E-News Bulletin Archives

2010 E-News Bulletin Archives

July

07/29/2010 MHW: Time Ripe for Preparing for Managed Care Environment
07/29/2010 WHYY: Police Mental Health Training Increases Understanding, Reduces Tragedies
07/29/2010 RTP: Importance of Goals in Facilitating the Recovery Process
07/29/2010 Oct 27-28 Conference in NYC : NYU MH Recovery: Practice, Services, Research
07/22/2010 MNT: AARP Joins Push for Extra Federal Medicaid $
07/22/2010 Study: Daughters of Alcoholic Mothers Develop More MH Conditions
07/22/2010 AP: Paterson Planning to Return Legislators to Albany
07/22/2010 State Police, Agencies Investigate Increase in Prison Suicides
07/21/2010 ADAPT Urges Congress to Honor ADA 20th Anniversary w/ Community Choice Act Passage
07/21/2010 July 29 - OMH Webinar on Relationships,Boundaries for Peer Providers
07/21/2010 September 22-24: NYAPRS Annual Conference Program Features Cutting Edge Presentations
07/21/2010 KHN: Despite Parity,MH Coverage Lacking in Many Insurance Plans
07/20/2010 NYAPRS Seeks Queens-based Peer Wellness Coach
07/20/2010 July 29: NYAPRS FREE Webinar
07/20/2010 As Economy Takes Toll, Mental Health Budgets Shrink
07/20/2010 With Record Number of Psych Drugs in Wings, Irish Advocates Slam Their Overuse
07/20/2010 WP: Military Reckons With The Mental Wounds Of War
07/19/2010 US Bill Would Require Hospital Notifications to Police of MH Discharges
07/19/2010 Report Details Options For Saving Billions Of Dollars On Health-Care Spending
07/19/2010 National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month July 2010
07/19/2010 RTP: What If a Person Has No Recovery Goals?
07/19/2010 Paterson Announces $30M for Behavioral Health Capital Projects
07/19/2010 OMH: Help People with Disabilities Get Their Federal Benefits the Safe, Convenient Way
07/16/2010 July 28-29: OASAS to Provide Free Recovery Coach Training in Albany
07/16/2010 New Fed Regs Require Health Plans to Provide Free Preventive Care
07/16/2010 NDI: National Video Contest for Americans w/ Disabilities to Celebrate ADA Anniversary
07/16/2010 Nat. Peer Leaders: Necessity for More Non-Drug Alternatives in Mental Health Care
07/16/2010 Nov 17: AVRASA Annual Conference on Transdisciplinary Rehab Approaches (NYC)
07/15/2010 NYS Senate,Paterson Introduce FMAP Contingency Fund Proposals
07/15/2010 HUD: $550 Million To Help Very Low-Income Elderly and Persons w/ Disabilities
07/15/2010 NYT: US Releases Standards for Electronic Health Records
07/15/2010 WHYY: A Psychiatrist's Prescription For His Profession
07/15/2010 VA Simplifies Access to Health Care and Benefits fo rVeterans with PTSD
07/15/2010 NYT: US Releases Standards for Electronic Health Records
07/15/2010 NYS Senate, Paterson Introduce FMAP Contingency Fund Proposals
07/15/2010 HUD: $550 Million To Help Very Low-Income Elderly and Persons w/ Disabilities
07/15/2010 July 22 & Aug 19 - Free Webinar: Integrating Ticket to Work!
07/15/2010 VA Simplifies Access to Health Care and Benefits for Veterans with PTSD
07/15/2010 WHYY: A Psychiatrist's Prescription For His Profession
07/14/2010 In Memory and Honor of Senator Tom Morahan
07/14/2010 Int. Police Chiefs' Summit Report Endorses eCPR, Peer Services
07/14/2010 Hogan: Will We Need a Separate Mental Health System?
07/14/2010 UPI: Jails Are Top Mental Health Institutions
07/14/2010 July 22 & Aug 19 - Free Webinar: Integrating Ticket to Work!
07/14/2010 Hogan: Will We Need a Separate Mental Health System?
07/14/2010 UPI: Jails Are Top Mental Health Institutions
07/13/2010 Hill: Black Community In Midst Of Mental Health Crisis
07/13/2010 Study: 12 Million ER Visits for MH/SA Conditions in 2007
07/13/2010 TU: State Watchdog Says Salaries & Perks At MH Agencies Are Steep
07/13/2010 MHW: Communication Key Between Providers,Consumers Over Privacy
07/13/2010 Gopelrud: The Balancing Act of Protecting Substance Use Record Confidentiality
07/09/2010 NYT: NYS Should Drop Adult Home Ruling Appeal,Implement Settlement, Knisley to Serve as Court Monitor
07/09/2010 NYAPRS Honors 2010 Award Winners for Efforts to Promote Recovery, Rehabilitation and Rights
07/09/2010 July 13 - NC Free Webinar w/ Lloyd & Myers: Enhancing MH/Addictions Treatment Capacity
07/09/2010 August 7 - RIPPD to Hold Community Day in Brooklyn
07/09/2010 Paterson Announces NYS Site on Nat. Health Care Reform, Implementation
07/08/2010 Bazelon: 5 Site Initiative Aims to Reduce Police Roles in Psych Emergencies
07/08/2010 PD: MH Practitioners Turning To Holistic Practices
07/08/2010 NC: Bill Seeks Federal Status for Mental Health and Addictions Safety Net
07/08/2010 MT: Peer Support Staple of Recovery
07/08/2010 AP: Obama Pushes New CMS Head Berwick Nomination Through
07/08/2010 Paterson's Vetos Cut Legislator Grants to Nonprofits
07/08/2010 Prison MH Advocates Call for State Investigation into 2 Self Inflicted Deaths
07/08/2010 July 14 - Public Voice & Healthcare Reform Call
07/06/2010 RTP: More FAQs for Recovery Oriented Practice
07/06/2010 MFI Celebrates Anniversary of MH Alternatives Directory
07/06/2010 July 20 - SAMHSA Webinar on Safe Medication Use
07/06/2010 MFI Celebrates Anniversary of MH Alternatives
07/06/2010 July 20 SAMHSA Webinar on Safe Medication Use
07/02/2010 July 21 - Free Webinar on SSA Work Incentives
07/02/2010 WSJ: Budget Maneuvers Leave Deficit Looming
07/02/2010 HHS New Consumer Health Site: Healthcare Reform Act and People with Disabilities
07/02/2010 July 29 - ACMHA/Magellan Webinar on BH Workforce Development (with Link)
07/01/2010 Paterson FMAP Push: Washington Advocacy, Possible 10% State Budget Cut
07/01/2010 Bazelon Testimony on Privacy of Electronic Health Records
07/01/2010 Disability.Gov: Resources on Asset Development
07/01/2010 July 29 - ACMHA/Magellan Webinar on BH Workforce Development

