E-News Bulletin Archives

2008 E-News Bulletin Archives

December

12/31/2008 Obama, Can You Spare $800B? Gov. Paterson Wants Stimulus Aid To States Put On Fast Track
12/31/2008 Psychiatric Rehabilitation: A Key To Prevention
12/31/2008 Mental Health/Employment- SSI Disincentives To Work
12/30/2008 What Is This Mysterious Thing Called ?Systems Advocacy??
12/30/2008 Obama Team To Seek Input At Local Forums
12/29/2008 Stimulus Could Help Shrink N.Y.?S Budget Gap
12/29/2008 Psychiatric Manual's Update Needs Openness, Not Secrecy, Critics Say
12/29/2008 Insomnia 'Can Lead To Paranoia'
12/29/2008 Take Advantage Of Medicare Changes Now
12/26/2008 DN: Queens Community Blocks MH Housing
12/26/2008 WP: DC to Privatize Mental Health Services
12/26/2008 AP: NY Gov Wants Medicaid Expanded For More Poor
12/26/2008 FDD: Staffing Issues Plaguing Mental Health System
12/26/2008 AP: NYPD Tests Alert System For 9-11 Calls That Involve PWPD
12/24/2008 Study: Insurance Parity For MH Raises Access To Outpatient Care
12/24/2008 AP: Mental Patients Isolated For Years Despite Laws
12/24/2008 Study: Enrollees W/out Parity Less Likely To Get Timely Outpatient Care
12/24/2008 Dec 30 Obama Schenectady Health/Mental Health Forum
12/23/2008 ND: NY Lawmakers Await Stimulus;Transition Team Shooting For Dec. 25th 'Blueprint'
12/23/2008 MNT: Better Service Integration Needed ForCo-Occurring MH/Substance Abuse
12/23/2008 NYT: In Wake of Parity, Focus on Evidence Based Substance Abuse
12/23/2008 IB: Vets Sue Gov't for MH Benefits
12/22/2008 AP: Medicaid Applicants Grow As Recession Widens
12/22/2008 Obama Advisors: After Parity, We Must Extend Community Services' Reach
12/22/2008 NYS Editorials Call for Shared Pain, Tax on Wealthy
12/22/2008 Study: Community Mental Health Services Reduce Suicide Rates
12/19/2008 BN: US Bill Would Boost Childrens' MH Community Based Care
12/19/2008 Kaiser: Fed Stimulus To Cost As Much As $850B,Funds for Medicaid
12/19/2008 Call for Proposals: 3rd Annual NYC MH Peer Specialist Conference
12/19/2008 11th Annual NYAPRS Leg. Day: Come To Albany To Protect The MH Safety Net on Jan 27th!
12/19/2008 DOH Update on Medicaid Managed Care for SSI Enrollees
12/18/2008 Bazelon MH Policy Reporter: What's Ahead
12/17/2008 Budget: SSI COLA Cut, MBI Premiums Begin,End Part D Medicaid Wrap
12/17/2008 NYSHF to Launch New Center Promoting IntegratedMH/SA Care
12/16/2008 Rand Releases Guide on MH Consumer Providers
12/16/2008 S&PB: Post Jail MH Care Hard to Find
12/16/2008 BG: Antidepressants May Damage More Sex Lives
12/16/2008 MNT: Govs Ask Congress For Stimulus w/ Medicaid Funds
12/16/2008 NYAPRS NYS Budget Report: No COLA,No Cuts to Safety Net
12/15/2008 Paterson Budget Details: Big Cuts to Health,Education; Hikes in Welfare, FHP
12/15/2008 NYNP: Putnam Family & Community Svces, A Passion for Recovery
12/15/2008 Obama,Lawmakers Expanding Health Measures in Stimulus Plan
12/15/2008 Study: People w Co-Occurring MH/SA Disorders Have More ER Visits
12/12/2008 NYT: Hospitals Worry As Gov. Signals More Medicaid Cuts
12/12/2008 KDHPR: RI,CMS Close to Deal on 'Global Medicaid Waiver'
12/12/2008 MNT: Next CMS Chief To Face 'Major Issues',Former Agency Heads Say
12/12/2008 BN: Sex Offenders Held After Prison;Advocates Urge State To Restructure Costly Program
12/11/2008 NYT: Senate Deal Falls Apart,Leadership In Question Again
12/11/2008 TC: Treatment Or Trauma? Children And Mental-Health Arrests
12/11/2008 CMHS Consumer Affairs E-News December 10, 2008
12/11/2008 Kaiser Foundation Issues New Primers On Medicaid/Medicare
12/10/2008 AP: Welfare Recipients File Lawsuit Against NYS
12/10/2008 Study: Self Harm And Violence More Likely In 'LockedUp' Psych Units
12/10/2008 AP: Paterson Says Expect Fee Increases In Budget
12/10/2008 LG: NY's ER Care 'Average' More Alternatives Needed
12/10/2008 KDHPR: Dems Close To Finalizing Stimulus;Additional Funds for Medicaid
12/09/2008 Please Help NYAPRS Protect Community Recovery Services and Policies!
12/09/2008 Obama: Stimulus Package Will Include Funds for Medicaid
12/09/2008 MHW: Improving Outcomes/Reducing Costs; Person-Centered, Self-Determination
12/09/2008 AP: Paterson Seeks Redistribution Of Medicaid Spending
12/08/2008 CAP Stimulus Recommendations: Medicaid, Food Stamps,Housing, Employment Aid
12/08/2008 Bazelon Series Highlights Integration of Mental Health Care
12/08/2008 MHW: Dec. 8th; Groups: Reform Public MH System, Restructuring NY's Sex Offender Program, Care Coordination/Self Dir. In Westchester NY
12/08/2008 Study: Locked MH Wards Have Harmful Effects
12/05/2008 Study: People Reporting Poor MH, More Likely to Report Having Asthma
12/05/2008 Robin Hood Hails Community Access, Coe and Maynes as 2008 Heroes
12/05/2008 NYS Senate Dems to Hold Public Budget Hearings Dec 9,11, 19
12/05/2008 NC: Help Ensure Mental Health and Addiction Issues Are Part of Obama's Healthcare Reform Policies
12/05/2008 SD: Forced Psych Meds Used Despite Lack of Evidence
12/04/2008 11th Annual NYAPRS Leg. Day: Come To Albany To Protect The MH Safety Net on Jan 27th!
12/04/2008 CMS Finalizes 'Benchmark Plans' Provision Offering Greater Medicaid Flexibility
12/04/2008 NYS-CQCAPD: Improving Quality of Life for People w/Disabilities Initiative; Input Needed!
12/04/2008 MNT: New Hope For People w/ Recurring Depression; Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy
12/03/2008 CMHS Consumer Affairs E-News; Building Bridges: Dialogues To Promote Recovery And Wellness
12/03/2008 Times Condemns Improper Relations Between Psychiatrists and Pharmaceutical Industry
12/03/2008 AP: Early Retirement For New York State Workers?
12/03/2008 Time: Why Do People w/ Psych Disabilities Die Younger?
12/02/2008 Study: Young Adults Hit By MH Issues
12/02/2008 Stigmas Still Hurt People With Psychiatric Disabilities In Workplace
12/02/2008 NYT: House Dems Plan Stimulus Package; Medicaid Relief
12/02/2008 Study Highlights Higher Rates of Homelessness Among PWPD
12/01/2008 MNT: Newsweek Examines Suicide, MH Issues Among Young Black Men
12/01/2008 Psychiatrist: New Surgeon General Should Back Alternative Medicine; More Choice
12/01/2008 Stateline: States Ask Feds For Health Care Help
12/01/2008 SAMHSA Offers New Self Help Guides; Wellness, Self Advocacy, Self-Esteem

