Attention Psychiatric Mental Health Nurses, Health Care Professionals and Direct Care Staff  Save the Date and join us […]
eNews Bulletin Updates
Save the Date for Aug 22-31 Regional Financial Literacy, Wellness Forums!
                                ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ We Can Work / We Can Save invites you to a special summer […]
Aug 14 SAMHSA Webinar on Employment’s Role in Recovery, Inclusion Features Selleck, Mathai, Diamata
SAMHSA’s Resource Center to Promote Acceptance, Dignity and Social Inclusion Associated with Mental Health (ADS Center) The Role of Employment […]
NWH: Mainstream Media Tend to Ignore Blacks’ MH Problems
Mainstream Media Tend to Ignore Blacks’ Mental Health Problems By Joshunda Sanders Newswire Houston July 16, 2012  From Metta […]
RTP: Why MH Professionals Should Disclose Personal Psych Histories
July 19, 2012 Volume 3, Issue 27 Please share the Recovery to Practice (RTP) Weekly Highlights with your colleagues, clients, […]
Bazelon: New Guide to States’ Opportunities to Expand Medicaid
NEW GUIDE TO STATES OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPAND MEDICAID HELP YOUR STATE MAKE THE BEST CHOICE! Â July 18, 2012 – […]
NC: House Subcommittee Recommends 9% SAMHSA Cut
House Subcommittee Approves Massive Cuts to 2013 Behavioral Health Funding National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare July 20, 2012  […]
ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Seeks Nominations for 2012 Award Winners (2)
Please help us honor the very special achievements of recognized or emerging leaders in our joint efforts to promote recovery, […]
OMH Seeks Long Island Program Specialists; Peers Encouraged to Apply
Mental Health Program Specialist 1 (2 Positions) LOCATION: NYS Office of Mental Health Long Island Field Office 998 Crooked Hill […]
Survey for Peers/Peer-Run Organizations: How Do You Use Social Media?
     Survey: How Do Peers and Peer-Run Organizations Use Social Media and Online Tools?  This […]
July 19 ‘Conversational’ Webinar on ACA, Essential Health Benefits, Medicaid Expansion
On Thursday (7/19; 3pm) the Coalition for Whole Health StateImplementation team (led by Bill Emmet and Enzo Pastore) will hold […]
2 New Studies Link MH Conditions with Cancer, Diabetes, Heart Disease
Cancer and Injuries More Likely in People with Serious Mental Illness Johns Hopkins Medicine  July 18, 2012  Newswise – […]
ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ 30th Annual Conference Program is Chock Full of Timely Presentations: Register Today!
ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Note: Registration and Conference materials for ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ 30th Annual Conference are now online! See below or at our website […]
NYC DOHMH Seeks Director of Rehabilitation
Job ID:Â 103219 Business Title: DIRECTOR OF REHABILITATION PROGRAMS MENTAL HEALTH Civil Service Title:Â HEALTH SERVICES MANAGER Title Code No: […]
CMHS Regional Consumer/Survivor Meeting in NYC on July 26th
                  The Center […]
Study: African Americans Find MH Assessments, Treatments Inadequate
Mental Health Services Concern African Americans, Study Says By Bernice Yeung CaliforniaWatch.org July 17, 2012  African Americans across the […]
ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Training Collective Announces Hudson Valley Recovery Facilitator
ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Training Collective Announces Immediate Availability: Hudson Valley Recovery Facilitator Dedicated to Delivering Cutting Edge Training to Organizations and Programs […]
6th National Peer Specialist Conference – Discount/Early Bird Rates
6th Annual National Peer Specialist Conference Philadelphia    September 6-8, 2012 Save the Dates! Plan to Come! Bring your peers and […]
PR: No Country BH Needs Strong Regional Commitment
Behavioral Health Needs Strong Regional Commitment By Jeff Meyers, Press-Republican Plattsburgh Press-Republican July 12, 2012  SARANAC LAKE – Any […]
Minority MH Month: Focus on Issues Affecting Hispanics
Minority Mental Health Month: Focusing On Issues Affecting Hispanics By Hope Gillette VOXXI News July 10, 2012  July is National Minority […]
July 24 ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ HHLC webinar to Feature Dr. Joe Parks on Missouri’s Health Home Experience (2)
ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ note: Last January, Missouri joined ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ as two of the first states to implement Health Homes, new networks […]
MIA: Keris Myrick Elected President of NAMI
ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Note: Noted nationally recognized peer leader Keris Myrick has been elected as the new President of the board of […]
Oss: Mobile Health Apps – Breakthrough Or Liability?
