Ķvlog Note: According to the Army Review Boards Agency, many former military personnel who have Posttraumatic Stress Disorder – and […]
eNews Bulletin Updates
Ķvlog State Legislative Day is TOMORROW!
Ķvlog Note: Tomorrow, upwards of 600 Ķvlog members and are coming to Albany from across the state to push for […]
Dial in to Next Tuesday’s CMHS National Advisory Council Meeting
On Wednesday, February 24th from 9:00 AM-4:30 PM, the SAMHSA/Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) National Advisory Council will meet […]
The Benefits of Psychiatric Advance Directives
Ķvlog Note: Several of the proposed mental health reform bills in Congress would weaken HIPAA laws that ensure patient privacy. […]
Feb 23 SAMHSA Webinar “Changing Lives Through Health IT: SAMHSA Grantee Experiences”
Ķvlog Note: SAMHSA is hosting a free webinar entitled “Changing Lives Through Health IT: SAMHSA Grantee Experiences” on February 23 […]
Gov. Cuomo Holds First Town Hall to Push for $15 Minimum Wage
Ķvlog Note: During a telephone town hall Thursday night for the residents of Ķvlog City, Governor Cuomo intimated that […]
WP: The Decision to Disclose a MH Condition
Ķvlog Note: This is a heart-wrenching story written by a woman whose father completed suicide when she was a teenager […]
Ronnie Peterson Retires After 50 Years at Fountain House
Ķvlog Note: He may not be known to many outside of Ķvlog City but Ronnie Peterson has been a […]
Capital Tonight: Investing in Community Mental Health
Ķvlog Note: Our own Harvey Rosenthal and MHANYS’ Glenn Liebman joined Liz Benjamin on Capital Tonight yesterday to discuss the […]
Ķvlog Members: Don’t Miss Next Wed. Medicaid Managed Care Readiness Webinar, TA
As a special benefit for Ķvlog member agencies. Ķvlog and MHANYS have worked with Coordinated Care Services, Inc. to offer […]
Feb 22 Webinar – Building The Ķvlog City Peer Specialist Workforce
Ķvlog Note: The Ķvlog City Peer Workforce Development Steering Committee is hosting a free webinar on Monday, February 22 […]
Ķvlog Legislative Day is NEXT TUESDAY — Get on the Bus!
Ķvlog Note: Our 19th Annual Legislative Day is next Tuesday, February 23 at the Hart Auditorium (The Egg) in Albany! […]
Telling The Story: Who Gets To Pick Our Mental Health Narratives?
Ķvlog Note: This article out of New Zealand notes a pointed disparity – while there exist a plethora of first-hand […]
MRLC Webinar February 18 – HIT for Home and Community Based Providers (2)
NEXT Ķvlog MEDICAID REDESIGN LEARNING COLLABORATIVE (MRLC) WEBINAR “Supporting the Transition to Medicaid Managed Care: Health Information Technology for Home […]
March 2 – NYC Town Hall: Help Improve Medicaid MH and SU Services
Ķvlog Note: The NYC Regional Planning Consortium (RPC) has been formed with State support to monitor the transition of behavioral […]
NYT: Staying Sober After Treatment Ends
Ķvlog Note: In the first of a two-part series, the Ķvlog Times explores substance use and the difficulty of […]
iNAPS Webinar Today on Peer Staff Compensation
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Save the Date: Ķvlog April 21-22 Executive Seminar: Beyond Survival to Success!