November

11/26/2008 Study: PWPD More Likely To Die Of Cancer
11/26/2008 Gov. Paterson: No School Cuts Now, Means Worse School Cuts Next Year
11/26/2008 BU Center Psych Rehab Monthly E-Cast 11/08; Reducing Early Morality, Self-Disclosure, Cult Comp
11/25/2008 GNS: NYS MH Advocates Urge Sex Offender Pgm Reconfiguration
11/25/2008 Staten Island Charter School Would Serve Kids with Emotional Issues
11/25/2008 Black Teen's Suicide Highlights Psychiatric Disability In Black Community
11/25/2008 CNN: Little Progress, Many Holes In Kids' Mental Health System
11/24/2008 TDT: Employment Gap Widens For Workers With Disabilities
11/24/2008 Skelos Proposes Senate Return Day Before Paterson's '09 Budget Release
11/24/2008 McKnight's: Stimulus Package,Medicaid Funding Delayed Until 2009
11/24/2008 Liebman: Safeguard N.Y.'s Mental Health Care
11/21/2008 Obama Appoints Former Sen. Daschle as HHS Secretary, Democratic Officials Say
11/21/2008 Senator Clinton Introduces Legislation To Support Health Care Workforce
11/21/2008 VESID to Hold VR and Supported Employment State Plan Public Meetings
11/20/2008 Report: States Lacking In Children's Mental HealthCare
11/20/2008 ESN: NY's Freestanding Clinics Left Untouched By Proposed Medicaid Rule
11/20/2008 GN: N.Y. Leaders Push Washington To Act; Lift To Medicaid
11/19/2008 KDHR: US Senate Dems Introduce Deal For More Medicaid Funds for States
11/19/2008 NYT: Use Of Antipsychotics In Children Criticized
11/19/2008 Study: PWPD More Likely to Re-Attempt Suicide
11/19/2008 WP: Obama Picks Daschle to Head HHS
11/18/2008 BN, NYT: Paterson,Legislative Leaders Maneuvering Towards Uncertain Session Outcome
11/18/2008 KDHPR: Lame Duck Session Unlikely to PassMedicaid/Economic Stim Package
11/18/2008 Amidst Albany Stalemate, NYAPRS Members Push for Mental Health!
11/17/2008 DN: NYS Legislators May Punt Budget Action Into Next Month
11/17/2008 NYT: Facing Deficits, States Get Out Sharper Knives
11/17/2008 LAT: American Heart Assn. Urges Screening Cardiac Patients For Depression
11/14/2008 CMS: Medicare SNP Eligibility Criteria Include' Chronic MH Conditions'
11/14/2008 DBSA Launches Spanish Language Website
11/14/2008 MNT: Groups Urge Obama to Eliminate 2 Year Medicare Wait Period
11/13/2008 MNT: Bush Administration Issues Clarification On Medicaid Outpatient Hospital Benefit
11/13/2008 MNT: National Reaction to Obama's Health Care Proposals
11/13/2008 Paterson Cuts Likely to Face Opposition, Possible Inaction; Brief Updated Summary
11/13/2008 HHS Announces $1.9M Effort to Help Seniors/Adults w/Disabilities; Benefits Outreach and Enrollment
11/12/2008 Newsday: Paterson Cuts to School Aid,Medicaid Hospitals & Nursing Homes Likely
11/12/2008 Tonight's 6PM NYC Forum Highlights Program to Prevent Polypharmacy, Metabolic Conditions
11/12/2008 NYAPRS: Submit Your Story for WE CAN WORK DVD by December 1!
11/11/2008 Reuters: NY Gov. Facing Lots Of Obstacles To Budget Cuts
11/11/2008 NYAPRS Welcomes New Co-Presidents Robyn Krueger and Bill Sullivan
11/11/2008 Seyfried: Share Your Story with the Incoming Obama Administration
11/10/2008 NYT: New
11/10/2008 NYT: Paterson Says Schools and Medicaid Face Cuts
11/10/2008 Study: Mental Health Linked To Infant Mortality
11/10/2008 Register Now and Save! Plan Ahead for 2009 USPRA Conference
11/07/2008 WXXI: NYS County Execs Seek to Cut 'Non-Mandated' Local Community Services
11/07/2008 BN: MH Needs Stressing Out VA; Vets Seeking Help In Record Numbers
11/07/2008 USPRA: Online Training Available; Self-Direction, PCP, Shared Decision-Making
11/06/2008 Study: Depression And Anxiety Intensifies Chronic Pain
11/06/2008 BN: New York City Must Raise Taxes, Cut Jobs, Mayor Says
11/06/2008 New Online Medicare Part D Comparison Tool For 2009 Medicare Open Enrollment Season
11/05/2008 Paterson Finalizes Whalen,Baker Permanent Appointments
11/05/2008 Barack Obama and Joe Biden's Plan to Empower Americans with Disabilities
11/05/2008 TU: Democrats Take NYS Senate
11/04/2008 Paterson Highlights Possible Cuts and Tightens Agency Spending
11/04/2008 Job Openings: Statewide VESID Positions; 55-b And 55-c; Also Alaska Soteria House
11/04/2008 The Ledger: Businesses Have Competitive Edge By Hiring People w/ Disabilities
11/04/2008 Alert: Record Number of Voters with Disabilities Will Head to Polls; 20 Million Strong!
11/03/2008 AP: Advocates Push For Voting Rights For People w/Psych Disabilities
11/03/2008 TU: Paterson Rules Out Tax Hike, Rules in Layoffs
11/03/2008 Public Forum: Improving Psychotropic Prescribing Practices in New York State; Nov. 12th NYC
11/03/2008 Nat.Governors Call for 5% Federal Medicaid Hike in New Stimulus Package

