The Ķvlog Board of Directors has selected the following extraordinary group of movement heroes as this year’s award honorees. They […]
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ACCESS-VR Delays New Contract Start Date
Adult Career and Continuing Educational Services – Vocational Rehabilitation (ACCES-VR) Delaying new contract start date to January 1, 2014 […]
Only 2 Weeks Left to Register for Ķvlog Conference! Final Program Released
Ķvlog Note: We are only two weeks away from Ķvlog’ information and inspiration packed Annual Conference to be held this […]
PP: The Best Reporting on Mental Illness in Prisons
The Best Reporting on Mental Illness in Prisons by Christie Thompson ProPublica, Aug. 19, 2013 Last week, we published an investigation […]
SAMHSA: Community Spotlight: Wellness in the Big Apple
Community Spotlight: Wellness in the Big Apple Since 2011, SAMHSA’s Wellness Initiative has highlighted nationwide events that […]
NYSRA Announces New President and CEO Michael Seereiter
Ķvlog Note: Congratulations to our colleagues at the NYS Rehabilitation Association for selecting Michael Seereiter as their new President and […]
Tomorrow’s 11 am Special Announcement From the NY Health Benefit Exchange
Greetings Colleagues & Partners, Please join us for this very important announcement…and we encourage you to share this information with […]
View Tomorrow’s NYSOMH Regional Centers of Excellence Steering Committee Meeting
You can view tomorrow’s first meeting of the NYS Office of Mental Health’s Regional Centers of Excellence Steering Committee on […]
Aug 22 Ķvlog Webinar: Team Based Care as an Essential Component of Service Delivery (2)
Ķvlog Note: How do we break down the barriers to integration and start to truly work together in the delivery […]
Aug 21 Webinar’Culturally Appropriate Strategies for Prevention-Based Work in Tribal Communities”
TO: State Mental Health Commissioners/Directors NASMHPD Medical Directors Council Cultural and Linguistic Competence Coordinators’ Network FROM: Robert W. […]
HP: My Lived Experience Helped Me Find a Job
Ķvlog Note: The following comes to us from Jean Arnold who writes here’s “a striking video that explains how Lisa […]
NYC 2nd bus to Ķvlog Conference
Ķvlog note: We have a huge demand for a ride from Ķvlog City to the Conference next month. The […]
NYS Moves Timeline Forward for Transition of Behavioral Health Services
Ķvlog Note: The following comes from NYS Medicaid Director Jason Helgerson. On behalf of the Office of Alcoholism & Substance […]
Blues Master Rhett Tyler, Acclaimed Comic David Granier Featured at Ķvlog Annual Conference!
Here’s more information about the outstanding musical and comedy performance that will be featured at this year’s Ķvlog Annual Conference, […]
NCPR: What NY Reform Means For Ogdensburg Mental Health Care
Ķvlog Note: NYS plans to reconfigure the largest state hospital system in the nation. As the piece below suggests, these […]
Kelley on CBS: “I Have Strength, Resiliency, Survivorship, Recovery”
Ķvlog Note: While the content of the coverage in this broadcast is mixed, there’re some wonderful quotes from Ķvlog Co-President […]
WSJ: U.S. Probes Psych Drug Use on Kids
U.S. Probes Psych Drug Use on Kids By Lucette Lagnado Wall Street Journal August 12, 2013 Federal health officials […]
UOD: NYS Setting Up Health Homes To Help Expensive Patients
State Setting Up New System To Help Expensive Patients By Elizabeth Cooper Utica Observer-Dispatch August 10, 2013 Imagine a […]
PPR: State Advocates Support Inpatient Downsizing
State Advocates Support Inpatient Downsizing By Jeff Meyers Plattsburgh Press-Republican August 12, 2013 PLATTSBURGH — Officials statewide are praising […]
HMO Leaders at Ķvlog Conference: Only 1 Month Away!
Ķvlog Note: Next year, Ķvlog State is putting over a billion dollars’ worth of public mental health and addiction […]
NYT: When Doctors Discriminate
Ķvlog Note: A powerful piece underscoring the critical impact that inadequate, inappropriate or unresponsive medical care has on people with […]
Certified Emotional CPR Training Available Before the Ķvlog Conference!
