Ķvlog Note: As many of you know, our 19th Annual Legislative Day is coming up on February 23rd here in […]
eNews Bulletin Updates
NYT: Gov. Cuomo Proposes College to Reduce Recidivism
Ķvlog Note: Several key criminal justice initiatives were unveiled in Governor Cuomo’s State of the State address on Wednesday, one […]
Jan 21 Webinar: ‘Advancing Cultural Competence Through Shared Power’
Ķvlog Note: Please join us on January 21 from 12-1 PM for a free webinar entitled “Advancing Cultural Competence in […]
Ķvlog First Look at the 2016-17 Executive Budget Proposal
January 13, 2016 First Look at the NYS 2016-17 Executive Budget […]
Stay Tuned for Cuomo Budget Proposal Details
Ķvlog Note: Governor Cuomo’s State of the State address takes place at 12:30 PM today, followed by the highly anticipated […]
Jan 27 Webinar: Working while Receiving Social Security Disability Benefits
Ķvlog Note: The National Work Incentives Seminar Event (WISE) is presenting a free webinar on January 27, 2016 from 3:00 […]
NYDN: Advocates Push Cuomo to Create New Supportive Housing Units
Ķvlog Note: Although Governor Cuomo has introduced 14 signature initiatives in advance of today’s State of the State address and […]
Still time to Register for Ķvlog Jan 14 Webinar- Alternative Interventions-Hearing Voices Network
Ķvlog Note: Join our presenters as they share how the Hearing Voices Network (HVN) started and now flourishes as a […]
Gov. Cuomo Commits to “Raise the Age”
Ķvlog Note: Governor Cuomo announced a series of criminal justice reforms on Sunday that will be part of the proposed […]
Join NYC’s Regional Planning Consortium Peer Steering Group!
Ķvlog Note: We must ensure that there is a strong consumer and recipient voice in monitoring the impact of the […]
Program Details for Ķvlog/MCTAC Value Based Payment Conference Now Available
The Ķvlog Collective in collaboration with the Managed Care Technical Assistance Center and Health Management Associates […]
Still time to Register for Ķvlog Jan 14- Alternative Interventions-Hearing Voices Network
Ķvlog Note: Join our presenters as they share how the Hearing Voices Network (HVN) started and now flourishes as a […]
Most Patients Still Prescribed Opioids After Nonfatal Overdose
Ķvlog Note: A study funded by the federal Health Resources and Services Administration and led by Boston Medical Center found […]
CPI: New Mini-Modules on Dual Recovery and Employment
Ķvlog Note: Center for Practice Innovations (CPI) has developed two mini-modules entitled (1) “Dual Recovery,” that discusses the effectiveness of […]
WP: Sen Deeds Sues VA in Son’s Suicide, 5 Hospitals Had Available Psych Beds
Ķvlog Note: Virginia State Senator Creigh Deeds is suing that state and area providers for failing to intervene to help […]
TH: HHS to Test Role of Social Determinants in Overall Health
Ķvlog Note: The Obama administration announced a new pilot program – the Accountable Health Communities Model – on Tuesday, designed […]
Early Intervention Models Continue to Gain Traction
Ķvlog Note: The National Institute for Mental Health’s study on first episode psychosis (RAISE) demonstrates remarkable outcomes for individuals who […]
Save February 23rd for Ķvlog 2016 Legislative Day!