June

06/30/2010 Call Albany Today to Keep Hope Alive for Adult Home Residents!
06/30/2010 AP: States Struggle To Pass Budgets Without Stimulus
06/30/2010 TU: State of the NYS Budget
06/30/2010 Albany Update: Paterson Vetoes Legislature's Education Restorations, Revenue Bill Next
06/30/2010 July 29 - Minority MH Awareness Discussion of Campbell's '72 Hour Hold'
06/29/2010 Silver: FMAP Contingency Fund Sends Wrong Message to Congress
06/29/2010 September 22-24: NYAPRS Announces Annual Conference Program
06/29/2010 AP: People With Psych Disabilities Learn Standup Comedy
06/29/2010 July 29-30: Free OMH Albany SSI / SSDI Benefits Training
06/29/2010 Alert: Call For a Vote On OMIG Reform!
06/28/2010 D&C: First MH Recovery Center Opens in Rochester
06/28/2010 BN, TU: Paterson, Legislature Intensify Fight on Budget, FMAP
06/28/2010 RTP: FAQs for Recovery Oriented Practice
06/28/2010 Sebelius Proposes New Rule to Expand Medicare Preventive Services and Expand Access to Primary Care
06/25/2010 NYT: U.S. Appeals Court Lifts Stay on Relocating Mentally Ill
06/25/2010 Senate Rejects Medicaid Enhancement Extension, Paterson Statement
06/25/2010 NYS To Remove ?Retardation? From Agency Name
06/25/2010 NY1: Vigil Marks Two Years Since Woman Died In Brooklyn Waiting Room
06/25/2010 FMAP: Today's Advocacy,Chart of State Losses if Proposal Fails
06/25/2010 Vets' Mental Health and Chemical Dependency Act Passes Both Houses
06/24/2010 TU Op Ed: Veterans, Families Deserve Expanded Care
06/24/2010 CD,CQ: Pressure Builds for Deal on Medicaid Enhancement Extension
06/24/2010 MHANYS: 4 Bills Needing Your Support at Session's Close
06/24/2010 MNT: Obama Urges Hospitals to Open Patient Visitation Policies
06/24/2010 Flash: Court Denies Stay of Landmark NYS Adult Home Ruling
06/24/2010 Garaufis Orders NYS to Resume Efforts to Implement Adult Home Ruling
06/23/2010 Court Dismisses Legal Challenge to Federal Parity Rules
06/23/2010 CD: Senate Dems Looking at Reduced FMAP Proposal
06/23/2010 NYT: Bill Passed in Albany to Make Insurers Pay for Autism Care
06/23/2010 CPR: June Resources for Recovery, Workplace Inclusion
06/23/2010 MH: Lawmakers Seek To Pare FMAP Boost
06/23/2010 Sibelius Announces New Funds to Link People w/ Disabilities to Affordable Housing
06/23/2010 Assembly Passes Bill Extending MHLS Services to Nursing Home Residents
06/23/2010 Alert: Urge Restoration of Legal Services for Low Income New Yorkers!
06/23/2010 NYT: Legislature Passes 12th Budget Extender
06/22/2010 Newsday & MHW on Efforts to Win Fed Medicaid Match Extension
06/21/2010 Senate Approves Kendra's Law Extension, Not Permanence or Expansion
06/21/2010 We the People Held Demonstration / Vigil in Remembrance of Esmin Green
06/21/2010 OMH Expediting July Quarterly Payments to Counties,Providers
06/21/2010 MHW: N.Y. Emergency Budget Preserves Mental Health Safety Net Programs
06/21/2010 RTP: Recognizing Recovery-Oriented Practice,Webinar Viewing Available
06/18/2010 MNT: States Push For Additional Medicaid Funding
06/18/2010 Silver Predicts Budget Deal Next Week
06/18/2010 CNS: Psychiatric Drugs Carry Serious Physical Health Risks
06/17/2010 Urgent: Call Your Senator Now to Save Medicaid Match Rate Extension!
06/17/2010 June 24th at 2PM - ACMHA / Magellan Webinar Highlights Effects of Trauma
