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Tonight! Join Virtual Event, ‘Voting and Taking Action in the 2024 Election, ‘ at 6pm!
Alliance Alert: This year鈥檚 election is less than three weeks away! By registering to vote, you are taking the first […]
Join Virtual Event, ‘Voting and Taking Action in the 2024 Election, ‘ this Friday at 6pm!
Alliance Alert: This year鈥檚 election is less than three weeks away! By registering to vote, you are taking the first […]
Register Today for Our 15th Annual Recovery and Rehabilitation Academy!
Registration Open for The Alliance鈥檚 15th Annual Recovery and Rehabilitation AcademyNovember 14th and 15th! The Alliance for Rights and Recovery […]
Mark Travis Rivera to Keynote15th Annual Recovery & Rehabilitation Academy! Register Today!
Alliance Note: The Alliance for Rights and Recovery is thrilled to announce Mark Travis Rivera as the Keynote Speaker for […]
Encampment Sweep Policies Leading to More Rough Sleeping for Unsheltered Individuals
Alliance Alert: A recent RAND analysis of Los Angeles neighborhoods has shown the number of people 鈥渞ough sleeping,鈥 or sleeping […]
Mental Health in 黑料正能量 is Improving, but More Must be Done to Reduce Disparities
Alliance Alert: A recent report from the 黑料正能量 Health Foundation found 黑料正能量ers鈥 mental health is improving after a […]
World Mental Health Day Symposium in Albany, NY On October 10th!
Alliance Alert: The University of Albany Black, Indigenous, Latinx and People of Color (BILPOC) Faculty Advancement Initiative and The Center […]
World Mental Health Day Symposium in Albany, NY On October 10th!
Alliance Alert: The University of Albany Black, Indigenous, Latinx and People of Color (BILPOC) Faculty Advancement Initiative and The Center […]
Alliance for Rights and Recovery Board Announces 2024 Annual Award Winners!
Alliance Alert (September 16, 2024): The Board of Director of the Alliance for Rights and Recovery (formerly 黑料正能量) is very […]
Alliance for Rights and Recovery Board Announces 2024 Annual Award Winners! Still Time to Register
Alliance Alert (September 16, 2024): The Board of Director of the Alliance for Rights and Recovery (formerly 黑料正能量) is very […]
Attend Alliance Annual Conference to Hear from Experts on Peer Services Innovations, Medicaid, and Public Policy! Register for the Conference Today!
Alliance Alert: We are just 9 days away from the start of this year鈥檚 Alliance Annual Conference! We have a […]
11 Powerful Peer Support Presentations at Alliance Conference: Buy 5 Get 1 Free Registration Deal Ends this Friday; CEUs Available
Alliance Note: This year鈥檚 Alliance Conference will offer a broad array of substantive presentations and discussion around where peer services […]
NYS Medicaid Waiver, Medicaid Funded Peer Services, Role of Community Health Worker Panels at Alliance Conference: Buy 5 Get 1 Free Registration Deal Ends Next Friday!
Alliance Note: This year鈥檚 Alliance Conference offers the latest info via 3 separate presentations regarding Medicaid and Peer and Rehab. […]
Come Attend Our Once in a Lifetime Peer Support and Wellness Pioneers Panel at the Alliance Conference!
Alliance Note: This year鈥檚 Alliance Conference offers a once in a lifetime opportunity to see our Wellness and Peer Support […]
Don’t Miss ‘Unapologetic Black Unicorns’ panel at the Alliance Conference!
Alliance Note: Keris J盲n Myrick鈥檚 weekly podcast, Unapologetically Black Unicorns has been providing a very powerful, personal and often provocative […]
Alliance Announces Annual Conference Program Lineup! Register 5 Get 1 Free
Alliance Note: Our Alliance for Rights and Recovery are extremely pleased to announce details of the extraordinary lineup of speakers […]
WIOs Awarded $646 Million for Workforce Expansion Efforts through 1115 NYHER Waiver
Alliance Note: The Governor has announced new funding for the state鈥檚 Workforce Investment Organizations (WIOs) through the approved 1115 Health […]
Alliance for Rights and Recovery Seeks Chief Strategy Officer
Alliance for Rights and Recovery Seeks Chief Strategy Officer About the Alliance for Rights and Recovery(formerly 黑料正能量)Over the past 3 […]
Alliance for Rights and Recovery Seeks Chief Strategy Officer
Alliance for Rights and Recovery Seeks Chief Strategy Officer About the Alliance for Rights and Recovery(formerly 黑料正能量)Over the past 3 […]
BREAKING: Governor Hochul Announces 9 Social Care Network Awardees!
Alliance Note: Governor Hochul has announced the award winners for the nine (9) Social Care Networks (SCNs) lead entities which […]
Come Attend Our Once in a Lifetime Peer Support and Wellness Pioneers Panel at the Alliance Conference!
Alliance Note: This year鈥檚 Alliance Conference offers a once in a lifetime opportunity to see our Wellness and Peer Support […]
Celebrating Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month!
Alliance Note: July marks the annual observance of Bebe Moore Campbell Minority Mental Health Month, a time dedicated to raising […]
ALERT: Take Action to End Solitary Confinement in NYC!
