黑料正能量 Note: We are extremely pleased that the budget that the NYS legislature and Cuomo Administration are expected to approve […]
Archives for March 2016
Governor Cuomo Boycotts North Carolina over Anti-L.G.B.T. Law
黑料正能量 Note: In response to North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory鈥檚 decision to sign an anti-LGBT law last week, Governor Cuomo […]
NYC Homeless Veterans To Get $750G Boost From Private Sector Donations
黑料正能量 Note: Over the past 5 years, NYC has reduced veteran homelessness by 90%. Efforts to continue that reduction will […]
April 7 — 黑料正能量 Cultural Competence Webinar (4)
黑料正能量 Note: Please join us on Thursday, April 7th at 12 PM for a free webinar entitled, 鈥淭raining Collaboratives as […]
Seats Left for April 8 NYC Public Psychiatry Conference on the Dignity of Risk w Davison, Brown, Zinns
黑料正能量 Note: The following comes from Dr. Jules Ranz, Director, Public Psychiatry Fellowship, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University. […]
Register for May 12 Putnam County Recovery Conference
黑料正能量 Note: The following comes from Alison Carroll, Vice President Strategic Initiatives at Putnam Family & Community Services, Inc and […]
Budget Update: Focus on Minimum Wage and Medicaid
黑料正能量 Note: Here鈥檚 a brief digest on the most recent developments as reported by the Journal News, Times and Time […]
Can Nonprofits Survive and Succeed? Sesso to Head up CEO Panel at April 21-22 黑料正能量 Executive Seminar
黑料正能量 Note: This morning鈥檚 Crain鈥檚 Health Pulse featured a piece about a series of attached interviews about 鈥渕ergers, acquisitions and […]
AP: NY Budget Negotiators Reach General Agreement on Minimum Wage, Paid Family Leave
黑料正能量 Note: Reportedly, the last major hurdle in reaching a full 3 way NYS budget deal relates to how the […]
Breaking: CMS finalizes BH parity rule for Medicaid and CHIP
黑料正能量 Note: We are pleased to announce that CMS has just finalized a rule to strengthen access to mental health […]
HHS: Medicaid Expansion Can Improve Behavioral Health Care Access
黑料正能量 Note: According to a report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, nearly 2 million uninsured people […]
Obama Administration Announces New Efforts to Combat Opioid Crisis
黑料正能量 Note: At a major anti-addiction summit in Atlanta today, President Obama will discuss a new round of efforts to […]
CS, TU: Still No NYS Budget Deal, SUD Services Investment Expected
黑料正能量 Note: There鈥檚 still no budget deal here in Albany this morning, leaving the great likelihood that the Governor will […]
National Experts Olivet, Shim Examine the Impact of Social Determinants in Advancing Population Health at 黑料正能量 Executive Seminar
黑料正能量 Note: Since 90% of the determinants of our health derive from our lifetime social and physical environment-not from the […]
NEW MCTAC READINESS TOOL- the P.E.N. Guide to Contracting!
黑料正能量 Note: See below for a great new tool from MCTAC for negotiating managed care contracts. This resource will help […]
With Advanced Training, Peers Gain Credibility
黑料正能量 Note: It is predicted that by 2020, peers will account for 30-45 percent of the mental health workforce. In […]
NYS Budget Deal Close, Medicaid Pre-Release Measure Still Under Consideration
黑料正能量 Note: In order to reach yet another on time April budget agreement, negotiators for the Governor, Senate and Assembly […]
DN: NY Close to Minimum Wage Deal, CA Also Considering Hike
黑料正能量 Note: NY legislators and Governor Cuomo are reportedly on the brink of reaching a deal to raise the minimum […]
SIGN THE PETITION to Support Medicaid Coverage for Those Returning from Jails and Prisons (2)
黑料正能量 Note: Since we sent out this petition – in partnership with MHANYS and the Legal Action Center – over […]
ACL Legislative Advocacy Alert: CALL TO ACTION! We NEED your help!
黑料正能量 Note: As we approach the end of this year鈥檚 NYS budget negotiations it is essential that we make our […]
Immediate Advocacy Needed: Contact Your NYS Senators and Assembly Members re: Uncompensated Care Pool Funding-
黑料正能量 Note: 黑料正能量 supports CHCANYS efforts to ensure that the NYS Senate and Assembly leadership include $54.4 million in contingency […]
Register Now: MCTAC North Country training event
黑料正能量 NOTE:聽 MCTAC is coming to the North Country! MCTAC is pleased to announce this training in partnership with our […]
黑料正能量 Albany Update, Get Final Details at State Policy Panel at our Executive Seminar!
