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Faces and Voices Recovery Issue Brief #3   WHY PEER INTEGRITY AND RECOVERY ORIENTATION MATTER Health Reform and Peer Recovery […]

I am pleased to announce the appointment of Grant E. Mitchell, M.D. as Associate Vice Chair for Clinical Services in […]

���������� Note: Twenty years ago, NYS mental health advocacy groups came together to urge passage of the Community Mental Health […]

Dear Friend,  I am thrilled report a huge breakthrough that has just come out of Albany. Today, our legislative leaders […]

—– Forwarded Message —–From: “Nicolas, Samuel (DYCD)” <snicolas at dycd.nyc.gov> To: “Nicolas, Samuel (DYCD)” <snicolas at dycd.nyc.gov> Sent: Tuesday, June […]

���������� Note: Congratulations to our friends at the MHA of Westchester for their selection to implement a new innovative program […]

Unwrapping WRAP: Utilizing Wellness Recovery Action Plans(WRAP) to Promote the Recovery of Justice-Involved Consumers When: June 20, 2013 | 3:00 […]

You are invited to join a webinar sponsored by Magellan Behavioral Health. Promoting Resiliency through Peer Support Whole Health Thursday, […]

���������� Note: With changes in our health care system comes changes in our revenue streams as well as changes in […]

N E W S   A D V I S O R Y   Senator Tkaczyk, M/A Gunther Measure to Strengthen […]

Webinar: Medicaid Health Home Implementation in Missouri: A Year Later Date: Thursday, June 27, 2:00-3:30 pm EDT Register today: www.integration.samhsa.gov/about-us/webinars […]

    Mental health care: Steinberg’s innovative plan will improve services in California By Nancy Pena, Paul Taylor and Anna […]

Advice On Integration – From 40 Years Of Doing It By Monica E. Oss, CEO, Open Minds   Developed by […]

���������� Note: Scholarships are available to attend the nation’s premiere conferences that is organized by and for those in the […]

eCast Vol. 13 No 6  Special Webinar Announcements   If you are viewing this on a tablet or smart phone, you […]

CMCS Webinar: Prevention and Early Identification of Mental Health and Substance Use Conditions in Children   Join us for a […]

���������� Note: The following comes from Andel Nicasio who writes “Please enjoy the fourteenth edition of Cultural Competence Matters – […]

���������� Note: The following excerpt comes courtesy of our friend NYSILC’s Brad Williams.   The ���������� State Independent Living […]

���������� Note: Attached are materials that are part of the latest draft review process for the national standards that iNAPS […]

���������� Medicaid Moving All Fee-For-Service Behavioral Health To Integrated Managed Care In 2014; RFPs Expected Late Summer 2013 Open […]

���������� Note: ���������� Note: Over the last two decades, Pat Deegan has been an inspiring transforming force who has helped […]

���������� Note: With changes in our health care system comes changes in our revenue streams as well as changes in […]

SAMHSA-HRSA Center for Integrated Health Solutions Webinar: Bridging Criminal Justice Systems and Community Healthcare: Integration’s Role in Reentry   June […]

���������� Note: Look below for details on an exciting new forum sponsored by NYCDOHMH on Economic Self-Sufficiency at the Silberman […]

With Just Months To Go, ���������� State’s Health Benefit Exchange Gears Up For Open Enrollment Harris Meyer  Health Affairs […]

���������� Note: check out Eric’s webinar on Diabetes and WRAP at http://copelandcenter.com/resources/wrap-diabetes-0?utm_source=Copeland+Center+E-News+June+5%2C+2013&utm_campaign=CC+4%2F11%2F12&utm_medium=email   WRAP for Diabetes in Light of Diagnosis […]

  New HUD Olmstead Guidance Step in Right Direction Washington – June 5, 2013 – The U.S. Department of Housing […]

���������� Note: “���������� State is launching a statewide emergency location tracking system to ensure the safety of patients and […]

���������� Note: ���������� Co-President Maura Kelley wrote this timely response, urging that peer supports are critical strategies to reduce the […]

Register for the Upcoming National Suicide Prevention Event Thursday, June 27, 2013 . Suicide is a preventable public health problem. […]

HHS Proposal Would Diminish Privacy Protections  June 4, 2013 — The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposes to […]

���������� Note: The following comes this afternoon from the NYS Department of Health affirming that starting this July, additional prescription […]

Influential Journal Devotes Issue to Mental Illness Stigma Joan Arehart-Treichel Psychiatric News Volume 48   For the first time, the American […]

Thousands Of Mentally Ill ����������ers Listed in SAFE Act Registry Testimony Reveals State Troopers Have Taken Action to Block […]

With Mental Health Legislation Stalled In Congress, States ActBy Kathryn Smith  Politico June 2, 2013 States looking to address gun […]

���������� is pleased to be a part of this year’s Employment Institute brought to you by the Inclusive Workforce Alliance. […]

