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2010

March 2, 2010

In this edition:

  • Governor Paterson Ends Campaign for Governor
  • Coalition Wields 2 Days of Determined Advocacy in Albany
  • Judge Orders State to Move Residents with Mental Illness Out of Adult Homes
  • NYC Members May Apply for City Council Dollars: Applications Available for FY 2011 City Council Discretionary Funding
  • DHS Issues RFP for Rapid Re-Housing Services
  • OMH Pushes Clinic Reform to After April 1, 2010
  • Around the Water Cooler
  • Organizational Changes in the Division of Mental Hygiene at DOHMH
  • OMH Announces 2010 Training for Clinics on the New Survey Process
  • Compliant HIPAA Business Associate Agreements
  • Medicare Suspends Enrollment to Fox Insurance Co. Medicare Part D Plan
  • OMH and DOL Launch Training & Employment Initiative for Service Recipients
  • Co-Occurring Disorders (COD) Training Opportunities
  • Management Training Series offered by Professional Learning Center
  • Job Board

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January 29, 2010

In this edition:

  • Governor Paterson Proposes Cuts (Mostly) to Close $7.4B Gap
  • Coalition’s 2010 Albany Advocacy Days February 23 and 24
  • City Council Assigns Standing Committees
  • Coalition Conference a Huge Success
  • Benefits Training at The Center
  • OMH Pushes Clinic Reform to After April 1, 2010
  • Around the Water Cooler
  • NYC McKinney-Vento Renewals Announced
  • Morahan Appointed to Chair of Mental Health Committee
  • State Senate Holds Conference on OMIG Protocols
  • Extension of Enhanced FMAP Rate Threatened
  • Management Training Series offered by Professional Learning Center
  • Job Board

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2009

December 22, 2009

In this edition:

  • Coalition Conference on Insurance
  • Coalition Albany Days 2010
  • Local Aid Takes 2 Hits From State Budget Cuts
  • Protect the Community Safety Net – Albany Rally on January 26
  • OMH Pushes Clinic Reform to After April 1, 2010
  • NYS Senate to Hold Hearing on OMIG
  • Coalition Testifies at OASAS Budget Hearing
  • New Regulations for HIPAA Business Associate Agreements Due Soon
  • Around the Water Cooler
  • Senate Reaches 60 Votes Necessary to Close Debate on Health Care Reform
  • Coalition Signs on to Letter to Congressional Leaders Favoring Certain House Health Care Provisions: Crucial Impact on NYS
  • Congress Approves 2010 Omnibus Appropriations Bill
  • Job Board

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November 23, 2009

In this edition:

  • State Fiscal Crisis Threatens Community-Based Services
  • Look Out! Another Round of City Budget Cuts
  • The New Look of the City Council in 2010
  • Around the Water Cooler
  • Drug Law Reform: OASAS Announces Funding for Case Management Services
  • State Submits a Remedial Plan on Adult Homes Decision
  • House Passes a National Health Care Reform Bill with Behavioral Health Standards
  • Senate Opens Floor Debate for National Health Care Reform
  • CMS Withdraws Rule to Restrict Rehabilitative Services
  • Harm Reduction Series Offered by Coalition's Professional Learning Center
  • OMIG Revises Two Compliance Certification Forms
  • Job Board

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November 6, 2009

In this edition:

  • Local Election Results 2009
  • State Fiscal Crisis Deepens: $10B Deficit Projected Over Next 2 Years
  • Speaker Pelosi Releases House Leadership Bill on Health Care Reform
  • OASAS Extends Deadline for Drug Law Reform Funding
  • Around the Water Cooler
  • Fountain House Helps to Cultivate National Anti-Stigma Campaign
  • Adult Homes Decision: State Granted an Extension; City Council Holds a Hearing
  • HHS Issues Interim Final Rule on Enforcement of HITECH Act
  • OMH Submits Draft Clinic Restructuring Regulations
  • Keeping It Positive: Using Contingency Management in Addiction Treatment
  • Job Board

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October 21, 2009

In this edition:

