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The Managed Care Technical Assistance Center (MCTAC) has announced the following training for NYC Health Homes, adult behavioral health HCBS […]

���������� Note: Register today for the Ira S. Stevens Memorial Conference in Westchester on 6/23! This conference features nationally renowned […]

���������� Note: We look forward to learning more about this newly opened respite center in Massachusetts, joining other organizations in […]

���������� Note: ���������� already has the highest standards in the nation for Medicaid Managed Care Organizations, but the many […]

���������� Note: Preparing yourself for the unknown takes not just preparation but the development of a plan. In this webinar […]

���������� Note: The untimely death of John Nash and his wife, Alicia, on May 23 shook individuals from many communities. […]

���������� Note: This free webinar today could be an excellent opportunity to understand program transformation from an agency that successfully […]

���������� Note: This astute reflection on the ���������� Executive Seminar from David Bucciferro�� contrasts a few of the specific opportunities […]

���������� Action Alert! �� CALL the NYS ASSEMBLY TODAY and tell them to VOTE NO on Bill A.02553A!! �� This […]

���������� Note: If you are a peer specialist or work for organization that employs peer specialists, please take a few […]

Mental Illness Is A Much Bigger Problem For The Poor, New Study Shows Huffington Post; Jonathan Cohn, 5/28/2015 On Thursday, […]

���������� Note: Any political candidate weighs heavily the options to take on polarizing social issues as a benchmark of their […]

���������� Note: There is a growing awareness of state agencies, researchers, providers, and community members that persons with lived experience […]

���������� Note: Excerpts from Crain’s below offer a glimpse into the unprecedented transition of assets from FEGS to JBFCS in […]

���������� Note: As the nation transitions to integrated care models that promote outreach, engagement, and systemic approaches to well-being, peer […]

���������� Note: Fail First insurance policies are often cited as an example of how far the US is away from […]

���������� Note: A small step, but the news below may go a long way toward the “Ban the Box” campaign […]

���������� Note: Join NASMHPD and Mental Health America for a webinar detailing aspects of designing and implementing self-direction for behavioral […]

���������� Note: Much is left unknown still about the extra funds allocated to the DSRIP program, including where the money […]

���������� Note: Register for this webinar, hosted at 1PM this afternoon, to learn more about how family focused organizations can […]

���������� Note: In NYC, a person with lived experience in the criminal justice system will now act as a partner […]

Addiction Treatment Hard to Find, Even as Overdose Deaths Soar USA Today; Liz Szabo, 5/24/2015 �� With nearly 44,000 deaths […]

���������� Note: VICE News takes an in-depth look at mental health in Cook County Jail in Chicago, which is said […]

���������� Note: Social media networks including Facebook and not Tumblr are encouraging people to speak openly about mental health issues […]

A Mental-Health Epidemic In The Newsroom Huffington Post; Gabriel Arana, 5/18/2015 This is the first installment in our series on […]

���������� Note: The below article offers a nuanced approach from law enforcement officials in Utah, who are backing Medicaid expansion […]

���������� News: Below are two excellent articles highlighting Community Access’ Parachute NYC crisis respite center. The tone of the articles […]

���������� Note: This scathing report on the United States’ criminal justice system outlines the human rights abuses inflicted upon persons […]

���������� Note: In this opinion article, ���������� OMH’s Chief Medical officer Dr. Lloyd Sederer strips the romanticism from the […]

���������� Note: Many of our readers have sent this to me since the story broke in the Times last night. […]

���������� Note: See below a news release for��Representative Tim Murphy’s bill ‘Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act’. We will […]

���������� Note: Support the independence of persons with disabilities by joining NYAIL and other disability rights organizations in a day […]

���������� Note: Many advocates across the country have been watching the San Francisco v. Sheehan Supreme Court case closely. A […]

���������� Note: The lead hospitals of Performing Provider Systems in NY’s hospital transformation project have received their final valuations for […]

���������� Note: This webinar is particularly important for advocates across the country who encourage state health agencies to move toward […]

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���������� Note: This brief environmental scan offers key insights into how DSRIP has been effective and challenging in other states. […]

���������� Note: Read the article and access the links below to learn more about how initiatives sparked at ACHMA are […]

���������� Note: This article elucidates that need for a form of presumptive eligibility in ����������, to allow people leaving […]

���������� Note: As ���������� politicizes the issue of marijuana use, policy assessments are typically binaries of one another and […]

Peers as Crisis Service Providers�� A webinar by the National Coalition for Mental Health Recovery will take place Wednesday, June […]

���������� Note: ���������� behavioral health agencies preparing for a transition to managed care should review the four-point utilization management […]

���������� Note: NYS OMH Medical Director Dr. Lloyd Sederer outlines a route to well-being for the mental health system in […]

���������� Note: The below overview of Ohio’s investment in Medicaid Redesign relevant to the behavioral health community offers a glimpse […]

���������� Note: Join the MHA of Westchester and your mental health community on 6/23 in Tarrytown, for the renowned Ira […]

Chirlane McCray Launches Bellevue Hospital Program for Kids with Mental Health Problems By Erin Durkin������ ���������� Daily News May […]

���������� Note: One of the most transformative approaches available involves putting service dollars in the hands of recovering people, to […]

I.B.O.: Rikers Slow To Meet Mental Health Obligations By Gloria Pazmino�� Capital ���������� ��May 11, 2015 �� The city’s […]

���������� Note: ���������� extends our congratulations and warm wishes to the NYS Senate’s new Majority Leader, Long Island Senator John […]

Fifteen ‘Vital Signs’ for Assessing and Monitoring Progress of the Nation’s Health Identified in New IOM Report �� WASHINGTON – […]

���������� Note: It’s now clear that NYC First Lady Chirlane McCray has emerged as a vibrant new leader on behalf […]

���������� Note: While ���������� believes in informed choice and recognizes that a number of people knowingly choose and report benefit […]

���������� Note: Controlling costs and achieving health care quality improvements requires the participation of activated and informed consumers. Join us […]

���������� Note: While other industries have proceeded swiftly into use of new technologies, healthcare is mired in an insecure past. […]

���������� Note: Did you know that you can support MHANYS and celebrate Mental Health Month tonight in Delmar, NY? Show […]

���������� Note: This brief article succinctly details some of the barriers to fulfilling the promise of parity and expanded behavioral […]

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���������� Note: As this article describes, incentives for insurance members to make healthful changes aren’t necessarily responsible for long-term behavior […]

���������� Note: Controlling costs and achieving health care quality improvements requires the participation of activated and informed consumers. Join us […]

���������� Note: The support from NYC’s first lady will mean media and public attention to mental health issues in the […]

���������� Note: Below is an article that thoroughly reviews the complexities of moving toward a system that rewards positive health […]

���������� Note: Mobile crisis teams for youth in Connecticut demonstrate how concerted efforts by policymakers to target early intervention and […]

���������� Note: The Conference Committee has extended the deadline for receipt of the Call for Presentations to May 12, 2015. […]

���������� Note: Evidence of declining uncompensated care and multi-year savings may contribute to more states taking on Medicaid expansion, as […]

���������� Note: Thanks to Alan Doederlein, Olga Wuerz, Larry Davidson, Lisa Goodale, Tom Lane and Ron Manderscheid for their unprecedented […]

���������� Note: Have you stayed connected after the ���������� Executive Seminar? Take the time to review powerpoints from the sessions […]