06/17/2010 June 24th at 1PM - 'Coordinated Tranportation Issues in Your Community' Webinar
06/16/2010 SCAA Names Kate Breslin to Succeed Karen Schimke as CEO
06/16/2010 TODAY - June 16th at 2PM - Copeland Presents WRAP & Weight Loss Webinar
06/16/2010 HHS Releases National Plan to Improve Health Literacy
06/16/2010 June 17th - STAR Center Hosts GLBTQI Webinar
06/16/2010 Hyde on 'Considering Language in our Field'
06/16/2010 June 29th - SAMHSA Webinar: 'Bulding An Inclusive Society'
06/15/2010 Update: Albany Approves Mental Hygiene Budget
06/15/2010 TU: Approve Extender Not Permanence for Kendra's Law,Call Senator Sampson Today
06/14/2010 Many Predict Passage of NYS Mental Hygiene Budget Today
06/14/2010 June Ticket to Work Webinar for People w/ Mental Health Disabilities
06/14/2010 [NHeLP] Report on CLASS Act (New Long Term Services and Supports Program)
06/14/2010 Paterson Administration Releases Proposed Mental Hygiene Cut Details
06/14/2010 June 24th -
06/11/2010 Alert: Urge NYS Senate to Approve Kendra's Law Extension not Permanence
06/11/2010 Jobs: NYAPRS Employment Coordinator, HTH Placement,Training Coordinators, Empowerment Center Project Ass't
06/11/2010 CM: Specialized MH Probation Pilot Reduces Re-Incarceration
06/11/2010 WSJ: Borrowing Re-Emerges as a NYS Budget Fix
06/10/2010 Urge NYS Senators to Preserve the Workforce Development Institute!
06/10/2010 Free Training for WE CAN WORK / WE CAN SAVE Save Peer Facilitatorsin Westchester, NYC, WNY, North County!
06/10/2010 RTP: Implementing Recovery Oriented Practices (Presentation Available Online)
06/10/2010 NYT; Parties Clash as Albany Edges Closer to Shutdown
06/09/2010 Medicaid Matters Assails Budget Process,Relieved Personal Care, Medicaid Drug Coverage Spared
06/09/2010 NYT: Name Change at NYS Agency to Remove 'Retardation'
06/09/2010 Cole: US Senate Votes Needed to Assure Federal Medicaid Hike Extension!
06/09/2010 NYS MH Advocates Decry Late Budget Impact,MH Funding / Cuts Considered for Next Week
06/08/2010 NYT: Albany Lawmakers Pass Big Cuts in Health Care
06/08/2010 NYT: Medicaid Cut Places States in Budget Bind,Contact Congress Today!
06/07/2010 Today: Urge NYS Senate to Approve Kendra's Law Extension not Permanence
06/07/2010 Upstate NYS Counties Succeed with Voluntary MH Care to Kendra's Law Clients
06/07/2010 MHW: SAMHSA Reauthorization Legislation Highlights Integration, State Accountability
06/07/2010 Recovery to Practice - Weekly Highlight # 5 - June 4,2010
06/04/2010 June 15th - BU Webinar: Opening the Doors to Hispanic / Latino Peer Providers
06/04/2010 Alert: Urge US Senate to Preserve Essential Medicaid Funding!
06/03/2010 Study: Smoking Could Increase Depression Risk
06/03/2010 Alert: Next Week's Budget Extender Must Include $ to Protect NY Community MH Safety Net!
06/03/2010 HP: Homes Not Jails Needed for People w/ MentalI llnesses
06/03/2010 BU Launches HIV Education Program for People w/ Psych Disabilities
06/02/2010 Kennedy and Green Introduce SAMHSA Reauthorization
06/01/2010 PJ: Pass Extension Of Kendra's Law
06/01/2010 MHW: NY Clinic Restructuring Prompts New Project To Help Agencies
06/01/2010 NYT: Paterson Now Focuses on Layoffs to Cut Budget
06/01/2010 Primer on Integrating Primary / Behavioral Health Care Released