October

10/31/2008 Bloomberg Orders Agencies To Cut Spending 2.5% , 5% Following Year
10/31/2008 MNT: Integrating MH, Addiction, Primary Care Promising, More Research Needed
10/31/2008 Gov. Paterson Releases Agency Core Mission Budgeting Reports; Guidance On Reductions
10/31/2008 THR, BN, JPJ: Vote Yes On Ballot Proposal;Help Employ NY's Disabled Vets
10/30/2008 Top Researcher: Antipsychotic Meds Cause Brain Atrophy, Urges Low Dosages, Cognitive & Social Therapies
10/30/2008 Hogan: We Are On The Right Path and Need to Stay theCourse
10/30/2008 GNS, NYT: Paterson Asks Feds To Help New York
10/30/2008 Better Choice Group Sees Need For More Revenues, Federal Aid To Solve NYS Budget Crisis
10/29/2008 NYS NonProfits Call for Tax Hikes on Wealthy, Not Across the Board Cuts on Safety Net
10/29/2008 MNT: States Face Combined $100B Budget Gap By 2010; Cutting Non-Profits Hurts Economy
10/29/2008 MHA: Vote Like Your Health Depends on It!
10/28/2008 10 x 10 Update Highlights Health Improvement Initiatives, Research
10/28/2008 Governor: New York's Fiscal Woes Are Deepening; Numbers Being Released Today
10/28/2008 2009 USPRA Conference: Call For Workshop Proposals
10/28/2008 Study: People w/ Psych Disabilities Are Less LikelyTo Be Employed; Gender Plays Role
10/27/2008 Study: Women w/ Disabilities Face Higher Domestic Violence Rates
10/27/2008 DN Op Ed: Paterson Should Call for Millionaires' Tax Hike
10/27/2008 KXXTV: Triage/Respite Center Eases Burden on ER's, Police, People Seeking Services
10/27/2008 CBHA Hosts Medicaid Crystal Ball Conference in NYC, Nov 29
10/24/2008 SAMHSA Announces 2008 Science and Service Award Winners
10/24/2008 Free Training: Helping People Choose Their 2009 Medicare Part D Plans; Nov. 13th NYC
10/24/2008 NYS Inter-Office Coordinating Council Meets October 28
10/23/2008 DBSA: The Mental Health Community's Vote Counts,Resource Center
10/23/2008 BU Celebrates 10th Anniversary Of Class in Psych Vocational Rehabilitation
10/23/2008 GNS: NYS Medicaid Rolls Could Be Headed Up
10/23/2008 MNT: 2nd Economic Stimulus Package Could Include $ For State Medicaid Programs
10/22/2008 MNT: Suicide Rate Increasing in US
10/22/2008 Paterson to Unions: No Sacred Cows
10/22/2008 Paterson's Doctors Across NY Program Launched
10/21/2008 MW: What if Candidates Needed Mental Health Care?
10/21/2008 Study: Some Antipsychotics May Increase Heart Disease Risk
10/21/2008 Newsday: While State $ Better Than Expected,Lawmakers Will Have to Cut 'Sacred Cows' Like Education
10/20/2008 JN: Memorial Honors Nameless Residents Of Institution
10/20/2008 CMS: Medicaid Spending To Rise To $674 Billion In 10 Years
10/20/2008 Education, Employment, Income: Disparities Remain For People w/ Disabilities
10/20/2008 Anglin: NY Faces
10/17/2008 Bazelon: 110th Congress Brings Victories for People with Mental Disabilities
10/17/2008 Study: Some Pastors Too Quick to Dismiss Mental Illness
10/17/2008 NYS Moves Towards Statewide Medicaid/FHP/CHP Enrollment Center
10/17/2008 Paterson Announces $170 Million In New Funding For NY's Food Stamp Program
10/16/2008 CMHS: MH Self-Disclosure Report Released
10/16/2008 HC:Peers Help People With Psychiatric Disabilities Return To Work
10/16/2008 Study: The Dangers Of Off-Label Use Of Psych Meds On Children
10/15/2008 SAMHSA Wellness '10 by 10 Campaign' Update
10/15/2008 CBS: People With Disabilities Question Candidates
10/15/2008 Announcement: MHANYS Awards Dinner & Conference, October 23-24th, Albany, NY
10/14/2008 Free SAMHSA Audio/Net Training: Self-Direction in Mental Health; 11/6/2008
10/14/2008 Medicare 2009 Part D Open Enrollment Period; 11/15-12/31 2008
10/14/2008 Sweeping Veterans' Mental Health Bill Now Law
10/14/2008 Big Plans Proposed for Former Middletown Psychiatric Center Grounds
10/10/2008 High Cost Of Jailing The Mentally Ill Studied
10/10/2008 PI: New Sweeping Philadelphia MH/SA Initiative Relies on Peer Counselors
10/10/2008 Big Plans Proposed For Former Middletown Psychiatric Center Grounds
10/10/2008 Study: PWPD Smoke 4x More Than General Public
10/09/2008 NYT: NY's Nonprofits Feel The Pinch As Donations Dry Up
10/09/2008 The New Ticket to Work: Supporting Employment, Free Webinar on October 14
10/09/2008 MH Expert Delivers Message of Hope, Recovery
10/09/2008 Financial Troubles Leading Many to Forego Mental Health Care
10/08/2008 View Today's 1 PM MISCC Meeting,Draft 08 NYS MISCC Plan
10/08/2008 NYAPRS Psychiatric Emergency Care Forums Set for LI,NYC, Buffalo, Rochester
10/07/2008 Angst Is Rising, but Many Must Forgo Therapy
10/07/2008 Congress Boosts Mental Health Law
10/07/2008 Are Mental Health Professionals Prepared To Treat Combat Vets? Free Webinar
10/06/2008 Disabled Workers Find Playing Field Not Level For Them
10/06/2008 Ohio Supreme Court Justice Pushes For Mental Health Courts
10/06/2008 WHO Releases New Report On Mental Health
10/03/2008 Minorities With Disabilities Report Poorer Health
10/03/2008 ND: NY Leaders Meet On State's Economy; Privatizing Some State Ops?
10/03/2008 AP: Lawmakers See Big Chance For MH Parity Bill
10/03/2008 Paterson Calls Nov.18th Special Session To Close $1.2 B Gap
10/02/2008 CQ, AP: Mental Health Parity Added to Bailout Measure
10/02/2008 October National Disability Employment Awareness Month
10/02/2008 9 NYS Agencies Develop Plan for Social Services Reform
10/02/2008 Book Review: A Fight to Be
10/01/2008 MNT: House Passes Stimulus Bill That Would Hike Federal Medicaid $
10/01/2008 NYT Calls for Federal Parity Passage
10/01/2008 DHCR Helps Fund 2 New MH Supported Housing Programs
10/01/2008 SP: Former Adult Home Becomes State of Art Homes for 50
10/01/2008 MW: What if Candidates Needed Mental Health Care?

September

09/30/2008 Paterson Issues Veto Messages for Integrated Services, NFP Boards Bills
09/30/2008 CMS Issues Final Rule Advancing Self Directed Personal Assistance Services
09/30/2008 Newsday: Taser Death Prompts NYPD Training,Calls for Special Unit
09/30/2008 NYT, NYP: State Revenues Expected to Drop Another $3.5 Billion
09/29/2008 Senate Renews Mentally Ill Offender Treatment Law
09/29/2008 Nat Black Legislators Seek To Extend MH Care to African American Community
09/29/2008 GNS: Paterson's Search for Savings May Not Re-Hit Workforce, Agencies
09/29/2008 Paterson Vetoes Board Training, Integrated Setting Bills
09/29/2008 USPRA: LAST Chance For Mental Health Parity! Call Today!
09/26/2008 AP: Bush Signs ADA Restoration Law, Bazelon Hails Measure
09/26/2008 Alert: Urge Congress to Back Medicaid Hike,Stop Harmful Medicaid Regulation!
09/26/2008 AP: NYPD Taser Blunder Causes Death of Man in MH Crisis
09/26/2008 TU: Paterson Calls Leaders to Albany Friday to Review $
09/25/2008 WSJ, WP: Congress on Verge of Clearing MH Parity Bill
09/25/2008 Bazelon: Call Congress Now in Last Parity Push!
09/24/2008 WP: Congress Approves Mental Health Parity Bill
09/24/2008 BU Center For Psych Rehab Sept 2008: SAMHSA Homeless Resource, Suicide Prevention
09/24/2008 McCain Vs. Obama: Who Has The Better Health Plan?
09/23/2008 CQ: House To Wait On Senate For MH Parity Legislation
09/23/2008 Paterson: Special Session
09/23/2008 NBC's Today Show Spotlights Vets Treatment Court in Buffalo; Program Is First In The Nation
09/22/2008 House Leaders To Consider Parity Legislation; Call Now To Urge 'YES' Vote
09/22/2008 Free Conference: 2nd Annual Latino Mental Health Conference; Oct. 4th New York City
09/22/2008 DN: Reaching Out To NYC's Homeless; Innovative MH Outreach, 371 Housed In One Year
09/22/2008 Post: Paterson to Decide Friday About More Cuts, Another Session
09/19/2008 Congress Passes Expansion Of ADA; Bush Expected To Sign, Summary of Changes
09/19/2008 Election 08'; 20 Days Left To Register; Why, When, Where, What To Bring w/ You, 1-800-OUR VOTE
09/18/2008 Action Alert: MH Parity In Upcoming Tax Bill, Call Your Senator Now!
09/18/2008 KRCG: More on Mental Health Advance Directives
09/18/2008 2008 Presidential Election: Obama and McCain Mental Health Policies
09/18/2008 NYT: Congress Passes Bill w/ Protections for People w/ Disabilities
09/17/2008 KHDR, DN: NYS Launches Asian American, Hispanic Outreach Programs
09/17/2008 MNT: House Dems Consider State Medicaid Hike In 2nd Stimulus Package
09/17/2008 MHN: Orange Co Gains SAMHSA Child MH System of Care Grant
09/17/2008 WSJ: Studies Show Contrasts in McCain And Obama's Healthcare Plans
09/17/2008 Kaiser: MH Parity Attached to Tax Bill to Be Considered Next Week
09/16/2008 Study: Traumatic Physical Injuries Can Harm Mental Health
09/16/2008 Paterson Warns Of More Cuts; Legislature May Convene
09/16/2008 MA Announces Completion Of 1st Olmstead Plan; Community Integration Strategy
09/16/2008 NYAPRS Medicaid Buy-In Testimony, Delivered Sept. 15, 2008
09/15/2008 Study: Risks Found For Youths Use Of New Antipsychotics
09/15/2008 DOD Not Tracking Mental Health Assessments
09/15/2008 DG: Proposed Federal Medicaid Rules Alarm Health Care Advocates
09/15/2008 AC: County Mental Health Court To Offer New Form Of Justice
09/12/2008 Senate Passes ADA Amendments Act; Civil Rights Protections Protected
09/12/2008 AP: States Lobbying Congress For Medicaid Relief
09/12/2008 Free Training TC: Addressing the Challenges of Medical Providers in Treating People With MH Issues
09/11/2008 KDHP: Congress Pushing for MH Parity Compromise
09/11/2008 HC: Telepsychiatry Makes Care a 'Video Screen Away'
09/11/2008 New Paterson Juvenile Justice Task Force Will Examine MH, SA Treatment Reforms
09/11/2008 Remembering 9/11: Hope in the Face of Tragedy
09/11/2008 Register Today for Sept 23-4 BU/NYAPRS Psych Rehab Intensive!
09/10/2008 Study: Young Black Males Face MH Crisis; New Strategies and Better Access To Care Needed
09/10/2008 Editorial: State Right In Putting Names To State Facilities Grave Sites
09/10/2008 Congress Close On MH Insurance Parity, Action Needed!
09/09/2008 Paterson Pledges to Do More for People w/ Disabilities
09/09/2008 DOL Launches Effort To Encourage Businesses To Hire PWD; 'PITCH' Campaign
09/09/2008 National Trend To Integrate Physical And MH Gaining Momentum
09/09/2008 NYAPRS Conference Offers 75 Workshops in 11 Timely Tracks
09/08/2008 New Center For Latino Mental Health Announced
09/08/2008 Paterson To Agencies: Hold Spending Flat
09/08/2008 Reminder: October 10th Voter Registration Deadline; Online Registration Available
09/05/2008 UT: New VA Study Finds MH Care Is Lacking
09/05/2008 JFA: How are the RNC and DNC Talking about Disability?
09/05/2008 NYAPRS Conference Offers 75 Workshops in 11 Timely Tracks
09/04/2008 Study: Most Youths Tried As Adults Have Psychiatric Disabilities
09/04/2008 EEOC Issues Guide On Rights Of Workers w/Disabilities
09/04/2008 NYS Assembly 9/15 NYC Hearing on Medicaid Buy-In Program
09/02/2008 NYAPRS '08 Award Winners Include Ritter, Blackshear, Allen, Kavanaugh
09/02/2008 Register Today for NYAPRS Conference, Updated Highlights Available

