The ‘Coordinated & Integrated’ Care Continuum Larry Cesare, Psy.D. Senior Associate, OPEN MINDSÂ July 31, 2012 Â Developed by OPEN […]
eNews Bulletin Updates
DOH August 1 Webinar: Health Homes Implementation Update
Please join us for Session 2 of the Health Home Implementation Updates Webinar. Â Please see the link below to […]
Alert: Tell your Senators to Ratify the CRPD Today!
Tell your Senators to Ratify the CRPD Today! Â We are one step closer to ratification! On July 26th, the […]
SAMHSA Bi-Monthly Stakeholder Calls on Health Information Technology Developments
     Join Our Bi-Monthly Health IT Stakeholder Calls As the Behavioral Health Field strives for the […]
KHN: For People With Disabilities, Words Matter
For People With Disabilities, Words Matter By Kirsty Groff and May Wildman, Kaiser Health News | July 30, 2012 Â […]
DOH Announces Some Phase III Designated Health Home Awardees
Phase III Designated Health Homes The NYS DOH has received 24 applications to serve 39 counties in Phase III.The applicants […]
CHP: One NYC Hospital’s Efforts to Curb Readmissions
Is Mount Sinai Ready To Prevent Readmissions? Crain’s Health Pulse July 30, 2012  Mount Sinai has spent the past […]
NYS Regional Financial Literacy/Self Sufficiency Forums Site/Date Info Now Available
                                 We Can Work / We Can Save Campaign invites you to a special […]
MHW: CARF Releases Accreditation Standards for Health Homes
CARF Releases Accreditation Standards for Health Homes Mental Health Weekly July 30, 2012  CARF International on July 17 released […]
LAT: MH Advocate is Also a Symbol Of Recovery
ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Note: Here’s an inspiring piece about nationally recognized peer leader and provider Keris Myrick, who was just recently elected […]
Study: Medicaid Expansion May Lower Death Rates
 Medicaid Expansion May Lower Death Rates, Study Says By Pam Belluck ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Times July 25, 2012  Into […]
New NYC Parachute NYC Seeks Project Mgr, Training Specialist, Data Analyst, Admin Ass’t
Parachute NYC is a new and innovative approach to providing community-based services to individuals aged 16-65 who are experiencing symptoms […]
BG: Senate Committee Sends Convention on Rights of Persons w Disabilities Approval to Full Senate
Senate Committee Backs Treaty Regarding Disabilities By Bryan Bender, Boston Globe July 26, 2012 WASHINGTON — The Senate Foreign Relations […]
Ragins: ‘This is the Time to Promote Resilience, Community’
Life after Aurora By Dr. Mark Ragins Denver Post Op Ed July 27, 2012 Murders – especially random mass murders […]
Don’t Miss ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog 30th Annual Conference’s Timely Presentations: Register Today!
ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Note: Registration and Conference materials for ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog 30thAnnual Conference are now online! See below or at our website at […]
Alert: Urge Senators to Move Approval of UN Convention on Rights of People w Disabilities
Legislative Call to Action for Disability Rights Urgent Call to Action! Â Disability Rights Treaty Needs Your Help! Â The Senate […]
July 30 Webinar: Workplace Stress and Trauma-Informed Care
       REGISTER NOW! Session 11 Workplace Stress and Trauma-Informed Care Presented by: Sandra Bloom, […]
Vermont Peer Community Center Seeks Executive Director
Another Way Inc. seeks an Executive Director to manage our small and vibrant peer-run community center in Montpelier, Vt. that […]
NDI Needs Your Input: Federal Benefits and Debit Cards
In March 2013 all recipients of federal benefits will get their money delivered electronically. This survey is for people who […]
OMH Aug 15 Webinar: Moving Towards Trauma-Informed Practices, Holistic Approaches
    From Whats Wrong? To What Happened? : Moving Towards Trauma-Informed Practices and Holistic Approaches! Join us […]
OMH Oct 24-6 Conference Nursing/Healthcare Conference Features Hogan, Ragins
 Attention Psychiatric Mental Health Nurses, Health Care Professionals and Direct Care Staff  Save the Date and join us […]
Save the Date for Aug 22-31 Regional Financial Literacy, Wellness Forums!