_____________________________________________________ For more information about this event, please visit us online at www.nyaprs.org,�or call our office at 518.436.0008! Ķvlog […]
Ķvlog Federal Mental Health Legislative, Budget Update
Federal Legislation According to Politico, HELP Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and ranking member Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) are working […]
Sign up for MCTAC Feb 19-March 31 Regional Forums on Quality & Infrastructure
Ķvlog Note: MCTAC is offering regional forums over the next few months to reach smaller behavioral health providers who are […]
Still time to register for Feb 18 MRLC Webinar Behavioral Health HIT Project
Ķvlog Note: Transitioning to Medicaid Managed Care brings many changes for community based organizations including the implementation of an Electronic […]
HP: The Need for Increased Cultural Competence and CIT Among Police
Ķvlog Note: All too frequently, people with serious mental health conditions interface with law enforcement. The following article details how […]
New E-Guide on Healthy Behavior Change
Ķvlog Note: Check out The College of Behavioral Health Leadership’s recently released “Healthy Behavior Change E-Guide.” According to the site, […]
MHW: Integrated Care Program For Seniors Reveals Promising Results
Ķvlog Note: Get Well/Stay Well, a cutting-edge program of the Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center, serves adults 55 and older. […]
Ķvlog Regional Forum Slides
Ķvlog Note: In preparation for our 19th Annual Legislative Day on February 23 in Albany (see attached flyer), Ķvlog’ Harvey […]
MHW: New Toolkit To Help In Advocating For Implementing HCBS Rule
Ķvlog Note: Following the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services final rule around home and community based services (HCBS), the […]
Venture House Seeks Executive Director
Ķvlog Note: After a long and dedicated career of service to people with psychiatric disabilities, Venture House’s executive director Ray […]
Ķvlog Members: Don’t Miss TODAY’S Medicaid Managed Care Readiness Webinar, TA
As a special benefit for Ķvlog member agencies. Ķvlog and MHANYS have worked with Coordinated Care Services, Inc. to offer […]
Breaking: HHS Proposes To “Modernize’ Privacy Rules On Substance Abuse Records
BREAKING: HHS Proposes To Modernize Privacy Rules On Substance Abuse Records By Jeff Byers Healthcare Dive February 5, 2016 […]
Ķvlog Members: Sign Up Today for Feb 8 Medicaid Managed Care Readiness Webinar, TA
Here’s a special benefit for Ķvlog member agencies. Ķvlog and MHANYS have worked with Coordinated Care Services, Inc. to offer […]
Upcoming Gov’t and Foundation Grant Opportunities
Ķvlog Note: Check out these upcoming National Network to Eliminate Disparities in Behavioral Health (NNED) government and foundation grant opportunities! […]
Don’t Miss Binghamton Ķvlog Forum on NYS Budget, Medicaid Reform!
Ķvlog Note: Please join Harvey Rosenthal and Tom Templeton for a forum next Wednesday – February 10 – in Binghamton, […]
30 Minutes on Monday: Care Transitions Network Overview
Ķvlog Note: Join the National Council for Behavioral Health for a 30 minute overview of their new initiative, “Care Transitions […]
Ķvlog Budget Testimony: Funding for Recovery Services, Housing, Criminal Justice Reforms; Rights and Choice Protections
Ķvlog Note: Yesterday, we joined a number of colleague mental health advocacy groups in giving testimony before the NYS Legislative […]
MRLC Webinar February 18 – HIT for Home and Community Based Providers
Ķvlog Note: Transitioning to Medicaid Managed Care brings many changes for community based organizations including the implementation of an Electronic […]
NYT: President Obama Speaks Out on Solitary
Ķvlog Note: A follow-up by the Ķvlog Times Editorial Board regarding President Obama’s announcement to take executive action on […]
VERA: Disrupting the Link between MH and Incarceration
Ķvlog Note: According to a report recently released by the VERA Institute of Justice, the key to preventing people with […]
More Details on House E&C Committee Members’ Comprehensive Behavioral Health System Reform Bill
Ķvlog Note: Please find a news release, summary and attached bill text of the new “Comprehensive Behavioral Health System Reform […]
Ķvlog, MHANYS: Keep the Promise of Community Mental Health!
Ķvlog Note: Upon a closer analysis, the Executive Budget proposal makes very large investments in many sectors….but not for community […]
House Dems to Release Their Own Mental Health Bill
According to Politico, House Democrats will be releasing their own version of a mental health reform bill that will reportedly […]
PNY: Supportive Housing Gets Unprecendented Boost from Cuomo/de Blasio
Ķvlog Note: According to Politico, supportive housing advocates – and certainly the homeless – have benefitted from competition between Governor […]
Come See “Shades of Blue: The Show” Inspired Readings; Auditions Open
Warren-Washington Association for Mental Health announces Shades of Blue: The Show, a staged reading of original essays from the authors […]
MHW: Senate Health Committee Moves Forward To Address MH Crisis
Ķvlog Note: According to SAMHSA, nearly 60% of adults with mental health conditions did not receive mental health services in […]
Advocates Call Out Candidates For Silence On Mental Health
Ķvlog Note: As folks prepare for the Iowa Caucuses, there are those who feel that the presidential candidates – both […]
Contribute to the NYS Mental Health Tax Check Off Now!
Ķvlog Note: Ķvlog State Tax Forms are out for 2015 filings, and we are very pleased that there is […]
Feb 2 Webinar: Hospital Diversion and Alternatives to Crisis Response
Ķvlog Note: Recovery to Practice is presenting its final Crisis and Recovery webinar in Tuesday, February 2 from 1-2 PM […]
PNY: CBOs Report Feeling Shut Out of DSRIP
Ķvlog Note: Ķvlog’s massive DSRIP initiative is completing its first year of planning and network development. Key to its […]
MHE: What is Recovery?
