Positive Role Models, Safe Communities Linked To Better Mental Health For Poor Teens The Huffington Post; Erin Schumaker, 11/26/2014 […]
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Managed Care Readiness with HCBS Services, Open Minds and MCTAC in Saratoga, Dec 11-12
Register Now! The Ķvlog Collective in collaboration with the Managed Care Technical Assistance Center (MCTAC) announce Strategies for Successfully […]
Intentional Peer Support, and Reflections on Ferguson; Two Webinars from STAR Center
Ķvlog Note: Two upcoming webinars from the STAR Center highlight the role of Intentional Peer Support in building and sustaining […]
Support Your Community on Giving Tuesday!
Thank you to those of you who reached out yesterday to support Ķvlog for Giving Tuesday. Your contributions enable us […]
Syracuse Forum 12/3 Details Managed Care, Legislative Agenda
Ķvlog Note: We look forward to seeing many of you tomorrow in Syracuse to discuss the latest on managed care, […]
MH a Global Priority, Include in UN Sustainable Development Goals
Ķvlog Note: International recognition of mental health as a significant priority is moving to the forefront of public health discourse, […]
$130m for MH and SUD in NYC Jails, Intervention, and Diversion
Ķvlog Note: The mandate to the NYC criminal justice system outlined below—including funding for police training and diversion resources—will be […]
Giving Tuesday for Ķvlog: Support Mental Health Rights, Empowerment, and Community!
Be a Part of Giving Tuesday! We have a day for giving thanks. We have two for getting deals. […]
Mass Imprisonment and Public Health
Ķvlog Note: The Vera Institute’s recent report (linked below) is summarized in this article. The synopsis does not mention, however, […]
Shining Light on MH in Poor Nations, Lessons for America’s Youth
Ķvlog Note: The lessons one doctor has learned in Malawi are applicable in a US context toward constructing preventive, culturally […]
Syracuse Forum 12/3 Highlights Medicaid Redesign, Health Homes–Join Ķvlog at Hutchings!
Ķvlog Regional Forum 2014 Topics: Please join us for our […]
Smoking not ‘Lesser Evil’ in MH Treatment Settings
Ķvlog Note: Smoking cessation has been targeted this year in DSRIP planning, particularly in NYC where it is a significant […]
Healthy Girls Affected Physically by Mother’s Depression?
Ķvlog Note: Another indication of the role of epigenetics in creating generational stress or negative symptoms of mental health is […]
OpenMinds Program Filling Fast; Managed Care Readiness with HCBS Services — Dec 11-12 in Saratoga
Register Now! The Ķvlog Collective in collaboration with the Managed Care Technical Assistance Center (MCTAC) announce Strategies for Successfully […]
Debate Persists Over Personality Disorder, Long After ‘Sybil’
Ķvlog Note: Many may remember the first time they watched ‘Sybil’, and the impact it had on their own consciousness. […]
WA State in Contempt, Judges Order Sanctions for MH Defendants in Jails
Ķvlog Note: Another case emerges from the west coast, where the detainment of persons awaiting competency assessments may set a […]
Returning to the Working World Through the Struggle of Depression
Ķvlog Note: This article—apart from highlighting a NYS PROS program—offers anecdotal insight into the challenges of regaining employment for people […]
HCBS Rule Could Halt Shift from Nursing Homes
Ķvlog Note: NY and all other states must submit a transition plan in compliance with the new federal Home and […]
Women with MH Needs Less Likely to Receive Cancer Screenings
Ķvlog Note: This article details a recent study that confirms what cost and utilization data already shows us regarding access […]
Time’s Running Out; Register Today for Open Minds with Ķvlog and MCTAC on Dec 11-12
Register Now! The Ķvlog Collective in collaboration with the Managed Care Technical Assistance Center (MCTAC) announce Strategies for Successfully […]
Integrating Peer Staff in the Workplace: Webinar for Best Effective Practices
Ķvlog Note: The two presentations below, offered by the OMH Office of Consumer Affairs, are timely and important given the […]
NYR: A Link Between MH and Gun Violence?