Ķvlog Note: Please mark your calendars for Ķvlog Albany Legislative Day on February 23rd! See our attached flyer, and look […]
TW: Obama’s Actions on Guns Troubling to MH Advocates
Ķvlog Note: Included in yesterday’s proposals by President Obama to prevent unlawful gun ownership is a provision that would require […]
REMINDER: Jan 7 Thunderclap to Urge Gov Cuomo to Commit to Creating More Supportive Housing
Ķvlog Note: The Campaign 4 NY/NY Housing is organizing a Thunderclap – a social media flash mob – TOMORROW January […]
Peer Specialist Survey
Ķvlog Note: The University of Illinois at Chicago is seeking responses from peer specialists for a research survey that asks […]
Update Digest on New NYS, Local Homeless Policies
Given how many homeless individuals have mental health conditions, Ķvlog is continuing to keep a close focus on the impact […]
PJ: New Integrated Crisis Center Aims to Reduce ER Visits, Incarcerations
Ķvlog Note: Dutchess County, in upstate Ķvlog, is rolling out a very innovative 24-hour Crisis Stabilization Center that will […]
Ķvlog: On Housing for the Homeless, Outreach over Coercion
Ķvlog Note: Here are some reactions to and clarifications about Governor Cuomo’s executive order directing authorities to remove homeless people […]
Obama Gun Control Measures Hike MH Reporting to NICS, Propose $500m MH Allocation
Ķvlog Note: Included in President Obama’s initiatives to reduce gun violence that were released yesterday (see full release at https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/01/04/fact-sheet-new-executive-actions-reduce-gun-violence-and-make-our) […]
TH: Obama Dares GOP for Mental Health Reforms
Obama Dares GOP for Mental Health Reforms By Sarah Ferris The Hill 01/05/16 02:13 PM EST President Obama is […]
New National Survey on Peer Support Specialist Compensation Released
Ķvlog Note: Great thanks are due to Allen Daniels and his team for providing us with a very timely look […]
Hogan: Making Healthcare Suicide Safe
Ķvlog Note: As former NYSOMH Commissioner and New Freedom Commission on Mental Health Chair Michael Hogan points out in his […]
UK: Majority of Students Experience MH Concerns
Ķvlog Note: According to a recently released nationwide survey in the United Kingdom, more than three-quarters of students have experienced […]
NYT, DN: Cuomo Order to Address Homeless Offers Promise, Raises Numerous Policy Questions
Ķvlog Note: Governor Cuomo’s executive order requiring local governments to bring homeless people off the streets, using mental hygiene law […]
Jan 21 Webinar to Encourage More Ticket to Work Providers
Ķvlog Note: The following comes from Ķvlog’ Len Statham. NYESS Administrative Employment Network Presents: Effectively Utilizing the Ticket to […]
Forensic Peer Initiatives Survey Deadline Extended to January 8
Deadline Extended on Forensic Peer Initiatives Survey! The College for Behavioral Health Leadership Peer Leaders Interest Group, The Temple University […]
NYT: The Promise of First Episode, Early Intervention Mental Health Services
Ķvlog Note: A recently released government-funded study found that early intervention modalities that address first-episode psychosis have had notable success. […]
HCBS Implementation Delayed for Rest of State to October
Good Afternoon, The timeline for the implementation of Behavioral Health Home and Community Based Services (BH HCBS) for the HARP […]
Rosenthal: Stop Scapegoating SAMHSA, Deflecting from Cruically Needed Strategies for Reform
Ķvlog Note: As the following piece reports, the mid-December release of the congressional FY 2016 spending bill included both funding […]
Don’t Miss Next MRLC Webinar Jan 14- Alternative Interventions-Hearing Voices Network (2)
Ķvlog Note: Join our presenters as they share how the Hearing Voices Network (HVN) started and now flourishes as a […]
Save February 23rd for Ķvlog 2016 Legislative Day! (2)
Ķvlog Note: Please mark your calendars for next year’s Ķvlog Albany Legislative Day on February 23rd! See our attached flyer, […]
NYS to Separate Juvenile Offenders from Adult Prisoners
Ķvlog Note: Governor Andrew Cuomo recently signed an executive order that removes juvenile offenders from adult prisons and places them […]
MHEP: Upcoming Peer Specialist Training and 2 Open Positions
Ķvlog Note: The Mental Health Empowerment Project (MHEP) is conducting a free Peer Specialist training beginning in early February, and […]
MH: Health Spending Growth Surges
Ķvlog Note: As a direct result of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), millions of uninsured Americans became insured in 2014. […]
More Seek Treatment for Opioid Abuse
Ķvlog Note: According to a new report from SAMHSA, more Americans are seeking help for opioid abuse – particularly heroin […]
Templeton: Getting the Facts Right Abut MI and Mass Shootings
Ķvlog Note: Today’s Albany Times Union features a very timely Op Ed from Ķvlog Policy Specialist Tom Templeton that focuses […]
TU: NY’s Solitary Confinement Settlement A First Step
Ķvlog Note: The following piece relates to the recent NYS settlement that is expected to reduce the prison solitary population […]
DN: NYC Adult Homes Accused of Sending Residents to Psych ERs Rather Than Providing Proper Care
Ķvlog Note: Advocates have been working for decades to get Ķvlog State and NYC to provide people with psychiatric […]
BBC: Trauma Takes Toll on Refugees
Ķvlog Note: According to a recent report by Germany’s chamber of psychotherapists, half of the refugees housed in Germany are […]
BG: Kennedy Bill Seeks Reasons for Denial Of Mental Health Claims
Ķvlog Note: Representative Joe Kennedy III introduced legislation last week that would require insurance providers to disclose to federal regulators […]
Jan 14 ‘Social Determinants of Mental Health’ Webinar: CBHL (2)
Ķvlog Note: On January 14, 2016 at 1 PM EST The College of Behavioral Health Leadership is hosting a webinar […]
Jan 7 Thunderclap to Urge Gov Cuomo to Commit to Creating More Supportive Housing
Ķvlog Note: The Campaign 4 NY/NY Housing is organizing a Thunderclap – a social media flash mob – on January […]
CPI Offers Timely Employment Resource Book
Ķvlog Note: The Employment Resource Book is a terrific comprehensive, action-oriented guide developed by the Center for Practice Innovations and […]
Jan 14 Webinar: Making Healthcare Data Actionable
Ķvlog Note: Health Management Associates (HMA) is hosting a free webinar on January 14 from 1-2 PM EST to discuss […]
TN: There is No Health Without Mental Health
Ķvlog Note: The interrelationships between physical and mental health are have become commonly understood and an increased driver for national […]
TW: NYS Worker Minimum Wage Hike Begins Dec 31, Nonprofit Advocacy Needed!