May

05/28/2010 Alert: Call Congress NOW to Protect Medicaid FMAP Increase!
05/28/2010 Why Don't Clinicians See Enough Recovery?
05/27/2010 NYAPRS Posts Presentations from April Executive Seminar
05/27/2010 June 8th & 21st - Sign Up for Medicaid Buy In & PASS Webinars
05/27/2010 States Face Painful Medicaid Cuts And Few Choices
05/27/2010 TGM:
05/26/2010 QC: Still No NYS Budget, Looming Crisis Threatens Nonprofit Safety Nets
05/26/2010 Studies Underscore Stigma Tied to Mental Illnessesfor Adults, Teens
05/26/2010 CMS New Olmstead State Directive Highlights Community Integration Policy Tools, TA
05/26/2010 CT: Suicides By Troubled Teens Expose Safety Breakdowns Behind Bars
05/25/2010 Cuomo $ Plan: Freeze Wages, Spending; Cut Agencies by 20%, Medicaid Reforms
05/25/2010 June 2nd - CMHS Webinar on Trauma-Informed Approach to Violence Prevention
05/25/2010 Call NYS Senate MH Committee for Kendra's Law Extension not Permanence
05/25/2010 Medicare Update: 50% Savings on Some Drugs, $250 Check for Some
05/25/2010 CORRECTION: June 2nd - Webinar on Trauma-Informed Approach to Violence Prevention
05/25/2010 Farewell Jay Gallagher
05/24/2010 MHW: Congress Urged To Increase Medicaid Funding For States
05/24/2010 SSA: Disability Benefits Are Not Just For Grown-Ups
05/24/2010 Call NYS Senate MH Committee for Kendra's Law Extension not Permanence
05/21/2010 June 3rd - Orange County Wellness & Recovery Conference Features Megha Buttenheim, Dr. Loyd Sederer
05/21/2010 Alert: Act Now - National Housing Trust Fund in Jeopardy!
05/21/2010 Magellan & DBSA Join to Offer E-Courses on Peer Specialists
05/21/2010 Study: Smoking Cessation Treatments Work for People w/ Psych Disabilities
05/20/2010 June 4th - OMH Webinar on Operating a Peer-Run Supportive Housing Program
05/20/2010 USPRA Conference, CPRP Course,Online Trainings Calendar
05/20/2010 June 8th - SAMHSA Webinar
05/19/2010 NYNP: Legislature Passes Licensing Law Extension as Advocacy Continues
05/19/2010 May 20th - Federal Officials to Hold WebChat on Affordable Care Act and People With Disabilities
05/19/2010 Jansen: Affordable Care Act Includes Strong Anti-Fraud, Waste Provisions
05/19/2010 NYS Assembly Passes Legislation In Honor Of Disabilities Awareness Day
05/18/2010 Free Webinar for Second Chance Act Reentry Grant Applicants
05/18/2010 Vote for NYC Veterans Mental Health Counseling Program!
05/18/2010 TU: Paterson,Legislative Leaders Finally Sit Down Today on Budget
05/18/2010 CPR: New Free Psych Rehab Webinar Series,Community Integration Course
05/17/2010 Call Albany Today to Urge Extension not Permanence for Kendra's Law
05/17/2010 4 Year SW Licensing Exemption in This Week's Budget Extender
05/14/2010 Top NYS Mental Health Groups Back Extension not Permanence for Kendra's Law
05/14/2010 Call Albany Monday to Urge Extension, Not Permanence, for Kendra's Law
05/14/2010 NYC Suit Claims Foster Kids Unduly Retained in Psych Hospitals
05/14/2010 Free Training for We Can Work / Save Peer Facilitators in Westchester, WNY, North County
05/13/2010 Sederer on
05/13/2010 New NCD Chairman Jonathan Young Releases Statement
05/13/2010 Experts Seek Reinstatement of Federal Benefits for People with Serious Mental Illnesses Leaving Prisons or Jails
05/13/2010 Register Today for Free June 15 NYC Peer Specialist Conference!
05/13/2010 NYAPRS Seeks Nominations for 2010 Annual Award Winners
05/12/2010 Power: Prevention of Mental,Emotional and Behavior Disorders Among Young People
05/12/2010 HDR: Smoking While Pregnant May Raise Psychiatric Risks in Kids
05/12/2010 June 10th - MHEP WNY Conference
05/11/2010 May 26 SAMHSA Smoking Cessation Free Webinar
05/11/2010 Procovery to Expand Impact on MH/SA Recovery,New Podcasts
05/11/2010 OptumHealth Offers Free 'Recovered Dignity' Exhibitfor Consumer/Family Conferences
05/11/2010 Urge Your Representative to Attend Benefits Assistance for Returning Prisoners w/ MI Forum
05/10/2010 Join NY Work Incentives Information Network
05/10/2010 NYT,MHW: Advocates and Insurers Spar Over New MH Parity Rules
05/10/2010 NYAPRS 2010 Conference Call for Presentations Deadline Extended to May 17th, 2010!!!
05/07/2010 June 15th Orange County Cultural Equity Forum Features Dr. Joy DeGruy
05/07/2010 May 20th-21st FREE SSI / DI Benefits Training in Brooklyn
05/07/2010 June 2nd Westchester Recovery Forum Features Hogan,Harding, Curtis
05/07/2010 HHS Funds New Center on Disability Services, Care Coordination & Integration
05/06/2010 Time: Rosalynn Carter on America's Mental Health Crisis
05/06/2010 MDRI Urges UN,US to End Shock and Restraint 'Torture' at Mass Center
05/06/2010 Free May 12 NCCBHC Webinar: Contracting with VA for Vet MH Services
05/05/2010 Copeland Center: Free WRAP Facilitation Webinar Today at 2PM EST
05/05/2010 Children, Families,Providers & Advocates Celebrate Children's Mental Health
05/05/2010 OMH Requests Input into New State Mental Health Plan
05/05/2010 NYAIL Releases 2010 Conference Call for Presentations
05/04/2010 Salon: Whitaker's Anatomy of An Epidemic
05/04/2010 Bazelon: Action Needed NOW to Retain Federal Medicaid Enhancement (FMAP)
05/04/2010 NCMHR Launches Documentary Project to Honor Judi Chamberlin
05/04/2010 PS: Implications of Health Reform for Mental Health Care
05/04/2010 May Work Incentive Seminar Events Promote Informed Choices About Work
05/04/2010 Bazelon: Urge Your to Attend a Briefing on Early Mental Health Needs
05/04/2010 MHW: Onondaga Collaborative Boosts Local Behaviora lHealth Care
05/03/2010 NYP: Paterson Moves Ahead w/ State Furlough Plan Amidst Ongoing Budget Stalemate
05/03/2010 Alert: Urge Congress to Add $100M to Federal MH Block Grant!
05/03/2010 SAMHSA Recovery to Practice Initiative Releases First E- Newsletter

