The Alliance for Rights and Recovery (formerly Ķvlog) will be hosting a Regional Forum for Western NY in Buffalo on […]
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Attend ‘Breaking Barriers: Confronting Social Injustice and Oppression’ at the 14th Annual Rehab Academy!
Join us for the 14th Annual Recovery and Rehabilitation Academy, in Albany, NY on November 8-9 and attend the special […]
ANNOUNCEMENT: Regional Youth Advocacy Specialists and Regional Adult Advocacy Specialist Positions Open!
The Office of Advocacy and Peer Support Services is expanding again! OMH is thrilled to announce several additional openings in […]
Attend this Year’s Rehab Academy Featuring The Thriving Despite Challenges Workshop!
Join us for the 14th Annual Recovery and Rehabilitation Academy, in Albany, NY on November 8-9 and attend the workshop […]
NYS Bill to target Adverse Childhood Experiences Heads to Hochul’s desk
NYS Bill to target Adverse Childhood Experiences Heads to Hochul’s deskBy Aditi Lamba Ķvlog State Spectrum News October 17, […]
Insurers Slam Mental Health Parity Plan
Insurers Slam Mental Health Parity PlanPolitico October 18, 2023 The Biden administration has proposed expanding requirements for insurers to cover […]
Join Peer Supporter Celebration Day Events!
Alliance Note: Thursday, October 19th, is Peer Support Celebration Day! There are many ways to celebrate the unique and immense […]
Register Today! 14th Annual Recovery & Rehabilitation Academy!
Register today for the 14th Annual Recovery & Rehabilitation Academy. “Empowering Lives: Cultivating Change, Connection and Collaboration,” held on November […]
Register for the 14th Annual Recovery & Rehabilitation Academy!
The Alliance for Rights and Recovery, formerly Ķvlog, is pleased to announce the program for the 14th Annual Recovery & Rehabilitation […]
Gov. Hochul Gives Update On State’s $1 Billion Investment Into Mental Health Care, Homelessness
Alliance (formerly Ķvlog) News Note: Governor Hochul held a new conference in NYC this morning to provide more details about […]
The Alliance Joins NYS Behavioral Health Advocates in Demand for Increased Funding
Alliance Note: The mental health workforce has been underfunded for decades. All of us know the lack of adequate pay […]
Ķvlog Seeks Fully Balanced Study in New NYS AOT Evaluation
Ķvlog Note: Mandating treatment against an individual’s desires is a clear violation of their right to autonomy and choice. There […]
14th Annual Recovery & Rehabilitation Academy: Registration Open!
We are excited to announce we have now begun accepting registration for the 14th Annual Recovery & Rehabilitation Academy, Empowering […]
Read the New Report on Improving Mental Health Outcomes
Ķvlog Note: The recently published Report on Improving Mental Health Outcomes outlines useful voluntary approaches to support people with mental […]
Temple University Collaborative Seeking Participants for ConnectionsRx Program
Ķvlog Note: The Temple University Collaborative on Community Inclusion is seeking young adults (aged 18 to 30) with serious mental […]
Register for Wednesday’s New Supervisors Training!
Ķvlog Note: Receiving a promotion to Supervisor can be an exciting experience. However, it can also be fraught with fears […]
MHW: A Ķvlog Name Change Reflects Broader National Focus, Emphasis on Recovery
Ķvlog Note: Earlier this month Ķvlog announced that, in keeping recommendations of our Board and staff’s last strategic plan, we […]
Advocates Push for Daniel’s Law Passage during Statewide Daniel’s Day Events!
Ķvlog Note: Daniel Prude should have been able to celebrate another birthday last Wednesday, but he and his family were […]
Ķvlog to Celebrate Rebranding as the Alliance for Rights and Recovery at 41st Annual Conference!
Ķvlog Note: The Ķvlog Board and staff are elated to announce our rebranding with the wider Ķvlog community! Effective October […]
Correction: TODAY! Daniel’s Day Events in Albany, Brooklyn, and Rochester!
*CORRECTION: The Rochester Daniels Day event will be held from 4-7pm. If Daniel Prude had received the proper mental health […]
TOMORROW: Daniel’s Day Events in Albany, Brooklyn, and Rochester!
If Daniel Prude had received the proper mental health support when he was experiencing a mental health crisis in March […]
Ķvlog Will Continue to Advocate for System Improvements during State Spending Freeze!
Ķvlog Note: Governor Hochul’s administration has informed NYS agencies that their budgets for next year must be the same as […]
Ķvlog Lifetime Achievement Awardee Spotlight: Paolo del Vecchio! See Full List of Award Winners!
Ķvlog Note: We are excited to have the Director of SAMHSA’s Office of Recovery, Paolo del Vecchio, present at our […]
Sign Up for NYC Bus to Ķvlog’ Conference! Just a Few Days Left to Reserve Your Spot!