                                ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog We Can Work / We Can Save invites you to a special summer […]
Aug 14 SAMHSA Webinar on Employment’s Role in Recovery, Inclusion Features Selleck, Mathai, Diamata
SAMHSA’s Resource Center to Promote Acceptance, Dignity and Social Inclusion Associated with Mental Health (ADS Center) The Role of Employment […]
NWH: Mainstream Media Tend to Ignore Blacks’ MH Problems
Mainstream Media Tend to Ignore Blacks’ Mental Health Problems By Joshunda Sanders Newswire Houston July 16, 2012  From Metta […]
RTP: Why MH Professionals Should Disclose Personal Psych Histories
July 19, 2012 Volume 3, Issue 27 Please share the Recovery to Practice (RTP) Weekly Highlights with your colleagues, clients, […]
Bazelon: New Guide to States’ Opportunities to Expand Medicaid
NEW GUIDE TO STATES OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPAND MEDICAID HELP YOUR STATE MAKE THE BEST CHOICE! Â July 18, 2012 – […]
NC: House Subcommittee Recommends 9% SAMHSA Cut
House Subcommittee Approves Massive Cuts to 2013 Behavioral Health Funding National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare July 20, 2012  […]
ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Seeks Nominations for 2012 Award Winners (2)
Please help us honor the very special achievements of recognized or emerging leaders in our joint efforts to promote recovery, […]
OMH Seeks Long Island Program Specialists; Peers Encouraged to Apply
Mental Health Program Specialist 1 (2 Positions) LOCATION: NYS Office of Mental Health Long Island Field Office 998 Crooked Hill […]
Survey for Peers/Peer-Run Organizations: How Do You Use Social Media?
     Survey: How Do Peers and Peer-Run Organizations Use Social Media and Online Tools?  This […]
July 19 ‘Conversational’ Webinar on ACA, Essential Health Benefits, Medicaid Expansion
On Thursday (7/19; 3pm) the Coalition for Whole Health StateImplementation team (led by Bill Emmet and Enzo Pastore) will hold […]
2 New Studies Link MH Conditions with Cancer, Diabetes, Heart Disease
Cancer and Injuries More Likely in People with Serious Mental Illness Johns Hopkins Medicine  July 18, 2012  Newswise – […]
ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog 30th Annual Conference Program is Chock Full of Timely Presentations: Register Today!
ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Note: Registration and Conference materials for ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog 30th Annual Conference are now online! See below or at our website […]
NYC DOHMH Seeks Director of Rehabilitation
Job ID:Â 103219 Business Title: DIRECTOR OF REHABILITATION PROGRAMS MENTAL HEALTH Civil Service Title:Â HEALTH SERVICES MANAGER Title Code No: […]
CMHS Regional Consumer/Survivor Meeting in NYC on July 26th
                  The Center […]
Study: African Americans Find MH Assessments, Treatments Inadequate
Mental Health Services Concern African Americans, Study Says By Bernice Yeung CaliforniaWatch.org July 17, 2012  African Americans across the […]
ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Training Collective Announces Hudson Valley Recovery Facilitator
ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Training Collective Announces Immediate Availability: Hudson Valley Recovery Facilitator Dedicated to Delivering Cutting Edge Training to Organizations and Programs […]
6th National Peer Specialist Conference – Discount/Early Bird Rates
6th Annual National Peer Specialist Conference Philadelphia    September 6-8, 2012 Save the Dates! Plan to Come! Bring your peers and […]
PR: No Country BH Needs Strong Regional Commitment
Behavioral Health Needs Strong Regional Commitment By Jeff Meyers, Press-Republican Plattsburgh Press-Republican July 12, 2012  SARANAC LAKE – Any […]
Minority MH Month: Focus on Issues Affecting Hispanics
Minority Mental Health Month: Focusing On Issues Affecting Hispanics By Hope Gillette VOXXI News July 10, 2012  July is National Minority […]
July 24 ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog HHLC webinar to Feature Dr. Joe Parks on Missouri’s Health Home Experience (2)
ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog note: Last January, Missouri joined ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog as two of the first states to implement Health Homes, new networks […]
MIA: Keris Myrick Elected President of NAMI
ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Note: Noted nationally recognized peer leader Keris Myrick has been elected as the new President of the board of […]
Oss: Mobile Health Apps – Breakthrough Or Liability?
Mobile Health Apps – Breakthrough Or Liability? By Monica E. Oss Chief Executive Officer, OPEN MINDSÂ July 12, 2012 Â […]
HHS Announces 89 New ACOs, 9 in NYS
ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Note: Healthcare reform’s call for improved and more affordable care has resulted in the growth of health homes, managed […]
Register Online Today, Schedule for ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog 30th Annual Conference! (3)
ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Note: Registration and Conference materials for ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog 30thAnnual Conference are now online! See below or at our website at […]
July 19 Webinar: Recovery Supports for Children and Families
Recovery Supports for Children and Families Presenters Sandra Spencer National Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health Doreen Cavanaugh,PhD Georgetown […]
Friedman: Good News in Health Law
Good News for Mental Illness in Health Law By Richard A. Friedman, M.D. ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Times July 9, 2012  Americans […]
Report: Aging Boomers’ Mental Health Woes Will Swamp Health System
Aging Boomers’ Mental Health Woes Will Swamp Health System: Report U.S. not equipped to handle growing number of seniors with […]
Nichols Letter to Times Counters Calls for Forced BH Treatment
ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Note: Following is an impassioned letter from Albany’s Grace Nichols in response to a recent NY Times magazine article, […]
New ‘Culture Matters’ Campaign Seeks Web Postings!
The ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Cultural Competence committee has launched a new projectcalled ‘Culture Matters in My Life Journey’. They are inviting people […]
MHW: Supreme Court Decision Boosts Field’s Support of Medicaid Expansion
Supreme Court Decision Boosts Field’s Support of Medicaid Expansion Mental Health Weekly July 2, 2012  In a long-awaited and […]
OM: NY Hospital/Health Plan Care Management Collaboration Reduces Readmissions
ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Payer & Hospital Behavioral Health Collaboration Reduces Hospital Readmissions To Less Than 10% Open Minds July 9, 2012 […]
WP: How The Medicaid Expansion Could Actually Save States Money
How The Medicaid Expansion Could Actually Save States Money By Suzy Khimm , Washington Post Blog  July 5, 2012  Republican […]
KFF Offers Health Reform Law Quiz
Health Reform Quiz  The health reform law promises to deliver big changes in the U.S. health care system. But, […]
Register Online Today, Schedule for ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog 30th Annual Conference! (2)
ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Note: Registration and Conference materials for ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog 30thAnnual Conference are now online! See below or at our website at […]
Davidson: Integrating Recovery Supports in Recovery-Oriented Systems of Care
ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Note: Here’s an excellent, timely and thought provoking piece by Larry Davidson (of Yale University and project director for […]
October LA National Case Management Conference Call for Papers
ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Note: Here’s a good opportunity to advance recovery and peer centered practice on a national level. The deadline was […]
July 11 Ticket to Work Webinar, NYS Job Bank
Ticket to Work Webinar: Support for People with Disabilities on the Journey to Financial Independence – July 11 Social Security’s […]
Let OMH Know of Problems with NY’s New Medicaid Pharmacy System
NEW DEADLINE: JULY 9th  The NYS Office of Mental Health is participating with NYS Medicaid to improve the new […]
Veterans MH Update: DOD Reviews MH Diagnoses, Bill to Expand VA MH Services, PTSD Screenings, More MH Staff
Secretary Of Defense Orders Military-Wide Review Of Behavioral Health Diagnoses For Consistency Open Minds July 2, 2012  Developed by […]
NC: July 9 Webinar on Engaging Women in Trauma-Informed Peer Support
           Webinar: Engaging Women in Trauma-Informed Peer Support Spotlight on […]
NYT: Glaxo Agrees to Pay $3 Billion in Fraud Settlement, NYS Medicaid to Get $146m
Glaxo Agrees to Pay $3 Billion in Fraud Settlement By KATIE THOMAS and MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Times July 2, 2012  […]
Kelley: Don’t Let Mental Illness Stop You From Working
ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Note: Congratulations to Maura Kelley for the following terrific column in a recent edition of the Buffalo News. Maura […]
HP: Supreme Court Decision Benefits People With MH Conditions
Supreme Court Decision Benefits People With Mental Illness Michael Friedman, L.M.S.W. and Kimberly Williams   HuffPost Healthy Living June 29, 2012 […]
CHP: HHC Goes for ACO Status
HHC Goes for ACO Status Crain’s Health Pulse July 2, 2012 The city’s Health and Hospitals Corp. has formally notified […]
WP: ACA Ruling a Big Win for Children w MH/SU Needs
Supreme Court Ruling on Health Care a Big Win for Mentally Ill Kids By Rahiel Tesfamariam Washington Post July 2, 2012 […]
USA: Study Links Physical Punishment to Later Mental Disorders
Study Links Physical Punishment to Later Mental Disorders By Michelle Healy, USA Today July 2, 2012  Children who are […]
Register Online Today, Schedule for ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog 30th Annual Conference!
ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Note: Registration and Conference materials for ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog 30th Annual Conference are now online! See below or at our website […]
ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Seeks Nominations for 2012 Award Winners (2)
ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Association of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services  Call For 2012 Award Nominations Please help us honor the very special […]
ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Seeks Nominations for 2012 Award Winners
ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog Association of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services  Call For 2012 Award Nominations Please help us honor the very special […]
AP: A Look at the Ruling Upholding Obamacare
ÌÇÐ͝Âþvlog: Ok, here’s my best attempt to explain yesterday’s court ruling on the Affordable Care Act (ACA), often known as […]
Bazelon: After Supreme Court Victory, Work Turns to States for Now-Optional Medicaid Expansion
After Supreme Court Victory for Health Insurance Reforms, Work Turns to the States for Now-Optional Medicaid Expansion   Washington […]