August

08/28/2008 Newsweek: Colleges Work to Help Students w/ MH Needs
08/28/2008 NYNP: UJC Launches Parents w Psych Disabilities Legal Advocacy Project
08/27/2008 CPR: Parents' Toolkit, Innovation Institute, Self Direction, Healing for Self Injurers
08/27/2008 NPR: Drake Underscores Challenge of Co-Occurring Disorders
08/26/2008 NY's Oct. 10th Deadline For Voter Registration Approaching
08/26/2008 OMH Highlights Care Standards in Fall Regional Clinical Forums
08/26/2008 WKTV: County Re-Entry Task Force Created
08/26/2008 OMH Notification of CMS Medicaid Audit
08/25/2008 Paterson Underscores Need for Realism Amidst Budget Crisis
08/25/2008 WSM Implemented In NYS Prisions
08/25/2008 MH Co-Pays Drop Under New Medicare Law
08/22/2008 Paterson Issues State Agency Targets to Achieve 7% Cut, OMH's Will Rise to $55M
08/22/2008 Upcoming USPRA Webinars: Supporting Recovery Through Employment
08/22/2008 Paterson Meets with Disability Advocates in Cortland
08/22/2008 DBSA e-Update: August 2008
08/21/2008 Input Needed: Online Mental Health Services Survey
08/21/2008 Press Release: Resiliency and Recovery e-Learning Center
08/21/2008 Second Annual National Latino Mental Health Conference; Oct. 4th In NYC
08/21/2008 NYAPRS: New OMH Local Cuts of $2 Million Will Annualize to $7 Million
08/20/2008 Despite Valiant Disability Protest, Albany Cuts 6% More off Community Services
08/20/2008 Study: Peer Run Crisis Services Healthier Than Psych Hospitals
08/20/2008 Study Looks at Comparing Meditation, Medication for Depression
08/19/2008 State Leaders Agree to $300m in Cuts, Local Assistance 'Off the Table'
08/19/2008 Ohio Debates Dropping 'Mental Retardation' Label
08/19/2008 Gold on SSI - Some Suggestions to Improve the Lives of 7 Million People.
08/18/2008 MHW: MH Advocates Object to Additional Cuts to Local Services
08/18/2008 Albany Reports Suggest Local Cuts May Not Have Support
08/18/2008 JN: High State PC Overtime, Critical Audit Trouble Senate MH Leader
08/18/2008 Today's NYAPRS Budget Zap to Legislature, Call Your Legislators Today
08/18/2008 Budget Zap, Call Your Legislators Today to Protect Local Services!
08/15/2008 GNS, TU: Decrying Cuts on Services for Poor, Groups Back 'Rich Tax'
08/15/2008 Study: CBT Effective for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
08/15/2008 We Mourn 'Missing Crusader' David Romprey, Please Donate to Childrens' Trust Fund
08/14/2008 NPR Profiles 'Nation's Largest Mental Institution' LA Jail
08/14/2008 Kaiser: Candidates Discuss Health Care Plans In Online Debate
08/14/2008 SG: Peer Advocates Offer Hope/Support In NY Hospital
08/14/2008 Advocates Urge State Leaders to Balance Cuts w/ More Revenue, High End Tax
08/13/2008 Newsweek: MH Problems Among Asian-Americans Often Stigmatized, Untreated
08/13/2008 D&C: Advocates Seek Special Police MH Team in Rochester
08/13/2008 Gannett: MH Advocates Protest Paterson's Proposed Cuts
08/12/2008 AP: Disability Groups Protest Term In 'TropicThunder'; Stigma Must End!
08/12/2008 Free NYC Health and Wellness Workshop; Sept. 18th 2008
08/12/2008 NYAPRS Budget Alert: What We Can Do
08/12/2008 Impact of Recent Budget Cuts to Your Agency/Program
08/11/2008 LDA: Louisiana Implements MH Emergency Room Extension Units
08/11/2008 NYT: Moves to Strengthen Disability Access Law
08/11/2008 WDT: State MH Cuts Impact the North Country
08/11/2008 Paterson: Another Local MH Cut, 50% Cut to New Initiatives/Member Items, Deeper Medicaid Cuts
08/08/2008 AP, AL: New Mexico's Top Court Rejects Kendra's Law
08/08/2008 Oct 4 FEGS Sexual Abuse Survivors Show Issues Call for Art
08/07/2008 OMH Approves 6 New PROS Licenses in Suffolk; NYAPRS to Host May 21 Member Teleconference
08/06/2008 Bazelon: Urge Congress to Pass Parity, ADA,Criminal Justice, College MH Bills
08/06/2008 PDN: Eagles Star's Depression Disclosure Admirable
08/06/2008 CQCAPD Seeks Public Input on Treatment Quality, Rights Protections
08/05/2008 Study: Insurance Policies Favor Medication Over Psychotherapy
08/05/2008 DG: Observers List Ways NY Can Tighten Belt
08/05/2008 Peter Ashenden Appointed Interim President and CEOof DBSA
08/05/2008 DN: Controller Says State Operations Cuts Might Be Enough
08/04/2008 G&M: Peer Support Effective Recovery Tool
08/04/2008 Homelessness Down;
08/04/2008 PS,TU: Where to Cut, Where to Raise Revenues?
08/04/2008 STLT: The Close Connection Between Housing And Health
08/01/2008 In Honor and Memory of David Romprey
08/01/2008 NYSDVA And OMH To Provide MH Screening To NY's Guardsman
08/01/2008 Newsweek: Cops Need To Change Treatment Of PWPD
08/01/2008 PJ: Federal Parity Provisions Stall Again

