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Here’s a copy of the newly released Mental Health Reform Act of 2015, as proposed by Senators Chris Murphy (D-CT) […]

ÌÇÐĶ¯Âþvlog Note: Details of ÌÇÐĶ¯Âþvlog City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s new plan to enhance services for homeless City residents […]

ÌÇÐĶ¯Âþvlog Note: In addition to 2 Congressional legislative mental health proposals previously introduced by Reps. Tim Murphy and Eddie Bernice […]

ÌÇÐĶ¯Âþvlog Note: This has become an eventful week for Americans with mental health conditions. Earlier this week, Senators Chris Murphy […]

ÌÇÐĶ¯Âþvlog Note: ÌÇÐĶ¯Âþvlogers with behavioral health conditions are about to see the coordination and approval of Medicaid funded treatments […]

ÌÇÐĶ¯Âþvlog Note: ÌÇÐĶ¯Âþvlog joins our colleagues from NYAIL, Medicaid Matters, the Empire Justice Center and a host of mental health […]

ÌÇÐĶ¯Âþvlog Note: Several weeks ago, a ÌÇÐĶ¯Âþvlog panel convened by Governor Andrew Cuomo recommended raising the minimum wage for […]

ÌÇÐĶ¯Âþvlog Note: Here’s more on the bipartisan Senate mental health bill that was announced yesterday by co-sponsors Sens. Chris Murphy […]

The following comes from US Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia Burwell.   Colleagues, I write today to share […]

ÌÇÐĶ¯Âþvlog Note: U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-la.) and U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (0-Conn) have just released a Congressional proposal they […]

ÌÇÐĶ¯Âþvlog Note: National interest is rising about Recovery Now!, a coalition who seeks to change the current narrative to one […]

ÌÇÐĶ¯Âþvlog Note: Here’s a timely piece written by the Florida jurist who administered and presided over the Nation’s first Mental […]

ÌÇÐĶ¯Âþvlog Note: This article highlights just a fraction of the complexity of finding fair and safe housing as a NYC […]

Mental Health and African Americans: Breaking the Tradition of Silence Amsterdam News; Chirlane McCray, 7/20/2015   A short time ago, […]

ÌÇÐĶ¯Âþvlog Note: Intentional Peer Support is ‘ground zero’ for the development of the purest form of peer support and works […]

ÌÇÐĶ¯Âþvlog Note: The article below is a continuation of one we sent from MHW last week, and goes into detail […]

ÌÇÐĶ¯Âþvlog Note: The following press release outlines actions taken in Ogdensburg, NY, by Step by Step to rezone a property […]

ÌÇÐĶ¯Âþvlog Note: See below for a high-level job posting from the NYS OMH. The candidate will be responsible for the […]

ÌÇÐĶ¯Âþvlog Note: News of the CMS approval of the NYS 1115 Demonstration means the state agencies can proceed with final […]

Report on Deadly Encounters Between Police, People with MI: Field RespondsMental Health Weekly; 7/27/2015 The Washington Post headline is alarming: […]

ÌÇÐĶ¯Âþvlog Note: ÌÇÐĶ¯Âþvlog is launching a series of analyses of Rep. Tim Murphy’s 2015 version of The Helping Families in […]

ÌÇÐĶ¯Âþvlog Note: No matter how substantive and innovative new healthcare initiatives are, they can’t be successful unless people know about, […]

ÌÇÐĶ¯Âþvlog Note: ÌÇÐĶ¯Âþvlog’ Annual Conference is only a short time away. Here’s yet another reason to attend: register today! For […]

Mental Health Awareness Day Now is the time: Transformation, Hope, Recovery We are the ones we’ve been waiting for Thursday, […]

How ÌÇÐĶ¯Âþvlog’s Mentally Ill Get Lost in Courts, Jails and Hospitals AlJazeera America; Ben Hattem, 7/27/2015 Just before 1 […]

ÌÇÐĶ¯Âþvlog Note: Here’s an exciting next step action from Recovery Now!, a terrific and well-timed effort to put recovery at […]

ÌÇÐĶ¯Âþvlog Note: Below is an important in person training offered by MCTAC only for NYC providers or those who serve […]

ÌÇÐĶ¯Âþvlog Note: My apologies for sending this yesterday without the registration link; please register for the second half of this […]

Bronx Medicaid Managed Care Public Forum Please note event date correction: Thursday, August 6, 2015, from 5:30-7:30pm   Jointly with […]

ÌÇÐĶ¯Âþvlog Note: This article highlights the $15 raise of minimum wage for fast food workers as the major public health […]

ÌÇÐĶ¯Âþvlog Note: Register today for the second part in a series on peer support for prison reentry strategies, brought to […]

Poverty Is Bad For Mental Health – No, Really, It Is! SAMHSA SOAR TA Center; Matt Canuteson, 6/11/2015   Having […]

Jointly with OASAS, OMH and SDOH, NYC DOHMH is holding our second summer forum in NYC to explain upcoming changes […]

ÌÇÐĶ¯Âþvlog Note: First-person accounts of experiences of psychosis, and not just personal stories of recovery, could be influential in changing […]