Obama Calls For National Conversation About Mental Health By Sandhya Somashekhar, Washington Post   June 3, 2013   President Obama on Monday called for […]

PAYING TILL IT HURTS The $2.7 Trillion Medical Bill By Elisabeth Rosenthal ���������� Times June 1, 2013 MERRICK, N.Y. – Deirdre […]

  CROSSROADS: CREATING NEW PATHS TO WHOLE HEALTH Health Care Reform and the Role of Peer Specialists ONE DAY CONFERENCE […]

���������� Note: Here’s some background information and recommendations about today’s 9:30 Video Stream of the President’s National Conference on Mental […]

���������� Note: Here’s some news coverage of last Friday’s Senate hearing on the mental health reporting component of ����������’s […]

Update on Regional Centers of Excellence Dear ����������er: I would like to thank the nearly 2,000 consumers, youth, family, […]

Addressing the Intimacy Interests of People with Mental Health Conditions: Acknowledging Consumer Desires, Provider Discomforts and System Denial The Temple […]

New TAC study reveals that people with disabilities receiving Supplemental Security Income cannot afford housing anywhere in the U.S.   […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 29, 2013 CONTACT: SAMHSA Press Office (240) 276-2130 New toolkit helps states assess and meet behavioral […]

Alternatives Conference to be held in Austin, Texas  December 4 – 7, 2013    Call for Presentations Now Available! Proposals […]

No Restraint At Drug-Dosing ���������� Nursing Homes Industry and government teamed up to reduce the use of dangerous anti-psychotic […]

Health Centers to Help Uninsured Individuals Gain Affordable Health Insurance Coverage Obama administration provides $150 million for health centers to […]

Avatars Ease Voices For Schizophrenia Patients By Lorna Stewart BBC Health Check May 29, 2013   Use of an avatar […]

Here’s an announcement about our next webinar.   Measuring Outcomes in Behavioral Health: What, When & How?   with Andrew Bertagnolli, […]

    Kenneth Johnson Memorial Library Reading Series     Please join NAMI-NYC Metro on May 29, 2013 for the […]

2013 Campaign for Social Inclusion Awards for Statewide Peer-Run/Recovery Community Organization Projects Request for Applications Application Deadlines: Optional Letter of […]

The ���������� Cultural Competence Committee is pleased to announce that our first recovery story is posted on the ���������� website […]

States Delaying, Dropping Controversial Dual-Eligible Pilot Program By Rich Daly  Modern Healthcare.com  May 23, 2013   More than half of the […]

���������� Note: ���������� is very pleased to help support this timely day of information and networking promoting health, wellness and […]

Implementing Health Reform: Proposed Regulations for Exchange “Navigators” By Timothy Jost  Health Affairs Blog  April 4, 2013 On April 3, 2013, […]

���������� Note: The following testimony in support of SAMHSA’s efforts at yesterday’s House Investigative and Oversight Committee is shared by […]

VA, DoD and HHS Partner to Expand Access to Mental Health Services for Veterans, Service Members and Families Inter-Agency Effort […]

Mentally Ill Gun Permit Holders Targeted Under New NY ‘Safe Act’ News 12  May 20, 2013 YONKERS – ����������’s […]

Medicaid Expansion by the Numbers  By Christine Vestal Stateline  May 20, 2013  

Mergers Likely To Continue In Behavioral Care By Lisa Eckelbecker, Worcester Telegram & Gazette  May 19, 2013 WORCESTER – Hospitals […]

SAMHSA Appoints Elinore F. McCance-Katz, M.D. To The New Position Of Chief Medical Officer May 20, 2013 The Substance Abuse […]

CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS ���������� 31st Annual Conference Keeping the Focus on Recovery and Rights September 10-12, 2013 Hudson Valley Resort […]

Join the conversation on the SAMHSA’s GAINS Center Virtual Learning Community! Discussion Forums include: Jail Diversion Specialty Courts Peer Integration […]

Prisoner Reentry New Network of Care Program Launched Today in Philadelphia In response to requests from courts, probation officers and […]

May 21, 2013 Shaun Donovan, Secretary U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development 451 Seventh Street, SW Washington DC 20410 […]

Here’s an announcement about our next webinar.   Measuring Outcomes in Behavioral Health: What, When & How?   with Andrew Bertagnolli, […]

���������� Note: Are you wondering about the relationship between Health Homes and Managed Care and how that will work? How […]

Community Members Offer Mixed Outlooks On Psychiatric Center’s Future By Elizabeth Lyons  Watertown Daily Times  Johnson Newspapers May 17, 2013   […]

Download materials from the May 9 RTP Webinar: “The Affordable Care Act and Implications for Recovery-Oriented Practice” Eating Out by […]

Medicaid Expansion to Provide Health Care for Former Inmates By Audrey Arthur Correctional News  May 15, 2013 As eligibility requirements take […]