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���������� Note: The National Governors Association has just released step-by-step guide for states seeking to design and implement major changes […]

    Meet two of our Featured Presenters at ����������’ 34th Annual Conference Advancing Whole Health & Healthy Communities: The […]

Please Support the Next Generation of Recovery Leaders to Find Their Hope, Inspiration, Voice and Community!   Dear ���������� E-News […]

���������� Note: More on the circular relationship between diabetes and behavioral health conditions. While it has been previously suggested that […]

August First Fridays with BRSS TACS: Improving Infrastructure and Sustainability in Peer-Run and Recovery Community Organizations First Fridays with BRSS […]

���������� Note: A recent article in the Journal of the American Medical Association (http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleID=1853164) noted that “as electronic medical records […]

���������� Note: SAMHSA’s Recovery to Practice initiative, which is operated by Advocates for Human Potential, is hosting a 3 part […]

  Meet one of our Featured Presenters at ����������’ 34th Annual Conference Advancing Whole Health & Healthy Communities:  The Pathway […]

New Report: “Medicaid Coverage of Social Interventions: A Road Map for States” Social factors, such as income, access to food […]

    Meet one of our Featured Presenters at ����������’ 34th Annual Conference Advancing Whole Health & Healthy Communities: The […]

���������� Note: At popular request, our ���������� Conference Early Bird Special to register 5 and get one free has been […]

���������� Note: From David Martino: the UN’s World Health Organization is on the way to declassifying transgender identify as a […]

  Please Support the Next Generation of Recovery Leaders to Find Their Hope, Inspiration, Voice and Community!   Dear ���������� […]

���������� Note: The following invitation comes from Gwen O’Shea of the Health & Welfare Council of Long Island Value Based […]

���������� Note: CMS has updated rating scores for consumers to use in selecting their local hospital of choice. See how […]

Murphy’s Mental Health Bill Stymied Again, This Time Because Of Dust Up About Guns Pete Earley Blog July 28, 2016 […]

���������� Note: Our ���������� Board and staff are very pleased and proud to share with you the program schedule for […]

Governor Cuomo Announces Action To Ensure Insurers Comply With Mental Health Equity Standards Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that […]

Please Support the Next Generation of Recovery Leaders to Find Their Hope, Inspiration, Voice and Community!   Dear ���������� E-News […]

���������� Note: Two things to do today: help people with disabilities to register to vote on November 8th and join […]

���������� Note: New Hampshire’s Judicial Branch is defying that state’s Attorney General directive that, on top of barring people with […]

As we undergo a major shift in our society, we in the LGBTQI community see and/or experience much death and […]

      We are happy to announce the release of a timely and important resource for housing and homeless […]

���������� Note: A number of states are on the way to implementing DSRIP (Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment) initiatives. See […]

With Borders Irrelevant, ���������� Hospitals Seek Out-Of-State Partners ByJosefa Velasquez Politico July 25, 2016 ALBANY — If you stand […]

���������� Note: Here’re some excerpts from both parties’ recently released policy platforms as regards the needs of those with mental […]

Get on the Bus Next Tuesdayto Rally in Philadelphia! [cid:image002.jpg at 01D1E3FD.5A4000B0] [MTC_white_line_bus[1]] 10:30 am on Tuesday, July 26,2016 Bus […]

The Hill: Hopes Dim For Mental Health DealBy Peter Sullivan<http://thehill.com/author/peter-sullivan> July 17, 2016 Hopes are dimming for passage of a […]

Private Pain, Shared Responsibility: Learning to Talk About Suicide With Neighbors and FriendsAlyssa Katz<http://www.nydailynews.com/authors?author=Alyssa-Katz> ���������� Daily News July 20, […]

���������� Note: This fall’s ���������� Annual Conference will feature an especially important event….the screening of an internationally acclaimed “social action […]

���������� Note: If you have not yet attended one of these informational webinars from the National Council to see if […]

Employment and Young Adults with Serious Mental Health Conditions What do we know – and what is yet to be […]

Webinar on employment Please join us for a Webinar on Paving the Way to Employment for Persons with Mental Health […]

Online Technical Assistance Response for Employment Service Providers The Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation is currently offering an online technical assistance […]

