Ķvlog Note: We are pleased to off another session in our ongoing Webinar series designed to help you prepare and […]
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Save April 14-15 for the 2015 Ķvlog Executive Seminar!
Ķvlog Note: Once again, Ķvlog’ Annual Executive Seminar will bring together state and national experts and government officials, consumer advocates, […]
Save April 14-15 the Ķvlog Executive Seminar!
Ķvlog Note: Once again, Ķvlog’ Annual Executive Seminar will bring together state and national experts and government officials, consumer advocates, […]
NYC Harp Transition: April ‘Passive Enrollment’, July Go Date
An adjustment in the timeline for NY’s implementation of integrated managed Health and Recovery Plans (per CMS approval): beneficiaries will […]
MHW: BH Leaders Weigh In; 2015’s Opportunities and Challenges
Ķvlog Note: Some of the brightest leaders in behavioral health policy, program, and innovation weigh in from across the country […]
Pat Deegan and Self-Care as Primary Care: 1/27 @ 2PM, STAR Center Webinar
Ķvlog Note: As health strategists and large provider systems continue to search for ways to keep people out of hospitals […]
Value-Based Payment is Spreading, But Models Need Refinement
Ķvlog Note: Value-based payment models are not an easy, quick fix to the systemic problems in our health care system. […]
OM: What Was On The Minds Of Executives In 2014?
Ķvlog Note: Open Minds recently joined us and MCTAC for a timely and informative conference in Saratoga, bridging anticipated topics […]
Bazelon Calls for Care, Not Incarceration in Latson Case and Others with Disabilities
Ķvlog Note: Below, the Bazelon Center highlights the tragic repeated arrest and incarceration of a young man with disabilities. You […]
Use Behavioral Economics to Achieve Wellness Goals; DSRIP and Beyond
Ķvlog Note: Behavioral economics studies indicate that typical assumptions about informing and rewarding healthy behavior does not actually yield sustained […]
Get On The Bus! Save the Date, February 24 for Albany Legislative Day
DSRIP Project Approval and Oversight Panel Public Meeting 1/12
Ķvlog Note: These public meetings are an opportunity for stakeholders to be a part of the process to approve and […]
Cuomo Inaugural Speeches Stress Unity, Opportunity, Criminal Justice Solutions
Ķvlog Note: Governor Cuomo’s second term agenda is primed with socioeconomic issues that are on the Ķvlog’ 2015 legislative agenda. […]
Howie the Harp, DOHMH Employment Opportunities
Ķvlog Note: See below for two employment opportunities in NYC for people wanting to work in a peer-informed environment. […]
MRLC Webinar 1/29- Transitioning to Managed Care: The Idaho Experience
Ķvlog Note: We are pleased to off another session in our ongoing Webinar series designed to help you prepare and […]
Dying Young, and Opportunities for Impact
Having a Severe Mental Illness Means Dying Young Huffington Post; Allen Frances, 12/30/2014 People diagnosed with serious mental illness […]
Crain’s: For BH Groups, a Busy 2015
Ķvlog Note: As many of us are making New Year’s resolutions this week, it’s valuable to recognize that professional resolutions […]
MIA: Yogic Liaison for People Suffering From Depression
Ķvlog Note: Several community members have recently asked me about how to fund yoga for people on public health insurance […]
Mandersheid: Setting Our Bold Course for 2015
Ķvlog Note: A typically thoughtful piece on today’s Behavioral Healthcare by our friend Ron Manderscheid whose view of key issues […]
OM: NCQA Reports Drop in MCO Performance on HEDIS BH Measures; Social Measures Must be Included
Ķvlog Note: While post discharge follow up, improvements in diabetes and cardiovascular care and increased and informed use of desired […]
CHCS Releases Medicare-Medicaid Integration Toolkit
Advancing access, quality, and cost-effectiveness in publicly financed health care. December 22, 2014 […]
US, Finnish Universities Collaborating to Adapt Open Dialogue for US
Ķvlog Note: See newly released overview of the Open Dialogue approach at http://umassmed.edu/Global/Psychiatry/Open%20Dialogue/KeyElementsV1.109022014.pdf. Preparing the Open Dialogue Approach for […]
C4SI: $40K Grants to Promote Best and Emerging Practices in Peer Services
Ķvlog Note: Please note that capability statements for this grant need to be submitted by February 2. […]
WHAM Summit Attendees Get Free Registration for National Council 2015 Conference
Ķvlog Note: The following comes from the National Council’s Larry Fricks. Whole Health Action Management — a new science-based program […]
Congress Passes ABLE Act to Help PWDs to Pursue Work, School & Retirement Goals