Mobile Health Apps – Breakthrough Or Liability? By Monica E. Oss Chief Executive Officer, OPEN MINDSÂ July 12, 2012 Â […]
HHS Announces 89 New ACOs, 9 in NYS
ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Note: Healthcare reform’s call for improved and more affordable care has resulted in the growth of health homes, managed […]
Register Online Today, Schedule for ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ 30th Annual Conference! (3)
ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Note: Registration and Conference materials for ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ 30thAnnual Conference are now online! See below or at our website at […]
July 19 Webinar: Recovery Supports for Children and Families
Recovery Supports for Children and Families Presenters Sandra Spencer National Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health Doreen Cavanaugh,PhD Georgetown […]
Friedman: Good News in Health Law
Good News for Mental Illness in Health Law By Richard A. Friedman, M.D. ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Times July 9, 2012  Americans […]
Report: Aging Boomers’ Mental Health Woes Will Swamp Health System
Aging Boomers’ Mental Health Woes Will Swamp Health System: Report U.S. not equipped to handle growing number of seniors with […]
Nichols Letter to Times Counters Calls for Forced BH Treatment
ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Note: Following is an impassioned letter from Albany’s Grace Nichols in response to a recent NY Times magazine article, […]
New ‘Culture Matters’ Campaign Seeks Web Postings!
The ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Cultural Competence committee has launched a new projectcalled ‘Culture Matters in My Life Journey’. They are inviting people […]
MHW: Supreme Court Decision Boosts Field’s Support of Medicaid Expansion
Supreme Court Decision Boosts Field’s Support of Medicaid Expansion Mental Health Weekly July 2, 2012  In a long-awaited and […]
OM: NY Hospital/Health Plan Care Management Collaboration Reduces Readmissions
ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Payer & Hospital Behavioral Health Collaboration Reduces Hospital Readmissions To Less Than 10% Open Minds July 9, 2012 […]
WP: How The Medicaid Expansion Could Actually Save States Money
How The Medicaid Expansion Could Actually Save States Money By Suzy Khimm , Washington Post Blog  July 5, 2012  Republican […]
KFF Offers Health Reform Law Quiz
Health Reform Quiz  The health reform law promises to deliver big changes in the U.S. health care system. But, […]
Register Online Today, Schedule for ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ 30th Annual Conference! (2)
ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Note: Registration and Conference materials for ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ 30thAnnual Conference are now online! See below or at our website at […]
Davidson: Integrating Recovery Supports in Recovery-Oriented Systems of Care
ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Note: Here’s an excellent, timely and thought provoking piece by Larry Davidson (of Yale University and project director for […]
October LA National Case Management Conference Call for Papers
ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Note: Here’s a good opportunity to advance recovery and peer centered practice on a national level. The deadline was […]
July 11 Ticket to Work Webinar, NYS Job Bank
Ticket to Work Webinar: Support for People with Disabilities on the Journey to Financial Independence – July 11 Social Security’s […]
Let OMH Know of Problems with NY’s New Medicaid Pharmacy System
NEW DEADLINE: JULY 9th  The NYS Office of Mental Health is participating with NYS Medicaid to improve the new […]
Veterans MH Update: DOD Reviews MH Diagnoses, Bill to Expand VA MH Services, PTSD Screenings, More MH Staff
Secretary Of Defense Orders Military-Wide Review Of Behavioral Health Diagnoses For Consistency Open Minds July 2, 2012  Developed by […]
NC: July 9 Webinar on Engaging Women in Trauma-Informed Peer Support
           Webinar: Engaging Women in Trauma-Informed Peer Support Spotlight on […]
NYT: Glaxo Agrees to Pay $3 Billion in Fraud Settlement, NYS Medicaid to Get $146m
Glaxo Agrees to Pay $3 Billion in Fraud Settlement By KATIE THOMAS and MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Times July 2, 2012  […]
Kelley: Don’t Let Mental Illness Stop You From Working
ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Note: Congratulations to Maura Kelley for the following terrific column in a recent edition of the Buffalo News. Maura […]
HP: Supreme Court Decision Benefits People With MH Conditions
Supreme Court Decision Benefits People With Mental Illness Michael Friedman, L.M.S.W. and Kimberly Williams   HuffPost Healthy Living June 29, 2012 […]
CHP: HHC Goes for ACO Status
HHC Goes for ACO Status Crain’s Health Pulse July 2, 2012 The city’s Health and Hospitals Corp. has formally notified […]
WP: ACA Ruling a Big Win for Children w MH/SU Needs
Supreme Court Ruling on Health Care a Big Win for Mentally Ill Kids By Rahiel Tesfamariam Washington Post July 2, 2012 […]
USA: Study Links Physical Punishment to Later Mental Disorders
Study Links Physical Punishment to Later Mental Disorders By Michelle Healy, USA Today July 2, 2012  Children who are […]
Register Online Today, Schedule for ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ 30th Annual Conference!
ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Note: Registration and Conference materials for ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ 30th Annual Conference are now online! See below or at our website […]
ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Seeks Nominations for 2012 Award Winners (2)
ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services  Call For 2012 Award Nominations Please help us honor the very special […]
ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Seeks Nominations for 2012 Award Winners
ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services  Call For 2012 Award Nominations Please help us honor the very special […]
AP: A Look at the Ruling Upholding Obamacare
ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿: Ok, here’s my best attempt to explain yesterday’s court ruling on the Affordable Care Act (ACA), often known as […]
Bazelon: After Supreme Court Victory, Work Turns to States for Now-Optional Medicaid Expansion
After Supreme Court Victory for Health Insurance Reforms, Work Turns to the States for Now-Optional Medicaid Expansion   Washington […]
Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of ACA
ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ note: The following comes with appreciation from our friends at the Associaton of Community Living.  “The Affordable Care […]
Nat Ass’n of Peer Specialists Seeks Group to Test New Curriculum: Deadline July 3
Last Week to Apply –  The National Association of Peer Specialists (NAPS) is seeking organizations to host a week-long pilot test of […]
NZ Study Finds Low Vitamin D Levels on Psych Inpatient Facilities
Psychiatric Inpatients Have Low Vitamin D Levels By Mark Cowen News Medical-Net June 27, 2012  Results from a New […]
CHCS Brief Makes Business Case for Supportive Housing-based Care Coordination
Medicaid-Financed Services in Supportive Housing for High-Need Homeless Beneficiaries: The Business Case Michael Nardone, Richard Cho, and Kathy Moses June […]
July 24 ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ HHLC webinar to Feature Dr. Joe Parks on Missouri’s Health Home Experience
ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ note: Last January, Missouri joined ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ as two of the first states to implement Health Homes, new networks […]
July 24 ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ HHLC webinar to Feature Dr. Joe Parks on Missouri’s Health Home Experience (2)
ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ note: Last January, Missouri joined ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ as two of the first states to implement Health Homes, new networks […]
MHW: Olmstead Initiative to Help States Support Community Integration
Olmstead Initiative to Help States Support Community Integration Mental Health Weekly Exclusive  June 25, 2012  A cohort of key […]
CUNY June 27 Webinar on Health Coaching & Care Coordination Certificate Program
CUNY Certificate in Health Coaching & Care Coordination- Application Information Webinar on 6/27 Â Dear Friends and Colleagues, Â Please […]
ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Releases 30th Annual Conference Program!
ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Note: ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ is proud to release the attached Conference Programand Registration materials for our 30th Annual Conference “Keeping the […]
HHS Health Care Innovation Award Winner Highlight Nation’s Healthcare Reform Trends
ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Note: HHS’ recent Health Care Innovation Award summaries provide a most illuminating insight into some of the nation’s most […]
CNN: Supreme Court To Rule Thursday on Health Care
Supreme Court To Rule Thursday on Health Care By Bill Mears, CNN Supreme Court Producer June 25, 2012 Â The […]
SAMHSA Seeks Consumer Feedback on Electronic Healthcare Records via July 9, 12 Webinars
           Your Unique Perspective is Important SAMHSA needs your personal experience and expertise in navigating treatment […]
USPRA CEO Dawn Bauman Releases June Report
ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Note: The United States Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association has reorganized! New CEO Dawn Bauman and the USPRA Board (with new […]
KFF: Focus on Managed Care Demos for Medicare and Medicaid Beneficiaries
Duals: The National Health Reform Experiment We Should Be Talking More About By Drew Altman, President and CEO, Kaiser Family […]
KFF: States Adopt 5 New ACA Options to Improve Care
How is the Affordable Care Act Leading to Changes in Medicaid Today? State Adoption of Five New Options Kaiser Commission […]
HSR: MH Care Disparities Persist for Black and Latino Children
Mental Health Care Disparities Persist for Black and Latino Children Health Behavior News Service, part of the Center for Advancing […]
CHP: State Not Waiting for Supreme Court Verdict
State Not Waiting for Supreme Court Verdict Crain’s Health Pulse June 22, 2012  Even if the Supreme Court strikes […]
NYT: Billions of Dollars Are in Play Over Health Care Law
Billions of Dollars Are in Play Over Health Care Law By Reed Abelson ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Times June 21, 2012  […]
OMH: Increased Heat Illness Risk to People Taking Antipsychotic Meds
Medical Alert – Increased Risk of Heat Illness to Persons Taking Antipsychotic Medications     To: OMH Facility, […]
AP: VA Hopes Video Conferencing, Electronic Health Records Will Reduce Vet Suicides
VA Secretary Says Video Consultations Can Remove Stigma of Mental Health Treatment for Vets                                   By Kevin Freking  Associated […]