Ķvlog Note: Below, another piece with helpful research related to the coincidence of gun violence and mental health. Is […]
Capital Restructuring Money for NY BH Available Through RFA
Ķvlog Note: Please see information below in a recent email from DOH and the DSRIP team, and linked information to […]
MH Parity Disclosure War: 4 Battlefields
Ķvlog Note: Below is a helpful investigation into the ongoing process of securing parity implementation for behavioral health, with useful […]
MIA: Time to Get Serious About Nutrition
Ķvlog Note: Below are two articles related to nutrition and its role in mental health; the second indicates a recent […]
TU: Tackling Psychiatric Problems with Transformative Hope
Ķvlog Note: Thank you to local advocate Tracy Frisch for this excellent commentary, which offers the simple and life-changing hope […]
The Science of Suffering; Trauma and Epigenetics
Ķvlog Note: The article below is the best I have read on the issue of trauma. Inherited pathology as it […]
DSRIP Reveals Shortcomings in Health Tech Across State and Systems
DSRIP Reveals Shortcomings in Health Tech Crain’s Health Pulse; 11/18/2014 Ķvlog’s health IT community is hopeful that the […]
Medicaid Data Shows High City Admission Rates for Preventable Illness
Ķvlog Note: Read the United Hospital Fund report referenced below here, and link to a recent UHF study on lessons […]
‘Voices from the Emotional Underground’ in Troy, NY on 11/20 (2)
Ķvlog Note: Ķvlog is proud to co-sponsor this event on 11/20 at the Sanctuary for Independent Media in Troy, NY. […]
Deciding Whether to Disclose MH Needs at Work
Ķvlog Note: The article below offers some helpful resources for workplace mental health, and tips for “coming out” about behavioral […]
STAR Webinar: Promoting Family Wellness Using WRAP®, 11/18 @ 2pm
Ķvlog Note: Register now for tomorrow’s webinar on using WRAP to promote family wellness. See below for details! […]
‘The Invisible Front’ Offers Perspective on Veteran’s Day
Ķvlog Note: I wouldn’t normally send something like a book review to our readers, but the article below highlights a […]
STILL TIME TO REGISTER MRLC Webinar 11/17: Utilizing Recovery Outcomes
Ķvlog Note: Given the current changes in funding sources, the Affordable Care Act, Managed Care, Health Homes, DSRIP, HARPS and […]
Yesterday’s Corrections and Mental Health Hearing Offers Solutions to CJ Crisis, Collaboration Between Committees
Ķvlog Note: Ķvlog extends our gratitude to Damian DePauw, who yesterday joined us to testify to the Joint Standing Legislative […]
Community Forum Westchester and Upcoming Meetings Pre-Ķvlog Legislative Day
Ķvlog Note: Join us in Westchester next Wednesday, 11/19, for a forum discussing the upcoming legislative season, the move to […]
Open Minds Forum Full Program Now Available-Join Ķvlog and MCTAC 12/11-12
Ķvlog Note: Join Ķvlog and MCTAC on December 11-12 in Saratoga as we dive into the programmatic, management, and financial […]
Prison Health Care Spending: Cost Drivers and Policy Approaches
Ķvlog Note: Today, we will testify in front of the NY legislative committees on corrections and mental health to the […]
LI Ķvlog Forum, 11/17, Features Managed Care Issues for Providers and Community Members
OpenMinds; Managed Care Readiness with HCBS Services — Dec 11-12 in Saratoga (2)
Ķvlog Note: Join Ķvlog and MCTAC on December 11-12 in Saratoga as we dive into the programmatic, management, and financial […]
Forum on Medicaid Reform in Brooklyn, 12/8, with DOHMH, Ķvlog, and CIDNY
Ķvlog Note: We will join DOHMH and CIDNY in Brooklyn on 12/8 to bring information on the transition to managed […]
This Veteran’s Day, Let’s Focus on Homeless Female Vets
This Veterans Day, Let’s Focus on Homeless Female Vets Huffington Post; Deborah De Santis, 11/10/2014 As we observe Veterans Day […]
PROS Academy Nov 20-21; Register Today!
Ķvlog note: Ķvlog’s Personalized Recovery Oriented Services (PROS) licensed Medicaid program is promoting recovery, employment and community integration in […]
MIA: My Favorite Fears and How They May Serve Us
Ķvlog Note: I think the article below is relevant in many professional contexts, and certainly valuable in a time of […]
National Council: Nominate for 2015 Excellence Awards
Ķvlog Note: Do you know an employment provider or advocate who is inspiring hope? A rising star in recovery advocacy? […]
SAMHSA: New TIP on Cultural Competence
Ķvlog Note: The below Treatment Improvement Protocol, recently released by SAMHSA, will be a valuable resource for service providers […]
40, 000 Suicides Annually, Yet America Simply Shrugs
Ķvlog Note: The portrait below is a chapter in another installment of USA Today’s look at mental health and stigma […]
MRT Social Determinants Workgroup Proposes Recommendations
Ķvlog Note: The Medicaid Redesign Team’s Social Determinants of Health workgroup has released a final set of recommendations to the […]
OpenMinds; Managed Care Readiness with HCBS Services — Dec 11-12 in Saratoga
Ķvlog Note: Join Ķvlog and MCTAC on December 11-12 in Saratoga as we dive into the programmatic, management, and financial […]
Ķvlog offers FREE NOVEMBER 17 Webinar-Utilizing RecoveryOutcomes
Ķvlog Note: Given the current changes in funding sources, the Affordable Care Act, Managed Care, Health Homes, DSRIP, HARPS and […]
Ted: How Should We Talk About Mental Health?
