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���������� Note: ���������� is very pleased that Michael Hogan, Paul Samuels, Chuck Ingoglia, Chacku Mathai, Patrick Gauthier and John Coppola […]

���������� Note: Act on Congress NOW to urge your member to co-sponsor the TIME Act, and eliminate the ability of […]

���������� Note: Mental health reform in the US become a subject of even greater discussion in 2015 in the nation’s […]

���������� Note: The story below is an excellent example of how we can focus person-centered planning on the values of […]

In Foster Care, Treating the Trigger WNYC; Cindy Rodriguez, 2/4/2015 Research suggests that abuse, abandonment and neglect can change the […]

���������� Note: The entire nonprofit community remains shocked about the recent announcement that the Federation of Education and Guidance Services […]

���������� Note: WNYC continues to profile mental health system changes in NYC, and today focuses on the Parachute respite center […]

How Mindfulness Is Revolutionizing Mental Health Care The Huffington Post; Carolyn Gregoire, 1/23/2015 �� More than��350 million people globally��suffer from […]

���������� Note: The piece below is long, but worth the read, particularly for those treating youth and transition-age youth, or […]

���������� Note: New NYS Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie announced the following leadership positions and committee chairs. ���������� is pleased to […]

���������� Note: ���������� is very pleased that Michael Hogan, Paul Samuels, Chuck Ingoglia, Chacku Mathai, Patrick Gauthier and John Coppola […]

Affordable Care Act Offers Behavioral Health Services to AI/AN Communities HHS; Pamela Hyde, 2/3/2015 �� Access to health care coverage […]

���������� Note: WNYC will be profiling areas of mental health reform for the remainder of this week. Their article detailing […]

���������� Note: Please note in particular some details around how OMH and DOH are continuing to enhance multi-year community service […]

���������� Note: The Medicare cuts in President Obama’s proposed 2016 budget are based in a prioritization of outpatient over hospital […]

���������� Note: The two articles below highlight yesterday’s State Medicaid legislative hearing, in which testimonies discussed DSRIP, the Basic Health […]

���������� Note: Join this morning at 9:30 for a special State of the Union Address for Mental Health and Addiction […]

Behavioral Health Merger in Talks; Leaders Study Feasibility of Combining Mental Health, Substance Abuse Offices Times Union; Rick Karlin, 1/31/2015 […]

���������� Note: This article uses a popular film to look into issues like assisted suicide, financial planning, and family dynamics […]

���������� Note: The Mayor’s office, in planning with NYC First Lady Chirlane McCray and her daughter Chiara, are planning a […]

���������� Note: The link between inflammation and markers for depression in brain studies has not only raised questions of anti-inflammatories […]

Federation Employment & Guidance Service closing shop EXCLUSIVE: The closure of the 80-year-old charity comes weeks after an audit revealed […]

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���������� Note: The interconnection between health and violence is not widely debated in the media as a nuanced topic. But […]

���������� Note: We are pleased to offer another session in our ongoing Webinar series designed to help you prepare and […]

���������� Note: All NY behavioral health providers should visit the new Managed Care Technical Assistance Center website and check out […]

���������� Note: The announcement by HHS that the Federal government will move to a system of value-based payment models for […]

���������� Note: Forensic Assertive Community Treatment (FACT) teams, like the one described below from Maricopa County in Arizona, are demonstrated […]

���������� Note: Rep. Paul Tonko is emerging as the same kind of stirring and thoughtful leader mental health policy in […]

���������� Note: More research could be helpful in demonstrating conclusively something that most consumers of psychiatric services already know well; […]

���������� Note: Many people who have experienced recovery from mental health problems have found the value in creating their own […]

Let’s Address America’s Mental Health Crisis in 2015 Huffington Post; Deborah De Santis, 1/24/2015 �� Not every homeless person is […]

���������� Note: Join Veterans and fellow advocates from across NY and surrounding states at the 3rd Annual National Veterans Mental […]

���������� Note: Do you work for a consumer-run organization who has direct contact with mental health service consumers who are […]

���������� Note: Register below for additional time through Webinar and “Office Hours” with Adam Falcone on contracting issues. This webinar […]

���������� note: ���������� Director of Peer Services, Tanya Stevens will be presenting on Peer Support and Motivational Interviewing on this […]