黑料正能量 Note: Things are heating up in Albany as we near the expected/possible April 1 deadline for a 3 way […]
April 21 Webinar: Coordinating Housing and Medicaid Services for People with BH Conditions
黑料正能量 Note: Mathematica is hosting a free webinar on Thursday, April 21 from 11:45 AM 鈥 1:30 PM EDT entitled […]
Trauma and Addiction: 7 Reasons Your Habit Makes Perfect Sense
黑料正能量 Note: This article does a terrific job summarizing the often inextricable connection between trauma and addiction. Although those who […]
USAG Loretta Lynch: National Reentry Week — An Essential Part of Our Mission
黑料正能量 Note: Citing her support for criminal justice reforms and reentry initiatives, U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch has announced that […]
黑料正能量 Executive Seminar, Room Special & Early Bird Registration ends tomorrow 3/25: Register Today!
黑料正能量 Note: Special room rates and early bird registration will end tomorrow 3/25 so register today! 聽 Date: April 21-22, […]
SAMHSA Webinar TODAY at 12:30: Partnerships that Support the BH of Service Members, Veterans, and their Families
黑料正能量 Note: SAMHSA is hosting a free webinar TODAY entitled, 鈥淲hat鈥檚 New 鈥 Seizing Opportunities for Community Partnerships that Support […]
Newsday: NYS Legislature Considering Compromise on $15 Minimum Wage
黑料正能量 Note: According to a high-ranking member of the NYS Assembly鈥檚 Democratic majority, the Senate and Assembly are considering a […]
New Study Demonstrates Link Between Public Policy And Life Expectancy
黑料正能量 Note: A new study shows that as drugs 鈥 particulalry opioids 鈥 and alcohol become more accessible, life expectancy […]
Study Underscores Role of Social Determinants in Readmission Rates
黑料正能量 Note: An article in this morning鈥檚 Crain鈥檚 Health Pulse reported that hospitals that have been financially penalized for avoidable […]
OM: NY Begins Readiness Reviews for Upstate HARPs
黑料正能量 Begins Readiness Reviews For Integrated Medicaid Medical/Behavioral Managed Care Plans Outside 黑料正能量 City Open Minds News Report […]
NYS Minimum Wage Hike Talks are ‘Progressing Well’
Mike S said he’s relying on Doug’s good work here. Thanks you two! From: Toni Lasicki [mailto:toni at aclnys.org] Sent: […]
Breaking: NYS Minimum Wage Hike Talks are ‘Progressing Well’
Reports are that talks between NYS Senate, Assembly and Administration officials are 鈥減rogressing well鈥 and that they are looking at […]
Still time to register for the Final Offerings of the Small Business Regional Forums
Last chance to register for the forums below to be held in the Batavia and Syracuse areas. If you are […]
黑料正能量 Update on Minimum Wage, Criminal Justice, Reinvestment, Capital Funds
黑料正能量 Note: With a little more than a week to go to reach an April 1 state budget agreement, our […]
NYS Legislative Leaders Set $15 Million ‘Table Target’
A short time ago, top NYS legislative leaders identified a total of $15 million for the legislature鈥檚 mental hygiene chairs […]
Breaking: Minimum Wage Hike Advocates Rally at NYS Capitol
黑料正能量 Note: The rally referenced below, at which healthcare advocates and lawmakers called for funding to ensure that nonprofits can […]
SIGN THE PETITION to Support Medicaid Coverage for Those Returning from Jails and Prisons
黑料正能量 Note: As mentioned in an earlier eNews post, 黑料正能量, MHANYS, and the Legal Action Center (LAC) are advocating vigorously […]
Potee: Missing Mark on Addiction
黑料正能量 Note: In Massachusetts, there are those who believe that curbing access to prescription opioids will meaningfully combat opioid addiction. […]
19, 000 with MH Conditions in Indonesia Chained, Confined
黑料正能量 Note: According to a recent, harrowing report from the Human Rights Watch (HRW), nearly 19,000 people with mental health […]
黑料正能量, MHANYS, LAC Seek Changes To Medicaid Rules For Inmates
黑料正能量 Note: In 黑料正能量 State, too many of those coming out of jails and prisons 鈥 especially those with […]
Only 5 weeks until 黑料正能量 Executive Seminar, Room Block Closes This Friday: Register Today!
黑料正能量 Note: In 2 weeks, 黑料正能量 will have a state budget agreement that will help set the course for […]
Rally Urges Support For Direct Care Workers
黑料正能量 Note: As the minimum wage issue heats up around 黑料正能量 State, nonprofit sector workers 鈥 particularly those who […]
Equality and Cultural Competence in LGBT Health Care
黑料正能量 Note: Despite legal gains made by the LGBT community in recent years, they are still marginalized within the realms […]
April 7 — 黑料正能量 Cultural Competence Webinar (3)
黑料正能量 Note: Please join us on Thursday, April 7th at 12 PM for a free webinar entitled, 鈥淭raining Collaboratives as […]
GOVERNOR CUOMO ANNOUNCES $10 MILLION TO HELP NON-PROFITS IMPROVE HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS
——– Original message ——–From: omhnews <omhnews at omh.ny.gov> Date: 03/17/2016 12:34 PM (GMT-05:00) To: omhnews <omhnews at omh.ny.gov> Subject: GOVERNOR […]
BNA: Senate Panel Approves Mental Health, Substance Abuse Bills
黑料正能量 Note: The US Senate advanced mental health legislation that has garnered strong support from a broad array of mental […]
Nonprofits Press Efforts for Minimum Wage Hike Help
黑料正能量 Note: Great thanks are due to our friends in the developmental disability advocacy community for their front and center […]
CHP: Medicaid Rules For Inmates May Change
黑料正能量 Note: The following piece underscores the critical importance of achieving 2 proposals before the Legislature that will greatly enhance […]
TH: Bipartisan Mental Health Bill Advances In Senate
黑料正能量 Note: The U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee (HELP) cleared the way for a bipartisan mental health […]
Gov. Cuomo Has Just Announced $6.8 million to Expand Children’s Mental Health Services
黑料正能量 Note: In an important step to improve and expand mental health services for children, Governor Cuomo just announced $6.8 […]
黑料正能量, MHANYS Back Proposal to Extend Medicaid 30 Days Before Prison/Jail Release
黑料正能量 Note: In keeping with our long and strong commitment to advancing the needs of criminal justice-involved individuals with behavioral […]
Don’t Miss 黑料正能量 April 21-2 Executive Seminar: Register Today!
