Ķvlog Note: Ķvlog is very pleased that Michael Hogan, Paul Samuels, Chuck Ingoglia, Chacku Mathai, Patrick Gauthier and John Coppola […]
eNews Bulletin Updates
Alert: Urge Your Congress Member to Co-Sponsor the TIME Act!
Ķvlog Note: Act on Congress NOW to urge your member to co-sponsor the TIME Act, and eliminate the ability of […]
US Mental Health Policy Rises to the Fore in 2015
Ķvlog Note: Mental health reform in the US become a subject of even greater discussion in 2015 in the nation’s […]
iNAPS: ‘I Don’t Want to Work’ – Personal Recovery Goals in a Planning Process
Ķvlog Note: The story below is an excellent example of how we can focus person-centered planning on the values of […]
WNYC: In Foster Care, Treating the Trigger
In Foster Care, Treating the Trigger WNYC; Cindy Rodriguez, 2/4/2015 Research suggests that abuse, abandonment and neglect can change the […]
CNY: More Details about FEGS
Ķvlog Note: The entire nonprofit community remains shocked about the recent announcement that the Federation of Education and Guidance Services […]
WNYC: Respite From the Storm
Ķvlog Note: WNYC continues to profile mental health system changes in NYC, and today focuses on the Parachute respite center […]
HP: How Mindfulness is Revolutionizing Mental Health Care
How Mindfulness Is Revolutionizing Mental Health Care The Huffington Post; Carolyn Gregoire, 1/23/2015 More than350 million people globallysuffer from […]
R U There? Texting, Crisis, and Re-learning Therapeutic Communication in the Ķvloger
Ķvlog Note: The piece below is long, but worth the read, particularly for those treating youth and transition-age youth, or […]
New Assembly Speaker Heastie Announces Leadership, Committee Chair Posts
Ķvlog Note: New NYS Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie announced the following leadership positions and committee chairs. Ķvlog is pleased to […]
Featured Speakers Announced for Ķvlog April 14-15 Executive Seminar!
Ķvlog Note: Ķvlog is very pleased that Michael Hogan, Paul Samuels, Chuck Ingoglia, Chacku Mathai, Patrick Gauthier and John Coppola […]
ACA Offers BH Services to AI/AN Communities
Affordable Care Act Offers Behavioral Health Services to AI/AN Communities HHS; Pamela Hyde, 2/3/2015 Access to health care coverage […]
WNYC: Voices From Inside; Solitary Confinement and the Mental Health Sysytem
Ķvlog Note: WNYC will be profiling areas of mental health reform for the remainder of this week. Their article detailing […]
NC: ASylum or Warehouse?
Ķvlog Note: Many of our readers will have seen the JAMA article—or at least its rebuttals—called ‘Bring Back the Asylum’. […]
OMH News: NYS Budget, Employment and Yoga
Ķvlog Note: Please note in particular some details around how OMH and DOH are continuing to enhance multi-year community service […]
Obama’s 16 Budget Cuts Medicare, Eliminates Sequestration
Ķvlog Note: The Medicare cuts in President Obama’s proposed 2016 budget are based in a prioritization of outpatient over hospital […]
Medicaid Hearing Looks to DOH Goals of Cutting Costs and Improving Care
Ķvlog Note: The two articles below highlight yesterday’s State Medicaid legislative hearing, in which testimonies discussed DSRIP, the Basic Health […]
9:30AM Today! Kennedy, Satcher State of the Union in Mental Health and Addiction Webcast
Ķvlog Note: Join this morning at 9:30 for a special State of the Union Address for Mental Health and Addiction […]
BH Merger in Talks, Feasibility of Combining OMH and OASAS Reviewed
Behavioral Health Merger in Talks; Leaders Study Feasibility of Combining Mental Health, Substance Abuse Offices Times Union; Rick Karlin, 1/31/2015 […]
In Alzheimer’s Cases, Financial Ruin and Abuse Lurking
Ķvlog Note: This article uses a popular film to look into issues like assisted suicide, financial planning, and family dynamics […]
Chirlane McCray Talks Family MH Struggles, Public Health Plan for NYC
Ķvlog Note: The Mayor’s office, in planning with NYC First Lady Chirlane McCray and her daughter Chiara, are planning a […]
Severe Depression Linked with Inflammation in Brain
Ķvlog Note: The link between inflammation and markers for depression in brain studies has not only raised questions of anti-inflammatories […]
DN: FEGS to Close Its Doors
Federation Employment & Guidance Service closing shop EXCLUSIVE: The closure of the 80-year-old charity comes weeks after an audit revealed […]
Legislative Day Focuses on Housing, Criminal Justice, and Community Services!