July

07/31/2008 WPost: NY, MD Governors Push Federal Infrastructure Stimulus, Jobs Initiative
07/31/2008 UCIC: New Manual Facilitating Self Help for Those in Workforce
07/31/2008 UCIC: African American Church MH Awareness Pgm, Complete Online Surveys
07/31/2008 An Overview of Reactions to Paterson Budget Cut Proposals
07/30/2008 Announcement: DBSA Peer Partnership Webinar Aug.12th 2008
07/30/2008 NYT, DN: Advocates, Unions Await Details of Paterson Budget Cut Plan
07/30/2008 Announcement: Presidential Election Forum Unites Disability Community; WEBCAST AVAILABLE
07/30/2008 NYS Co Occurring Disorders Training - Participants Should Apply by 8/8
07/30/2008 Paterson: Governor Will Work With Legislature To Produce $1.2 Billion In Savings
07/30/2008 Paterson: 7% Agency Cuts, Hiring Freeze, Low Priority Program Cuts/Eliminations, Legislature To Consider $600M Cuts
07/29/2008 Groups Mark Minority Mental Health Month
07/29/2008 Sun: VA/SAMHSA Suicide Prevention Hotline Has Served 22, 000 Thus Far
07/29/2008 Reuters: Paterson May Order Larger Budget Cuts
07/29/2008 Paterson Expected to Cut State Workforce, Possibly Extend Hours
07/29/2008 The Grassroots Report: July 2008
07/28/2008 Revised Access to NYS Mental Hygiene Records Rule
07/28/2008 Disability Rights Protestors Force Meeting With Bush Administration
07/28/2008 BDE: Esmin Green Remembered At King's Co Vigil; Solutions Sought
07/28/2008 PJ: US Mental Health Parity Bill On Fast Track
07/25/2008 Paterson Veto Messsage on Housing Wait List Bill Underscores Need for Action
07/25/2008 BN: State Must Provide Treatment For Post-Traumatic Stress
07/25/2008 Report: MH Services Should Be More Accessible in Primary Care Settings
07/25/2008 WHC: Sign Petition Urging Presidential Candidates to Prioritize 'Whole Health'
07/24/2008 KDF: Paterson, DHCR Boosting Affordable Housing, Public Awareness Campaign
07/24/2008 NYAPRS, BU Present Psych Rehab Intensive 2 Day Fall Program
07/24/2008 Alert: Paterson/DOB Call On Agencies To ID Priority Programs
07/24/2008 NYAPRS Statement On Esmin Green Tragedy; Forums and Task Force on ER/Inpatient Care Created
07/23/2008 Paterson Approves 4 Bills Boosting Rights Protections for People w Mental Disabilities
07/23/2008 USN: Move to Judge Psychiatric Hospitals 'Long Past Due'
07/23/2008 WSJ: Big Business Hiring People w/ Disabilities; Kodak, IBM and Pepsi
07/23/2008 KFF Study: Number Of Adults w/ Major Chronic Conditions Up 25% ; Access To Care Down
07/22/2008 Alert: Call Albany Now! Add PTSD To Timothy's LawBEFORE SESSION ENDS!
07/22/2008 JFA: ADA Restoration Moves Forward in the House;Take Action Now!
07/22/2008 Advocates to Hold Vigil to Mourn Esmin Green in NYC This Friday
07/21/2008 Announcement: Presidential Forum on Disability Issues Webcast July 26th 08'
07/21/2008 Newsday: State Leaders Consider Mid Year Cuts
07/21/2008 HC: TX Co. Looks at Boosting Housing And MH Supportto Cut Prison Population
07/21/2008 DMR: UK Study Highlights Stigma As Barrier ToWorking, Calls on Gov't to Hire PWPD
07/18/2008 Announcement: USPRA Career Development Webinar Aug27th 2008
07/18/2008 NYS Comptroller: Cautions State; Business Taxes $453 Million Below Projections
07/18/2008 WSJ: Major Changes To Medicare; MH Coverage, Preventive Care, Prescription Drugs
07/17/2008 WTD: State Pleased w/ No Country Vet MH Initiatives
07/17/2008 BU CPR: Latino Initiatives, New Suicide Prevention, Transition Youth Reports
07/16/2008 IS: Psych Disabilities Linked To Cigarette Addiction
07/16/2008 WP: Congress Overrides Bush Veto, Stalls Medicare Cuts
07/15/2008 NYT, Newsweek Coverage Underscores NYC ER Travesty,Promised Actions
07/15/2008 Study: Young Girls See Self Harming As Normal Way Of Managing Stress
07/14/2008 TS: Saratoga Social Club to Close Due to County/State Cut
07/14/2008 SCS: New MH Program Focuses On Serving Latino Clients
07/14/2008 MHW: Brooklyn ER Hospital Incident Should Lead to Reforms, More Peer Staff
07/11/2008 Congress Approves Medicare Parity Bill, Nearing Final Deal on MH Parity
07/11/2008 NYS: Impact Of State Budget Cuts
07/11/2008 AAPD: Presidential Candidates Hold National Forum on Disability Issues
07/08/2008 DMG: Big Business Supports Employment of People w/Psych Disabilities
07/07/2008 MISCC Agencies to Set Fall Priorities, View Today's Meeting Online
07/07/2008 Conference: DBSA 2008 National Conference Sept.12th-13th 2008
07/03/2008 MNT: Statement On Death Of Mental Health Patient In Psych ER At Kings Co Hospital
07/03/2008 DHCR: Gov. Announces $137M For 6,000 Units Of Affordable Housing
07/03/2008 BH: Bush Admn To Make Major Changes To Med Part D
07/01/2008 DN: Hospital Video Shows No One Helped Dying Woman

June

06/30/2008 NARPA Hosts 2008 Conference Oct 1-4 in Austin
06/30/2008 TCDP: Mental Health ?Services? Involve Much More Than Prescribing Pills
06/30/2008 PS: Barrier to Progress for Self Directed Care forAdults w Psych Disabilities
06/30/2008 Kaiser: Recent Developments in Presidential Election Related to Health Care
06/27/2008 Kaiser: Recent Developments in Presidential Election Related to Health Care
06/27/2008 NMHCSC Offers National Directory of Consumer-Driven Services
06/27/2008 MNT,HDN: Prescription Drug Use Drops After Medicaid Copays
06/25/2008 Anthony: Principled Leadership in Mental HealthSystems
06/25/2008 Anthony: Principled Leadership in Mental HealthSystems
06/25/2008 Anthony: Principled Leadership in Mental HealthSystems
06/25/2008 Anthony: Principled Leadership in Mental HealthSystems
06/25/2008 UPenn: Certified Peer Specialists Urged to CompleteOnline Survey
06/25/2008 Free WRAP Online Webinar Today From 1-2 EDT
06/25/2008 Free WRAP Online Webinar Today From 1-2 EDT
06/25/2008 Free WRAP Online Webinar Today From 1-2 EDT
06/25/2008 WM: US Mental Health Parity Bill Clears Hurdle
06/24/2008 NYT: Supreme Court Curbs Self Representation byPeople w Mental Illnesses
06/24/2008 ADA Action: Join Today's National Call In Day
06/24/2008 Albany Update: PTSD, MH Records/Gun Bill,Housing Wait List, Bruno to Step Down
06/23/2008 NCG: Interagency MH Incident Review Panels Created
06/23/2008 MHW Op Ed: From Forcing Patients to Fixing Services
06/23/2008 JN Backs PTSD Amendment,Morahan Reaffirms Support to Move the Billl
06/20/2008 Kennedy: Funding Remains Last Barrier to US MHParity Deal
06/20/2008 Special: 6/27 Albany Performance Mgt Seminar by Harvard Expert!
06/20/2008 OMH, PI Establish Evidence Based Practices TA Center
06/20/2008 WM,WSJ: Congress Agrees to Broaden Definition of Disability,Work Protections
06/20/2008 AP: Targeted Case Management,Rehabilitation Rule Changes Get Year's Delay
06/19/2008 Report: State Health Reforms Fail to Address MH/SACare Needs
06/19/2008 House Judiciary Committee Unanimously Approves ADARestoration Bill
06/19/2008 CQ: DC Deal;6 of 7 Medicaid Regulations Will Get Year's Moratorium
06/18/2008 MHLG: Parity Agreement Reached in House-Senate Talks
06/18/2008 OMRDD Unveils Aggressive Campaign to Reduce Abuseand Neglect
06/18/2008 Washington Post Backs Tax Free Savings Accounts for People w Disabilities
06/18/2008 MNT: Newspapers Highlight Health Care Proposals Of Obama, McCain
06/17/2008 AP: FDA Finds Older Psych Drugs Have Fatal Risks In Seniors
06/17/2008 Survey: Psych Patients Face Extra Long ER Waits
06/17/2008 GNS: Few Dangerous Sex Offenders Confined During Law's First Year
06/17/2008 OMH Releases Details Regarding Local Assistance Cuts
06/16/2008 JFA: ADA Restoration Moves Forward in the House;Take Action Now!
06/13/2008 CRR Hosts NYC June 23 Youth in Transition Conference
06/13/2008 GNS: Inspector General Finds Fault With Agencies InCarey Probe
06/13/2008 PTSD Amendment to Timothy's Law Gaining Support,Gov's Attention
06/13/2008 NYS/NYC Mental Health/Criminal Justice Panel IssueHistoric Report
06/11/2008 Job: Director, NYC Peer Advocacy Center
06/11/2008 June 16 RSS Employment Conference to Highlight NewOpportunities, Initiatives
06/11/2008 TU: Pharmacists Protest State Cuts In ReimbursementFor EPIC And Medicaid Prescriptions
06/11/2008 DN: Group Reaches Out To Homeless People w/ PsychDisabilities With Help For A Fresh Start
06/10/2008 Call Albany Now! Add PTSD To Timothy's LawBEFORESESSION ENDS!
06/10/2008 NYS Housing Agencies Offering 2% Mortgages toSection 8 Recipients
06/10/2008 Neville: People W/ Psych Disabilities Need Care,Not Fewer Rights
06/10/2008 HP: 'No Child Left Undrugged' Challenges KidsBiPolar Treatment Trends
06/09/2008 Call Albany Now! Add PTSD To Timothy's Law BEFORESESSION ENDS!
06/09/2008 WSJ,NYT: Harvard Psychiatrists Under Fire for Drug-Company Funding
06/09/2008 Commentary; Jobs For People With Psych Disabilities
06/09/2008 McKnight: Medicare, Medicaid Cuts Delayed ... For Now
06/06/2008 July 17 NYC Peer Workshop Focuses on MedicaidManaged Care
06/06/2008 USN and WR: Bipolar Teens at Greater Risk ofSubstance Abuse
06/06/2008 NN: People W/ Psych Disabilities Smoke More,Harder Time Quitting
06/05/2008 OMH Cuts $39.4 Million As Administration AnnouncesReductions
06/04/2008 NYT Editorial: A Court for Veterans
06/04/2008 Paterson Proposes Legislation To Protect Children InOCFS, SED, OMRDD, OMH Facilities
06/04/2008 NYNP: Lights! Camera! Advocacy! Adult Home ResidentsTake Media to Heart
06/04/2008 SD: Obesity And Depression May Be Linked
06/03/2008 MM: Cognitive Therapy Seens as Fast,Cheap Mental Help
06/03/2008 Free Peer Specialists Conference: June 24th 2008 NYC
06/03/2008 NYS Legislators Back Greater Promotion of MedicaidBuy In
06/03/2008 Newsday Backs Effort to Expand PTSD Coverage UnderTimothy's Law
06/02/2008 MHW: Groundbreaking Depression Initiative Expands To10 Minnesota
06/02/2008 NYAPRS TESTIMONY BEFORE NYS ASSEMBLY MENTAL HYGIENEAND LABOR COMMITTEES; THE EMPLOYMENT OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
06/02/2008 Call Albany Now! Urge Your Legislators To Add PTSDtoTimothy's Law BEFORE SESSION ENDS!