In Memory of Daniel Prude, Ķvlog Needs Non-Police Mental Health Emergency First Responders!
Ķvlog Note: Today (September 20th) is Daniel Prude’s birthday. He was a father, brother, uncle, son and deeply loved by […]
Register for The Ķvlog Collective’s New Supervisors Training!
Ķvlog Note: Receiving a promotion to Supervisor can be an exciting experience. However, it can also be fraught with fears […]
Honoring Daniel Prude: Statewide Daniel’s Day Events This Saturday!
Dear Community, Tomorrow (September 20th) is Daniel Prude’s birthday. He was a father, brother, uncle, son and deeply loved by […]
Ķvlog 41st Annual Conference: Sign Up for NYC Bus!
NYC Bus for Ķvlog Conference: Sign Up Today! Our 41st Annual Conference is just around the corner, only two weeks […]
NYS Office of Mental Health Seeking Assistant Commissioner
Ķvlog Note: We encourage anyone who is interested to apply for a recently published job vacancy with the NYS Office […]
Honoring Daniel Prude: Statewide Daniel’s Day Events Next Saturday!
Dear Community, Next Wednesday, September 20th is Daniel Prude’s birthday. He was a father, brother, uncle, son and deeply loved […]
Register for Ķvlog’ 41st Annual Conference! Bus from NYC Available!
Ķvlog Note: Our 41st Annual Conference is just two weeks away! We are happy to announce we still have space […]
OMH Releases Recommendations from 2023 Community Engagement Sessions: Discuss these with OMH Commissioner Ann Sullivan at the Ķvlog Conference!
Ķvlog Note: The NYS Office of Mental Health has released the attached 124-slide presentation that summarizes recommendations they received from […]
Register for the OMH Webinar for All Providers Next Thursday, September 21st!
Ķvlog Note: The NYS Office of Mental Health will be hosting a webinar for All Providers Next Thursday, September 21st, […]
Alert: Ķvlog to Rebrand as the Alliance for Rights and Recovery!
September 8, 2023 Dear Friends, On behalf of our Board of Directors and our staff team, I am writing to […]
Solitary Confinement Lawsuit Against DOCCS Moves Forward
Ķvlog Note: While the HALT solitary confinement law has been in effect since 2022, DOCCS personnel have been pushing against […]
Register for Ķvlog’ 41st Annual Conference Today! Space Filling Quickly!
Ķvlog Note: In only two weeks, Ķvlog will hold our 41st Annual Conference, “Promoting Rights Across the Nation, Recovery Across […]
NYC Bus for Ķvlog Conference: Sign Up Today!
Ķvlog Note: Our 41st Annual Conference is just two weeks away! We are happy to announce we will have a […]
Ķvlog Announces our 2023 Award Winners, Join the Ceremonies at the Ķvlog Conference!
The Ķvlog Board of Directors is very proud to honor the extraordinary achievements of this year’s 2023 Awardees. As you’ll […]
Only 2 Weeks Away! Some Details about Ķvlog Conference’s Featured Speakers! Rooms Filling Up Fast!
Ķvlog Note: In only two weeks, Ķvlog will hold our 41st Annual Conference, “Promoting Rights Across the Nation, Recovery Across […]
ALERT: Save Peer Support, Submit CMS Comment by 5pm TODAY!
Ķvlog Note: Last month the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a proposed rule change affecting Peer Support […]
Senators Kaine and Braun Introduce PEER Support Act!
Ķvlog Note: We are happy to see the introduction of the Providing Empathetic and Effective Recovery (PEER) Support Act in […]
Only 2 Weeks Away! Register for Ķvlog Conference Today, See Updated Program; Rooms are Filling Up Fast
Ķvlog Note: In just two weeks, Ķvlog will hold our 41st Annual Conference, “Promoting Rights Across the Nation, Recovery Across […]
Alert: Ķvlog to Rebrand as the Alliance for Rights and Recovery!
September 8, 2023 Dear Friends, On behalf of our Board of Directors and our staff team, I am writing to […]
Mobile Crisis Response Teams are Addressing Mental Health Needs for Public Safety: Yonkers Ledger
Ķvlog Note: The following piece well describes the critically important role that the peer led mobile crisis teams operated by […]
Only 2 Weeks Away! Register for Ķvlog Conference Today, See Updated Program; Rooms are Filling Up Fast
Ķvlog Note: In just two weeks, Ķvlog will hold our 41st Annual Conference, “Promoting Rights Across the Nation, Recovery Across […]
See Ķvlog Updated Conference Program Schedule; Rooms are Filling Up, Register Today!
Ķvlog Note: Ķvlog is very pleased and proud to provide details of the full program schedule for our upcoming Annual […]
Yale Forced to Change Policies to Support Students’ Mental Health
Ķvlog Note: For the nation to tackle the growing mental health crisis among youth, we must change the way schools […]
Experts from Across the US Featured at Ķvlog’ Annual Conference! Rooms are Filling Up, Register Today!
