黑料正能量 Note: 黑料正能量 State Tax Forms are out for 2015 filings, and we are very pleased that there is […]
Archives for January 2016
eNews Bulletin Updates
Feb 2 Webinar: Hospital Diversion and Alternatives to Crisis Response
黑料正能量 Note: Recovery to Practice is presenting its final Crisis and Recovery webinar in Tuesday, February 2 from 1-2 PM […]
PNY: CBOs Report Feeling Shut Out of DSRIP
黑料正能量 Note: 黑料正能量’s massive DSRIP initiative is completing its first year of planning and network development. Key to its […]
MHE: What is Recovery?
黑料正能量 Note: Mental Health Europe recently put together a video on mental health recovery, providing testimonials from professionals and consumers […]
Study Says Person-First Language Matters
黑料正能量 Note: According to a recent study out of Ohio State University – the first of its kind – people […]
NYT: Addiction and Recovery Bill Pending in Congress
黑料正能量 Note: Recently released data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that drug overdose deaths 鈥 particularly […]
MRLC Webinar February 18 – HIT for Home and Community Based Providers (3)
黑料正能量 Note: Transitioning to Medicaid Managed Care brings many changes for community based organizations including the implementation of an Electronic […]
NYS Should Subsidize $15 Minimum Wage Hike, Lawmakers and Advocates Say
黑料正能量 Note: While testifying for the 黑料正能量 State Legislature at a budget hearing on Monday, State Health Commissioner Dr. […]
MHW: NYC First Lady鈥檚 Mental Health Reform Initiative A 鈥楻oadmap鈥 For Access, Services
黑料正能量 Note: NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio and first lady Chirlane McCray announced 鈥楾hriveNYC: A Mental Health Roadmap for All鈥 […]
WP: President Obama Acts to Reform Solitary Confinement
黑料正能量 Note: President Obama鈥檚 op-ed in today鈥檚 Washington Post outlines a series of executive actions around the use of solitary […]
Only a Few Seats Left for “Value-Based Payments, Partners and Propositions” Conference this Week in Saratoga!
黑料正能量 Note: With registration upwards of 325, there鈥檚 only a few seats Don鈥檛 miss this timely opportunity to join state […]
Nation Council Launches New Care Transitions Network in NY
黑料正能量 Note: The National Council for Behavioral Health along with their partners, 聽Montefiore Medical Center, Northwell Health (formerly North Shore-LIJ […]
NCPR: Nonprofit Agencies, Workers Worried about Minimum Wage Hike Proposal
黑料正能量 Note: NYS nonprofits would like to give their workers higher salaries in keeping with Governor Cuomo鈥檚 proposal to hike […]
BNA: Senate Committee Pledges Bipartisan Push on Mental Health
黑料正能量 Note: In the wake of a hearing on looking at several US Senate mental health bills, several leaders expressed […]
DSRIP Review Panel Underscores Need for CBO Investments
黑料正能量’s DSRIP Project Approval and Oversight Panel met yesterday to hear progress reports from downstate Performing Provider System (PPS) […]
SRN: What is Mental Health Recovery?