April

04/30/2010 Bazelon: Will the Next Supreme Court Justice Protect the Rights of People with Disabilities?
04/30/2010 CQCAPD Releases Report on NonProfit Executive Compensation, Board Governance
04/29/2010 Financial Literacy Highlighted by April Initiative
04/29/2010 CSP, UMDNJ Offer Wellness Coaching Intensive in August Features Swarbrick
04/29/2010 MHW: Recovery Staff Training Must Start at the Top
04/29/2010 Grants: SAMHA for Wellness of Kids, Familiies; DOL for Homeless Vets' Employment
04/29/2010 Impact of Health Care Reform on People with Disabilities
04/28/2010 GAINS: Transition from Jail to Community Toolkit, May 11 Webinar
04/28/2010 SAMHSA, National Provider Associations Join to Promote Recovery Practices
04/28/2010 CORRECTION: GAINS: Transition from Jail to Community Toolkit, May 11 Webinar
04/28/2010 View Today's 1PM Most Integrated Setting Coordinating Council Meeting
04/26/2010 Alternatives 2010 Annual Conference Seeks Call for Presentations
04/26/2010 HC: Psychiatric Advance Directive Helps You Control Treatment Options
04/26/2010 MHW: New Alliance Tackles Latino BH Workforce Shortage
04/26/2010 WNED: State Budget Stall Continues into 4th Week
04/26/2010 CECCMH: Considerations in Providing MH Care to Muslim Americans
04/23/2010 TAC Webinar on New HUD NOFA for Disability Vouchers
04/23/2010 April 28 Ticket To Work Webinar Announced
04/23/2010 DON'T MISS This Sunday's NYC Mental Health Film Festival!
04/23/2010 Iowa Mental Health Program Receives Stimulus Funds
04/20/2010 BPS: Binghamton Police Set Up MH Team, Receive Training
04/20/2010 NYAPRS Reorganizes to Enhance Member Services,Transformational Initiatives
04/20/2010 NYT: Graying in a Home, Not an Institution
04/20/2010 OMH Report Details Development of Recovery Centers Concept
04/16/2010 Bazelon: As Congress Reconvenes, MH Advocates Gear Up
04/16/2010 HS: Project Maps Tie Between Poverty and Poor Health, Mental Health
04/16/2010 Hogan: Will We Need a Separate Mental-Health System in the Future?
04/16/2010 No NYS Budget Deal in Sight
04/16/2010 May 5th Free WRAP Facilitation Webinar Features New Copeland Center Director Federici
04/15/2010 Alert: Support 4 Year Extension on Social Worker Licensing Law
04/15/2010 Geriatric MH May 7 NYC Conference Features Timely Program
04/15/2010 May 13th - NYC Seminar on Veterans Treatment Courts
04/15/2010 Jobs: Youth Power! Seeks Regional Peer Leaders & NYC / LI Vets Groups Seeks Director
04/14/2010 HHS' Sebelius on New Health Care Quality, Disparity Reports
04/14/2010 June 2nd White Plains Conference Features Hogan, Harding, Curtis, Mitchell
04/13/2010 GNS: NYS Budget Woes Having Tangible Effect On Services
04/13/2010 SFC: Eating Disorder Label Leaves Many Untreated
04/13/2010 April 30th Webinar Features Work of CQCAPD
04/12/2010 Silver: It'll Take About 2 More Weeks to Find $3.2B More in Savings
04/12/2010 UPenn: Health Reform, Asset Building, Community Integration, LGBT, Voting Rights
04/12/2010 SL: Depression, Suicide Rising Among College Students
04/12/2010 April 23rd
04/12/2010 Only 1 Week to Go to Stay in the Know! Last Chance to Register for NYAPRS April Seminar
04/09/2010 April 13 Co-Occurring Disorders Initiative Webinar
04/09/2010 Webinar Series on Organizational Dev, Business Mgmt for Peer-Run Organizations
04/08/2010 HHS, HUD Partner On Rental Assistance for Persons With Disabilities
04/08/2010 ACMHA Summit Identifies a Course of Action for the Future of Behavioral Healthcare
04/08/2010 NYC, Rochester Host Mental Health Film Festivals
04/08/2010 Urge Congress to Support Bill Raising SSI Asset Limit, Other Reforms
04/08/2010 NYS Alert: Tell the Senate to Regulate Health Insurance Premium Increases Hikes
04/07/2010 CP: Toronto Psych Hospital Seeks to Integrate in
04/07/2010 Thousands To Benefit From Faster SS Disability Application Process
04/07/2010 DS: Health Insurers Recant On Pre-Existing Conditions Loophole
04/07/2010 CL: NYS Appeal of Adult Home Ruling Has Residents in Limbo
04/06/2010 PT: ECT at a
04/06/2010 MHW: HC Reform Paves Way for BH Field to Advance Integration
04/06/2010 Smith: NYPD Should Adopt Crisis Intervention Team Model
04/06/2010 OMH News Offers PROS Update
04/05/2010 MNT: States Examine How They May Be Impacted By Reform, Medicaid Expansion
04/05/2010 NY High Court Denies MHLS Jurisdiction in Nursing Homes
04/05/2010 OMH Funds Effort to Link Childrens' Medical, MH Practitioners
04/05/2010 TU: Paterson Continues to Threaten Layoffs, Ravitch Rift Talk
04/01/2010 HC Reform Boosts Self Directed Medicaid Mental Health Community Services Option
04/01/2010 New SAMHSA Publication on Peer Addiction Recovery Support Services
04/01/2010 CoC Cites Failure to Provide MH Assessment in Ulster Jail Suicide
04/01/2010 April 14th NYC Forum Examines Implications of NYS and Federal MH Parity Laws