Alliance Note: Yesterday, NYC Mayor Eric Adams issued an emergency order to stop the recently passed solitary confinement ban in […]
Alliance for Rights and Recovery Seeks Chief Strategy Officer
Alliance for Rights and Recovery Seeks Chief Strategy Officer About the Alliance for Rights and Recovery(formerly 黑料正能量)Over the past 3 […]
NY State Gives $15 Million to Improve Youth Suicide Prevention Efforts
Alliance Note: 黑料正能量 State has awarded $15 million to multiple organizations to create and implement suicide prevention initiatives and […]
Attend Wednesday’s (7/24) Daniel’s Law Task Force Meeting, Submit Surveys by 7/31!
Alliance Note: The next Daniel鈥檚 Law Task Force Meeting will be this Wednesday, July 24th, from 11am to 1pm and […]
Voting is a Social Determinant of Health, Register Today!
Alliance Note: As we approach another critical election season, it is important to remember how important exercising our right to […]
黑料正能量 Plans to Close Two Prisons this Fall
Alliance Note: We are pleased to see Governor Hochul and the NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) are […]
Impending CDPAP Changes Concern Program Proponents
Alliance Note: The late push to implement changes to 黑料正能量鈥檚 Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP), a program which […]
Unequal Effects of Heat on Minority and Low-Income Communities
Alliance Note: Low-income and communities of color are feeling the effects of the summer heat more than any other groups […]
How Some Providers are Addressing Mental Health Disparities
Alliance Note: As disparities in access to mental health services continue to prevent many communities from getting the support they […]
Submit a Nomination for SAMHSA Trailblazers in Advancing Recovery (STAR) Awards!
Alliance Note: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has begun taking nominations for the SAMHSA Trailblazers in […]
Alliance Moves Deadline to Submit 2024 Conference Proposals to July 8: Register Today to Attend!
Alliance Note: Our Alliance for Rights and Recovery is seeking presentation proposals for this year鈥檚 Annual Conference, entitled 鈥淟eading the […]
Submit your Conference Proposals for the 2024 Alliance Annual Conference by July 1: Register Today to Attend!
Alliance Note: Our Alliance for Rights and Recovery is seeking presentation proposals for this year鈥檚 Annual Conference, entitled 鈥淟eading the […]
New Study Highlights Abuses Experienced by People Formerly Hospitalized and Suggests Reforms
Alliance Note: Many people formerly hospitalized in inpatient psychiatric units continue to push back against states鈥 drive for increased inpatient […]
Submit your Conference Proposals for the 2024 Alliance Annual Conference by July 1: Register Today to Attend!
Alliance Note: Our Alliance for Rights and Recovery is seeking presentation proposals for this year鈥檚 Annual Conference, entitled 鈥淟eading the […]
Tomorrow! Daniel’s Law Task Force virtual meeting – 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 25, 2024
The Daniel鈥檚 Law Task Force will host a virtual meeting from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 25. […]
Daniel鈥檚 Law Task Force virtual meeting – 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 25, 2024
The Daniel鈥檚 Law Task Force will host a virtual meeting from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 25. […]
Alliance Releases Call for Presentations for our 2024 Annual Conference, Registration Open
Alliance Note: Our Alliance for Rights and Recovery is seeking presentation proposals for this year鈥檚 Annual Conference, entitled 鈥淟eading the […]
The Alliance for Rights and Recovery Celebrates Juneteenth!
Alliance Note: While we spend the day celebrating Juneteenth, marking the true end of slavery in the United States, we […]
Investments in Integrated Primary Care will Better Support Older Adults
Alliance Note: While much of the focus on the post pandemic mental health crisis has focused on youth, we must […]
National Coalition for Mental Health Recovery’s 2024 Hill Days
Last week, The Alliance for Rights and Recovery (formerly 黑料正能量) joined nearly 50 other advocates representing organizations from around the […]
N.A.P.S. Conference Call for Proposals Deadline Approaching! Submit a Workshop Proposal Today!
The National Association of Peer Supporters (N.A.P.S.), in partnership with the Alliance for Rights and Recovery, is proud to co-sponsor the […]
Celebrate Pride Month this June!
Alliance Note: The Alliance community is happy to celebrate Pride month with all of you. We are committed to fighting […]
Gerstein Crisis Centre Offers Example of Comprehensive Crisis Response Care!
Alliance Note:On Wednesday,the Daniel鈥檚 Law Task Force continued its work towards offering recommendations to establish a statewide alternative response for […]
Join Tomorrow’s Webinar, Strengthening Disability Rights: HHS鈥檚 New 504 and 1557 Rules!
Alliance Note: The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced they have finalized a rule strengthening protections […]
Biden Harris Administration Announces $46.8 Million in Grant Funding Available through HHS
Alliance Note: This month, the Biden-Harris Administration announced $46.8 million in grant funding for behavioral health services will be made […]
Gerstein Crisis Centre to Present at Today’s Daniel’s Law Task Force Meeting
Alliance Note: The Daniel鈥檚 Law Task Force will host their next meeting in Albany today, Wednesday, May 29th, from 11am […]
Golden Connections: Aging with Dignity and Community Support
from our friends at MHEP and Alliance Capital Regional Coordinator Zach Garafalo Golden Connections: Aging with Dignity and Community Support […]
NYS Chief Judge Wilson Voices Support for Treatment Not Jail, Second Look Acts!
