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Dear friend and colleague,   On behalf of the Campaign 4 NY/NY Housing, attached and below you will find the […]

���������� Note: Albany County police officers recently concluded their 40 hours of Crisis Intervention Training. ���������� is hoping to hear […]

���������� Note: Yesterday, tens of thousands of supporters for addiction recovery and for social and political policies that support them […]

http://www.newsweek.com/maybe-oregon-shooting-and-others-arent-about-mental-illness-378875 A critically important and timely piece by one of the nation’s experts on violence and mental health conditions. More […]

Join our upcoming ���������� State Medicaid EHR Incentive webinar on Wednesday October 7th at 10am EST. Is this email […]

[cid:image001.jpg at 01D0FB6F.8FB4B230] ���������� Association of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services (����������), a nationally acclaimed behavioral health systems change agent based […]

Webinar: Making Self-Directed Care a Reality Thursday October 1st 2:30-3:30 PM ET The Temple University Collaborative on Community Inclusion of […]

���������� Note: Registration information is now up for ����������/OMH’s 6th Annual PROS Academy. See more at https://rms.nyaprs.org/event/?page=CiviCRM&q=civicrm/event/info&reset=1&id=18       The […]

Take Action to Prevent Service Cuts and Protect Consumer-Directed Programs as New Home Care Rule Takes Effect   September 29, […]

Rethinking SBIRT: Lessons from the Past 10 Years, Strategies for the Next 10 HMA’s “30 Years, 30 Webinars” Series, Vol. […]

Why Our Approach to Suicide Prevention Needs to Change Nowby Leah Harris Mother, survivor, storyteller, mental health advocate  Huffington Post  September […]

���������� Friends: It’s everyone’s worst nightmare. Will I make it in this new world? How can I protect my agency […]

���������� Note: An especially apt piece on the power of peer support, which is demonstrating high rates of effectiveness nationally. […]

���������� Note: Here’s a very thoughtful and extremely thorough and well-documented background to many of the key mental health policy […]

���������� Note: The following piece underscores the critical challenges that community behavioral health recovery services face in the current NYS […]

Many Poor Kids With Mental Illness Miss Out on Benefits Megan Brooks  Medscape September 21, 2015   A “sizable” number of US […]

View this email in your browser                 Copyright © 2015 Community Access, Inc., […]

Public Forum for Consumers in ���������� City on Medicaid Managed Care and Behavioral Health   Monday, October 5, 2015 […]

                                                How to Create An                      Intentional Culture of Wellness   By Matthew Federici   To seek real […]

���������� Note: Included in the recommendations that NYS Governor Cuomo has accepted from a special Council on Community Re-entry for […]

���������� Note: ���������� City is poised to roll out a new program that will provide mental health and trauma […]

HHS Gives ���������� Health Centers $28.4 Million In Obamacare Funds By IFAwebnews Staff  September 17, 2015   The U.S. […]

2015 MindFreedom Mini-Conference: Continuing the Creative Revolution in Mental Health   Spend a full day with a host of leaders […]

Winners of SAMHSA’s Tech-based Challenge to Assist Offender Reintegration Wednesday, September 9, 2015   Recently, the Substance Abuse and Mental […]

  Practicing Recovery: Outreach and Engagement While we are able to talk more openly in society about mental health and […]

    Join us for the third webinar in SAMHSA’s Behavioral Health IT Summer Webinar Series! Opioid Treatment Programs (OTP) […]

The following comes from OMH: “Effective October 1, 2015 in ���������� City, and July 1, 2016 in the rest […]

���������� Note: We’re so very pleased to welcome ���������� City First Lady Chirlane McCray to this year’s ���������� Conference. […]

Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser   Celebrating 25 Years: Recovery Perspectives on the ADA and other […]

���������� Note: Some details about how Crisis Intervention Team-based training is being implemented in ���������� City. Last session, NYS […]

���������� Note: The following comes from the ���������� Peer Specialist Certification Board and the Bureau of Recipient Affairs of […]

���������� Note: ���������� is deep in the midst of DSRIP initiatives that bring together large networks of healthcare and […]

D.C. March A Rallying Cry For ‘Dignity’ Mental Health Recovery Support Mental Health Weekly  August 31, 2015   The need […]