March

03/31/2010 NYT: HCR Law Includes Affordable Long Term Care Insurance Program (Class Act)
03/31/2010 OASAS Funds FOR-NY to Mobilize Grassroots Addiction Recovery Movement
03/31/2010 New CMS Pick Berwick Considered a Health Care Reformer
03/31/2010 BN: Paterson Threatens Layoffs If Unions Won't Take Cuts
03/31/2010 Only 3 Weeks to Go! Don't Miss 2-Day ToolKit for the Future
03/31/2010 Sibelius to Host Health Reform Webinar TONIGHT, March 31st, at 7pm
03/30/2010 NYT: Mental Health Experts Applaud Focus on Parity
03/30/2010 April 3rd-4th Free NYC Tax Prep Aid Could Yield $, Help Opening an Account!
03/30/2010 NYAPRS Releases Call for Presentations for September Annual Conference w/ May 14th Deadline
03/29/2010 BN: As Deadline For Budget Nears, NYS Leaders Duel
03/29/2010 MHW: BH Field Urged To Forge New Partnerships
03/29/2010 April 16th NYAPRS Webinar on Employment & Economic Self-Sufficiency w/ Swarbrick, Truong, Mathai, & Jimenez
03/29/2010 Call Albany This Week to Restore Supportive Housing, SRO $
03/26/2010 Assembly Proposes State Agency Consolidations Inc. Shared Admin Among Mental Hygiene Agencies
03/26/2010 Assembly Proposes State Pickup Of County Share Of Medicaid Administration Costs
03/26/2010 Whitepaper on Consumer Consent Options for Electronic Health Info Exchange
03/25/2010 NYAPRS Releases State Budget Scorecard
03/25/2010 Assembly Budget Preserves MH Funding; Governor Warns of Bare Bones Interim Budget
03/24/2010 NYS Assembly to Pass Budget Resolution Amidst 3-Way Negotiations, Paterson Threats of More Cuts
03/24/2010 National Health Care Reform's Impact: A Digest
03/24/2010 National Health Care Reform Key Focus of April 21st-22nd Albany Seminar
03/23/2010 NYAPRS Update on NYS Senate Budget Proposal
03/22/2010 NYS Senate Budget Resolution Proposes Mental Health Cuts
03/19/2010 Rand Releases Guide on MH Consumer Providers
03/19/2010 HHS Release Report on Latino Behavioral Health Workforce Crisis
03/19/2010 CPR: Journal Seeks Papers, MH Court Webinar,Consumer Led Evaluation Teams
03/17/2010 USPRA Presents 3-Part Webinar on Peer Support Services
03/17/2010 Bazelon: Historic IL Agreement Requies Community Housing for Nursing Home Residents w/ Psych Disabilities
03/17/2010 SAMHSA Kit on Advancing Evidence-Based and Promising Practices Available
03/17/2010 Alert: Support 4 Year Extension of Exemptions from 'Social Work Licensing Requirements'
03/17/2010 Health Care Victory Depends on Your Call this Week
03/16/2010 AP: Paterson Warns Of Late NY Budget
03/16/2010 March 17th Free Webinar:
03/16/2010 Spanish Complementary / Alternative Medicine Resources for Consumers
03/16/2010 Optum Funds National Memorial of Recovered Dignity,Traveling Display to Honor Forgotten
03/16/2010 April 21st - 22nd, 2010: NYAPRS 6th Annual Executive Seminar on Systems Transformation
03/15/2010 Bazelon National Policy Update March 2010
03/15/2010 CLMHD: April Seminar to Highlight County Innovations
03/15/2010 ACMHA: Peer Operated Services and the Journey towards Integration
03/15/2010 NYS Pilots Program To Promote Recovery From Addiction And Mental Health Disorders
03/12/2010 March 25th - Webinar 'Operating a Peer-Run Supportive Housing Program for Families'
03/12/2010 March 25th Free OMH Webinar
03/12/2010 April 7th - NYC to Host Consumer Forum on PROS
03/12/2010 Photos,Media Coverage of January Legislative Day Now Available
03/11/2010 CLP: MH Film Fest Facilitates Healing Through The Arts
03/11/2010 NCCBH: Senate Votes to Approve FMAP Increase
03/11/2010 Bazelon: Advocates Sue State Over Mental Health System for Children on Medicaid
03/11/2010 Disability Community Protests State Budget Proposals To Cap Access to Personal Care
03/11/2010 TS: NYS Proposes to Cut Back Access Parks Program
03/11/2010 Don't Miss the April Program's Expert Presentations on Emerging Trends
03/10/2010 Free April 8th SAMHSA Webinar on Shared Decision w/ Pat Deegan
03/10/2010 April 26th Federal Hiring Event for People w/ Disabilities
03/10/2010 MHW: Annapolis Coalition Launches New Initiative To Identify Best Practices For Direct Care Workers
03/10/2010 March 30th - Free SAMHSA Health & Wellness Teleconference
03/10/2010 A Guide to eHealth for New Yorkers
03/10/2010 Sederer: The Path To Mental Health Insurance Parity
03/08/2010 Fight Back Against AH Ruling Press That Calls Us Too Frail, Feeble, Dangerous
03/08/2010 Peyser Calls AH Residents
03/08/2010 March 11th - Free Asian American Mental Health Panel @ NYU
03/08/2010 NYAPRS Seeks Downstate Peer Services Coordinator,Support Specialist, Peer Bridgers
03/05/2010 Ortiz Replaces Rivera as Assembly MH Chair; Morahan on the Mend
03/05/2010 Federal Court Rules Against California Medicaid Cuts
03/05/2010 CRR: Harding Consider PROS A Key Turning Point
03/05/2010 Breaking News on Key Mental Health Trends Featured at NYAPRS Executive Seminar April 21st - 22nd
03/04/2010 NYS Files Appeal of Federal Judge's Landmark Adult Home Ruling
03/04/2010 Bazelon Center Commends U.S. House for Voting to Keep Students Safe
03/04/2010 USPRA Announces 2010 Awards of Distinction Recipients
03/03/2010 New Program Brief on Community-Based Participatory Research Is Available
03/03/2010 MM: Call Albany Today, March 3rd, to Protect Medicaid Home Care Services for People w/ Disabilities & Seniors
03/03/2010 NY Providers Can Get Free College Training For Your New Peer Wellness Coaches!
03/02/2010 PA Funds Forensic Peer Support out of Stimulus $
03/02/2010 GNS: Judge Orders State To Create Housing For Mentally Ill
03/02/2010 MHW: Mental Health Parity Rule Outlines Six Benefit Classifications
03/02/2010 Apply by March 29th for Free Peer Wellness Coaching College Training!
03/01/2010 MHW: Senate Bill Eliminates Medicare Discriminatory Coverage Policies
03/01/2010 Judge: NYS Must Provide Community Housing to Adult Home Residents w/ Psych Disabilities
03/01/2010 NYT: New York Is Ordered to Move Mentally Ill Out of Group Homes

