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Bazelon Center Webinar on Olmstead Integration will be offered on July 30 at 2:30pm   July 21, 2014 – A […]

���ϲ����� Note: A new report from CSH outlines the social determinants of health, and discusses ways that states like NY […]

Medicalizing Poverty Mad in America; Wayne Munchel, 7/28/2014   In his Alternatives Conference 2012 Address, Will Hall called attention to […]

���ϲ����� Note: Save the dates! SAMHSA’s GAINS center is hosting two upcoming webinars to look at the possibilities of using […]

���ϲ����� Note: This Friday, the NYS Department of Health will be hosting a webinar intended to describe the state’s progress […]

���ϲ����� is hiring! See below for a job description for a Training and Technical Assistance Facilitator in NYC/LI:   ���ϲ����� […]

���ϲ����� Note: As we await the final legislation offered in agreement between Sanders and Miller, initial reports offer indications that […]

���ϲ����� Note: Housing continues to push to the forefront of state and national debates about what constitutes “health care”. We […]

���ϲ����� NOTE: Please see the job posting below for the Peer Bridger position for the Peer Services division at ���ϲ�����. […]

���ϲ����� Note: ���ϲ����� is very pleased and excited about Keris Myrick’s appointment as Director of Consumer Affairs at the federal […]

���ϲ����� Note: Long-time friend of ���ϲ����� Michael Stoltz officially announced yesterday that he would serve as central leadership to the […]

���ϲ����� Note: Agencies across the spectrum of health service delivery are looking strategically at their organizations and partnerships to determine […]

���ϲ����� Note: Patrick Hendry, a national leader and advocate for peer services, will be honored this August by SAMHSA with […]

���ϲ����� Note: The forums announced by the state yesterday have been postponed. We will let you know when they are […]

Mental Health Providers Plead for Meaningful Use Payments POLITICO; Arthur Allen, 7/22/2014   Mental health care providers pleaded Tuesday for […]

���ϲ����� Note: One thing I frequently talk about when explaining DSRIP is the changing role for hospitals in our health […]

    FREE WEBINAR Diverse Promising Practices for Engaging Youth Before and During Times of Emotional Distress: Youth, Family, and […]

���ϲ����� Note: Fountain House, a celebrated NYC recovery program, flagship of the international Clubhouse model, and long-standing supporter of ���ϲ�����, […]

  Dear friends of ���ϲ�����,   We are looking into a request from a California colleague to learn about peer […]

���ϲ����� Note: Please sign up to attend one of these forums. More from ���ϲ����� shortly!   OMH, OASAS, DOH, and […]

���ϲ����� Note: See below for information regarding regional forums to prepare providers for the transition to behavioral health managed care. […]

���ϲ����� Note: The following comes from the NYS Office of Mental Health.   DSRIP and 1915i Community Based Providers Webinar […]

���ϲ����� Note: On behalf of the ���ϲ����� Conference Committee and our staff, we are very pleased to release the most […]

���ϲ����� Note: Join us this year at the ���ϲ����� Annual Conference to explore issues of faith-based cultural competence and new […]

���ϲ����� Note: JOIN US July30, 11:00AM-12:30PM, for “Implementing Integration: Lessons Learned in DSRIP and Methods for Community Provider Success”, featuring […]

���ϲ����� Note: As indicated by Harvey’s comment below, we look forward to working closely with Gary Belkin in the coming […]

Mid-Hudson Valley Expo To Explore the Provision of Peer-to-Peer Services In the Hudson Valley   Dutchess, Putnam, Orange, Ulster, Sullivan […]

���ϲ����� Note: Medicaid policies tend to follow private insurance trends, which tends to follow Medicare. Hopefully this process will continue […]

The Algorithmic Managing of ‘At-risk’ Children Mad in America; Rob Wipond, 7/9/2014   Part two of a Mad In America […]

���ϲ����� Note: Access a CHCS resource below useful for addressing cultural disparities (that was not listed in my first email […]

���ϲ����� Note: NYS developed its long-awaited Olmstead Plan last year amidst sweeping transformations to transition persons with disabilities to community […]

���ϲ����� Note: Medicaid Director Jason Helgerson’s address at the UHF annual Medicaid forum, noted below, recapped the successes and challenges […]

���ϲ����� NOTE: Please see the job posting below for the ���ϲ����� City Training and Technical Assistance Facilitator position at […]

���ϲ����� Note: The article below highlights a sometimes contentious debate about how to treat addiction: is abstinence necessary, or can […]