Ķvlog Note: The following comes courtesy of NYSPI’s Center of Excellence for Cultural Competence, who writes “Congress recently passed the […]
Get On The Bus! Save the Date, February 24 for Albany Legislative Day
Sleep for Health and Well-Being
Ķvlog Note: As you rest and restore this holiday season, remember that the benefits of sleep for your mental health, […]
Hiring, Training, Retaining, Managing Peers: Recorded Web Seminars Available
Ķvlog Note: Follow the links below for the helpful and much-discussed webinars regarding the integration of peer staff in the […]
Happy Holidays
The Ķvlog Board and Staff wish you and your family a very warm, joyous and peaceful Holiday Season. […]
Suicide Prevention Strategies Among Alaska Native Youth
Ķvlog Note: We’ve highlighted several articles in the past year about Alaskan healthcare, specifically around suicide prevention, isolation, unemployment, and […]
Today! Reflections on Ferguson: Trauma-Informed Communities, STAR Center Webinar at 2PM
Ķvlog Note: Join the conversation with the STAR Center this afternoon to learn how trauma-informed communities and personal practice can […]
New Olmstead Guidance to Prevent Harm to People with Disabilities and Seniors
Ķvlog Note: Review the “Dear Colleague” letter linked below to learn more about the home care rule as it pertains […]
Gender Reassignment Medicaid Coverage Unveiled by Cuomo
Ķvlog Note: This shift comes amidst a number of progressive decisions outlined by the Governor this week, most that were […]
#Black Lives Matter #Mentally Ill Lives Matter
Ķvlog Note: It has been so hard to find any article to highlight the national protests and debates surrounding the […]
How Twitter Uncovers Trends in Mental Health
This is How Twitter Uncovers Mental Illness Trends Tech Times; Robin Burks, 12/9/2014 Twitter is proving itself as a […]
Psychiatric Advance Directives; The Why’s and How’s of the Recovery Tool – Webinar TODAY!
Ķvlog Note: Yesterday, at the Ķvlog Newburgh Regional Forum, Orange County Mental Health and Social Services Commissioner Darcie Miller discussed […]
Beating the Blues – CBT Platform Diverts Depression and Treatment Access Need
Ķvlog Note: Last week at the MCTAC-Open Minds-Ķvlog conference in Saratoga, several discussions revolved around the need for adopting technology […]
Job: Director of MH Rehabilitation Program in Hudson
Director of the Apogee Recovery Center The Apogee Center is a nonprofit organization in Hudson, Ķvlog, helping individuals within […]
NEJM: Housing as Health Care — Ķvlog’s Boundary-Crossing Experiment
Ķvlog Note: Here’s a piece by former NYS Health Commissioner Dr. Nirav Shah that, while it was published a year […]
MHW: NYS Gun Law Renews Concerns Among Advocacy Community
NYS Gun Law Renews Concerns Among Advocacy Community Mental Health Weekly December 15, 2014 As new numbers roll in […]
North: Can Psychiatrists Stop Gun Violence?
Op-Talk | Can Psychiatrists Stop Gun Violence? By Anna North Ķvlog Times December 16, 2014 Soon after the […]
Kulze: MI Is Unfairly Scapegoated in Mass Shootings
Ķvlog Note: This comes courtesy of the National Coalition for Mental Health Recovery’s Leah Harris. Mental Illness Is Unfairly […]
Peer Health Reform Education Funding Opportunity
Bringing Recovery Supports to Scale Technical Assistance Center Strategy (BRSS TACS) Funding Opportunity 2015 Peer Health Reform Education […]
New Factsheet: Health Insurance and Mental Health Services
Ķvlog Note: This comes to us courtesy of Ron Manderscheid. Health Insurance and Mental Health Services Q: How does the […]
SL: Some States Retreat on Mental Health Funding
Some States Retreat on Mental Health Funding By Michael Ollove Stateline December 15, 2014 Fewer states increased their spending […]
NC BHBusinessPlus Offers No Cost Aid to BH Non Profits
Ķvlog Note: Check out the National Council’s BHbusiness Plus, a SAMHSA funded initiative that provides no cost assistance to behavioral […]
BH Study: Minorities 2x More Likely to Have Diabetes, Hypertension
Ķvlog Note: The following comes courtesy of Peggy Swarbrick. Factors Associated with Co-Occurring Medical Conditions Among Adults With Serious […]
Dec 18 Webinar on Psych. Advance Directives by NMHCSHC
The National Mental Health Consumers’ Self-Help Clearinghouse is sponsoring a 90-minute webinar on Psychiatric Advance Directives (PADs) on Thursday, December […]
Some NYS MH Nonprofits Restructure or Close in the Midst of
Ķvlog Note: NYS mental health nonprofits are reacting in a variety of ways to the growing challenges and opportunities and […]
Don’t Miss Saranac Lake Forum Next Monday, 12/15 at 11AM!
