ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Note: Yesterday, the Senate joined the House in approving a ‘Doc Fix’ bill that prevented a Medicare payment cut […]
eNews Bulletin Updates
OMH: New Research in Youth and Family Access to Peer Advocates
ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Note: As NY continues to build toward a system that values and pays for peer supports, new evidence from […]
Correction: ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog First Look at NYS Budget Agreement
Correction to our First Look at the budget agreement below. We wrongly described the $600,000 allocation in the OMH budget […]
ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog First Look at NYS Budget Agreement
ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog First Look at Details of Pending 2014-15 NYS Budget Agreement By Harvey Rosenthal, Briana Gilmore    March 31, 2014  […]
Advocates Decry Forced Treatment Provision; Take Action Today!
ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Note: The Senate is likely to vote TODAY on an urgent Medicare bill (HR 4302) that includes an unrelated […]
OM: Social Determinants of Health & Medical Homes
ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Note: This year’s ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Executive Seminar, April 24-5, offers several unique opportunities to explore means of affecting and measuring […]
Bazelon: Exploring the ADA in NY Context; A Place of My Own
ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Note: In the most recent publication from the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, they review how the ADA […]
ALERT: Call Your Senator Now to Reject Forced Treatment Provision in Medicare ‘Doc Fix’ Bill
ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Note: The following is an adaptation of an alert that is being circulated widely by the National Coalition for […]
10th Annual NYC MH Film Festival – 5/17-18 at St Francis College (2)
  The 10th Annual Community Access/ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog NYC Mental Health Film Festival brings to downtown Brooklyn a vivid selection of […]
Cuomo Relents on NYC Homeless Aid Request
ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Note: In a budget season with several tense exchanges between Albany and new NYC Mayor de Blasio, it is […]
CNY: nys Budget Push To Train Police On Handling The Mentally Ill
More coverage detailing efforts urging state budget negotiators to include funding for a statewide Crisis Intervention Team initiative in the […]
ALERT: Call Albany NOW to Protect Behavioral Health Medicaid Package!
ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Note: Your action is needed today! Policymakers are about to finalize a budget agreement that may undo all of […]
Guardian: MH and Race – the Blight of Dual Discrimination
ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Note: Institutionalized racism within mental health treatment is not solely an American problem, and neither are the ways that […]
Discounted Hotel Rates Still Available for ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Executive Seminar; Register Today
ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Note: Hotel Reservation Deadline extended until April 1st! To receive a discounted rate, make your hotel reservations today at […]
WP: New Research Links Diet and the Mind
ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Note: For many of us who have struggled with recovery from diagnosis and treatment, the article below likely doesn’t […]
OM: The Blur Continues: Hear more at ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Executive Seminar
MRLC Members:Â Below is an interesting article from our friends at Open Minds about the blurring of lines between providing […]
LEAD Webinar Today: Maintaining Employment Through Economic Advancement Strategies
ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Note: Another employment-focused webinar taking place this afternoon focuses on employment strategies for persons with disabilities; this will be […]
TU: Standoff Continues Between ADAPT and Nurses Union
ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Note: ADAPT activists continue their direct action with NYSNA into Wednesday, insisting on an amendment to the Nurse Practice […]
NC: Webinars on Organizational Management; Today and 4/1
ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Note: Two new webinars from the National Council feature information to help managers and providers grow their agency by […]
WP: Veterans Group to Launch Suicide Prevention Campaign
Veterans Group to Launch Suicide Prevention Campaign The Washington Post; Josh Hicks, 3/24/2014  An emerging veterans group plans to descend […]
HP: Community Policing and Child Development: Averting Traumatic Disorders
ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Note: Dr. Sederer, the Medical Director of NYS OMH, describes below the impact of a crisis intervention team(CIT) model […]
SoP: NYS Budget Negotiations Lag On
ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Note: Despite predictions we’d have a budget deal by now, the Legislature and Governor Cuomo are still far apart […]
OM: Health Homes Go Private!
ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Note: The following piece examines the move to health homes for commercially insured beneficiaries with serious mental health conditions. […]
ALERT: Call Albany NOW to Get Crisis Intervention Teams in the Final Budget!
ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Note: We are urging all enews readers and friends to contact legislative leaders RIGHT NOW to support the inclusion […]
What’s New? The Latest Resources on www.Integration.SAMHSA.gov
ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Note: Below are links to the SAMHSA HRSA website for resources on integration of primary care and behavioral health. […]
NYS ADAPT Occupaton of NYSNA Continues for Community First Choice
ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Note: ADAPT continues non-violent direct action in Albany this morning after 100 hours of demanding an amendment to the […]
Changes to Benefit Cards for Social Security
ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Note: There are important changes coming from the Social Security Administration that could affect people who receive, apply, and/or […]
CN: Mental Health Advocates Call For Police Crisis Training
ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Note: More media coverage that arose out of last week’s news conference calling for state funding to establish Crisis […]
AP: NY Bill Seeks Police Training On Mentally Ill
NY Bill Seeks Police Training On Mentally Ill By Michael Virtanen, Associated Press March 22, 2014  When ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog […]
Capitol Pressroom Features CIT Today at 11
Media coverage from Tuesday’s news conference urging NYS funding for Crisis Intervention Teams is beginning to surface…..Look for pieces in […]
ACEs Proposed Bill in Vermont First in Nation
ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Note: Vermont is not the only state to recognize how screening for Adverse Childhood Experiences can lead to better […]
BH & Criminal Justice Certificate Program in NYC
ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Note: Enroll for this free academy if you serve individuals who have experience in the mental health and criminal […]
NYT: Mayor Vows Jail Reforms on Rikers Island
ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Note: In the wake of a significant increase in violence and the death of an inmate who was a […]
ALERT: Call Albany NOW to Get Crisis Intervention Teams in the Fast Moving Final Budget!
ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Note: We are urging all enews readers and friends to contact legislative leaders RIGHT NOW to support the inclusion […]
Abuse Pervasive at Rikers Island; Unconscionable Violence Against Inmates with Psychiatric Disabilities
ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Note: Both articles below highlight shocking abuses at Rikers Island, stemming from what has been called a “culture of […]
SAMHSA Webinar: The Role of Peer Providers in Integrated Health
 The Role of Peer Providers in Integrated Health Tuesday, March 25, 1pm-2:30pm Eastern/10am-11:30 am Pacific As integrated primary and […]
Schneiderman Settles MH Parity Case
ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Note: When Behavioral Health benefits for Medicaid recipients are folded into managed care next year for over 700,000 New […]
Mental Health Advocates, Legislative Leaders Back Crisis Intervention Teams
ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Note: Yesterday, a committed coalition of NYS mental health consumer, family, provider, religious groups and legislative leaders joined at […]
ACOs See Limit in Acquiring Physician Practices
ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Note: While ACOs are currently just practicing to assist persons with Medicare in NYS, several states and NY are […]
NY Health Enrollment Keeps Rising Two Weeks Before Deadline
ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Note: As exchange enrollment in NY nears 700,000, reports indicate that about half of enrollees have been eligible to […]
Young Child NYC Conference Highlights Behavioral Health
EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION ENDS 3/26 Register Now, Nearing Conference Capacity April 23-25, 2014 The ÌÇÐ͝Âþvloger Hotel ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog City […]
Bazelon: Approved Settlement Gives NY Adult Home Residents Their Lives Back
        ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Note: Yesterday marked the formal date for the approval of New […]
Coalition Highlights Parachute Respite in NYC
ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Note: Below is a RECOVERe-works brief from the Coalition of Behavioral Health Agencies that reviews some of the progress […]
As MH Issues Rise, Politicians Open up About Family Experiences
As Mental Health Issues Rise, Politicians Open Up About Family Experiences The Hartford Courant; Daniela Altimari, 3/16/2014 Â Speaking to […]
April ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Executive Seminar Features Budget, DSRIP, HARP Development and much more
ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Note: Leading this year’s Seminar we are pleased to present Drs. Jeffrey Brenner and Peggy Swarbrick, and the National […]
OMH: Final RFQ Delayed to 3/21/14
ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Note: The below summary from OMH concludes with an announcement about the official delayed release of the final Request […]
Save the Date: May 3, ‘Latino Mental Health in the Age of the ACA’
 SAVE  the DATE! Latino Mental Health in the Age of the Affordable Care Act Saturday, May 3, 2014 � […]
Time: ADHD Doesn’t Exist, Only Symptom of Other Problems
