Meet one of our Featured Presenters at Ķvlog’ 34th Annual Conference Advancing Whole Health & Healthy Communities: The Pathway […]
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NYSHF: Medicaid Coverage of Social Interventions: A Road Map for States
New Report: “Medicaid Coverage of Social Interventions: A Road Map for States” Social factors, such as income, access to food […]
Meet Ķvlog Conference Keynoter Andre Johnson!
Meet one of our Featured Presenters at Ķvlog’ 34th Annual Conference Advancing Whole Health & Healthy Communities: The […]
Ķvlog Register 5/Get 1 Free: Early Bird Special Extended to August 12th; Register Today!
Ķvlog Note: At popular request, our Ķvlog Conference Early Bird Special to register 5 and get one free has been […]
NYT: WHO May Drop Transgender Identity as ‘Mental Disorder’
Ķvlog Note: From David Martino: the UN’s World Health Organization is on the way to declassifying transgender identify as a […]
Ķvlog E-News Readers! We Need Your Help to Bring Hope, Healing & Community to Emerging Recovery Champions! (2)
Please Support the Next Generation of Recovery Leaders to Find Their Hope, Inspiration, Voice and Community! Dear Ķvlog […]
July 26 Webinar on CBO Planning Grant for LI/Hudson River Community Based Organizations
Ķvlog Note: The following invitation comes from Gwen O’Shea of the Health & Welfare Council of Long Island Value Based […]
See How CMS Has Rated Your Local Hospital
Ķvlog Note: CMS has updated rating scores for consumers to use in selecting their local hospital of choice. See how […]
Earley: Murphy’s Mental Health Bill Stymied due to Dust Up About Guns
Murphy’s Mental Health Bill Stymied Again, This Time Because Of Dust Up About Guns Pete Earley Blog July 28, 2016 […]
Ķvlog Releases Conference 2016 Program Schedule
Ķvlog Note: Our Ķvlog Board and staff are very pleased and proud to share with you the program schedule for […]
Cuomo Moves to Ensure Insurers Comply With Mental Health Equity Standards
Governor Cuomo Announces Action To Ensure Insurers Comply With Mental Health Equity Standards Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that […]
Ķvlog E-News Readers! We Need Your Help to Bring Hope, Healing & Community to Emerging Recovery Champions!
Please Support the Next Generation of Recovery Leaders to Find Their Hope, Inspiration, Voice and Community! Dear Ķvlog E-News […]
REV UP: Help Americans w Disabilities to Register Now!
Ķvlog Note: Two things to do today: help people with disabilities to register to vote on November 8th and join […]
NH Judicial Branch Won’t Share MH Records w Fed Gun Background System
Ķvlog Note: New Hampshire’s Judicial Branch is defying that state’s Attorney General directive that, on top of barring people with […]
Tonight: LGBTQI “Listening to Orlando: Call-In; July 30 Call for Allies
As we undergo a major shift in our society, we in the LGBTQI community see and/or experience much death and […]
Section 8 Made Simple: Technical Assistance Collaborative
We are happy to announce the release of a timely and important resource for housing and homeless […]
WA DSRIP Relying on Community ACOs not Hospital Centric PPSs
Ķvlog Note: A number of states are on the way to implementing DSRIP (Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment) initiatives. See […]
PT: Ķvlog Hospitals Seek Out-Of-State Partners
With Borders Irrelevant, Ķvlog Hospitals Seek Out-Of-State Partners ByJosefa Velasquez Politico July 25, 2016 ALBANY — If you stand […]
GOP, Democratic Party Platform BH Policy Excerpts
Ķvlog Note: Here’re some excerpts from both parties’ recently released policy platforms as regards the needs of those with mental […]
Study: Most Antidepressant Drugs are Ineffective For Children And Teens, May Also Increase Suicidal Thoughts
Ķvlog Note: Ķvlog strongly encourages informed choice in taking medications. Many in our community, including me, take them with good […]
Get on the Bus Next Tuesday to Rally for MH in Philadelphia!
