare October 13, 2015   Almost half of […]

Science Isn’t Golden Top Psychiatrist’s Stunning Announcement About Gun Violence Politicians ignore APA president’s truth telling and pleas By Paula […]

MHA Urges Lawmakers To Update Patient Consent Process Mental Health Weekly  October 13, 2015   During a week laden with […]

Webinar: A Peer Driven Solution to Isolation and Social Exclusion: Part IIOctober 20, 2015 at 2 p.m. ET “A Peer […]

Preventing The Criminalization Of Persons With Mental Illness: Solutions And A Call To Action National Dialogues on Behavioral Health (see […]

Announcement   New Toolkit on the Connection Between Health and Housing A new Alliance toolkit, “The Connection between Health and […]

Should Medicaid Recipients Have to Work? September 30, 2015 By Michael Ollove   If Arizona gets its way, its able-bodied, […]

Dear friend and colleague,   On behalf of the Campaign 4 NY/NY Housing, attached and below you will find the […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Albany County police officers recently concluded their 40 hours of Crisis Intervention Training. ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ is hoping to hear […]

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Note: Yesterday, tens of thousands of supporters for addiction recovery and for social and political policies that support them […]