Ķvlog Note: EARLY REGISTRATION RATES ARE STILL AVAILABLE! Register now for the 2-day certification level training program on eCPR to […]
VA Facilities to Hold NYS Veteran’s Mental Health Summits
Veterans Mental Health Summits Meeting the mental health care needs of Veterans and their families is among one of the […]
Submit Creative Works on Wellness for Sept 16-22 National Wellness Week
As part of National Recovery Month, SAMHSA is launching the third annual National Wellness Week from September 16-22, 2013 to […]
NYT Says NYS Lags in Firing, Prosceuting Abusive Workers
Ķvlog State Lags on Firing Workers Who Abuse Disabled Patients By Danny Hakim Ķvlog Times August 8, 2013 […]
Aug 22 Ķvlog Webinar: Team Based Care as an Essential Component of Service Delivery
Ķvlog Note: How do we break down the barriers to integration and start to truly work together in the delivery […]
Magellan Peer, Family Support Forums: Sept 18 in Saranac Lake, Oct 9 in Binghamton
Magellan: Save the Dates! Sept. 18 or Oct. 9 Peer and Family Supports: Better Outcomes for Individuals and Families […]
CHP: CMS Says More Details Needed for NYS Waiver Approval
NYS Faulted For Impasse On $10 Billion Waiver Crain’s Health Pulse August 8, 2013 The Cuomo administration and the […]
17 Health and Wellness Offerings, Free Healing Sessions Featured at Ķvlog Conference!
Ķvlog Note: Health, wellness and healing are integral aspects to an individual’s recovery. This fall’s Ķvlog Annual Conference will offer […]
SAMHSA Offers 3 Webinars on Integration of SU Screening & Treatment (SBIRT)
Ķvlog Note: The SAMHSA-supported National SBIRT Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) is sponsoring three free webinars on integration of substance […]
NYT: Lawyers of Sound Mind?
Lawyers of Sound Mind? By Melody Moezzi Ķvlog Times August 5, 2013 RALEIGH, N.C. — LAST week, swarms of […]
SAMHSA’s BRSS TACS Recovery TA Center Launches Website
Ķvlog Note: Ķvlog is a proud member of BRSS TACS’ leadership team and our staff, led by Chacku Mathai, regularly […]
Cornell: Parents Needed For An Online Research Study
HealingForward: Online Information and Support Program for Parents of Youth who Self-Injure Are you or someone you know a […]
Columbia Seeks Applicants for NYC Human Rights Advocates Program
Grassroots Human Rights Defenders Invited to Apply for Human Rights Advocates Program A program of the Institute for the Study of […]
16 Presentations on Peer Services Featured at Ķvlog Conference!
Ķvlog Note: Peer run services and supports are getting unprecedented interest and value from national and state system redesign initiatives. […]
Comics Announced for Ķvlog Annual Conference!
Ķvlog is happy to announce our six comics for our 31st Annual Conference, Keeping the Focus on Recovery and Rights! […]
UPDATE: More Details on Ķvlog Managed Care, Health Homes Conference Track
Ķvlog Note: Over the next year or so, services for over 120,000 Ķvlogers with ongoing health and behavioral health […]
Ķvlog Conference Features Strong Program on Managed Care, Health Homes
Ķvlog Note: Over the next year or so, services for over 120,000 Ķvlogers with ongoing health and behavioral […]
NYT: CMS Approval of NYS Waiver Could Expand Community Supports for Brooklynites w BH Needs
Brooklyn Hospital Closings a Blow to Psychiatric Care By Nina Bernstein Ķvlog Times August 1, 2013 Two years […]
OM: Medicaid Expansion Will Cover Half Of U.S. Population In January 2014
Medicaid Expansion Will Cover Half Of U.S. Population In January 2014 Open Minds August 4, 2013 Developed by […]
WSJ: NY Seeks to Support Thousands of Medicaid Beneficiaries to Relocate to Supported Housing
Ķvlog Note: Ķvlog’s Medicaid program is unique in that it embraces and seeks to fund thousands of units of […]
Aug 21 Ķvlog Webinar: How 1915.i Employment and NYESS Employment Initiatives Will Work Together
Ķvlog Note: Last month, the Ķvlog Employment Committee was able to bring you breaking news information from OMH staff about […]
SAMHSA Provides Some Minority Mental Health Resources
In May 2008, the United States House of Representatives proclaimed July as Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness […]
Aug 8 Webinar: Financing Addiction Recovery Support Services
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration presents: Financing Recovery Support Services In this webinar, SAMHSA will provide information […]
CHP, NYT: Brooklyn Hospital to Close, Where’s NY’s Medicaid Waiver?
Ķvlog Note: As a Brooklyn hospital with a large behavioral health inpatient and outpatient capacity announces plans to close, state […]
Revised Schedule for the Ķvlog Annual Conference!
Ķvlog Note: There’re only 5 weeks until Ķvlog’ information and inspiration packed Annual Conference to be held this September 10-12 […]
Kendra’s Law Study is Bad Science, Poor Example for States
Ķvlog Note: Following is a larger version of a letter submitted to the Ķvlog Times following its publishing an […]
CP: One Simple Idea Could Revolutionize Health Care in Philly
Ķvlog Note: Included in this timely piece is an illuminating look at what community health workers, who function like peer […]
Disability Community Unveils Key Principles of Community Integration
Disability Community Unveils Key Principles of Community Integration Washington – July 31 2013 – At two congressional briefings celebrating the 23rd anniversary of […]
MHW: Senate Committee Finds States Lagging in Meeting Olmstead Requirements
Ķvlog Note: States continue to lag in meeting ADA requirements, as clarified by the Supreme Court’s Olmstead decision, to serve […]
Only 5 Weeks Till Ķvlog Annual Conference: Register Today!