May

05/30/2008 Call Albany Now! Urge Your Legislators To Add PTSDto Timothy's Law BEFORE SESSION ENDS!
05/30/2008 H Post: MI The Final Frontier
05/30/2008 USA Today: MI Defendants On Rise
05/30/2008 AP: Blind New York Governor Embraces His Disability
05/29/2008 WXXA: Governor Paterson Announces State AgencyBudget Cuts
05/29/2008 OMH: Providers Could Seek OMH Regulatory WaiverUnder Proposed Rule Change
05/28/2008 Study: Adults With ADHD Lose 3 Weeks Worth Of WorkAnnually
05/28/2008 PS: Post-Traumatic Stress Sufferers Deserve Benefit,Rising Vet Stress Unaddressed
05/28/2008 Bogart: New NYS Medicaid Policy Allows Tripling ofAssets, Less Spenddowns
05/28/2008 ST: MN Clinics Use Depression Care Managers,Why Not Peer Health Care Coaches?
05/27/2008 Rick Teninini Foundation Sept 6 Fundraiser toFeature NYAPRS/MHANYS vs OMH, BBQ
05/27/2008 Correction: Assembly MH Public Hearing on EmploymentJune 2nd 2008
05/27/2008 CQC Chief Quits Ahead Of Report
05/27/2008 Advocates Urge Lawmakers To Add PTSD To State ParityLaw
05/23/2008 Side-By-Side Comparison Of Presidential Candidates'Health Positions
05/22/2008 NHELP: Medicaid Moratorium Provision Passes theSenate!
05/22/2008 NYAPRS Welcomes Shobha Grace Mathai
05/22/2008 UPC Releases Staff Tool Kit to Help Parents w PsychDisabilities, Online Parent Survey
05/22/2008 PJ: Advocates Hope For Stronger Timothy's Law
05/22/2008 McKnight: Democrats Keep Medicaid Moratorium In WarFunding Bill
05/21/2008 Announcement: 8th Annual Orange County MentalHealth/Wellness Conference; Employment and Children's MH
05/21/2008 Announcement: Solutions for People with DisabilitiesRoundtable;Expanding and Increasing Housing For People w/ Disabilities
05/21/2008 DC: Paterson Proposes Strengthening New YorkFirearms Law
05/21/2008 Bazelon: Act Now,Negotiations on Parity Near Conclusion
05/19/2008 Alert: Call Albany NOW to Extend PTSD Coverage UnderTimothy's Law
05/19/2008 MHEP: Annual Peer Network Gathering and EXPO Aug26-7 in Catskills
05/19/2008 PJ: Geriatric Health Care Declining
05/19/2008 NYS OMH Telepsychiatry Program Aids Kids In Need
05/19/2008 NY Sun: New Rules Consolidate Care In State's MentalHealth Clinics
05/16/2008 Alert: Call Albany May 19th to Extend PTSD CoverageUnder Timothy's Law
05/16/2008 Alternatives Workshop Proposal Deadline Extended to May 23
05/16/2008 NYS Assembly Holds Hearing Today on Geriatric MH Services
05/16/2008 OMH to Augment Children's Plan Hearing w/2 MoreGeneral Hearings
05/16/2008 MNT: Dems Reach Agreement on US Budget w/out Major Medicaid/Medicare Cuts
05/15/2008 Alert: Call Albany May 19th to Extend PTSD CoverageUnder Timothy's Law
05/15/2008 DBSA Peer Partnership May 2008;Peer Specialist Training Opportunities;2nd Annual National Peer Specialist Conference in Philadelphia
05/15/2008 DOH: Mandatory Medicaid Managed Care,Minus MH Services, Extends to 8 More Counties
05/15/2008 NYS Assembly May 30 NYC Hearing on Employment ofPeople w Disabilities
05/15/2008 Bazelon: Advocate to Stop MH Cuts & Medicaid Regs;Push for Section 8 and CJ/MH Collaborations
05/14/2008 Kaiser Public Opinion Spotlight: Health Care and Elections 2008
05/14/2008 Kaiser: Panelists Call on Congress To Address RacialHealth Disparities
05/14/2008 Center for Psych Rehab at BU: MH & RehabilitationeCast; Employment, Cult. Comp, Alternatives Conf.
05/14/2008 Senate GOP Try to Cut Provisions To Delay CMSRegs, Rebuffed by Dems
05/13/2008 Campaign to Reduce Early Mortality by 10 Years in 10Years Releases 2nd Report
05/13/2008 TAC: New Section 811 Housing Program LegislationIntroduced in Congress
05/13/2008 MNT: Tied to War Spending,Bills to Delay Medicaid Regs Run into House Trouble
05/13/2008 MNT: Study Details MH Impact of Discrimination on Asians
05/12/2008 KJ: MH Courts Raise Opportunities, Concerns
05/12/2008 KJ: MH Courts Raise Opportunities, Concerns
05/12/2008 NYT, UPI: 'Mad Pride' Fights a Stigma
05/12/2008 CBS, AU: Ginseng,Nutritional Supplement Help Treat Schizophrenia
05/12/2008 MHW: Treating Older Adults With Mental HealthDisorders
05/12/2008 MNT: DOD Announces New MH Treatment Disclosure Policy
05/12/2008 DOD Announces New MH Treatment Disclosure Policy
05/12/2008 MNT: New Study Heightens Depression Connection w/Physical Illnesses
05/09/2008 Two Remaining 2008 Forums on State Children's MH Plan
05/09/2008 NC: Update on Efforts to Delay CMS Regs;Proposal to Delay Just Two Regulations Circulating in Senate;WSJ: SCHIP Update
05/08/2008 PS: Response To Death At Facility Criticized;Assemblyman Magnarelli: DOH Should Have Shut Adult-Care Home
05/08/2008 Study: Mental Disorders Cost Society Billions InUnearned Income
05/08/2008 House Dems Attach Bill To Delay Medicaid Regs toSupplemental War Funding
05/07/2008 USPRA Career Development? Everyone Else Is Doing It Webinar
05/07/2008 Gov Proclaims Children's MH Week, Hogan's Forums,New Stats Website Launched
05/07/2008 WI: Congress Seeking Deal on MH Parity Bill
05/07/2008 Job: Senior Associate for Policy and Advocacy
05/07/2008 OMH Seeks Feedback on Guiding Principles for Redesign of Housing, Community Support Policies
05/06/2008 Psychiatric Advance Directives: A Tool For PatientsAnd Clinicians
05/06/2008 OMH to Augment Children's Plan Hearing w 2 More General Hearings
05/06/2008 Bloomberg: Post War Suicides May Top Combat Deaths,Reuters: War Strains U.S. Army Mental Health System
05/05/2008 AP, GNS: Mixed Reactions to Paterson's First Months
05/05/2008 Review: On Our Own,Together: Peer Programs for People With Mental Illness
05/05/2008 BN: Advocates Ask: Can You Live On $9.25 A Day?
05/05/2008 BN: Advocates Ask: Can You Live On $9.25 A Day?
05/05/2008 KJ: Court Program Turned Life Around For Man w/Co-occurring Disorders
05/02/2008 CMHS: Scholarships Available for AlternativesConference in Buffalo
05/02/2008 Revised: What Presidential Candidates Should SayAbout Mental-Health Care
05/02/2008 McCain On Health Care
05/02/2008 New Approach Towards MI: Train Officers Better
05/02/2008 Friedman: What Presidential Candidates Should SayAbout MH Care
05/02/2008 Union: Remove MH Unit at NYS Prison
05/01/2008 Leavitt Suggests Compromise On Medicaid Bill,Senate Support Unclear
05/01/2008 Pentagon Moves To Reduce Stigma of Mental Counseling

