NEW WEBINAR ADDED INTO THE AUGUST LINEUP Ķvlog is pleased to announce this timely webinar as organizations are working on […]
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Rise Up! Ķvlog Announces Virtual Annual Conference Dates: Sept 22, 24, 29 and Oct 1
Ķvlog Note: In recognition of how important the Ķvlog’ Annual Conference has been to so many us for so long, […]
Gov Cuomo NYS Legislative Leaders Joint Letter to NY Delegation
Ķvlog Note: Here’s the full text of letter from Gov. Cuomo, Sen. Leader Stewart-Cousins, and Speaker Heastie to NY’s Congressional […]
State/Local Aid Come to Forefront of Federal COVID Relief Negotiations: BN
Ķvlog Note: Negotiations on the next COVID relief package between the White House and Congressional Democrats remain contentious and unresolved […]
CDC/SAMHSA: Six Guiding Principles to a Trauma-Informed Care Approach During Public Health Emergencies
Six Guiding Principles to a Trauma-Informed Care Approach The CDC’s Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (OPHPR), in collaboration […]
TU: MH/SU Providers, Tonko Raise Call for Federal COVID Aid
Ķvlog Note: Mental health and substance use service providers continue to hammer away about the devastating impact of current state […]
Correction: Ķvlog August Webinars: Cultural Competency, Agency ‘Re-Sets’, Returning to Normal, Re-Opening during Pandemic
Ķvlog is very pleased to provide details of our free weekly webinar series for the month of August, that will once […]
Alert: Call Senators Schumer, Gillibrand Today to Ensure Funding for the States are in the COVID-19 Relief Package!
Since it appears that divided Senate Republicans lack the votes to approve another COVID-19 Relief Package, Senate leaders will be […]
Don’t Miss Upcoming Race & Justice in World Affairs Speaker Series!
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Ķvlog August Series: Dealing w/ Racism & Sexism, Agency ‘Reset’ Strategies, ‘Returning to Normal’
Ķvlog is very pleased to provide details of our free weekly webinar series for the month of August, that will once […]
Alert: Call Senators Schumer, Gillibrand Today to Ensure Funding for the States are in the COVID-19 Relief Package!
Cuomo Presses for Federal COVID $, Resists Raising Taxes
Ķvlog Note: NYS Governor Andrew Cuomo’s response to a Senate GOP ‘HEALS’ COVID relief package that contained no money for […]
August 1 What the Peepul Say: Well-Being of Black Children During a Pandemic
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NYSOMH Guidance for Peer Specialists Supporting Individuals Coping with Thoughts of Suicide
The COVID-19 pandemic can affect your mental, physical, and emotional well-being, as well as that of those you work with […]
Cultural Formulation Interview Engages People in Meaningful Discussions about Cultural Views, Experiences
NYSOMH Recognizes National Minority Mental Health Month – Reaffirms Mission to Address Discrimination as a Social Determinant of Mental Health
Ķvlog State Office of Mental Health RecognizesNational Minority Mental Health MonthReaffirms Mission to Address Discrimination as a Social […]
NY MH, Addiction Service Providers in NY Say Senate Bill Won’t Help
Ķvlog Note: Yesterday, our coalition of NY mental health and addiction recovery advocates blasted the failure of the newly released […]
Rise Up! Ķvlog Announces Virtual Annual Conference Dates: Sept 22, 24, 29 and Oct 1
Ķvlog Note: In recognition of how important the Ķvlog’ Annual Conference has been to so many us for so long, […]
Senate GOP COVID Package Fails State and Localities and the Unemployed
Ķvlog Note: Senate Republicans released their version of a 4th COVID Relief package that includes a $400 cut in unemployment […]
Ķvlog Urges that NY Apply the ADA’s Olmstead Decision to Reduce Criminal Justice/Solitary Confinement for People w MH Conditions
Ķvlog Note: Yesterday marked the 30th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Enacted on July 26, 1990, the ADA […]
TIME SENSITIVE: TODAY AT 3PM Correct Crisis Intervention Virtual Meeting
Dear coalition member or friend: CCIT-NYC is hosting an online meeting of organizational supportersDate: Thursday July 23rd Time: 3:00 […]
Ķvlog August Series: Dealing w/ Racism & Sexism, Agency ‘Reset’ Strategies, ‘Returning to Normal’
Ķvlog is very pleased to provide details of our free weekly webinar series for the month of August, that will […]
No $ for States, Localities in Senate/White House Stimulus Proposal
Ķvlog Note: The Republican Senate and White House have reached a COVID package agreement that fails to include desperately needed […]
July 30 Standing on the Shoulders/Stories of our Movement w Joseph Rogers, Sally Zinman, Celia Brown
Ķvlog is very pleased to provide details about next Thursday’s Ķvlog weekly free webinar that will feature three of our […]
Senate Opening Positions May Not Include Unemployment $ Extension, Funding for States and Localities
Ķvlog Note: Here’s the latest federal COVID package news, in keeping with the tracking we’re doing and building on last […]
In Honor of Bill Anthony
The psychiatric rehabilitation movement lost its founder this week when Bill Anthony passed away at the age of 77. Despite […]