Alliance Note: 黑料正能量 State must reform our overly punitive sentencing polices to support 黑料正能量ers who would be better […]
TODAY: Register for Daniel’s Law Task Force Listening Session in Rochester!
Alliance Note: The Daniel鈥檚 Law Task Force will host their next in person listening session today, Wednesday, May 8th, in […]
This Wednesday: Register for Daniel’s Law Task Force Listening Session in Rochester!
Alliance Note: The Daniel鈥檚 Law Task Force will host their next in person listening session this Wednesday, May 8th, in […]
New HHS Regulation Marks A Historic Leap for Disability Justice
Alliance Note: The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced they have finalized a rule strengthening protections […]
Next Wednesday: Register for Daniel’s Law Task Force Listening Session in Rochester!
Alliance Note: The Daniel鈥檚 Law Task Force will host their next in person listening session next Wednesday, May 8th, in […]
TOMORROW: Don’t Miss The Alliance’s Executive Seminar! Program Book Available
Don’t Miss Tomorrow鈥檚 Alliance Executive聽Seminar! See Attached Final Program Alliance Note: Only one day until the Alliance for Rights and […]
Don’t Miss New OMH Deputy Commissioner Bob Moon and InUnity Alliance CEO Jihoon Kim Welcome Reception at Alliance Executive Seminar!
Welcome New OMH Deputy Commissioner Bob Moon andInUnity Alliance CEO Jihoon Kim at Alliance Executive Seminar! $199 Rate Available Through […]
Only Two Days Away! Don’t Miss DOH, Helgerson Waiver Keynotes at April 25-26 Alliance Albany Executive Seminar!
Alliance Note: There鈥檚 still time to register for THIS WEEK鈥檚 Annual Executive Seminar in Albany! The Seminar has always highlighted […]
Peer Services Pioneer Cherene Caraco to Join ‘Maximizing Peer Support’ Panel at Next Week’s Alliance Executive Seminar: Still Time to Register!
Peer Services Pioneer Cherene Caraco to Join ‘Maximizing Peer Support’ Panel at This Week’s Alliance Executive Seminar: Still Time to […]
The Alliance Releases Analysis of FY 2024-25 State Budget Agreement
Alliance First Look at Enacted NYS Budget for Fiscal Year 2024-25By Director of Public Policy Luke Sikinyi聽and CEO Harvey Rosenthal聽 […]
Don’t Miss Next Week’s Alliance Executive Seminar! Program Book Available
Don’t Miss Next Week’s Alliance Executive聽 Seminar! See Attached Final Program Alliance Note: Only a few days to next week鈥檚 […]
ALERT: Message Your Lawmakers Today to Support Daniel’s Law Pilot Funding!
Alliance Note: We are just a few days away from the end of NYS budget negotiations, leaving us with little […]
Fund Daniel’s Law Pilots! Contact Your Lawmakers Today!
Alliance Note: 黑料正能量 is on the brink of taking a great step towards creating an effective, public health centered […]
Support Daniel’s Law Pilots! Contact Your Representatives!
Alliance Note: The NYS Legislature and Governor are beginning to negotiate the final budget. Now is the time to push […]
ALERT: Tell the Governor and Legislature to Support Daniel’s Law Pilot Funding!
Alliance Note: We were heartened to see both the NYS Assembly and Senate have included $2 Million for Daniel’s Law […]
Alliance Pushes for 3.2% COLA and Criminal Justice Reforms in Albany!
Thank you to all who attended The Alliance for Rights and Recovery鈥檚 27th Annual Legislative Day in Albany yesterday! We […]
Improving Mental Health Crisis Care Starts with Who We Call
Alliance Note: We must improve our overall crisis response system to ensure people experiencing a mental health or substance use […]
Improving Mental Health in the Black Community
As Black History Month comes to a close, we reflect on the resilience of the Black community in the US […]
Breaking News: NYC Council Bans Solitary Confinement, Overrides Mayor’s Veto
Alliance Note: 黑料正能量 City has officially banned solitary confinement in city jails after the City Council voted to override […]
Read Urban Justice Center’s Report, ‘Reimagining Paths to Health and Justice: Perspectives on Community Diversion’
Alliance Note: The Urban Justice Center鈥檚 Mental Health Project recently released a report titled ” Reimagining Paths to Health & […]
TODAY! Daniel’s Law Task Force Stakeholder Listening Session in NYC – 4-6pm
Alliance Note: More cities have been recognizing the need to provide alternative responses to mental health and substance use crisis […]
In Honor of Rev Dr Martin Luther King: Excerpts from ‘Letter from Birmingham Jail’
Alliance Note: I spent some time this morning reading Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr鈥檚 storied 鈥淟etter from Birmingham Jail鈥 […]

