Ķvlog Note: This concise and helpful article below was written by a contributing author to www.ted.com , a site now […]
Crain’s: Community Health Program Gets Results, Sets Stage for Presby DSRIP
Ķvlog Note: Innovative integration models targeting high-needs clients will pave the way for more reform in DSRIP. But with the […]
When Mental Health Gets Political
Ķvlog Note: This brief article gives a snapshot of the mental health issues at stake on this year’s gubernatorial election […]
Register for Ķvlog 5th Annual PROS Academy Today!
Ķvlog Association of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services in collaboration with the Ķvlog State Office of Mental Health The Center […]
CA’s Realignment Act: A Model for Community MH?
Ķvlog Note: In another article regarding the potential precedent set by California’s courts in reducing the prison census due to […]
Registration Open for the Dec 11-12 OpenMinds Program on Managed Care Readiness for HCBS Services
Register Now! The Ķvlog Collective in collaboration with the Managed Care Technical Assistance Center (MCTAC) announce Strategies for Successfully […]
Supportive Housing Call Ambitious for De Blasio, Cuomo
Ambitious Call for De Blasio, Cuomo to Build Supportive Housing City Limits; Chris Giblin, 10/23/2014 Ķvlog’s affordable housing crunch […]
‘Voices from the Emotional Underground’ in Troy, NY on 11/20
Ķvlog Note: Ķvlog is proud to co-sponsor this event on 11/20 at the Sanctuary for Independent Media. Join community members […]
NYT: If Medicaid Expansion Weren’t Optional
Who Would Have Health Insurance if Medicaid Expansion Weren’t Optional Ķvlog Times; Kevin Quealy and Margot Sanger-Katz, 11/3/2014 […]
Release of HCBS Provider Application, Due 12/5 (2)
Thanks Abbie! Very helpful. From: Relkin, Abbie [mailto:RelkinA at MhaWestchester.org] Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2014 3:17 PM To: Harvey Rosenthal; […]
Release of HCBS Provider Application, Due 12/5
Ķvlog Note: OMH has just announced the release of the HCBS provider application form, which allows providers to attest to […]
Aging in Place Efforts Expanding, Survey Shows
Efforts to Enable Americans to Age in Place are Expanding, Survey Shows The Washington Post; Fredrick Kunkle, 11/1/2014 A […]
WRAP, Wellness, Supervision; Webinars and Twitter Chats from STAR Center
Ķvlog Note: Thanks to the STAR Center for sharing the opportunities below to learn more about wellness, peer supervision, poverty […]
In the Shadows of Homelessness, RI Outreach Workers Help Those Hardest to Reach
Ķvlog Note: As in RI, the experiences of care managers in NY’s Health Homes may help with valuable advocacy for […]
Ķvlog offers NOVEMBER 17 Webinar-Utilizing Recovery Outcomes
Ķvlog Note: Given the current changes in funding sources, the Affordable Care Act, Managed Care, Health Homes, DSRIP, HARPS and […]
NEXT MRLC Webinar 11/17: Utilizing Recovery Outcomes
Ķvlog Note: Given the current changes in funding sources, the Affordable Care Act, Managed Care, Health Homes, DSRIP, HARPS and […]
The Role of Peers in a Transformed BH System, 11/21 in NYC
Speakers include: Joe Swinford Deputy Director, NYS OMH- Bureau of Recipient Affairs Steve Hanson Associate Commissioner, OASAS […]
HMA Webinar Examines What’s Next for Medicaid After a Historic 2014
Medicaid in an Era of Health and Delivery System Reform Webinar Friday, Nov. 7, 2014 2 p.m. ET The year […]
Registration Open for the Dec 11-12 OpenMinds Program on Managed Care Readiness for HCBS Services (2)
Ķvlog Note: Registration is now open for the Ķvlog Collective-Managed Care Technical Assistance Center (MCTAC) December 11-12 Saratoga Springs conference […]
‘Pastoral Counselors’ Fill MH Gap in Rural States
‘Pastoral Counselors’ Help Fill Mental Health Gap In Rural States Stateline; Michael Ollove, 8/20/2014 Mental health therapists most often […]
Register now for Ķvlog 5th Annual PROS Academy!
Ķvlog Association of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services in collaboration with the Ķvlog State Office of Mental Health The Center […]
Hurricane Sandy and MH: What More We Could Have Done
The Impact of Hurricane Sandy on Mental Health: What More We Could Have Done Huffington Post; Lloyd I. Sederer, MD, […]