Pelosi And McConnell Hurtling Toward Coronavirus Relief Showdown; Ķvlog Matrix of 3 way Negotiating Positions;
Ķvlog Note: Given the critical need for prompt passage of another and possibly final COVID relief package, especially as regards […]
NYU Langone Expects Uptick In ED Psychiatric Visits Due To Covid-19 Pandemic NYU Langone Expects Uptick In ED Psychiatric Visits Due To Covid-19 Pandemic
Ķvlog Note: Here’s some stark evidence of the rising needs for mental health related services and supports due to COVID-19 […]
Ķvlog July Webinars: Epidemic of Loneliness, History of the Movement
Ķvlog is very pleased to provide details of our remaining free July weekly webinar series that will once again offer […]
FCC Unanimously Advances Dialing 988 For Suicide Hotline
Ķvlog Note: Federal Communications Commission members have approved a plan to simplify access to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline with […]
Lawmakers Slam Cuomo’s Deadly Decision To Cut Substance Abuse Treatment
Ķvlog Note: Two more piece of print coverage in the Buffalo News detail the potentially deadly impact of Governor Cuomo’s […]
COVID-19 Guidance for Peers and Community Health Worker Guidance Supporting People Coping with Thoughts of Suicide
Ķvlog Note: The following very timely report comes courtesy of Carlton Whitmore, Director / Office of Consumer Affairs at the […]
Negotiations on COVID 5 Package Underway: Senate, House & White House Stake out Positions
Ķvlog Note: Here’s a general summary of what appear to the opening bargaining positions of the GOP Senate and White […]
July 15 ‘History of Systemic Racism in the US’ MHA Webinar
Supportive Housing Groups Say State Cuts Will Lead To Homelessness, Higher Costs: CHP, TU
Ķvlog Note: Advocates for NYS community based behavioral health services in Ķvlog are intensifying our public efforts in asserting […]
Advocates Intensify Effort to Preserve BH Funding as the Senate is Looking at COVID $ to the States
Ķvlog Note: Advocates are getting almost daily media coverage about the devastating impact of a 20% withhold (and potential cut) […]
Information on COVID-19 Testing for OMH and OASAS Programs
Please see the attached joint OMH-OASAS communication, which provides information on COVID-19 testing for Ķvlog State Office of Mental […]
Structural Racism Is Why I’m Leaving Organized Psychiatry: Shim
Ķvlog Note: One of the nation’s preeminent Black psychiatrists, Dr. Ruth Shim, has announced her decision to leave the APA […]
July 14: Peer Navigators/Health Disparities Ķvlog Webinar; Later this Month: Loneliness, History of the Movement
Ķvlog is very pleased to provide details of 3 free July weekly webinar series that will once again offer CEUs […]
Primary Care, BH Providers Urge Measures To Sustain Telehealth Access Post-Pandemic
Primary Care, Behavioral Health Providers Urge Measures To Sustain Telehealth Access Post-PandemicCrain’s Health Pulse July 9, 2020 The Community Health […]
Ķvlog July Webinar Series: Peer Navigators/Health Disparities, Loneliness, History of the Movement
Ķvlog is very pleased to provide details of three free July weekly webinar series that will once again offer CEUs […]
Breaking McConnell: Congress will Pass COVID Package that May Include State/Localities Relief
Ķvlog Note: States and their community providers have been pressing hard to see signs that Senate Republicans will approve another […]
TU: NY’s Delays Continue the Torture of Solitary Confinement
Ķvlog Note: Despite Governor Andrew Cuomo’s promise that he would enact sweeping changes to state policy on the use of […]
Ķvlog July Webinar Series: WRAP this WEDNESDAY; Peer Navigators/Health Disparities, Loneliness, History of the Movement
Ķvlog is also very pleased to provide details of our free July weekly webinar series that will once again offer […]
Gunther Presses Cuomo to Repurpose Development Funds to Address MH Crisis
Ķvlog Note: On last Friday evening’s telecast of ‘Ķvlog Now’, Assembly Mental Health Committee Chair Aileen Gunther gave a […]
Our Work is About Freedom & Liberty
Ķvlog Note: I have always viewed the service and support that we offer to each other as ultimately about promoting […]
July 8: Implementation of WRAP; July Ķvlog Webinar Schedule Includes Peer Navigators/Health Disparities, Loneliness, History of the Movement
Ķvlog is also very pleased to provide details of our free July weekly webinar series that will once again offer […]
LGBTQ Resources & Frontline Workers’ Stories
From Hardship to Hope: A Peer Support Group Series for Financial Wellness to Launch July 9
The following comes from Oscar Jimenez-Solomon and the NYS Center of Excellence for Cultural Competence. “The COVID19 pandemic has triggered […]
Register Now for 14th Annual Conference for NYC Working Peer Specialists
HALT Campaign: NYC: Must End Solitary Confinement Immediately…Time for Workgroups is Over
Contact: Anisah Sabur, anisah613@gmail.com ***STATEMENT BY THE #HALTsolitary CAMPAIGN***ON NYC MAYOR DE BLASIO’SCOMMITMENT TO END SOLITARY CONFINEMENT (Ķvlog, NY) […]
MHW: NYS Advocates Say Cuts Would Hurt MH Community
Ķvlog Note: The Mental Health Weekly ran a cover story last week giving national coverage to the dire need for […]
Breaking: Ķvlog City Plans To End Solitary Confinement In Jails!