Doctor: ADHD Does Not Exist Time Magazine: Dr. Richard Saul, 3/14/2014  This Wednesday, an article in the ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Times reported that […]
SAMHSA: Learning from Experience: Lessons from the 2013 BRSS TACS Awardees, Free Webinar
having trouble viewing this message? View it Online! Learning from Experience: Lessons from the 2013 BRSS TACS Awardees Presenters Linda […]
Crain’s: HHC Questions Waiver Funds
ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Note: The article below is just one example of many speculations in media reports this week about the distribution […]
NYT: Inmates are Little-Known Beneficiaries of ACA
Little-Known Health Act Fact: Prison Inmates Are Signing Up ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Times; Erica Goode, 3/9/2014  In a little-noticed outcome […]
ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog First Look at NYS Senate Budget Proposal
ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog First Look: Senate Budget Proposal Makes Major Changes to Executive Budget  The NYS Senate released its own budget […]
NYS APSE Announces 2014 Supported Employment Training Institute: Register Now
ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Note: ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog is pleased to announce the 2014 Supported Employment (APSE) Training Institute. With ACCES-VR having moved to an […]
RTP: WRAP Planning Reduces Fears, Highlights Individuality
Wellness Recovery Action Planning Recovery to Practice Highlights; John Woodruff, 3/13/2014 I grew up in a tiny town in northern […]
IOM Workshop on MH and Violence Features Peers
ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Note: Harvey Rosenthal recently spoke at an Institute of Medicine Conference dedicated to the concept of mental health and […]
Assembly Budget Includes BHP, Prescriber Prevails
ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Note: The assembly budget was released yesterday, and it included provisions for a basic health plan, prescriber prevails protections, […]
April ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Executive Seminar Features State Panel on Budget Impact, HARP Development
ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Note: This year’s Executive Seminar will feature a panel of key state officials who will be providing clarifications and […]
SAMHSA: The Role of Peer Providers in Integrated Health Webinar
The Role of Peer Providers in Integrated Health Tuesday, March 25, 1pm-2:30pm Eastern/11am-12:30 pm Pacific As integrated primary and behavioral […]
NCD: The Case for Medicaid Self-Direction
ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Note: OMH was recently awarded a NASMHPD grant to develop a pilot for self-directed care services for Medicaid recipients […]
HP: Peer Yoga Coach Developed 12-Step-Style Practice
12-Step-Style Yoga for Addiction and Depression Huffington Post; Rob Schware, 3/10/2014 Â This is an interview with Suzula Bidon, a […]
What Makes a Community Healthy?
What Makes a Community Healthy? LATimes; Noam N. Levey, 3/9/2014 Â Two poor communities have contrasting approaches to healthcare. One […]
As ACA Takes Hold, Uninsured Rate Falls
As Health Law Takes Hold, Rate Of Uninsured Falls NPR; Julie Rovner, 3/10/2014 i A survey taken in early 2014 […]
CMS Withdraws Plan to Limit Medicare Drug Coverage
ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Note: The will of advocates has won out in Washington D.C., as CMS yesterday withdrew its proposal to remove […]
ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Executive Seminar Highlights DSRIP, Managed Care Readiness (2)
ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Note: This year’s Executive Seminar will highlight presentations that prepare for two big policy movements capturing everyone’s attention for […]
TU: NYS Assembly Budget Resolution Includes 2% COLA
ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Note: While we await for the official release of NYS Senate and Assembly budget resolutions that indicate their response […]
STAR Center Webinar Collaborative Leadership 3/18
ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Note: Chacku Mathai, now Director of the NAMI STAR Center , will lead a webinar on leadership skills to form […]
NYT: The Archipelago of Pain
The Archipelago of Pain ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Times Opinion; David Brooks, 3/6/2014  We don’t flog people in our prison system, […]
Is Facebook Triggering Eating Disorders?
ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Note: We don’t commonly post news or studies related to internet or video game addiction, but we are increasingly […]
10 Ways to Show Love to Someone Experiencing Depression
ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Note: We missed this posting for Valentine’s Day, but I find it perfectly timed as these cold winter months […]
SAMHSA: LGBT Recovery Advancements Webinar 3/24
L  Webinar on SAMHSA’s Initiatives to Advance Recovery Opportunities for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Populations SAMHSA Announces a […]
AAHD Listserv Disability and Public Health in the Media
ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Note: See below for an opportunity to register for a weekly service providing media updates regarding Public Health and […]
Justice-Involved Youth with BH Needs Project Renewal with SAMHSA, MacArthur
SAMHSA, MacArthur Renew Commitment to Justice-Involved Youth with Behavioral Health Needs MacArthur Foundation; 1/13/2014  The Substance Abuse and Mental Health […]