Violence as a Disease Vector: Guns, the CDC, and Community Interrupters
Ķvlog Note: The interconnection between health and violence is not widely debated in the media as a nuanced topic. But […]
MRLC Webinar 1/29- Transitioning to Managed Care: The Idaho Experience (3)
Ķvlog Note: We are pleased to offer another session in our ongoing Webinar series designed to help you prepare and […]
MCTAC.org New SIte Launch With Contracting and Kick-Off Presentations
Ķvlog Note: All NY behavioral health providers should visit the new Managed Care Technical Assistance Center website and check out […]
Feds Tie More Medicare Payments to ‘Value’: Big Change by 2018
Ķvlog Note: The announcement by HHS that the Federal government will move to a system of value-based payment models for […]
Team Tackles Recidivism From CJ System in Phoenix, Model Could Expand in NY
Ķvlog Note: Forensic Assertive Community Treatment (FACT) teams, like the one described below from Maricopa County in Arizona, are demonstrated […]
Tonko: Moving Forward On Mental Health
Ķvlog Note: Rep. Paul Tonko is emerging as the same kind of stirring and thoughtful leader mental health policy in […]
MIA: Quality of Relationship to Doctor Significantly Improves Antidepressant Efficacy
Ķvlog Note: More research could be helpful in demonstrating conclusively something that most consumers of psychiatric services already know well; […]
How Suicide Affects Psychiatrists
Ķvlog Note: This complex, daunting (and at points triggering) article details the complicated relationship between individuals with suicidal experiences, and […]
NYT: Writing Your Way to Happiness
Ķvlog Note: Many people who have experienced recovery from mental health problems have found the value in creating their own […]
HP: Supportive Housing and Mental Health Services Meet Challenges in 2015
Let’s Address America’s Mental Health Crisis in 2015 Huffington Post; Deborah De Santis, 1/24/2015 Not every homeless person is […]
Veterans MH Conference @ Adelphi Highlights Older Veterans, Suicide Prevention and More On 3/17
Ķvlog Note: Join Veterans and fellow advocates from across NY and surrounding states at the 3rd Annual National Veterans Mental […]
SOAR Benefits for Homeless or At-Risk; Consumer-Run Organizations Learn More
Ķvlog Note: Do you work for a consumer-run organization who has direct contact with mental health service consumers who are […]
Register now! Web-based Managed Care Contracting Review and Office Hours Feb 10
Ķvlog Note: Register below for additional time through Webinar and “Office Hours” with Adam Falcone on contracting issues. This webinar […]
Register Now for SAMHSA’s Free Webinar: Motivational Interviewing for Peer Support Providers
Ķvlog note: Ķvlog Director of Peer Services, Tanya Stevens will be presenting on Peer Support and Motivational Interviewing on this […]
Albany Regional Forum
Ķvlog Regional Forum 2015 Please join us for our Regional Forum! Topics: Medicaid Redesign; Updates for Consumers and Providers […]
Registration Open for April 14-15 Executive Seminar! (2)
Ķvlog Note: Once again, Ķvlog’ Annual Executive Seminar will bring together state and national experts and government officials, consumer advocates, […]
Feb 4 Webinar on New ACMHA Peer Services Toolkit
Ķvlog Note: Last week, ACMHA: The College for Behavioral Health Leadership, announced the release of a toolkit aimed at promoting […]
Childhood Adversity, Psychiatric Disorders Seen at Cellular Level
Connection Between Childhood Adversity, Psychiatric Disorders Seen at Cellular Level Science Daily; 1/20/2015 An association between biological changes on […]
MHW: MO Lawmakers Consider Eating Disorders Bill; Parity and Complex Mental Health Treatment
Ķvlog Note: Ķvlog has mandatory standards for insurance coverage of eating disorders, but it is one of only four […]
NYT: NYS Assembly Speaker Silver Arrested in Corruption Case
Sheldon Silver, Speaker of Ķvlog Assembly, Is Arrested in Corruption Case By William K. Rashbaum, Thomas Kaplan And Susanne […]
NYS Budget Proposal: A First Look
[nyaprs logo] January 21, 2015 First Look at the NYS 2015-16 Executive Budget Proposal From: Harvey Rosenthal, Ķvlog Executive Director […]
HCBS Rule Webinar on 1/22: Policy, Housing, State Transition Planning
Ķvlog Note: Interested in learning more about how the Home and Community Based Service rule impacts housing, waivers for persons […]
CHANGE the Date! Ķvlog Legislative Day is February 25, 2015!
Ķvlog Note: Good morning Ķvlogers, did you see the news? Our 18th Annual Albany Advocacy Day has been moved […]
MRLC Webinar 1/29- Transitioning to Managed Care: The Idaho Experience (2)
Ķvlog Note: We are pleased to offer another session in our ongoing Webinar series designed to help you prepare and […]
NYS Budget 1st Look Member Webinar, Tomorrow at 2:30pm
[cid:logo.jpeg] Member Webinar; Executive Budget Analysis Join us for a webinar on Jan 22, 2015 at 2:30 PM EST. Register […]
Ķvlog Needs Your Help to Advocate for Housing, Rights, and Criminal Justice Responsiveness!