Ķvlog Note: Extraordinary news!! Now Governor Cuomo must do the same for NYS prisons! Ķvlog City Plans To End […]
Ķvlog July Series: WRAP, Peer Navigators/Health Disparities, Loneliness, History of the Movement
Ķvlog is also very pleased to provide details of our free July weekly webinar series that will once again offer […]
July 28: ‘Implementing the CLAS Standards to Reduce Disparities in Behavioral Health Organizations’ OMH Webinar
Ķvlog note: Please don’t miss this extremely timely webinar from OMH. FYI: CLAS stands for culturally and linguistically appropriate services. […]
NOW: Watch NYS’ Most Integrated Coordinating Council Meeting!
Good morning. The Most integrated Coordinating Council Meeting (MISCC) started this morning at 10:00 am. This is the link for […]
June 30: Peace, Love, and Justice – Healing Black, Brown, Indigenous, and Diverse Communities
Free Webinar presented by Surviving Race: The Intersection of Injustice, Disability, and Human Rights Since January 1, 2015, there have […]
$323M In Federal Medicaid Funds Are Headed To Ķvlog Counties: TU
Ķvlog Note: According to a press release from the NYS Department of Health, DOH, NYS counties will receive a combined […]
July 28 ‘Reducing Disparities in Behavioral Health Organizations by Implementing the CLAS Standards’ OMH Webinar
Ķvlog July Series: WRAP, Peer Navigators/Health Disparities, Loneliness, History of the Movement
Ķvlog is also very pleased to provide details of our free July weekly webinar series that will once again offer […]
Cuomo Issues $74 billion Withhold’ from 12 Cities while Advocates Press Washington for COVID Relief
Ķvlog Note: The broader NYS advocacy community including Ķvlog continues to advocate for US Senate backing for another federal COVID-19 […]
Ķvlog July Series: WRAP, Peer Navigators/Health Disparities, Loneliness, History of the Movement
Ķvlog is also very pleased to provide details of our free July weekly webinar series that will once again offer […]
OMH Announces “Coping Circles” – First Program In The Nation To Provide Free Tele-Health Support And Resilience Groups (Translated Flyers)
June 23, 2020 The Ķvlog State Office of Mental Health (OMH) recently announced the implementation of “Coping Circles”, a […]
Announcing Tomorrow-July Intentional Peer Support Online Training!
June 25! Supervising From Home Part 2: Difficult Conversations from Ķvlog Collective
Last month’s Supervising from Home webinar offered by the Ķvlog Collective and the Center for Practice Innovation drew upwards of […]
June 30: ‘Technology Based Outreach To Increase Access To Care And Support In Times Of Crisis’ MHA Webinar
Technology Based Outreach to Increase Access to Care and Support in Times of Crisis Tuesday, June 30, 2020 1:30 […]
Alert! Urge NYC Officials Today to Fund EMT/Peer Counselor Alternative to Police 1st Responders!
Please take an action in support of defeating racism, limiting the role of the police, and supporting the rights […]
Alert: Urge NYC Officials to Prioritize #MentalHealthCare Instead of Police!
Sorry to impinge on your Juneteenth holiday, but we hope you will take an action in support of defeating […]
‘Our Second Independence Day”: Ķvlog Cultural Competence Committee Marks Juneteenth (enhanced version)
Ķvlog Note: Over the past year, the members of Ķvlog Cultural Competency Committee have devoted their efforts to raising awareness […]
Take a Virtual Tour and Learn More about Juneteenth! (enhanced version)
Ķvlog Note: The Ķvlog Cultural Competence Committee offers our readers this very timely opportunity to learn more about Juneteenth via […]
Upcoming NYAPS Webinars: June 25 Supervising from Home 2; See July Offerings
Last month’s Supervising from Home webinar offered by the Ķvlog Collective and the Center for Practice Innovation drew upwards of […]
Take a Virtual Tour and Learn More about Juneteenth!
Ķvlog Note: The Ķvlog Cultural Competence Committee offers our readers this very timely opportunity to learn more about Juneteenth via […]