���������� Regional Forum 2015 Please join us for our ��Regional Forum! �� Topics: Medicaid Redesign; Updates for Consumers and Providers […]

���������� Note: Once again, ����������’ Annual Executive Seminar will bring together state and national experts and government officials, consumer advocates, […]

���������� Note: Last week, ACMHA: The College for Behavioral Health Leadership, announced the release of a toolkit aimed at promoting […]

Connection Between Childhood Adversity, Psychiatric Disorders Seen at Cellular Level Science Daily; 1/20/2015 �� An association between biological changes on […]

���������� Note: ���������� has mandatory standards for insurance coverage of eating disorders, but it is one of only four […]

Sheldon Silver, Speaker of ���������� Assembly, Is Arrested in Corruption Case By William K. Rashbaum, Thomas Kaplan And Susanne […]

[nyaprs logo] January 21, 2015 First Look at the NYS 2015-16 Executive Budget Proposal From: Harvey Rosenthal, ���������� Executive Director […]

���������� Note: Interested in learning more about how the Home and Community Based Service rule impacts housing, waivers for persons […]

���������� Note: Good morning ����������ers, did you see the news? Our 18th Annual Albany Advocacy Day has been moved […]

���������� Note: We are pleased to offer another session in our ongoing Webinar series designed to help you prepare and […]

[cid:logo.jpeg] Member Webinar; Executive Budget Analysis Join us for a webinar on Jan 22, 2015 at 2:30 PM EST. Register […]

Good morning ���������� Community! Each year, ���������� joins with providers, recipients, and self-advocates from across the state to bring hundreds […]

���������� Note: The publishing of this op-ed in the ���������� Times may signal the significant tide-change in the psychiatric/ […]

���������� Note: How will DSRIP impact the health care workforce across NY? How can DSRIP funds be purposed for training […]

���������� Note: Renowned psychiatric survivor, noted author, and long-time civil rights activist Leonard Roy Frank died last week at the […]

Medicare Chief Steps Down, Ran Health Care Rollout By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press�� January 19, 2015 �� WASHINGTON (AP) —��Medicare‘s […]

���������� Note: Our ACMHA Peer Leaders Interest Group is very pleased to share this Peer Services Toolkit which is the […]

���������� Note: Once again, ����������’ Annual Executive Seminar will bring together state and national experts and government officials, consumer advocates, […]

���������� Note: A critical lack of resources for mental health care in post-disaster Haiti has contributed to unique partnerships between […]

Extended-release Injectable Naltrexone: A Significant Opportunity for Treating Opioid Use Disorder SAMHSA Blog; Melinda Campopiano, M.D., Brandon T. Johnson, M.B.A.; […]

���������� Note: At a time when peer support has become a term used to symbolize progress and recovery within a […]

���������� Note: The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, initiated by President Obama last year, is to strategically assess, incentivize, and […]

States Gear Up To Help Medicaid Enrollees Beat Addictions Huffington Post from Pew’s Stateline; Christine Vestal, 1/13/2015������������ �� Under the […]

���������� Note: Take this opportunity to meet and offer feedback to Dr. Gary Belkin, Executive Deputy Commissioner of DOHMH in […]

Rikers to Ban Isolation for Inmates 21 and Younger ���������� Times; Michael Winerip and Michael Schwirtz, 1/13/2015 �� New […]

Children Eligible for Expanded Medicaid Contribute More in Taxes as Adults PhysOrg; Yale University Press, 1/12/2015 �� A new study […]

���������� Note: This webinar would not only be useful for those agencies applying for SAMHSA’s integrated care grants, but for […]

House Again Passes Veterans Suicide Prevention Bill Military Times; Leo Shane III, 1/12/2015 �� For the second time in five […]

Gov. Cuomo to Combine State of State Address and Budget Presentation: Source BY Ken Lovett�� ���������� Daily News Monday, […]

The Downside Of Treating Mental Illness Like A Physical Problem The Huffington Post; Lindsay Holmes, 12/1/2014 �� One of the […]

���������� Note: The NYS Office of Mental Health and a group of passionate advocates resolved a longstanding disagreement last month […]

���������� Note: Behind the central arguments in this article rests concerns about the real lack of capacity to serve veteran’s […]