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���Ķ���vlog Note: Value-based payment models are not an easy, quick fix to the systemic problems in our health care system. […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: Open Minds recently joined us and MCTAC for a timely and informative conference in Saratoga, bridging anticipated topics […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: Below, the Bazelon Center highlights the tragic repeated arrest and incarceration of a young man with disabilities. You […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: Behavioral economics studies indicate that typical assumptions about informing and rewarding healthy behavior does not actually yield sustained […]

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���Ķ���vlog Note: These public meetings are an opportunity for stakeholders to be a part of the process to approve and […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: Governor Cuomo’s second term agenda is primed with socioeconomic issues that are on the ���Ķ���vlog’ 2015 legislative agenda. […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: See below for two employment opportunities in NYC for people wanting to work in a peer-informed environment. �� […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: We are pleased to off another session in our ongoing Webinar series designed to help you prepare and […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: As many of us are making New Year’s resolutions this week, it’s valuable to recognize that professional resolutions […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: Several community members have recently asked me about how to fund yoga for people on public health insurance […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: A typically thoughtful piece on today’s Behavioral Healthcare by our friend Ron Manderscheid whose view of key issues […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: While post discharge follow up, improvements in diabetes and cardiovascular care and increased and informed use of desired […]

�� Advancing access, quality, and cost-effectiveness in publicly financed health care. �� �� �� �� �� December 22, 2014 �� […]

���Ķ���vlog 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 […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: Please note that capability statements for this grant need to be submitted by February 2. �� �� �� […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: The following comes from the National Council’s Larry Fricks. Whole Health Action Management — a new science-based program […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: The following comes courtesy of NYSPI’s Center of Excellence for Cultural Competence, who writes “Congress recently passed the […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: As you rest and restore this holiday season, remember that the benefits of sleep for your mental health, […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: Follow the links below for the helpful and much-discussed webinars regarding the integration of peer staff in the […]

�� The ���Ķ���vlog Board and Staff �� wish you and your family a very warm, joyous and peaceful Holiday Season. […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: We’ve highlighted several articles in the past year about Alaskan healthcare, specifically around suicide prevention, isolation, unemployment, and […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: Join the conversation with the STAR Center this afternoon to learn how trauma-informed communities and personal practice can […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: Review the “Dear Colleague” letter linked below to learn more about the home care rule as it pertains […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: This shift comes amidst a number of progressive decisions outlined by the Governor this week, most that were […]

This is How Twitter Uncovers Mental Illness Trends Tech Times; Robin Burks, 12/9/2014 �� Twitter is proving itself as a […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: Yesterday, at the ���Ķ���vlog Newburgh Regional Forum, Orange County Mental Health and Social Services Commissioner Darcie Miller discussed […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: Last week at the MCTAC-Open Minds-���Ķ���vlog conference in Saratoga, several discussions revolved around the need for adopting technology […]

Director of the Apogee Recovery Center The Apogee Center is a nonprofit organization in Hudson, ���Ķ���vlog, helping individuals within […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: Here’s a piece by former NYS Health Commissioner Dr. Nirav Shah that, while it was published a year […]

NYS Gun Law Renews Concerns Among Advocacy Community Mental Health Weekly ��December 15, 2014 �� As new numbers roll in […]

Op-Talk | Can Psychiatrists Stop Gun Violence? By Anna North�� ���Ķ���vlog Times�� December 16, 2014 �� Soon after the […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: This comes courtesy of the National Coalition for Mental Health Recovery’s Leah Harris. �� Mental Illness Is Unfairly […]

�� �� Bringing Recovery Supports to Scale Technical Assistance Center Strategy (BRSS TACS) Funding Opportunity 2015 Peer Health Reform Education […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: This comes to us courtesy of Ron Manderscheid. Health Insurance and Mental Health Services Q: How does the […]

Some States Retreat on Mental Health Funding By Michael Ollove Stateline�� December 15, 2014 �� Fewer states increased their spending […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: Check out the National Council’s BHbusiness Plus, a SAMHSA funded initiative that provides no cost assistance to behavioral […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: The following comes courtesy of Peggy Swarbrick. �� Factors Associated with Co-Occurring Medical Conditions Among Adults With Serious […]

The National Mental Health Consumers’ Self-Help Clearinghouse is sponsoring a 90-minute webinar on Psychiatric Advance Directives (PADs) on Thursday, December […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: NYS mental health nonprofits are reacting in a variety of ways to the growing challenges and opportunities and […]

���Ķ���vlog 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 Navy Times; Leo Shane, 12/9/2014 �� The House on Tuesday passed sweeping veterans […]

A Mental Health Manifesto: Five Things That Need to Change The Guardian; Emma Howard and Andy Bell, 12/10/2014 �� In […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: This morning as we listen to Monica Oss at the ���Ķ���vlog – Open Minds – MCTAC event in […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: Former comedian Paul Gilmartin has built a devoted following for��The Mental-Illness Happy Hour, which tackles everything from incest […]

Having trouble viewing this email? View it in your browser. Upcoming Webinar on Suicide Care Safety Planning & Means Reduction […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: Thanks to CSH for synthesizing this information regarding the new supportive housing pilot projects awarded statewide. Housing continues […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: The APA notes that over a decade after national measures indicated vast disparities in the way ethnic minorities […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: ���Ķ���vlog’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, Systems Working Together Mental Health Weekly; Vol 24 Num 45, 11/24/2014 �� […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: The article below does not clarify that FIDA is not for all persons with dual eligibility in NYC […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: For this mother, understanding that her son’s happiness is not going to look like her own is made […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: Don’t forget! Today, and 12/16, join the two-part webinar ‘Best Practices for Effectively Integrating Peer Staff in the […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: Though this brief article points to some (potential) barriers and drawbacks to implementing the Statewide Health Information Network […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: Look once more for much discussion and debate in Congress next year on mental health related issues. Over […]

�� ���Ķ���vlog Note: Join us around the state for upcoming regional forums, where we will share the latest in Medicaid […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: See below for an opportunity to join CSH in an exciting Supportive Housing initiative, by submitting an RFP […]

�� Register Now! The ���Ķ���vlog Collective in collaboration with the�� Managed Care Technical Assistance Center (MCTAC) announce Strategies for Successfully […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: As associations and large provider agencies push for additional funding to revamp infrastructure and improve capital in advance […]

Children’s Mental Health Key to Future Employment Prospects Medical Express, David Tripp, 11/26/2014 �� Children who experience emotional problems are […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: The article and interview below not only demonstrate innovative models for assisting people who hear voices, but provides […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: The time is quickly approaching for health insurance open enrollment in the marketplace. Learn how to engage individuals […]

Positive Role Models, Safe Communities Linked To Better Mental Health For Poor Teens The Huffington Post; Erin Schumaker, 11/26/2014 �� […]

�� Register Now! The ���Ķ���vlog Collective in collaboration with the�� Managed Care Technical Assistance Center (MCTAC) announce Strategies for Successfully […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: Two upcoming webinars from the STAR Center highlight the role of Intentional Peer Support in building and sustaining […]

Thank you to those of you who reached out yesterday to support ���Ķ���vlog for Giving Tuesday. Your contributions enable us […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: We look forward to seeing many of you tomorrow in Syracuse to discuss the latest on managed care, […]

���Ķ���vlog Note: International recognition of mental health as a significant priority is moving to the forefront of public health discourse, […]