Good morning Ķvlog Community! Each year, Ķvlog joins with providers, recipients, and self-advocates from across the state to bring hundreds […]
NYT: Redefining Mental Illness
Ķvlog Note: The publishing of this op-ed in the Ķvlog Times may signal the significant tide-change in the psychiatric/ […]
Crain’s: DSRIP’s Workforce Impact
Ķvlog Note: How will DSRIP impact the health care workforce across NY? How can DSRIP funds be purposed for training […]
Cuomo Housing, Nonprofit, CJ Initiatives; Jan 22 Ķvlog Member Webinar
Ķvlog Note: Lots of news expected this week in Governor Cuomo’s budget proposal for the coming new fiscal year including […]
Bassman: On the Passing of Leonard Roy Frank
Ķvlog Note: Renowned psychiatric survivor, noted author, and long-time civil rights activist Leonard Roy Frank died last week at the […]
AP: US Medicare Chief Steps Down
Medicare Chief Steps Down, Ran Health Care Rollout By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press January 19, 2015 WASHINGTON (AP) —Medicare‘s […]
ACMHA Releases Peer Services Toolkit to Advance, Implement Peer-run BH Services
Ķvlog Note: Our ACMHA Peer Leaders Interest Group is very pleased to share this Peer Services Toolkit which is the […]
Registration Open for April 14-15 Executive Seminar!
Ķvlog Note: Once again, Ķvlog’ Annual Executive Seminar will bring together state and national experts and government officials, consumer advocates, […]
Gov. Cuomo, NYC Police Union Talk, Budget Priorities Emerge
Ķvlog Note: As we anticipate the release of Governor Cuomo’s budget in tandem with his State of the State address […]
HP: Voodou Prists and Doctors on Frontline of Haiti’s MH Care
Ķvlog Note: A critical lack of resources for mental health care in post-disaster Haiti has contributed to unique partnerships between […]
SAMHSA: Injectable Naltrexone is Significant Opportunity for Opioid Use Disorder
Extended-release Injectable Naltrexone: A Significant Opportunity for Treating Opioid Use Disorder SAMHSA Blog; Melinda Campopiano, M.D., Brandon T. Johnson, M.B.A.; […]
Peer Support: Defining, Educating, and Innovating the Recovery Model
Ķvlog Note: At a time when peer support has become a term used to symbolize progress and recovery within a […]
Disability Employment WIOA Adds Public Members to Team
Ķvlog Note: The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, initiated by President Obama last year, is to strategically assess, incentivize, and […]
HP: Newly Eligible and Addicted; Policy and Payment Reform in National Medicaid Landscape
States Gear Up To Help Medicaid Enrollees Beat Addictions Huffington Post from Pew’s Stateline; Christine Vestal, 1/13/2015 Under the […]
NYC Forum with Commissioner of DOHMH – Gary Belkin
Ķvlog Note: Take this opportunity to meet and offer feedback to Dr. Gary Belkin, Executive Deputy Commissioner of DOHMH in […]
NYT: Rikers to Ban Isolation for Inmates 21 and Younger
Rikers to Ban Isolation for Inmates 21 and Younger Ķvlog Times; Michael Winerip and Michael Schwirtz, 1/13/2015 New […]
Children Eligible for Expanded Medicaid Contribute More in Taxes as Adults
Children Eligible for Expanded Medicaid Contribute More in Taxes as Adults PhysOrg; Yale University Press, 1/12/2015 A new study […]
Guide to Planning Integrated Care for Underserved Populations; Free HMA Webinar
Ķvlog Note: This webinar would not only be useful for those agencies applying for SAMHSA’s integrated care grants, but for […]
House Again Passes Veterans Suicide Prevention Bill
House Again Passes Veterans Suicide Prevention Bill Military Times; Leo Shane III, 1/12/2015 For the second time in five […]
DN: Gov. Cuomo to Combine State of State Address and Budget Presentation
Gov. Cuomo to Combine State of State Address and Budget Presentation: Source BY Ken Lovett Ķvlog Daily News Monday, […]
HP: Downside of Treating MH Like Physical Problem
The Downside Of Treating Mental Illness Like A Physical Problem The Huffington Post; Lindsay Holmes, 12/1/2014 One of the […]
No Longer Anonymous: Gravedigger Gets His Due at a Psychiatric Hospital
Ķvlog Note: The NYS Office of Mental Health and a group of passionate advocates resolved a longstanding disagreement last month […]
NYT: Iraq Veteran Seeks to Rein in Disability Pay
Ķvlog Note: Behind the central arguments in this article rests concerns about the real lack of capacity to serve veteran’s […]