Ķvlog Note: There’re only 5 weeks until Ķvlog’ information and inspiration packed Annual Conference to be held this September 10-12 […]
Join Aug 14 CMHS National Advisory Committee Council Meeting
CMHS National Advisory Committee Council Meeting-August 14, 2013 We invite you to attend the Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) […]
CHP: LI Hospital Reconfigures to Outpatient, ED Service
Ķvlog Note: There’s been some local, union and legislator push back to the NYS Office of Mental Health’s plan to […]
MNT: Group Releases New Suicide Prevention and Recovery Guide
New Guide On Suicide Prevention For Mental Health Workers Medical News Today July 29, 2013 SANE Australia has released a […]
LG: Tkaczyk Pushes for Reinvestment in NYS State Hospital Reconfiguration Plan
OMH Plan Calls for Closing of 9 Psychiatric Centers By Matthew Dondiego Legislative Gazette July 30, 2013 The Ķvlog […]
MH: Medicaid Managed Care Plans to Offer Plans on Exchanges
A Different Kind Of Medicaid ExpansionMedicaid managed-care insurers prepare to offer plans on insurance exchanges, testing whether more Americans are […]
Alert: Urge Your Representative to Oppose the THUD Bill!
This alert comes to us from NYAIL and the National Low Income Housing Coalition Urge Your Representative to Oppose the House […]
Last Call! Free Training to be a Comic at This Year’s Annual Conference
Ķvlog NOTE: Comedy Volunteers Wanted! Renowned comic David Granirer, founder of Stand Up For Mental Health, will be training people […]
Alert: Ask Your Rep to Stand Up for Behavioral Healthcare Access in Weds
Ķvlog Note: Please contact your Congressional representative today to urge their support for the Excellence in Mental Health Act, which […]
MHW: Housing Agreement Ends 10-Year Battle for NYC Adult-Home Residents with SMI
Housing Agreement Ends 10-Year Battle for NYC Adult-Home Residents with SMI Mental Health Weekly – July 29, 2013 Ķvlog mental […]
MP: Mental Health Parity Rules Coming in Early Fall
Mental Health Parity Rules Coming Soon Published: Jul 24, 2013 By David Pittman, Washington Correspondent, MedPage Today WASHINGTON – The […]
Aug 27 Public Hearing: OASAS and OMH 5.07 Plan
Notice of Public Hearing OASAS Statewide Comprehensive Plan 2013-2017 OMH Statewide Comprehensive Plan 2013-2017 August 27, 2013 from 2:00 to […]
RTP: Building a Dialogue and Vision for Prevention, Recovery, and Resilient Communities
Dr. Michael Flaherty Guest Column RTP E News July 25, 2013 Building a Dialogue and Vision for Prevention, Recovery, and […]
SAMHSA Toolkit for Community Conversations About Mental Health
Your Toolkit for Community Conversations About Mental Health The Toolkit for Community Conversations About Mental Health is designed to support […]
Ķvlog Presents Sept 10-12 Annual Conference Program Schedule! (2)
Ķvlog Note: Ķvlog is very pleased to present this year’s program schedule for our Annual Conference to be held this […]
CIHS Offers New, Notable Integrated Care Research
New (and Notable) Integrated Care Research Being at the forefront of a new(er) approach to care, it is important to […]
Last Call: Ķvlog Board of Directors Seeks Nominations for our Annual Awards
Ķvlog Note: Each year, the Ķvlog Board of Directors recognizes individuals and organizations for their extraordinary contributions to advancing the […]
Ķvlog Presents Sept 10-12 Annual Conference Program Schedule!
Ķvlog Note: Ķvlog is very pleased to present this year’s program schedule for our Annual Conference to be held this […]
F&V Launches Council on Accreditation of Peer Recovery Support Services
Council On Accreditation Of Peer Recovery Support Services LLC Established To Accredit Organizations And Programs Providing Peer Recovery Support Services […]
NYT: 35% of ICU Patients Report PTSD Symptoms
Ķvlog Note: The following gives background and personal experiences to the experience of 35% of ICU patients who thereafter develop […]
NYLJ: Pataki Says He Knew No Details of Law Confining Sex Offenders
Pataki Says He Knew No Details of Law Confining Sex Offenders Ķvlog Law Journal July 24, 2013 George Pataki […]
AP: NYC Adult Home Residents ‘Will Have Opportunities They Never Had Before’
NY Settles Case Over Housing For Mentally Ill Associated Press July 24, 2013 NEW YORK – Thousands of mentally ill […]