Get on the Bus Next Tuesdayto Rally in Philadelphia! [cid:image002.jpg at 01D1E3FD.5A4000B0] [MTC_white_line_bus[1]] 10:30 am on Tuesday, July 26,2016 Bus […]
TH: Senate MH Agreement Stalled Till September, or Next Year
The Hill: Hopes Dim For Mental Health DealBy Peter Sullivan<http://thehill.com/author/peter-sullivan> July 17, 2016 Hopes are dimming for passage of a […]
DN Takes Personal Look at Suicide Prevention and MH First Aid in NYC
Private Pain, Shared Responsibility: Learning to Talk About Suicide With Neighbors and FriendsAlyssa Katz<http://www.nydailynews.com/authors?author=Alyssa-Katz> Ķvlog Daily News July 20, […]
Don’t Miss ‘Special Showing of Healing Voices’ at Ķvlog conference 2016! Special Offer Ends Aug 1
Ķvlog Note: This fall’s Ķvlog Annual Conference will feature an especially important event….the screening of an internationally acclaimed “social action […]
Is the Care Transitions Network for You? Join with the National Council and explore the possibilities
Ķvlog Note: If you have not yet attended one of these informational webinars from the National Council to see if […]
Employment & Young Adults with Serious MH Conditions Webinar
Employment and Young Adults with Serious Mental Health Conditions What do we know – and what is yet to be […]
Paving the Way to Employment in Canada: Aug. 26 Webinar
Webinar on employment Please join us for a Webinar on Paving the Way to Employment for Persons with Mental Health […]
CPR Offers Free Online TA for Employment Service Providers
Online Technical Assistance Response for Employment Service Providers The Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation is currently offering an online technical assistance […]
Tomorrow: “Service Animals, Emotional Support Animals, Pets and The Law”: July 20 ADA Webinar
Date: Wednesday, July 20, 2016 Time: 1:00- 2:30 p.m. Central About the Presenter J.Aaron McCullough, J.D., ADAConsult Services Captioningalso provided […]
MH: SCAA/UHF Report Urges Separate VBP Design for Children
In Shift to Value, A Chance for Ķvlog’s Medicaid to Transform Healthcare For Children ByElizabeth Whitman Modern Healthcare July […]
Democratic Senators Urge White House to Up Parity Enforcement (2)
Several of you have asked for a copy of the full letter. I’ve attached it here. From: Harvey Rosenthal […]
Democratic Senators Urge White House to Up Parity Enforcement
Ķvlog Note: Eighteen Democrats say the White House should do more to make sure mental health parity laws are being […]
NYS Dep’t of Health Releases DSRIP FAQs
NY has released a new set of frequently asked most frequently asked questions and answers relating to our Delivery System […]
Ķvlog to Offer Social Work, CPRP, CASAC, CRC CEUs at our Fall Conference: Register Today!
Ķvlog Note: Ķvlog is very pleased to announce that we have been approved as a provider of NYS Social Work […]
NYS DOH Survey for Care management providers– DUE 7/22/2016
Ķvlog Note: NYS DOH is assessing the capacity and readiness of the system to enroll people in Health Homes, adequately […]
Will Helgerson’s New Vision Ask us to ‘Boil the Ocean?”
Here’s a report from yesterday’s United Hospital Fund’s “Progressing to Value-Based Payment” conference in NYC, which featured a provocative keynote […]
PT: Obamacare’s Work to Expand Access to BH Care is an Unfinished Story
Ķvlog Note: This piece underscores the important role the ACA has played in increasing access to behavioral health services through […]
OM: How Does Case Management Fit Into The New Model Of ‘Whole Person’ Health?
Ķvlog Note: Another thoughtful piece from Open Minds. “Health plans should not be the provider of care coordination at the […]
Criminal Justice Reform Will Fail if We Don’t Fix Mental Health Care Too: Johnson
Ķvlog Note: Another great posting from Ķvlog intern David Martino. This commentary introduces a proposal to create a more seamless […]
***SPAM*** Alert: Help Create a Disability Voter Block, Use RevUP to Expand Voter Registration Today!
Ķvlog Note:The following comes from Ķvlog intern David Martino. Twenty-one million people with disabilities did not vote [in the 2000 […]
Now Availabe: Recorded OMH Presentation for Consumers on the Impact of Managed Care Changes
‘Understanding Changes to Medicaid Behavioral Health Care’ Archived Ķvlog Consumer Education Forum. Original air date: June 14, 2016. To […]
NYS Clinics Can Receive Enhanced Rates Associated with Care Transitions Network: Don’t Miss Tomorrow’s 10 am Webinar!
Ķvlog Note: See below for a new opportunity to participate in the NYS OMH Continuous Quality Improvement initiative by enrolling […]
Flaherty: Mandated Treatment Is An Infringement
Ķvlog Note: Rights and recovery advocates are working to oppose outpatient commitment proposals in Connecticut and Massachusetts. Stay tuned for […]
TH: House Overwhelmingly Passes Opioid Bill
House Overwhelmingly Passes Opioid Bill By Sarah Ferris The Hill July 8, 2016 The House on Friday almost unanimously approved […]
WSJ: Bronx Healthcare System Invests in Affordable Housing & Supports
Ķvlog Note: One healthcare system is investing in a key social determinant of health: housing. Bronx Project Sees Health in […]
UN Adopts New Resolution on Mental Health and Human Rights
Dear colleagues, Today, 1 July 2016, the UN Human Rights Council adopted a Resolution on Mental Health and Human Rights […]
MH: Medicaid Plans to Pay for IMD Stays Next Year, if Approved by Each State, CMS
Ķvlog Note: The following provides some more detail about the partial lift of the IMD exclusion that was included in […]
TH: House Passes Murphy Bill, Focus Shift to the Senate
Ķvlog Note: Yesterday, the US House of Representatives gave almost full approval to HR.2646, federal mental health legislation that was […]
OMH, OASAS and DOH release GUIDANCE on HH referral and enrollment
Ķvlog Note: Attached is a “guidance” from the NYS OMH, OASAS and DOH to assist providers in better understanding and […]
ACTION ALERT CORRECTION: Bazelon Calls for Comments Against SSA Rule on FBI Database – FIXES LETTER TEMPLATE LINK
Sent from my Verizon Wirele9ss 4G LT2E 99smartphones ——– Original message ——– From: The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law […]
DN: Gov. Cuomo, Legislature Deadlocked On $2B Affordable Housing Plan For Ķvlog
Ķvlog Note: Governor Cuomo and state legislative leaders must act NOW! Gov. Cuomo, Legislature Deadlocked On $2B Affordable Housing Plan […]
OM: All States Offer Self-Directed Care to Over 800, 000 Americans
Ķvlog Note: Medicaid beneficiaries can access public healthcare dollars usually one way: by going to services and agencies that are […]
***SPAM*** Bazelon: Comment Against New SSA Rule on FBI Background Check Database
Bazelon Calls for Comments Against New Social Security Administration Rule on FBI Background Check Database The Bazelon Center urges […]
Register 5/1 Free: Ķvlog Conference Early Bird Special!
