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Archives for March 2016
TH: Senate Panel Releases Bipartisan Mental Health Bill
Ķvlog Note: On Monday evening, the U.S. Senate Health Committee released a bipartisan mental health bill that attempts to improve […]
WAMC: NY Ramps Up War On Opiate Addiction
Ķvlog Note: Last week Governor Cuomo announced that independent pharmacies across Ķvlog State would be able to provide Narcan […]
90% of NYS $1.5 Billion in Healthcare Enhancements are Awarded to Hospitals
Ķvlog Note: Last Friday, Governor Cuomo awarded $1.2 billion in Capital Infrastructure grants to assist healthcare providers to build or […]
Ethicists To Examine Mental Health Care Behind Bars
Ķvlog Note: The Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics is funding a pilot project that will look at the ethical […]
DOH Releases NC Breakthrough Webinar Series for PPS Networks
Ķvlog Note: The NYS Health Department has posted a recently completed series of webinar presentations that were designed to educate […]
Governor Cuomo Announces $2.4 million to Support Employment of Individuals with Disabilities
Ķvlog Note: Just today, as part of his “Employment First” initiative, Governor Cuomo announced that $2.4 million has been distributed […]
March 29 Webinar: Welcoming Work Environments
Ķvlog Note: The Temple University Collaborative on Community Inclusion is hosting a webinar entitled, “Welcoming Work Environments,” on March 29 […]
SPC-NY Announces Funding for NYS Suicide Prevention Coalitions
Ķvlog Note: The Suicide Prevention Center of NY has announced available funding for (non-NYC) Ķvlog State Counties that currently […]
TH: Senators Negotiate MH Bill w Administration, , Rep Murphy May Insist on Separate House Bill
Ķvlog Note: According to the following piece, Senate Democrats and Republicans are negotiating mental health legislation along with representatives of […]
MMNY: Understanding the Letters Sent to Medicaid Beneficiaries about DSRIP
Ķvlog Note: The NYS Department of Health began sending letters out to Medicaid beneficiaries in October of last year explaining […]
NYSOMH Announces Upcoming Suicide Prevention Training Events
Ķvlog Note: The NYS Office of Mental Health has announced suicide prevention trainings made available through the Suicide Prevention Center […]
The Mental Health Cost of Climate Change in the North
Ķvlog Note: As a suspected result of climate change, northern aboriginal communities are experiencing increased mental health and substance use […]
Gov. Cuomo: Narcan to Be Sold Over the Counter
Ķvlog Note: Governor Cuomo’s office announced Tuesday that Narcan (Naloxone) – a medication that can reverse the effects of opioid […]
Gov Cuomo Launches Videos to Educate Ķvlogers About Addiction Treatment Services
Ķvlog Note: Last week, Governor Cuomo launched a new video series designed to educate Ķvlogers on the types of […]
LAT: Over 1/3 of LAPD Shootings Involved People w MH Conditions
Ķvlog Note: According to a recent, comprehensive report out of Los Angeles, more than 33 percent of those shot by […]
March 9 — MHANYS Legislative Day
Ķvlog Note: Our partners and friends at MHANYS are holding their Mental Health Matters Legislative Day next week on Wednesday, […]
‘Implementing HCBS Employment Services’: March 16 Ķvlog Employment Committee Teleconference
Ķvlog Note: The Affordable Care Act creates a number of opportunities for states to improve theirefforts to serve individuals in […]
HP: It’s Time for Courts to Advance Zero Suicide
Ķvlog Note: Judge Ginger Lerner-Wren – pioneer of the first mental health court in the U.S. – asserts that all […]
ThriveNYC Job Openings at NYC DOHMH
Ķvlog Note: Last November, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio and First Lady Chirlane McCray announced ThriveNYC, a plan of action […]
NYT: Imagining a Rikers Island With No Jail
Ķvlog Note: Last week the Ķvlog Times issued this powerful editorial discussing the very real merits of closing Rikers […]