April

04/30/2008 DHPR: Bush Would Accept Delay on 2 Medicaid Regs, Not Case Management
04/30/2008 Report: Soldiers Hesitate to Ask for MH Care
04/30/2008 AP: Cuomo Rejects
04/30/2008 Reuters, AP: Protest At Mccain's Senate Office Leads To Arrest Of Dozens
04/30/2008 Access To Integrated Care: Training Consumers AndCase Managers
04/29/2008 ADAPT Activists Win Meeting with HHS Sec.B Leavitt
04/29/2008 CHCS Releases Summary of Controversial CMS CaseManagement Rule
04/29/2008 AJC: Congress Should Delay Medicaid Regs Till Bushis Gone
04/28/2008 In Honor and Memory of Ralph Blackshear
04/28/2008 LAT: NIU Shooting Sharpens Debate Over Effects of Antidepressants
04/28/2008 Health Disparities Impacting Latinos in New York State
04/28/2008 OMH: Integrated So Beach/Maimonides CareCollaboration Producing Results
04/25/2008 OMH: Focusing on Preventative Healthcare
04/25/2008 NYS Agencies Scour for Savings As Gov Seeks Mid Year Budget Cut
04/24/2008 CMS: More Time to Implement CM Regs; MH Commissioners Retained by Patterson
04/24/2008 OMIG 08-9 Priorities Include OMH CR, Case Mgt, Rehab; OMRDD Healthcare Enhancements
04/24/2008 House Votes to Block Medicaid Rules, On to the Senate
04/23/2008 P-D: More Centers Integrating Mental Health With Primary Care
04/21/2008 Bazelon Alert: Urge Your Rep. to Support Medicaid Regs Delay
04/21/2008 LG: NYS Advocates Seek Mandatory Coverage for PTSD
04/21/2008 Release: Paterson Seeks Agency Reduction Details by May 16
04/20/2008 In the Wake of Virginia Tech Tragedy: Calls to Action, Media Responsibility
04/18/2008 MNT: Legislation Delaying Medicaid Regs Moving Despite Threats of Presidential Veto
04/17/2008 CMS Releases Grants to Help Improve Access to Primary Care
04/16/2008 Timothy's Law Campaign Pushes for PTSD Coverage
04/16/2008 FDA Looks At Link Between Medications And Depression
04/16/2008 2008 Budget Holds Only 1% Increase in Operating Funds
04/16/2008 Announcement: OMH to Host Smoking Cessation Webinar
04/16/2008 OMH Awards Minority Suicide Prevention Grants
04/14/2008 CMS Proposes New Rules For Home and Community-Based Services
04/14/2008 NYAPRS Hosts April 26 Annual MH Film Festival
04/11/2008 NYT: Army Leaders Alarmed About Soldiers' Mental Health
04/11/2008 NYT: US Prison Policy Shifts to Re-Entry, with 1 in 100 Incarcerated
04/11/2008 USPRA April 30th Webinar w Pat Deegan: Shared Decision Making and Psych Meds
04/11/2008 UN Secretary-Gen'l Hails Treaty of Rights of People w Disabilities
04/10/2008 MM,NYAPRS: Update on Efforts to Forestall Damaging Case Management Regs
04/10/2008 Alert: Final NYS Budget Deal Includes HC Enhancements
04/10/2008 MNT: Lawakers Vow to Pass Bill Blocking CMS Regulations
04/10/2008 2008 Red Book: SSA Guide to Employment Incentivesfor Individuals with Disabilities
04/09/2008 Job: LGBT Mental Health Program Director (NYC)
04/09/2008 Nurse.com: Bad Habit Goes Up in Smoke
04/09/2008 MHW: USPRA Endorses 10 Principles For Effective Multicultural Services
04/08/2008 PBS Frontline to Rebroadcast
04/07/2008 This Wed's 1pm Webcast MISCC Meeting: Task Force, Stakeholder Group Updates
04/07/2008 Newsday: Worsening State Fiscal Picture May Require More Cuts Later This Year
04/07/2008 Supported Employment, MH and VR Collaboration Produce High Results
04/07/2008 MHW: Supported Employment, MH and VR Collaboration Produce High Results
04/07/2008 DG: Some Sex Offenders Being Held In NYS Psychiatric Centers
04/07/2008 This Wed's 1pm Webcast MISCC Meeting: Task Force, Stakeholder Group Updates
04/07/2008 Newsday: Worsening State Fiscal Picture May Require More Cuts Later This Year
04/04/2008 MNT: Senators Propose Offsets For House Mental Health Parity Bill
04/04/2008 Bipartisan Senate Proposal Backs 1 Year CMS Regulation Moratorium
04/03/2008 OMH's Hogan Invites Participation at Statewide Children's MH Plan Forums
04/03/2008 OMH's Hogan Invites Participation at Statewide Children's MH Plan Forums
04/03/2008 Action Alert-Webcast House Hearing TODAY on Medicaid Moratorium Bill
04/03/2008 A Brief Overview of New Medicaid Home and Community Based Services Option
04/02/2008 New CMHS State Mandates Report
04/01/2008 CMS Underscores New Home and Community Based Services Option (1915.i)
04/01/2008 April 10 Webcast: Embedding Cultural Competence in Systems of Care