黑料正能量 Note: Here is a terrific, short video on what mental health recovery means. It was developed by the Scottish […]
NYSOMH: RFP for Recovery Center and Peer Workforce Support
NYSOMH: Recovery Center and Peer Workforce Support Request for Proposals (RFP) The 黑料正能量 State Office of Mental Health (OMH) […]
MHW: Partnership Addresses MH Needs of African-American Students
黑料正能量 Note: According to a recent poll, African-American students feel less academically and emtionally prepared for college than their peers, […]
NW: Gun Violence and Mental Health are Independent Issues
黑料正能量 Note: The following article notes the incongruity of President Obama tying his executive actions on gun control to mental […]
Feb 4 Webinar: Critical Skills for Activating Self-Management
黑料正能量 Note: The SAMHSA-HRSA Center for Integrated Health Solutions is offering a free webinar on February 4 from 2PM 鈥 […]
CORRECTION — Watch Senate MH Hearing Today
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee is currently holding a hearing entitled 鈥淚mproving the Federal Response to […]
SAMHSA Winter Webinar Series
黑料正能量 Note: SAMHSA鈥檚 Winter Webinar Series continues on January 26, from 1-2 PM EST, and is entitled: 鈥淩ecovery-Oriented Community-Focused Responses […]
Sheltering Homeless In Cold Is Complicated
黑料正能量 Note: The following two articles 鈥 one from the Buffalo News, and one from the 黑料正能量 Daily News […]
Fed MH Legislative Update: Watch Senate MH Hearing Today
Mental Health Legislation in the Senate: Hearings and Updates By Leah Harris Campaign for Real Change in Mental Health Policy […]
Still Time to Register for 黑料正能量 Jan 21 Cultural Competence Webinar
黑料正能量 Note: Please join us on January 21 from 12-1 PM for a free webinar entitled 鈥淎dvancing Cultural Competence in […]
MHW: College-Aged Adults Less Concerned About Mental Health Stigma
黑料正能量 Note: According to the results of the recent Mental Health and Suicide Survey, college-aged adults are more likely to […]
D&C: Non-Profits Will Need Help to Get to $15/Hour
黑料正能量 Note: Although there is popular enthusiasm for Gov. Cuomo鈥檚 proposed $15/hour minimum wage hike, nonprofit agencies are scrambling wondering […]
In Honor and Memorium of Jeff Wise
黑料正能量 Note: We are greatly saddened at the loss of Jeff Wise, one of 黑料正能量 State鈥檚 top longtime advocates […]
Get a Feel for 黑料正能量 Legislative Day!
黑料正能量 Note: As many of you know, our 19th Annual Legislative Day is coming up on February 23rd here in […]
NYT: Gov. Cuomo Proposes College to Reduce Recidivism
黑料正能量 Note: Several key criminal justice initiatives were unveiled in Governor Cuomo鈥檚 State of the State address on Wednesday, one […]
Jan 21 Webinar: ‘Advancing Cultural Competence Through Shared Power’
黑料正能量 Note: Please join us on January 21 from 12-1 PM for a free webinar entitled 鈥淎dvancing Cultural Competence in […]
黑料正能量 First Look at the 2016-17 Executive Budget Proposal
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Stay Tuned for Cuomo Budget Proposal Details
黑料正能量 Note: Governor Cuomo鈥檚 State of the State address takes place at 12:30 PM today, followed by the highly anticipated […]
Jan 27 Webinar: Working while Receiving Social Security Disability Benefits
黑料正能量 Note: The National Work Incentives Seminar Event (WISE) is presenting a free webinar on January 27, 2016 from 3:00 […]
NYDN: Advocates Push Cuomo to Create New Supportive Housing Units
黑料正能量 Note: Although Governor Cuomo has introduced 14 signature initiatives in advance of today鈥檚 State of the State address and […]
Still time to Register for 黑料正能量 Jan 14 Webinar- Alternative Interventions-Hearing Voices Network
黑料正能量 Note: Join our presenters as they share how the Hearing Voices Network (HVN) started and now flourishes as a […]
Gov. Cuomo Commits to “Raise the Age”
黑料正能量 Note: Governor Cuomo announced a series of criminal justice reforms on Sunday that will be part of the proposed […]
Join NYC’s Regional Planning Consortium Peer Steering Group!