Social Media Is Changing How College Students Deal With Mental Health, For Better Or Worse Huffington Post; Riley Griffin, 7/21/2015 […]

ÌÇÐĶ¯Âþvlog Appoints Tanya Stevens as Deputy Director, Seeks CFO, Policy Director and Managed Care Projects Manager   Fast changing times […]

Join SAMHSA in Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act SAMHSA; Paolo del Vecchio, 7/20/2015   REGISTER for SAMHSA’s July […]

Teen Bipolar Disorder and the Abnormal Brain: Making Sense of New Research Mad in America; Claudia Gold, MD, 7/21/2015   […]

Health Affairs Blog; Housing is a Prescription for Better Health CHCS; Kathy Moses and Rachel Davis, 7/22/2015   Effectively managing […]

New Report Calls for Enhanced Wages, Training for Health Home/DSRIP Care Coordinators   1199 SEIU and the Primary Care Development […]

ÌÇÐĶ¯Âþvlog Note: We’re only 2 months away from this year’s ÌÇÐĶ¯Âþvlog Annual Conference! Check out this year’s extraordinary lineup at […]

ÌÇÐĶ¯Âþvlog Note: This week marks an extraordinary moment for Americans with disabilities, their families and supporters: the 25th year since […]

ÌÇÐĶ¯Âþvlog Note: Americans with mental health conditions remain one of the few often discriminated groups who have yet to have […]

ÌÇÐĶ¯Âþvlog Appoints Tanya Stevens as Deputy Director, Seeks CFO, Policy Director and Managed Care Projects Manager   Good afternoon E […]

Psychiatry’s Identity Crisis ÌÇÐĶ¯Âþvlog Times; Richard A. Friedman, 7/17/2015   American psychiatry is facing a quandary: Despite a vast […]

ÌÇÐĶ¯Âþvlog Note: As program outcomes and demonstrating value becomes more important in NY and beyond, the peer community must understand […]

ÌÇÐĶ¯Âþvlog Note: We were pleased last week when many of our readers commented on the article I sent related to […]

ÌÇÐĶ¯Âþvlog Note: The transcript of Johann Hari’s impassioned TED Talk below highlights the severity of trauma as a predictive factor […]

ÌÇÐĶ¯Âþvlog Note: The below article takes on some of the most contentious notions of the recovery movement. How much does […]

ÌÇÐĶ¯Âþvlog Note: ÌÇÐĶ¯Âþvlog is very pleased to post the program and activity schedule for our annual fall conference, entitled “Recovery […]

ÌÇÐĶ¯Âþvlog Note: The President’s position has yet to take on issues like solitary confinement, mistreatment of people with psychiatric diagnoses, […]

ÌÇÐĶ¯Âþvlog Note: As ‘peer specialist’ becomes a household term in NY healthcare, it’s important for our advocacy network to understand […]

Dear Medicaid Provider,   The Office of Health Insurance Programs of the ÌÇÐĶ¯Âþvlog State Department of Health has approved […]

ÌÇÐĶ¯Âþvlog Note: Did you join Lauren Spiro this year in a dialogue to increase intra- and interpersonal communication? Learn more […]

Report: Mental Health Resources Inadequate Across the Globe U.S. News; Kimberly Leonard, 7/14/2015 Reports in recent months have pointed out a lack […]

ÌÇÐĶ¯Âþvlog Note: In recent days we’ve distributed several reports highlighting recent studies that demonstrate the disastrous outcomes that can occur […]

ÌÇÐĶ¯Âþvlog Note: ÌÇÐĶ¯Âþvlog is very pleased to post the program and activity schedule for our annual fall conference, entitled “Recovery […]

ÌÇÐĶ¯Âþvlog Note: As the public mental health system is poised to be integrated within and coordinated and funded by new […]

ÌÇÐĶ¯Âþvlog Note: NYC Police Commissioner William Bratton has joined mental health and other advocacy groups’ longtime complaints about the outrageous […]

Well-being: Moving Deliberately From Deficit- To Strength-Based Thinking Behavioral Healthcare; Ron Manderscheid, PhD, 7/8/15   Frequently, we marvel at the […]

ÌÇÐĶ¯Âþvlog Note: The Washington Post study referenced below has gained much attention recently, as it highlights the need for training […]

Call for Proposals PEER SERVICES HAVE ARRIVED!  ARE WE READY?   ÌÇÐĶ¯Âþvlog City’s Second Annual Behavioral Health Peer’s Conference […]

Comprehensive Criminal Justice, Substance Use Bill Introduced In The House National Council Policy Brief; Michael Petruzzelli, 7/9/2015   Members of […]

How Hearing Voices, Long Assumed a Sign of Mental Illness, Can Be a Part of the Human Experience The Globe […]

ÌÇÐĶ¯Âþvlog Note: here’s a great resource. ÌÇÐĶ¯Âþvlogers can go to http://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/medicaid_newyork_7-9-15.pdf As part of our Medicaid at 50 series, […]

ÌÇÐĶ¯Âþvlog Note: Paul Francis will be the new NYS Deputy Secretary for Health, a post that oversees the operations of […]

With Mental Health Institutes Closed, Patients Served Elsewhere in Iowa Erin Murphy Sioux City Journal  July 12, 2015   In […]