March

03/31/2008 OMH $13.5 Million Aid to Localities Cuts Categories, Medicaid Exempt
03/31/2008 Alert: MH Budget Agreement Made: COLA, Integrated Housing, Geriatric Mental Health
03/30/2008 Alert: Mental Hygiene Budget Committee Reveals Late Night Agreement
03/29/2008 Update: OMH Budget Initiatives at Risk, COLA Appears Safe
03/29/2008 Job: NYS Senate Minority Bi-lingual Writing Position
03/28/2008 NYAPRS 2008 Executive Seminar to Include New Psychiatry and Recovery Track!
03/18/2008 Paterson Announces Additional 2% State Agency, Local Assistance Cuts
03/18/2008 AP: States' Budget Crises Will Hurt Millions
03/18/2008 New HHS Report Emphasizes How Self Direction Improves MH Services Quality
03/18/2008 NCD Report: Let People with Psychiatric Disabilities Become Part of the American Dream
03/17/2008 Kaiser: Rep Dingell Pushes Bill Delaying Medicaid Regs for 1 Year
03/17/2008 Alert: Call Albany Today Push for $2 Million Employment Expansion!
03/17/2008 GNS,BN: Paterson Takes on Major Issue In Uncertain Times, Late Budget Likely
03/17/2008 MHW: Annual Summit Calls For Health Care Reform To Be Part Of National Debate
03/14/2008 Newsday, Buff News: For Paterson, Similar Agenda, Different Approach
03/14/2008 TWN: Second Chance Act Passes Congress
03/13/2008 Hilderbrant: Judge Paterson Only On His Abilities
03/13/2008 NYAPRS April 22-3 Exec Seminar Features Extensive, Timely Outpatient Reform Track
03/12/2008 NYT: Shift in Tone Likely With New Governor
03/12/2008 Senate Proposes $ for Healthcare Enhancements, Housing Wait List; No COLA for Mgt.
03/12/2008 Newsday: Paterson Expected To Stick To Spitzer's Agenda
03/11/2008 NYT: Aides Say They Expect Spitzer to Resign, David Paterson
03/11/2008 NYAPRS Hosts April 26 Annual MH Film Festival
03/11/2008 AHRQ: Mental Health Concerns Among Top 3 Reasons Americans See Their Doctors
03/11/2008 NYS Mental Hygiene Agencies Unveil New Joint Local Planning Approach
03/10/2008 Assembly Budget: Geriatric MH, Parity in 'Pluses', Antidepressant PDL Exemption
03/10/2008 New Stats Underscore Need for OASAS Prevention, Treatment, Recovery Strategy
03/10/2008 Post: Morahan to Propose Consultant Team to Address Mis-Medication of Kids
03/10/2008 Upcoming: March 20 NYC 'Double Whammy', March 18 Lowville Forum, May 9 LI Trauma Forums
03/07/2008 SAMHSA Campaign to Hike Consumers' Life Expectancy by 10 years in 10 Years
03/06/2008 Alert: Urge NYS Legislators to Restore Funding for Our Independent Living Centers!
03/06/2008 NYT, WSJ: House Approves Bill on Mental Health Parity
03/05/2008 Exciting International Conference on Recovery Alternatives Toronto June 5-6
03/05/2008 March 24 Free Webcast: What Every Social Worker Needs to Know about Advance Directives
03/05/2008 NY Summarizes Anticipated Impact of Proposed Federal CMS Regulatory Changes
03/04/2008 Daily News: Senate Democrats Hire Kink as New Policy Director
03/04/2008 Study: Supported Education for Adults With Psychiatric Disabilities
03/04/2008 Alert: SSD Recipients Can Qualify for Federal Economic Stimulus Payment
03/03/2008 House Report: States Indicate Bush Medicaid Cuts Will Cut 3 Times Estimated
03/03/2008 NY1: City Council Questions NYPD's Preparedness For Handling Mentally Ill
03/03/2008 PJ: Kennedy to Bring MH Parity Bill To The House Floor Wednesday
03/03/2008 P-S: Medicaid Cuts Sought By The Feds Are Likely To Become A State Obligation
03/03/2008 MHW: Regulations On Case Management Services Scheduled To Take Effect March 3
03/01/2008 Update: New OMH Budget Proposals Cut 50% (Not COLA, Clinics); 2% Community Cut Coming

February

02/29/2008 Bazelon Alert: Urge March 5 House Vote for Parity
02/29/2008 BNA: HHS Won't Budge on Controversial Case Management Rule
02/28/2008 Please Submit Presentations for NYAPRS Fall Conference by March 15
02/28/2008 Scholarships Available for Alternatives 2008 in Buffalo
02/28/2008 OMH Bureau of Recipient Affairs Seeks Advocacy Specialist
02/28/2008 NYAPRS Testimony at NYC Council Hearing on Police/Mental Health Responses
02/27/2008 NCCBH: Targeted Case Management Moratorium Passes in Senate
02/27/2008 National Governors, Senate Budget Chair Urges Suspending CMS Regulatory Changes
02/19/2008 Call Albany This Week to Push for $2 MillionEmployment Expansion!
02/15/2008 Call Albany This Monday to Push for $2Million Employment Expansion!
02/13/2008 National Council on Disability to Study Vocational Rehabilitation, Health Care
02/11/2008 Advocates 'speak out' on adult home reform(Legislative Gazette)

January

01/31/2008 Howie The Harp Center Offers Peer Staff Training Series in NYC
01/31/2008 Sederer Emphasizes Seniors, Cultural Competence in OMH Addendum
01/31/2008 OCFS Carrion: State's System Produces Overwhelming Recidivism
01/31/2008 NYT: Bush Seeks Surplus via Medicare Cuts
01/29/2008 Gov Spitzer Signs SHU Bill Into Law!
01/29/2008 OMRDD: Feb 4 Jonathan's Law Meeting Webcast; OASAS: $1.2M Fetal Alcohol Disorder Initiaitve
01/29/2008 NYAPRS Advocates to Press for Member Priorities in Albany Today, Deliver Legislative Testimony
01/28/2008 MI Watch: Mental Illness and Public Safety: Let'sTell the Truth
01/28/2008 MHW, DG: NY Mental Health Advocates Laud Spitzer Budget Proposals
01/25/2008 MNT: CBO Chief Says Increasing Federal Medicaid $ Could Help Stimulate U.S. Economy
01/25/2008 NYPR: On-Time Budget Depends on Governor's Relationship with Legislature
01/22/2008 Announcement: VESID State Plan Public Meetings -January 30th, February 12th and February 13th
01/18/2008 GG: Breaking Down Cultural and Linguistic Barriers to Mental Health Care
01/18/2008 US News: Black and Blue: Depression Among African-Americans
01/18/2008 SAMHSA Seeks Grants to Expand Geriatric Mental Health Services
01/18/2008 Spitzer Reinstates IOCC to Promote Collaboration for Better MH Care
01/17/2008 Report: Congress May Propose Hiking State Medicaid Match Rates in Stimulus Package
01/17/2008 HPR: Dem Lawmakers Say CMS Has No Authority To Limit State Efforts To Expand Medicaid Eligibility
01/16/2008 CMS Issues Proposed Rule to Empower Medicaid to Direct Personal Assistance Services
01/16/2008 AP, GNS: NYS Lawmakers OK Ban On Solitary For Prisoners w Psychiatric Disabilities
01/15/2008 DBSA: What Peer Specialists Can Learn From Coaching Movement Feb 12 Webinar
01/15/2008 Lopez: Spitzer Plan Could Triple Expansion in Affordable Housing
01/14/2008 AP: NY Seeks To Steer Patients From ERs To Family Doctors
01/14/2008 MHW: National Leaders Focus on Parity, Integrated Care, Funding in 2008
01/14/2008 Spitzer Releases Plans to Redirect Funds from Downsized Prison, Juvenile Justice Facilities
01/14/2008 Advocates Laud Spitzer Historic Investment in Affordable Housing
01/09/2008 Spitzer Proposes $400 Million Housing Opportunity Fund, Interagency Intiative including OMH
01/07/2008 MHW 2007 Review Highlights Parity, Medicaid, SCHIP
01/07/2008 Newsday: Coppin Shooting Tragedy Spurs Call for Improved Police Training
01/07/2008 Times Union Editorial Backs Mental Health Workforce Healthcare Enhancements
01/07/2008 SG: Innovative OMH/Local/NYAPRS ProbationPartnership Aims to Prevent Re-incarceration
01/04/2008 Governor Spitzer Announces First Application Received For Landmark Community Health Program For Foster Children
01/04/2008 U.S. Curtailing Bids to Expand Medicaid Rolls
01/04/2008 U.S. Curtailing Bids to Expand Medicaid Rolls
01/03/2008 Children's Health Program Extended/Moratorium on Rehab Service Option
01/02/2008 Patient-Centered Care, Regulatory Change Proposed by OASAS/OMH Task Force
01/02/2008 TU: Taking A Fresh Look At Civil Confinement For Sex Offenders
01/02/2008 NYAPRS Releases 2007 Recovery Review

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