Ķvlog Note: Governor Cuomo’s plan to incrementally raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour for state workers begins on […]
Forbes: Investing in Mental Health Helps Drives our Economy
Ķvlog Note: Increasing funding and providing better access to mental health services yields both positive and measurable outcomes. California’s university […]
NAADAC: Apply Now for Minority Fellowships for Addiction Counselors
Ķvlog Note: See attached flyer regarding the SAMHSA funded NAADAC Minority Fellowship Program for Addiction Counselors NAADAC Minority […]
CHP: NYS VBP Workgroup Seeks Transitional $, TA for CBOs
Ķvlog Note: Over the next 5 years, Ķvlog will be moving as much of 90% of healthcare payments to […]
BH: Our Outrage Can Drive Decarceration
Ķvlog Note: Increasingly, we are discussing the decarceration movement – the push for the release of persons with mental health […]
NPR: Are Mental Health Courts Effective?
Ķvlog Note: Mental health courts are a popular form of diversion for people with mental health conditions who have had […]
RC: Why Mental Health Bill Isn’t Moving
Ķvlog Note: Overcoming the wrongful mixing of mental health policy improvements with violence prevention and failures to reach bi-partisan collaborative […]
New Report Cites Efficacy of Housing First Model with Vets
Ķvlog Note: The Veterans Homelessness Prevention Demonstration released a report on Thursday that detailed its success in providing housing and […]
LI/NYT: The Mistake of Giving Anti-Psychoytics to Babies
Ķvlog Note: The number of children who have been prescribed psychotropic medication is staggering. Dr. Allen Frances calls it an […]
Rosenberg: Stop Locking Up People With Mental Illnesses
Ķvlog Note: Sixty-five percent of incarcerated persons meet the criteria for a substance use condition and more than half meet […]
First Look at How the SAMHSA Budget Fared in Congressional Budget Proposal
Attached is a copy of how the SAMHSA budget has fared in the proposed Congressional budget deal. The budget […]
Breakling: Settlement Overhauls Solitary Confinement in NYS
Ķvlog Note: The NYCLU and NYS announced an agreement today that will overhaul solitary confinement in the state’s prison system. […]
Webinar Tomorrow: The Role of Young Adult Peers in Preventing Youth Substance Use
Ķvlog Note: Tomorrow at 1 PM Project Amp is hosting a free 60-minute webinar for folks who want to learn […]
Don’t Miss Next MRLC Webinar Jan 14- Alternative Interventions-Hearing Voices Network
Ķvlog Note: Join our presenters as they share how the Hearing Voices Network (HVN) started and now flourishes as […]
Save February 23rd for Ķvlog 2016 Legislative Day!
Ķvlog Note: Please mark your calendars for next year’s Ķvlog Albany Legislative Day on February 23rd! See our attached flyer, […]
AP: Researchers to Assess NYC Mental Health Training Effort
Ķvlog Note: The RAND Corp. and NYU’s McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research have been charged with evaluating the […]
Correction: Please Reply to New Online Survey of Forensic Peer Initiatives!
Correction: Please use this link! Friends, I am writing to invite you to participate in a survey of […]
Please Reply to New Online Survey of Forensic Peer Initiatives! (2)
Friends, I am writing to invite you to participate in a survey of peer-run organizations that have programs and/or […]
Jan 14 ‘Social Determinants of Mental Health’ Webinar: CBHL
Ķvlog Note: On January 14, 2016 at 1 PM EST The College of Behavioral Health Leadership is hosting a webinar […]
Cuomo Approves Annual MH Training for all Corrections Staffers
Ķvlog Note: As we hoped, Governor Cuomo signed A.836/S.633, legislation that expands mental health and suicide prevention training for corrections […]
ALERT: Deadline is TODAY to Tell Gov. Cuomo to Sign Bill that Mandates MH Training for Corrections Officers
ALERT: Action Needed Now to Pass A.836/S.633! DEADLINE IS TODAY!!! Tell the Governor That Correction Officers and Staff […]