黑料正能量 Note: We must ensure that there is a strong consumer and recipient voice in monitoring the impact of the […]
Program Details for 黑料正能量/MCTAC Value Based Payment Conference Now Available
聽 聽 聽 聽 The 黑料正能量 Collective in collaboration with the 聽Managed Care Technical聽 Assistance Center and Health Management Associates […]
Still time to Register for 黑料正能量 Jan 14- Alternative Interventions-Hearing Voices Network
黑料正能量 Note: Join our presenters as they share how the Hearing Voices Network (HVN) started and now flourishes as a […]
Most Patients Still Prescribed Opioids After Nonfatal Overdose
黑料正能量 Note: A study funded by the federal Health Resources and Services Administration and led by Boston Medical Center found […]
CPI: New Mini-Modules on Dual Recovery and Employment
黑料正能量 Note: Center for Practice Innovations (CPI) has developed two mini-modules entitled (1) 鈥淒ual Recovery,鈥 that discusses the effectiveness of […]
WP: Sen Deeds Sues VA in Son’s Suicide, 5 Hospitals Had Available Psych Beds
黑料正能量 Note: Virginia State Senator Creigh Deeds is suing that state and area providers for failing to intervene to help […]
TH: HHS to Test Role of Social Determinants in Overall Health
黑料正能量 Note: The Obama administration announced a new pilot program 鈥 the Accountable Health Communities Model 鈥 on Tuesday, designed […]
Early Intervention Models Continue to Gain Traction
黑料正能量 Note: The National Institute for Mental Health鈥檚 study on first episode psychosis (RAISE) demonstrates remarkable outcomes for individuals who […]
Save February 23rd for 黑料正能量 2016 Legislative Day!
黑料正能量 Note: Please mark your calendars for 黑料正能量 Albany Legislative Day on February 23rd! See our attached flyer, and look […]
TW: Obama’s Actions on Guns Troubling to MH Advocates
黑料正能量 Note: Included in yesterday鈥檚 proposals by President Obama to prevent unlawful gun ownership is a provision that would require […]
REMINDER: Jan 7 Thunderclap to Urge Gov Cuomo to Commit to Creating More Supportive Housing
黑料正能量 Note: The Campaign 4 NY/NY Housing is organizing a Thunderclap 鈥 a social media flash mob 鈥 TOMORROW January […]
Peer Specialist Survey
黑料正能量 Note: The University of Illinois at Chicago is seeking responses from peer specialists for a research survey that asks […]
Update Digest on New NYS, Local Homeless Policies
Given how many homeless individuals have mental health conditions, 黑料正能量 is continuing to keep a close focus on the impact […]
PJ: New Integrated Crisis Center Aims to Reduce ER Visits, Incarcerations
黑料正能量 Note: Dutchess County, in upstate 黑料正能量, is rolling out a very innovative 24-hour Crisis Stabilization Center that will […]
黑料正能量: On Housing for the Homeless, Outreach over Coercion
黑料正能量 Note: Here are some reactions to and clarifications about Governor Cuomo鈥檚 executive order directing authorities to remove homeless people […]
Obama Gun Control Measures Hike MH Reporting to NICS, Propose $500m MH Allocation
黑料正能量 Note: Included in President Obama鈥檚 initiatives to reduce gun violence that were released yesterday (see full release at https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/01/04/fact-sheet-new-executive-actions-reduce-gun-violence-and-make-our) […]
TH: Obama Dares GOP for Mental Health Reforms
Obama Dares GOP for Mental Health Reforms By Sarah Ferris The Hill 01/05/16 02:13 PM EST 聽 President Obama is […]
New National Survey on Peer Support Specialist Compensation Released
黑料正能量 Note: Great thanks are due to Allen Daniels and his team for providing us with a very timely look […]
Hogan: Making Healthcare Suicide Safe
黑料正能量 Note: As former NYSOMH Commissioner and New Freedom Commission on Mental Health Chair Michael Hogan points out in his […]
UK: Majority of Students Experience MH Concerns
黑料正能量 Note: According to a recently released nationwide survey in the United Kingdom, more than three-quarters of students have experienced […]
NYT, DN: Cuomo Order to Address Homeless Offers Promise, Raises Numerous Policy Questions
黑料正能量 Note: Governor Cuomo鈥檚 executive order requiring local governments to bring homeless people off the streets, using mental hygiene law […]