Ķvlog Note: This year’s Ķvlog Conference brings together some of the nation’s greatest experts in the promotion of mental health […]
Ķvlog Joins NCMHR to Advocate for National Recovery Services
Ķvlog Note: As part of the National Coalition for Mental Health Recovery’s (NCMHR) July 2023 Hill Days, Ķvlog joined advocates […]
Ķvlog’ 41st Annual Conference Presenter Spotlight: Kelly Davis
Ķvlog Note: As we get closer to the Ķvlog 41st Annual Conference, ‘Promoting Rights Across the Nation, Recovery Across the […]
Ķvlog Releases Full Program Schedule; Rooms are Filling Up, Register Today!
Ķvlog Note: Ķvlog is very pleased and proud to provide details of the full program schedule for our upcoming Annual […]
Ķvlog’ 41st Annual Conference Theme Highlight: Criminal Justice Reform!
Ķvlog Note: As we get closer to Ķvlog’ 41st Annual Conference, Promoting Rights Across the Nation, Recovery Across the Lifespan, […]
NYS Master Plan for Aging Town Halls in Buffalo Next Week!
Ķvlog Note: The NYS Department of Health and NYS office for the aging has announced two town halls will be […]
Register for Ķvlog’ 2023 Annual Conference Today! Program Schedule Available!
Our Ķvlog Conference Board and Staff members are very pleased and proud to provide program details regarding our 41st Annual […]
Compensated Study – Seeking Peers in AZ, WI, WA for Research on Social Policies and Structural Oppression
Ķvlog Note: This posting comes to us from Ann Kasper, who writes “The following is from Sarah Porter, a social […]
Register for Ķvlog’ 2023 Annual Conference Today! Program Schedule Available!
Our Ķvlog Conference Board and Staff members are very pleased and proud to provide program details regarding our 41st Annual […]
Alert: Urge CMS to Approve Medicare Reimbursement for ‘True’ Peer Support by September 11!
Ķvlog Note: The following comes from Caren Howard, Senior Director of Policy and Advocacy at Mental Health America, urging our […]
Register for Ķvlog’ 2023 Annual Conference Today! Program Schedule Here!
Our Ķvlog Conference Board and Staff members are very pleased and proud to provide program details regarding our 41st Annual […]
Register for Ķvlog’ 2023 Annual Conference Today! Program Schedule Here!
Our Ķvlog Conference Board and Staff members are very pleased and proud to provide program details regarding our 41st Annual […]
Register for Ķvlog’ 2023 Annual Conference Today! Program Schedule Here!
Our Ķvlog Conference Board and Staff members are very pleased and proud to provide program details regarding our 41st Annual […]
Ķvlog Joins Advocates Pushing Against Recent New Jersey Involuntary Commitment Law
Ķvlog Note: New Jersey’s recently signed law increasing the maximum hours for involuntary hospital holds for people with mental health […]
Ķvlog Must Expand, Not Restrict, Access to Home Care
Ķvlog Note: The need for effective home care services for aging Ķvlogers will only grow in the coming years. […]
See Ķvlog’ 2023 Annual Conference Program Schedule! Registration Open!
Our Ķvlog Conference Board and Staff members are very pleased and proud to provide program details regarding our 41st Annual […]
Our Legal System Must Fulfil the Promise of The ADA
Ķvlog Note: The passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) brought the promise of true equality, inclusion, the elimination […]
Register for Ķvlog’ 2023 Annual Conference Today! Program Schedule Available!
Our Ķvlog Conference Board and Staff members are very pleased and proud to provide program details regarding our 41st Annual […]
HHS Halts Studies at NYSPI After a Subject’s Suicide: Spectrum, NYT
Ķvlog Note: Following the tragic death by suicide of a man engaged in a research project at state operated New […]
Report: Private Equity Firms Expected to Hike Investments in MH/SU Recovery Services
Ķvlog Note: The following piece provides more details as to how private investors are seeking to fund an overall expansion […]
Ķvlog Releases 2023 Annual Conference Program Schedule!
Our Ķvlog Conference Board and Staff members are very pleased and proud to provide program details regarding our 41st Annual […]
August 16th Ķvlog Training Collective Webinar: Register Today!
Ķvlog Note: The Ķvlog Training Collective will be hosting a training webinar on community inclusion and participation for practitioners this […]
Ķvlog Releases 2023 Annual Conference Program Schedule!
Our Ķvlog Conference Board and Staff members are very pleased and proud to provide program details regarding our 41st Annual […]
NYS Commissioner of Addiction Services on the Rollout of Opioid Settlement Funds
Q&A: State Commissioner of Addiction Services on the Rollout of Opioid Settlement Fundsby Amanda D’Ambrosio Crain’s Health Pulse August 9, […]