February

02/26/2010 NYT: Paterson to Drop Out of Governor Race
02/25/2010 NYS MH Film Festival April 25th at St Francis College
02/25/2010 SAMHSA Seeks Nominees for 2010 Voice Awards
02/25/2010 TU: CSEA & Paterson Battle in Court on OMRDD / OMH Layoffs
02/24/2010 This Friday: National Call In Day on Restraint and Seclusion Legislation
02/24/2010 NC: Obama Backs New Federal Definition for Community Mental Health Providers
02/24/2010 Alakeson: International Developments in Self-Directed Care
02/23/2010 'Locking Down the Mentally Ill' Highlights DAI, SHU Law Advances
02/23/2010 MM,USPRA: Details on Obama's Revised Health Care Reform Proposal
02/23/2010 Study: Smoking Worsens Outcomes For Bipolar Patients
02/23/2010 MHW: March 24th-26th ACMHA Conference Helps Leaders 'Chart the Course'
02/22/2010 HU: Surgeon General Launches MH Campaign for African-American Community Tomorrow
02/22/2010 MHW: NY Advocates Laud Proposal To Increase Managed Care Rates
02/22/2010 Breaking News on Key Mental Health Trends Featured at NYAPRS Ex. Seminar April 21st-22nd, 2010
02/22/2010 Free Peer Wellness Coaching College Training for New Hires to Start in April
02/19/2010 OMH Free Webinar: Feb 25th at 1PM - 'Spirituality in Recovery'
02/19/2010 Sebelius: $4.3 Boost to Help States Pay for Drugs for Dual Eligibles
02/19/2010 $4.3B Boost to Help States Pay for Drugs for Dual Eligibles (w/ Chart)
02/19/2010 Cole: Congress Considering Extending Medicaid Boost Monday, Urge Senatorial Support!
02/19/2010 $5,000 Grants Available to Promote Women's Behavioral Health; Apply by March 8th
02/18/2010 National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine
02/18/2010 BG: Colleagues Praise Retiring Patrick Kennedy's Legacy
02/18/2010 THR: Paterson Personal Care Cap Proposal Decried
02/18/2010 LG: Group Lobbies To Improve Lives Of Children w/ Mental Illness
02/18/2010 NYAPRS Seeks a Chief Operating Officer and a Policy Director
02/17/2010 Today 2PM: Free
02/17/2010 NYT: For Detained Youths, No Mental Health Overseer
02/17/2010 SAMHSA: Free Webinar Available on Shared Decision Making in Mental Health
02/16/2010 The DSM: How Psychiatrists Redefine 'Disordered'
02/16/2010 CPI Seeks Applicants for Free Distance Learning on Co-Occuring Disorders Treatment
02/16/2010 MHW: Growing Evidence Points to Peers Directly Affecting Client Outcomes
02/12/2010 NYAPRS Strongly Backs Proposed MMC MH Clinc Rate Hike; Rejects Adult Home, PDL Proposals
02/12/2010 Bazelon: Urge Your Senators to Support Medicaid Assistance Extension!
02/12/2010 CQCAPD Project Boosts Awareness, Rights Protections of Parents w/ Psych Disabilities
02/12/2010 Feb 17th at 3PM Free Webinar: Jamaican Culture for Rehab Services Providers
02/09/2010 MHW: Field To Address Scope of Services, Care Issues In New Parity Regulations
02/09/2010 Free 3PM Webcast Tomorrow, Weds 2/10, on Rehabilitation and Recovery of African-Americans
02/09/2010 Paterson Budget Amendment Hikes Medicaid Managed Care Mental Health Clinic $
02/08/2010 Medicaid Matters Advances 2010 NYS Budget Advocacy Agenda
02/08/2010 MHW: President's 2011 Budget Extends Medicaid Match Rate For States
02/08/2010 NYAPRS Releases April 21st-22nd Executive Seminar Program Details
02/08/2010 NYAPRS Seeks Chief Operating Officer & Policy Director
02/05/2010 Bazelon Center Reviews Obama 2011 Budget Proposal
02/05/2010 Bazelon: House Committee Approves Bill to Prevent Harmful Restraint and Seclusion in Schools
02/05/2010 NYC VESID Recipient Advisory Council Seeks Members
02/04/2010 Studies: Exercise, Fish Oil, Yoga Aid Recovery
02/04/2010 People In Recovery Urge Lawmakers To Undo Cut
02/04/2010 GNS: Paterson, Dinapoli: State Budget Woes Worsening
02/04/2010 CNS: Brain Injury Patients Sue New York
02/03/2010 NYAPRS Provides Testimony to Legislative Fiscal Committees
02/02/2010 Obama Budget: Exempts Medicaid, Medicare from Freeze, Assumes HC Reform, Boosts Vet $
02/02/2010 Obama Budget Request Cuts Housing for Persons w/ Disabilities by $210M
02/02/2010 New Yorkers in Addiction Recovery Launch Statewide Grassroots Advocacy Org., Rally Today in Albany
02/01/2010 Schumer: Obama 2011 Budget Proposal Provides NYS Medicaid w/ $3B Boost
02/01/2010 MHW: MH Field Urges Congress to Pass HC Reform Bill
02/01/2010 Study: Costly Criminal Justice Involvement Prevalent for People Diagnosed w/ Schizophrenia
02/01/2010 New Rules on Mental Health Will Assure Coverage