���������� Note: The following includes excerpts from a statement that is due to be released later today.   Extraordinary news […]

International Association of Peer Supporters (iNAPS) Webinar Announcement View this email in your browser   International Association of Peer Supporters […]

House Republicans’ ACA lawsuit Moves Forward By Lisa Schencker  Modern Healthcare  September 9, 2015   Just months after the Affordable […]

���������� Note: NYC will begin accepting applications for a new $30 million Connections-to-Care pilot program that will contract with 12 […]

Bill Would Mandate Rehab For Addicts Given Narcan By Josefa Velasquez Politico ����������  September 8, 2015   ALBANY — […]

The following comes from NYC DOHMH’s Teena Brooks: “Peers are on the brink of a sea change in their profession, […]

October 5th Public Forum: Medicaid Managed Care Is Changing for Adult Mental Health and Substance Use Service Recipients   What: […]

The following comes from OMH’s Bureau of Cultural Competence, which seeks to promote engagement of staff and consumers in the […]

  Having trouble seeing this email? View the web version.   ����������’s Medicaid redesign efforts are extensive. The DSRIP […]

HHS Proposes Anti-Discrimination Standards By Jason Millman  Washington Post  September 3, 2015   The Obama administration today released a long-awaited […]

���������� Note: Hotel rooms are going very fast for the ���������� Annual Conference that begins only a week and a […]

���������� Note: Hotel rooms are going very fast for the ���������� Annual Conference that begins only a week and a […]

���������� Note: Psychiatrists are leading the way in joining other mental health advocates in criticizing fashion house exec Kenneth Cole’s […]

The NYS Department of Health Division of Long Term Care will provide an overview and update on the implementation of […]

���������� Note: Registrations are pouring in for ����������’ Annual Conference! In order to provide some assistance for folks who want […]

    Kenneth Cole is the owner of one of America’s most prominent fashion houses who has also shown an […]

���������� Note: NYS Governor Andrew Cuomo and OMH Commissioner announced today how a portion of the funds derived from the […]

Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser     September is National Recovery Month! Every September, SAMHSA recognizes […]

State Medicaid Care Initiative Failing To Launch By Dan Goldberg August 27, 2015   An ambitious state plan to improve […]

Mental Health Empowerment Project    Program Manager – Westchester County Position summary The Mental Health Empowerment Project, Inc. (MHEP) is a […]

���������� Note: County behavioral health and developmental disability directors from across the nation were very well represented at Monday’s Destination […]

���������� Note: The following comes from the NYS Office of Mental Health.   Dear HCBS Provider:   As the implementation […]

���������� Note: I can’t even begin to share with you all how special yesterday’s Washington DC Destination Dignity March and […]

���������� Note: More research finding a weak link between psychosis and violence, on the eve of this Monday’s Destination Dignity […]

���������� Note: The following comes courtesy of the wonderful representation by Oscar Jimenez-Solomon at the recent ADA@25 Economic Advancement and […]

���������� Note: ���������� City’s First Lady Chirlane McCray offered a few general features of the “Roadmap for Mental Health” […]

���������� Note: Following is an inspiring message from Community Access’ Steve Coe. Community Access is an essential supporter of next […]

Getting Providers A Share Of DSRIP Cash Crain’s Health Pulse  August 18, 2015   ����������’s Performing Provider Systems have […]

���������� Note: The following comes courtesy of the NYS Office of Mental Health, Office of Alcoholism and Substance Use Services, […]

In one week, we’ll be marching on the National Mall with Destination Dignity in solidarity with all people affected by […]

Announcement:  The ���������� Peer Specialist Certification Board (NYPSCB) has an immediate opening for a part-time Certification Clerk in support […]

���������� Note: The Los Angeles County Jail is often referred to as the largest psychiatric facility in the nation and […]

���������� Note: The following comes from National Alliance to End Homelessness National Alliance to End Homelessness, by way of the […]

Integrating Medical/Mental Health Care Benefits for Kids & Teens By Rick Nauert PhD  Psych Central New research supports the belief that […]

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Majority of Youth Prescribed Antipsychotics Have No Psychiatric Diagnosis In The News August 3, 2015   The majority of children, […]

���������� Note: A movement has been growing across our nation over the past few years to create an historic moment […]