Ķvlog Note: Don’t forget! Join us in Saranac Lake for a regional forum next Monday, 11AM-2PM. Find your north-country regional […]
House Passes Suicide Prevention BIll, Senate Awaits
House Passes Suicide Prevention Bill, Senate Awaits Navy Times; Leo Shane, 12/9/2014 The House on Tuesday passed sweeping veterans […]
A MH Manifesto/ Christmas List; 5 Things That Need to Change
A Mental Health Manifesto: Five Things That Need to Change The Guardian; Emma Howard and Andy Bell, 12/10/2014 In […]
Is Care Best in the West? Study Finds Racial Gaps Persist, Except in Western States
Ķvlog Note: Though the study referenced below did not specifically capture behavioral health, the lessons learned are valuable for our […]
KHN: Wellness at Work: Popular But Unproven
Ķvlog Note: This morning as we listen to Monica Oss at the Ķvlog – Open Minds – MCTAC event in […]
A Podcast for Your Mental Health
Ķvlog Note: Former comedian Paul Gilmartin has built a devoted following forThe Mental-Illness Happy Hour, which tackles everything from incest […]
SAMHSA Webinar: Suicide Prevention Planning and Means Reduction
Having trouble viewing this email? View it in your browser. Upcoming Webinar on Suicide Care Safety Planning & Means Reduction […]
NYS DOH Releases Six New Supportive Housing Pilot Projects
Ķvlog Note: Thanks to CSH for synthesizing this information regarding the new supportive housing pilot projects awarded statewide. Housing continues […]
APA: Ethnic Minorities Still Receiving Inferior MH Treatment; Cultural Competence Resources
Ķvlog Note: The APA notes that over a decade after national measures indicated vast disparities in the way ethnic minorities […]
PS: Less than 1% of Those in NY SAFE Act MI Registry Had Guns
Ķvlog Note: Ķvlog’s SAFE Act requires clinicians to report to county mental health directors the names of individuals with […]
Homeless Children Spike Calls Attention to MH Needs, Inclusive and Integrated System
Homeless Children Spike Calls Attention to MH Needs, Systems Working Together Mental Health Weekly; Vol 24 Num 45, 11/24/2014 […]
Crain’s: As FIDA Debuts, Anxiety Rises
Ķvlog Note: The article below does not clarify that FIDA is not for all persons with dual eligibility in NYC […]
NYT: To Siri, With Love
Ķvlog Note: For this mother, understanding that her son’s happiness is not going to look like her own is made […]
Integrating Peers in the Workplace; Roles, Expectations, and Supervision
Ķvlog Note: Don’t forget! Today, and 12/16, join the two-part webinar ‘Best Practices for Effectively Integrating Peer Staff in the […]
Crain’s: Bumpy Road to SHIN-NY
Ķvlog Note: Though this brief article points to some (potential) barriers and drawbacks to implementing the Statewide Health Information Network […]
RC: Mental Health Bill Seen As Ripe For Revival Next Year
Ķvlog Note: Look once more for much discussion and debate in Congress next year on mental health related issues. Over […]
Ķvlog Forums Focus on Peer Support, Housing, and Crisis Intervention!
Ķvlog Note: Join us around the state for upcoming regional forums, where we will share the latest in Medicaid […]
CSH Pay for Success RFP Focused on Supportive Housing
Ķvlog Note: See below for an opportunity to join CSH in an exciting Supportive Housing initiative, by submitting an RFP […]
Last Days to Register; Managed Care Readiness with MCTAC and Open Minds — Dec 11-12 in Saratoga
Register Now! The Ķvlog Collective in collaboration with the Managed Care Technical Assistance Center (MCTAC) announce Strategies for Successfully […]
Crain’s: $1B Request for More Capital Funding
Ķvlog Note: As associations and large provider agencies push for additional funding to revamp infrastructure and improve capital in advance […]
Children’s MH Key to Future Employment Prospects
Children’s Mental Health Key to Future Employment Prospects Medical Express, David Tripp, 11/26/2014 Children who experience emotional problems are […]
Learning to Live with the Voices in Your Head
Ķvlog Note: The article and interview below not only demonstrate innovative models for assisting people who hear voices, but provides […]
SAMHSA: Join Today for ACA Enrollment Webinar; Enrollment for BH Needs
Ķvlog Note: The time is quickly approaching for health insurance open enrollment in the marketplace. Learn how to engage individuals […]