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���Ķ���vlog Note: Although Governor Cuomo has introduced 14 signature initiatives in advance of today’s State of the State address and […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: Join our presenters as they share how the Hearing Voices Network (HVN) started and now flourishes as a […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: Governor Cuomo announced a series of criminal justice reforms on Sunday that will be part of the proposed […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: We must ensure that there is a strong consumer and recipient voice in monitoring the impact of the […]

        The ���Ķ���vlog Collective in collaboration with the  Managed Care Technical  Assistance Center and Health Management Associates […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: Join our presenters as they share how the Hearing Voices Network (HVN) started and now flourishes as a […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: A study funded by the federal Health Resources and Services Administration and led by Boston Medical Center found […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: Center for Practice Innovations (CPI) has developed two mini-modules entitled (1) “Dual Recovery,” that discusses the effectiveness of […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: Virginia State Senator Creigh Deeds is suing that state and area providers for failing to intervene to help […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: The Obama administration announced a new pilot program – the Accountable Health Communities Model – on Tuesday, designed […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: The National Institute for Mental Health’s study on first episode psychosis (RAISE) demonstrates remarkable outcomes for individuals who […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: Please mark your calendars for ���Ķ���vlog Albany Legislative Day on February 23rd! See our attached flyer, and look […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: Included in yesterday’s proposals by President Obama to prevent unlawful gun ownership is a provision that would require […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: The Campaign 4 NY/NY Housing is organizing a Thunderclap – a social media flash mob – TOMORROW January […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: The University of Illinois at Chicago is seeking responses from peer specialists for a research survey that asks […]

Given how many homeless individuals have mental health conditions, ���Ķ���vlog is continuing to keep a close focus on the impact […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: Dutchess County, in upstate ���Ķ���vlog, is rolling out a very innovative 24-hour Crisis Stabilization Center that will […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: Here are some reactions to and clarifications about Governor Cuomo’s executive order directing authorities to remove homeless people […]

���Ķ���vlog 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) […]

Obama Dares GOP for Mental Health Reforms By Sarah Ferris The Hill 01/05/16 02:13 PM EST   President Obama is […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: Great thanks are due to Allen Daniels and his team for providing us with a very timely look […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: As former NYSOMH Commissioner and New Freedom Commission on Mental Health Chair Michael Hogan points out in his […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: According to a recently released nationwide survey in the United Kingdom, more than three-quarters of students have experienced […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: Governor Cuomo’s executive order requiring local governments to bring homeless people off the streets, using mental hygiene law […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: The following comes from ���Ķ���vlog’ Len Statham. NYESS Administrative Employment Network Presents:   Effectively Utilizing the  Ticket to […]

Deadline Extended on Forensic Peer Initiatives Survey! The College for Behavioral Health Leadership Peer Leaders Interest Group, The Temple University […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: A recently released government-funded study found that early intervention modalities that address first-episode psychosis have had notable success. […]

Good Afternoon, The timeline for the implementation of Behavioral Health Home and Community Based Services (BH HCBS) for the HARP […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: As the following piece reports, the mid-December release of the congressional FY 2016 spending bill included both funding […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: Join our presenters as they share how the Hearing Voices Network (HVN) started and now flourishes as a […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: Please mark your calendars for next year’s ���Ķ���vlog Albany Legislative Day on February 23rd! See our attached flyer, […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: Governor Andrew Cuomo recently signed an executive order that removes juvenile offenders from adult prisons and places them […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: The Mental Health Empowerment Project (MHEP) is conducting a free Peer Specialist training beginning in early February, and […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: As a direct result of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), millions of uninsured Americans became insured in 2014. […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: According to a new report from SAMHSA, more Americans are seeking help for opioid abuse – particularly heroin […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: Today’s Albany Times Union features a very timely Op Ed from ���Ķ���vlog Policy Specialist Tom Templeton that focuses […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: The following piece relates to the recent NYS settlement that is expected to reduce the prison solitary population […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: Advocates have been working for decades to get ���Ķ���vlog State and NYC to provide people with psychiatric […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: According to a recent report by Germany’s chamber of psychotherapists, half of the refugees housed in Germany are […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: Representative Joe Kennedy III introduced legislation last week that would require insurance providers to disclose to federal regulators […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: On January 14, 2016 at 1 PM EST The College of Behavioral Health Leadership is hosting a webinar […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: The Campaign 4 NY/NY Housing is organizing a Thunderclap – a social media flash mob – on January […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: The Employment Resource Book is a terrific comprehensive, action-oriented guide developed by the Center for Practice Innovations and […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: Health Management Associates (HMA) is hosting a free webinar on January 14 from 1-2 PM EST to discuss […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: The interrelationships between physical and mental health are have become commonly understood and an increased driver for national […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: Governor Cuomo’s plan to incrementally raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour for state workers begins on […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: Increasing funding and providing better access to mental health services yields both positive and measurable outcomes. California’s university […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: See attached flyer regarding the SAMHSA funded NAADAC Minority Fellowship Program for Addiction Counselors     NAADAC Minority […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: Over the next 5 years, ���Ķ���vlog will be moving as much of 90% of healthcare payments to […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: Increasingly, we are discussing the decarceration movement – the push for the release of persons with mental health […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: Mental health courts are a popular form of diversion for people with mental health conditions who have had […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: Overcoming the wrongful mixing of mental health policy improvements with violence prevention and failures to reach bi-partisan collaborative […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: The Veterans Homelessness Prevention Demonstration released a report on Thursday that detailed its success in providing housing and […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: The number of children who have been prescribed psychotropic medication is staggering. Dr. Allen Frances calls it an […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: Sixty-five percent of incarcerated persons meet the criteria for a substance use condition and more than half meet […]

Attached is a copy of how the SAMHSA budget has fared in the proposed Congressional budget deal.   The budget […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: The NYCLU and NYS announced an agreement today that will overhaul solitary confinement in the state’s prison system. […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: Tomorrow at 1 PM Project Amp is hosting a free 60-minute webinar for folks who want to learn […]

  ���Ķ���vlog Note: Join our presenters as they share how the Hearing Voices Network (HVN) started and now flourishes as […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: Please mark your calendars for next year’s ���Ķ���vlog Albany Legislative Day on February 23rd! See our attached flyer, […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: The RAND Corp. and NYU’s McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research have been charged with evaluating the […]

Correction: Please use this link!   Friends,   I am writing to invite you to participate in a survey of […]

Friends,   I am writing to invite you to participate in a survey of peer-run organizations that have programs and/or […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: On January 14, 2016 at 1 PM EST The College of Behavioral Health Leadership is hosting a webinar […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: As we hoped, Governor Cuomo signed A.836/S.633, legislation that expands mental health and suicide prevention training for corrections […]

ALERT: Action Needed Now to Pass A.836/S.633! DEADLINE IS TODAY!!!     Tell the Governor That Correction Officers and Staff […]

Friends,   I am writing to invite you to participate in a survey of peer-run organizations that have programs and/or […]

  ���Ķ���vlog Note: Join our presenters as they share how the Hearing Voices Network (HVN) started and now flourishes as […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: Being a young person with a mental health condition can be very challenging and socially isolating. Fortunately for […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: Thanks to the efforts of ���Ķ���vlog Cultural Competence Committee member Luis Lopez and in concert with the efforts […]

Drug May Give Those Leaving Jail A Better Shot At Recovery Authorities turn to Vivitrol to cut rates of addiction, […]

New Push For $15 Minimum Wage At State-Contracted Nonprofits Advocates call for state subsidies, but let de Blasio off the […]