Date: Wednesday, July 20, 2016 Time: 1:00- 2:30 p.m. Central About the Presenter J.Aaron McCullough, J.D., ADAConsult Services Captioningalso provided […]

In Shift to Value, A Chance for ����������’s Medicaid to Transform Healthcare For Children ByElizabeth Whitman Modern Healthcare July […]

Several of you have asked for a copy of the full letter. I’ve attached it here.   From: Harvey Rosenthal […]

���������� Note: Eighteen Democrats say the White House should do more to make sure mental health parity laws are being […]

NY has released a new set of frequently asked most frequently asked questions and answers relating to our Delivery System […]

���������� Note: ���������� is very pleased to announce that we have been approved as a provider of NYS Social Work […]

���������� Note: NYS DOH is assessing the capacity and readiness of the system to enroll people in Health Homes, adequately […]

Here’s a report from yesterday’s United Hospital Fund’s “Progressing to Value-Based Payment” conference in NYC, which featured a provocative keynote […]

���������� Note: This piece underscores the important role the ACA has played in increasing access to behavioral health services through […]

���������� Note: Another thoughtful piece from Open Minds. “Health plans should not be the provider of care coordination at the […]

���������� Note:The following comes from ���������� intern David Martino. Twenty-one million people with disabilities did not vote [in the 2000 […]

‘Understanding Changes to Medicaid Behavioral Health Care’ Archived ���������� Consumer Education Forum. Original air date: June 14, 2016. To […]

���������� Note: See below for a new opportunity to participate in the NYS OMH Continuous Quality Improvement initiative by enrolling […]

���������� Note: Rights and recovery advocates are working to oppose outpatient commitment proposals in Connecticut and Massachusetts. Stay tuned for […]

House Overwhelmingly Passes Opioid Bill By Sarah Ferris The Hill July 8, 2016 The House on Friday almost unanimously approved […]

���������� Note: One healthcare system is investing in a key social determinant of health: housing. Bronx Project Sees Health in […]

Dear colleagues, Today, 1 July 2016, the UN Human Rights Council adopted a Resolution on Mental Health and Human Rights […]

���������� Note: The following provides some more detail about the partial lift of the IMD exclusion that was included in […]

���������� Note: Yesterday, the US House of Representatives gave almost full approval to HR.2646, federal mental health legislation that was […]

���������� Note: Attached is a “guidance” from the NYS OMH, OASAS and DOH to assist providers in better understanding and […]

Sent from my Verizon Wirele9ss 4G LT2E 99smartphones ——– Original message ——– From: The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law […]

���������� Note: Governor Cuomo and state legislative leaders must act NOW! Gov. Cuomo, Legislature Deadlocked On $2B Affordable Housing Plan […]

���������� Note: Medicaid beneficiaries can access public healthcare dollars usually one way: by going to services and agencies that are […]

Bazelon Calls for Comments Against New Social Security Administration Rule on FBI Background Check Database   The Bazelon Center urges […]

     Don’t Miss ����������’ 34th Annual Conference Early Bird Special Offer!   Advancing Whole Health & Healthy Communities:  The […]

���������� Note: Our friends at the Mental Health Empowerment Center and at the MHA of Westchester Sterling Community Center have […]

Parity Guide Explains Right to Health Insurance Coverage for Addiction & Mental Health Care June 30, 2016—The Legal Action Center […]

An N.Y.U. Study Gone Wrong, and a Top Researcher Dismissed By BENEDICT CAREY ���������� Times June 27, 2016 New […]

���������� Note: While it’s very important to let House members and leaders about shared opposition to Rep. Tim Murphy’s mental […]

  Dear Provider, The ���������� State Office of Mental Health (OMH) and Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services […]

New Report Covers Criminal Justice Policy Reforms in 46 States in 2014-2015 National Mental Health Consumers Self-Help Clearinghouse Key Update, […]

The ���������� State Office of Mental Health’s Statewide Multicultural Advisory Committee is seeking nominations for new members. Please review […]

OMH Patient Survey Making LGBTQ Clients ‘Visible’ The NYS Office of Mental Health is the first state agency in the […]

���������� Note: The following underscores how strongly alternative treatments are sought by healthcare consumers. Self-Directed Care, which allows eligible Medicaid […]

House to Vote on Long-Delayed Mental Health Bill in July ByPeter Sullivan Roll Call June 22, 2016 The House will […]