January

01/29/2010 Community College Offers Course on Mental Health Recovery
01/29/2010 Publications: ADA, Individual Development Accounts and Workforce Infrastructure
01/29/2010 Feb 18th SSA / TTW Webinar on Braided Funding in MH Programs
01/29/2010 New Federal Regs Allow Medicaid Providers to Become Employment Networks
01/29/2010 Obama Administration Issues New MH / SA Parity Rules
01/29/2010 Sibelius and Mrs. Obama Announce Plans to Combat Obesity and Support Healthy Choices
01/29/2010 NYS Assembly Feb 22nd Hearing on Veterans w/ MH / SA Disorders
01/28/2010 MHEP Seeks Statewide Trainer & Community Organizer as Isaac Brown Named CEO of Baltic Street AEH
01/28/2010 Gallagher: Mental Health Legislatve Day was 'Lobbying 101'
01/27/2010 CPR: Psych Rehab Primer, Certificate Program,TA and Training
01/27/2010 DOJ Seeks Proposals to Help End Violence & Abuse towards Women w/ Disabilities
01/27/2010 ADA Audio Conferences, SSA's Red Book, Disability Stats and EEOC Outreach
01/27/2010 Albany Turns Yellow as Mental Health Advocates Rally for the Net
01/25/2010 SAMHSA: TANF Funds Available for Families Needing MH,SA Treatment
01/25/2010 SAMHSA Focuses on 10 Strategic Initiatives
01/21/2010 NEC: Give Input to US DOL Officials, NCD Housing Report, Webinar on Self Care for Caregivers
01/21/2010 NZH: Study Finds Vitamins Boost Mental Health
01/21/2010 Urge Senators Today to Support National Housing Trust Fund $
01/21/2010 Call Congress Today to Prevent Harmful Use Of Restraint And Seclusion In Schools
01/19/2010 In Memory and Honor of Judi Chamberlin
01/19/2010 Executive Budget: No COLA, No Cross the Board Cuts; State Hospital, Workforce Cuts
01/15/2010 Bazelon: Closing in on Health Reform
01/15/2010 Study Finds Depression Care Disparity For Ethnic, Racial Groups
01/14/2010 Allen: Feb 25-6 SSI and SSDI Benefits Training Creedmoor
01/14/2010 Jan 19th 2pm EST Webinar on Service Animals
01/14/2010 Home Ownership Resources for New Yorkers w/ Disabilities
01/13/2010 OMH Jan 28 Webinar: Eating Well on a Budget
01/13/2010 Paterson Proposes Mergers, Consolidations, Shared Services to Save $
01/13/2010 Help Save the Cross Disability Statewide Systems Advocacy Network!
01/13/2010 HHC Provides Details of Kings County Settlement Reforms
01/12/2010 Attend/View Tomorrow's Most Integrated Setting Coordinating Council Meeting
01/08/2010 NYAPRS Urges FDA to Conduct Appropriate Evaluation of ECT Devices
01/08/2010 NYT: Deal Made to Monitor MH Care at Kings County Hospital
01/08/2010 SSA Announces Extra Financial Help w/ Medicare Drug Costs
01/08/2010 Attend/View Next Wednesday's Most Integrated Setting Coordinating Council Meeting
01/07/2010 Paterson Proposes Spending Cap, State Agency Mergers
01/07/2010 DN: Morahan Returns as Senate MH Committee Chair
01/07/2010 Friends of Recovery to Hold Feb 2nd Albany Legislative Day
01/07/2010 SH: MH Stigma Worst Among Family & Friends
01/07/2010 Jan 21st Free Webinar: Shared Decision Making in Mental Health
01/07/2010 Study: African-American Men 5x Overdiagnosed w/ Schizophrenia
01/06/2010 MHW: New Administrator Hyde Seeks to Raise SAMHA's Role, Collaborations
01/06/2010 Reuters: Many Antipsychotic Users Not Getting Needed Tests
01/06/2010 Study: Psychiatric Polypharmacy Continues to Grow
01/06/2010 NCMHCSO: Urge FDA to Conduct Safety Investigations on ECT Devices
01/05/2010 Paterson Urged to Freeze State Worker Pay, Cut Medicaid; Will Focus on Ethics Reform
01/05/2010 Urge Congress to Support Preventing Harmful Restraint and Seclusion in Schools Act
01/05/2010 Parity, Health Care Reform Among The Top Mental Health Stories Of The Decade
01/05/2010 CECC: Improving the Physical Health of People w/ Psychiatric Disabilities
01/04/2010 NYT: Poor Treatment of Youths in NYS Prisons Spurs Suit
01/04/2010 Buffalo News: Tougher law is sought on sex offenders
01/04/2010 NYT: New York State Has First Deficit in General Fund
01/04/2010 NYT: Engaged, Employed and Wrestling With Mental Illness
01/04/2010 Breaking News on PROS, Recovery Centers, Employment at Jan 7th NYAPRS Albany Meeting

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