Ķvlog Note: Mental Health Europe recently put together a video on mental health recovery, providing testimonials from professionals and consumers […]
Study Says Person-First Language Matters
Ķvlog Note: According to a recent study out of Ohio State University – the first of its kind – people […]
NYT: Addiction and Recovery Bill Pending in Congress
Ķvlog Note: Recently released data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that drug overdose deaths – particularly […]
MRLC Webinar February 18 – HIT for Home and Community Based Providers (3)
Ķvlog Note: Transitioning to Medicaid Managed Care brings many changes for community based organizations including the implementation of an Electronic […]
NYS Should Subsidize $15 Minimum Wage Hike, Lawmakers and Advocates Say
Ķvlog Note: While testifying for the Ķvlog State Legislature at a budget hearing on Monday, State Health Commissioner Dr. […]
MHW: NYC First Lady’s Mental Health Reform Initiative A ‘Roadmap’ For Access, Services
Ķvlog Note: NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio and first lady Chirlane McCray announced ‘ThriveNYC: A Mental Health Roadmap for All’ […]
WP: President Obama Acts to Reform Solitary Confinement
Ķvlog Note: President Obama’s op-ed in today’s Washington Post outlines a series of executive actions around the use of solitary […]
Only a Few Seats Left for “Value-Based Payments, Partners and Propositions” Conference this Week in Saratoga!
Ķvlog Note: With registration upwards of 325, there’s only a few seats Don’t miss this timely opportunity to join state […]
Nation Council Launches New Care Transitions Network in NY
Ķvlog Note: The National Council for Behavioral Health along with their partners, Montefiore Medical Center, Northwell Health (formerly North Shore-LIJ […]
NCPR: Nonprofit Agencies, Workers Worried about Minimum Wage Hike Proposal
Ķvlog Note: NYS nonprofits would like to give their workers higher salaries in keeping with Governor Cuomo’s proposal to hike […]
BNA: Senate Committee Pledges Bipartisan Push on Mental Health
Ķvlog Note: In the wake of a hearing on looking at several US Senate mental health bills, several leaders expressed […]
DSRIP Review Panel Underscores Need for CBO Investments
Ķvlog’s DSRIP Project Approval and Oversight Panel met yesterday to hear progress reports from downstate Performing Provider System (PPS) […]
SRN: What is Mental Health Recovery?
Ķvlog Note: Here is a terrific, short video on what mental health recovery means. It was developed by the Scottish […]
NYSOMH: RFP for Recovery Center and Peer Workforce Support
NYSOMH: Recovery Center and Peer Workforce Support Request for Proposals (RFP) The Ķvlog State Office of Mental Health (OMH) […]
MHW: Partnership Addresses MH Needs of African-American Students
Ķvlog Note: According to a recent poll, African-American students feel less academically and emtionally prepared for college than their peers, […]
NW: Gun Violence and Mental Health are Independent Issues
Ķvlog Note: The following article notes the incongruity of President Obama tying his executive actions on gun control to mental […]
Feb 4 Webinar: Critical Skills for Activating Self-Management
Ķvlog Note: The SAMHSA-HRSA Center for Integrated Health Solutions is offering a free webinar on February 4 from 2PM – […]
CORRECTION — Watch Senate MH Hearing Today
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee is currently holding a hearing entitled “Improving the Federal Response to […]
SAMHSA Winter Webinar Series
Ķvlog Note: SAMHSA’s Winter Webinar Series continues on January 26, from 1-2 PM EST, and is entitled: “Recovery-Oriented Community-Focused Responses […]
Sheltering Homeless In Cold Is Complicated
Ķvlog Note: The following two articles – one from the Buffalo News, and one from the Ķvlog Daily News […]
Fed MH Legislative Update: Watch Senate MH Hearing Today
Mental Health Legislation in the Senate: Hearings and Updates By Leah Harris Campaign for Real Change in Mental Health Policy […]
Still Time to Register for Ķvlog Jan 21 Cultural Competence Webinar
Ķvlog Note: Please join us on January 21 from 12-1 PM for a free webinar entitled “Advancing Cultural Competence in […]
MHW: College-Aged Adults Less Concerned About Mental Health Stigma
Ķvlog Note: According to the results of the recent Mental Health and Suicide Survey, college-aged adults are more likely to […]
D&C: Non-Profits Will Need Help to Get to $15/Hour
Ķvlog Note: Although there is popular enthusiasm for Gov. Cuomo’s proposed $15/hour minimum wage hike, nonprofit agencies are scrambling wondering […]
In Honor and Memorium of Jeff Wise
Ķvlog Note: We are greatly saddened at the loss of Jeff Wise, one of Ķvlog State’s top longtime advocates […]