[https://mlsvc01-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/e00708c7201/f1a5b3bf-419b-4ed2-82dd-86cfde65178e.jpg] 黑料正能量 is very pleased to release our updated program brochure for our April 21-22 Annual Albany Executive Seminar at […]
Watch Now: Senate Mark up for the Mental Health Reform Act Mark Up
Today the Senate HELP Committee will review up the Mental Health Reform Act of 2015, this is a welcome alternative […]
NY HCBS Providers: Please Complete State BH HCBS Designation Survey!
黑料正能量 note: Below is a link to a survey from OMH and OASAS that seeks to assure that those agencies […]
黑料正能量 2nd Look at Legislative Budget Proposals, Action Plan
NYS Senate and Assembly Release Budget Bills: 黑料正能量 2nd Look Here鈥檚 our most recent analysis and action plan as regards […]
NYC Jobs Available to Supportive Housing Residents and Others!
Among many services it provides, The Center for Urban Community Services (CUCS) posts a bi-weekly Jobs Journal which lists job […]
TH: Senate Mental Health Bill Markup Tomorrow!
黑料正能量 Note: The Senate Health Committee will hold its markup tomorrow on a bipartisan mental health bill that is far […]
WNYC: Future of NYC Homeless Agency Unclear
黑料正能量 Note: The future of the NYC Department of Homeless Services (DHS), a standalone agency created in 1991 at the […]
Recent U of Chicago Study Says Housing First
黑料正能量: A recent study from the University of Chicago found that permanent housing had more of a mitigating impact on […]
黑料正能量 1st Look at Legislative Budget Proposals: Minimum Wage, Criminal Justice, Reinvestment
NYS Senate and Assembly Release Budget Bills: 黑料正能量 1st Look The NYS Assembly and Senate released their respective budget proposals, […]
March 30 Webinar – “Targeting Readmissions: A Collaborative Strategy for Hospitals, Health Plans and Local Communities”
黑料正能量 Note: Health Management Associates is presenting a free webinar on Wednesday, March 30th from 1-2 PM ET entitled, “Targeting […]
MCTAC trainings for rest-of-state and children’s providers!
黑料正能量 Note: MCTAC is offering another round of trainings below. Utilization Management and the transformation of the Children鈥檚 System. Both […]
April 7 — 黑料正能量 Cultural Competence Webinar (2)
黑料正能量 Note: Please join us on Thursday, April 7th at 12 PM for a free webinar entitled, 鈥淭raining Collaboratives as […]
HP: A Look At Mental Health Peer Providers And How They Help People Recover
黑料正能量 Note: The article below is an inspiring account of a woman鈥檚 journey from tenured teacher to peer provider. As […]
Politico: Stop The Treatment Industrial Complex
黑料正能量 Note: As the U.S. passes laws to reduce mass incarceration, community corrections programs 鈥 which includes probation and parole […]
Exhibitor and Sponsorship Opportunities now available for the 黑料正能量 Executive Seminar!
We鈥檙e very pleased to inform you that the 黑料正能量 Association of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services (黑料正能量) and our 黑料正能量 Collective […]
黑料正能量 Releases Executive Seminar Brochure; Register Today!
[https://mlsvc01-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/e00708c7201/f1a5b3bf-419b-4ed2-82dd-86cfde65178e.jpg] 黑料正能量 is very pleased to release our updated program brochure for our April 21-22 Annual Albany Executive Seminar at […]
TH: Feds Warn Of ‘Remarkable’ Rise In Drug Spending
黑料正能量 Note: According to a recent report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, prescription drug spending is […]
March 16 Webinar: “Workplace Accommodations for Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities”
黑料正能量 Note: The Southwest ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) Center in collaboration with the Great Lakes ADA Center is presenting […]
HP: Why Bernie Sanders Should Apologize For His Mental Health Joke
黑料正能量 Note: In a recent debate, Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders alluded to the GOP debates as the reason for […]