Don’t Miss Ķvlog’ 34th Annual Conference Early Bird Special Offer! Advancing Whole Health & Healthy Communities: The […]
MHEP, MHA Westchester Peer Specialist Summer Trainings Begin in July
Ķvlog Note: Our friends at the Mental Health Empowerment Center and at the MHA of Westchester Sterling Community Center have […]
Just Released: A Guide to the Federal Parity Law
Parity Guide Explains Right to Health Insurance Coverage for Addiction & Mental Health Care June 30, 2016—The Legal Action Center […]
NYT: NYU Study on Effects of Cannabis Like Drug on PTSD Terminated
An N.Y.U. Study Gone Wrong, and a Top Researcher Dismissed By BENEDICT CAREY Ķvlog Times June 27, 2016 New […]
House Leader: Murphy Mental Health Bill to Get July Vote, Focus Will Turn Next to the Senate
Ķvlog Note: While it’s very important to let House members and leaders about shared opposition to Rep. Tim Murphy’s mental […]
OMH Extends HCBS Startup Grant Use Deadline in NYC to Year’s End
Dear Provider, The Ķvlog State Office of Mental Health (OMH) and Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services […]
New Report Covers Criminal Justice Policy Reforms in 46 States in 2014-2015
New Report Covers Criminal Justice Policy Reforms in 46 States in 2014-2015 National Mental Health Consumers Self-Help Clearinghouse Key Update, […]
Nominate Candidates to Serve on OMH’s Statewide Multicultural Advisory Subcommittee
The Ķvlog State Office of Mental Health’s Statewide Multicultural Advisory Committee is seeking nominations for new members. Please review […]
NYS Survey Making LGBTQ Clients ‘Visible’
OMH Patient Survey Making LGBTQ Clients ‘Visible’ The NYS Office of Mental Health is the first state agency in the […]
Brooklynites Want Alternative Services; Self Directed Care Can Help Pay for Them
Ķvlog Note: The following underscores how strongly alternative treatments are sought by healthcare consumers. Self-Directed Care, which allows eligible Medicaid […]
RC: House Leadership to Bring Murphy Bill to Floor in July
House to Vote on Long-Delayed Mental Health Bill in July ByPeter Sullivan Roll Call June 22, 2016 The House will […]
New UHF Report Looks at Intergration of BH into Primary Care
Ķvlog Note: A new report from United Hospital Fund and Dr. Henry Chung and Montefiore Medical Center offers a roadmap […]
June 24: ‘Substance Use and Trauma: Policy Challenges and Solutions’ Webinar
Substance Use and Trauma: Policy Challenges and Solutions Trauma exposure is common among youth and families experiencing substance use problems, […]
New Parity Resource: Know Your Rights about MH/SU Benefits
Ķvlog Note: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Department of Labor (DOL) have produced the […]
SAMHSA/NIDILRR Offer Free Online TA on Employment from the Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation
Ķvlog Note:Thanks to funding support from SAMHSA and NIDILRR, the Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation at Boston University is offering free […]
Wednesday: Web-Based Resources on Behavioral Health Disparities in Underserved Communities Webinar
Webinar Web-Based Resources on Behavioral Health Disparities in Underserved Communities Register Now Wednesday, June 22,2016 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. […]
Alert!: Join us to Rally for Supportive HousingTomorrow in NYC
Ķvlog Note: All that is preventing us from building 6,000 new units of supportive housing for the most vulnerable homeless […]
All Hands on Deck! Urge Gov Cuomo NOW to Sign the Supportive Housing MOU
Dear Friends: The Legislature is still in session today negotiating last minute deals including the supportive & affordable housing MOU. […]
Do You or Your Organization Need Technical Assistance? Try BRSS TACS!
Ķvlog Note: Don’t miss out on this opportunity to receive free technical assistance from national subject matter experts on a […]