Hospital Workers Appear to Support a Walkout Crain’s ���ϲ����� Business; Barbara Benson, 7/15/2014   Long Island Rail Road workers […]

���ϲ����� Note: This article below from a Japan newspaper would take very few modifications for it to be a telling […]

���ϲ����� Note: The article below transcribes an interview with Dr. Ken Kizer, a former VA undersecretary for health, that succinctly […]

���ϲ����� Note: Hutchings Psychiatric Center is solidifying its role as a place in our community where progressive dialogue around effective […]

���ϲ����� NOTE: Please see the job posting below for the Training and Technical Assistance Facilitator position at ���ϲ�����.      […]

���ϲ����� Note: JOIN US July30, 11:00AM-12:30PM, for “Implementing Integration: Lessons Learned in DSRIP and Methods for Community Provider Success”, featuring […]

Why Forcibly Medicating the Mentally Ill Is Dangerous Huffington Post; Melody Moezzi, 7/12/2014   In a 9-2 vote on Tuesday, […]

���ϲ����� Note: This investigative piece by the NYT uncovers a culture of brutality at Rikers; stories have been unfolding over […]

LIVE webisode: Learn how you can help young adults thrive in the real world! U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN […]

���ϲ����� Note: ���ϲ����� is very pleased to congratulate and thank Sherrie Gillette for her years of exemplary service and contributions […]

Eighty Mentally Ill US Prisoners Have Died Since 2003 BBC; Hilary Andersson, 7/7/2014   More than 80 people with mental […]

���ϲ����� Note: A changing role for leaders at SEIU in how HHC, NYC’s largest public hospital system, makes decisions and […]

���ϲ����� Note: Below, two articles detailing the most recent parity investigation by NY Attorney General, implicating ValueOptions again in the […]

���ϲ����� Note: CMS’ health innovation awards are an oft neglected piece of the affordable care act that was created to […]

Peer Specialists in NYC Dialogue to Recovery: Opening New Lines of Communication 8th Annual Peer Specialists one-day conference at the […]

���ϲ����� Nota: Este artículo destaca algunos conceptos importantes en competencia cultural de salud mental; mejorar el acceso de salud mental […]

���ϲ����� Note: The National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention has just released a new report (see below) that emphasizes some […]

  On the Road to Recovery: Transition from ACT A three part webinar series   The ACT Institute and The […]

���ϲ����� Note: DOH announced its first awards yesterday for the release of some 1115 waiver dollars through the Interim Access […]

���ϲ����� Note: This article highlights some important concepts in mental health cultural competency; improving mental health access and services for […]

The Continued Importance of Medicaid Expansion Al Jazeera; Maria Hamm de Miguel, 7/5/2014   Last week, the United States received […]

In our opinion: Utah’s Housing First Program Proves Successful Deseret News editorial; 6/21/2014   In 2005, Utah adopted a 10-year […]

���ϲ����� Note: ���ϲ����� is very pleased to provide more details about this year’s Annual Conference program and to open up […]

���ϲ����� Note: Join ���ϲ����� NYC Region this Friday—in person or by phone—for a regional meeting highlighting a speaker from the […]

ACLU Pushing for Alternative to Jail for Persons With Psychiatric Disabilities KPCC News; 7/2/2014   The ACLU of Southern California […]

���ϲ����� NOTE: Comedy Volunteers Wanted! Renowned comic David Granirer, founder of Stand Up For Mental Health, will be training people […]

���ϲ����� Note: This article details a provider’s perspective of failures and inconsistencies with Optum managed behavioral health in Idaho. The […]

US: Half a Million Drug-Dependent Veterans Human Rights Watch; 7/1/2014   The Department of Veterans Affairs(VA) should remove barriers to ensure […]

���ϲ����� Note: The alternatives conference is an annual testament to the rights and capabilities our community members demonstrate in their […]

���ϲ����� Note: Our Medicaid Redesign Learning Collaborative (MRLC) will be presenting part 2 of our two-part webinar series on DSRIP. […]

���ϲ����� Note: As NY moves toward Medicaid reform and the integration of peer services into specialty managed care products, it […]

���ϲ����� Note: Please see below for a free webex training session provided by the Office of Mental Health:   For […]

The Myth Of Mental Illness And Gun Violence Forbes; Todd Essig, 6/28/2014   Random gun violence is a terrifying fact of […]

The Paradox of Praise Mad in America: James Schroeder, PhD, 6/25/2014   In February of 2014, in the Journal of Experimental Psychology […]