  • Governor Paterson Issues $5B Budget Deficit Reduction Plan
  • National Health Care Reform Takes One Step Forward
  • FREE Center Training: Introduction to Mental Health, Rehabilitation and Recovery
  • Around the Water Cooler
  • Supporting Young Adults in Career Exploration and Employment Workshop
  • Rockefeller Reform is Underway, OASAS Funding Available
  • Federal Court Decision on Adult Homes Radiates Through the Community
  • FREE Center Training: Recovery is Working  
  • Homeless Prevention & Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP) Update
  • The Coalition Collaborates with Partners to Secure HIT Stimulus Funding
  • PBS Airs “Healthy Minds” Series on Behavioral Health
  • Job Board

October 2, 2009

In this edition:

  • State Leaders Hold Budget Meeting: Midyear Cuts Expected
  • National Health Care Reform and its Impacts on New York State
  • Coalition Calls on NYS to Accept Federal Court’s Decision on Adult Homes
  • Center Takes Active Role in “NewYorkMakesWorkPay” Initiative
  • IMA Demonstration of Practice Management and EMR Solutions
  • Around the Water Cooler
  • Benefits Training at The Center  
  • Coalition’s Government Relations Committee Reconvenes with New Changes Ahead
  • DOHMH to Hold PROS Consumer Educational Forum
  • DOB Calls on State Agencies to Cut Expenses
  • Job Board

September 2, 2009

In this edition:

  • Senator Ted Kennedy: A Dedicated Advocate for Behavioral Health Policy
  • More State Budget Cuts?
  • Coalition Has Part 521 Compliance Templates
  • New FTC Compliance Requirements on Medical Identity Theft
  • OMH Issues Final Rule on Streamlining PAR Process
  • Around the Water Cooler
  • Coalition & UJA Federation Advocate for Health Information Technology Funding
  • JBFCS to Hold Groundbreaking Ceremony for Ittelson Center Gym & School
  • OMH to Hold Public Hearing on Statewide Comprehensive Plan
  • September is National Alcohol & Drug Addiction Recovery Month
  • Changes to Medicare Part D Could Make it Easier to Qualify for Benefits
  • Job Board

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August 13, 2009

In this edition:

  • OMH Issues Overview of Indigent Care Funding for Mental Health Clinics
  • OMH to Hold Clinic Projection Model Webinars
  • Make National Healthcare Reform Happen!
  • Phoenix Houses of New York Joins The Coalition
  • New Supportive Housing Legislation Passed by House of Representatives
  • OASAS Statewide Planning Dialogues are Underway
  • State DOH Rolls Out Family Health Plus Employer Buy-In
  • Job Board

August 4, 2009

In this edition:

  • Governor Signs Bill to Advance Managed Care Reform
  • OASAS Commissioner to Host Planning Dialogues
  • Potential New Round of Cuts Possible as State Fiscal Outlook Looks Grim
  • Coalition’s Center Launches Medicaid Buy-In for Working People with Disabilities (MBI-WPD) Enrollment Initiative
  • House Moves One Step Closer to Passing Healthcare Reform Legislation
  • Center Creates Instructions for PROS Fiscal Tool
  • Around the Water Cooler
  • Coalition Member News and Announcements
  • OASAS Holds Workshop on Managed Care
  • ARRA Funding for Health Professional Scholarships and Loan Repayment Programs
  • Prescription Assistance for Hard Fiscal Times
  • DOHMH Produces Overdose Prevention DVD
  • Job Board

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July 9, 2009

In this edition:

  • Coalition Honors Leaders at 25th Annual Awards Reception
  • New York City FY 2010 Budget Passes with Behavioral Health Restorations
  • NYS Senate Leadership Struggle Comes to an End: Localities and Service Providers Bear Costs
  • OMIG Provider Compliance Regulations Take Effect July 1, 2009
  • Congress Deliberates Healthcare Reform Legislation
  • Around the Water Cooler
  • Three Coalition Members Receive 21st Century CLC Awards
  • Register for Learning From The North Carolina Experience: Managing and Thriving in an Unstable Environment
  • Auditing Updates
  • Coalition Testifies at City Council Hearing on Clinic Rate Reform 
  • NYS Comptroller Focuses on Ensuring Timely Contract Payments & Tracking Stimulus Dollars
  • Coalition Submits Comments on Meaningful Use of Electronic Health Records
  • HHS Rescinds Harmful Medicaid Regulations
  • Job Boards

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June 16, 2009

In this edition:

  • Coalition 25th Annual Leadership Awards Reception
  • The Coalition Brings its Advocacy to Washington, DC
  • Senate Leadership Debacle and The Coalition’s Legislative Agenda
  • Coalition Advocates City Council for FY10 Mental Health Restorations
  • Courtenay Harding, Ph.D. to Become the New Director of The Coalition’s Center for Rehabilitation and Recovery
  • Around the Water Cooler
  • Center Seminar: Storytelling Narrative Therapy for Transition-Age Youth
  • CUCS Announces Two Additional HUD Compliance Training Sessions
  • Funding for the MATS Program is Restored
  • News from OMH
  • The Financial Challenges of Funding Universal Coverage in New York State
  • Stimulus Funds from FMAP Increase Pass Audit
  • Community Healthcare Network Opens New FQHC
  • The Professional Learning Center Presents Two Workshops on Addiction and Sexuality
  • Job Boards

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May 20, 2009

In this edition:

  • Coalition 25th Annual Leadership Awards Reception
  • Federal Stimulus Dollars for Community-based Behavioral Health Providers?
  • Health Information Technology Funding (HIT)
  • Homeless Prevention & Rapid Re-housing Program (HPRP)
  • Education & Employment for Individuals with Mental Health Disabilities
  • The Strengthening Communities Fund
  • Useful Websites on Stimulus Funding
  • Supported Education Training at The Center
  • MHA of Westchester to Present Person Centered Service Planning Conference
  • Around the Water Cooler
  • Mayor Bloomberg Releases FY 2010 Executive Budget
  • Governor Paterson Issues Legislation to Make Timothy’s Law Permanent
  • Obama Announces $17B in Federal Budget Cuts; Keeps SAMHSA & HUD Core Services Level
  • NYC’s Third Annual Peer Specialist Conference Co-sponsored by The Center
  • New NY Prescription $aver Card

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April 14, 2009

In this edition:

  • Coalition Advocacy on State Budget is Successful!
  • State Budget Analysis: OMH & OASAS
  • Paterson and Legislature Agree on Rockefeller Drug Law Reform
  • Coalition Testifies on City FY10 Preliminary Budget
  • Group Work Training at The Coalition’s Center
  • Around the Water Cooler
  • Three Coalition Members Receive Grants
  • Coalition Issues Memorandum of Opposition to Timothy’s Law Sunset Provision
  • Mayor Bloomberg Announces New Initiatives to Help Nonprofits
  • OMH Offers Web-based Continuing Medical Education Courses
  • MHA of Westchester to Present Person Centered Service Planning Conference
  • Room Still Available at NYAPRS Executive Seminar Program
  • Job Boards

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March 17, 2009

In this edition:

  • New York City to Receive $1.9 Billion from FMAP Increase in Stimulus Plan
  • OMH Releases Implementation Plan on Clinic Restructuring
  • Coalition Pushes to Restore Cuts to Continuing Day Treatment Programs
  • The Coalition Hires Government Relations Consultant for Social Work & Mental Health Licensing Issues
  • Medicare Advocacy: Ending the 2 Year Waiting Period for People with Severe Disabilities
  • Analysis of Rockefeller Drug Law Reform: Is a Deal Emerging?
  • Practice Defensive Medicine: Current Compliance Issue Training
  • Intensive Benefits Training at The Center
  • Around the Water Cooler
  • Fourth Annual Management Training Institute
  • City to Close John Heuss House
  • Leadership Trainings at The Center
  • OMIG Releases Provider Self-Disclosure Guidance
  • Reminder Claims submissions require NPI by March 25, 2009!!!
  • Benefits Training at The Center
  • State Awarded Funding to Study Enrollment and Retention in Children’s Federal Aid Programs
  • Job Boards

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February 18, 2009

In this edition:

  • Coalition Advocacy Day in Albany – A Productive Day with Legislators
  • President Obama Signs $787 Billion Stimulus Bill
  • Schneiderman Introduces a High Income Earner Tax
  • New York State Deficit Reduction Plan Restores a COLA but Cuts Health Care
  • Mayor Bloomberg Releases FY 2010 Preliminary Budget with Cuts to Providers
  • President Obama Signs CHIP Bill with Parity for Mental Health Coverage
  • Benefits Training at The Center
  • Around the Water Cooler
  • SPOP Wins Award for Excellence & Innovation in Geriatric Mental Health Services
  • Coalition Writes Letter to the Editor of Daily News on People with Mental Illness
  • Principles of Psychopharmacology for Dually Disordered Individuals
  • Upcoming Event: Addiction ‘09
  • New York State Senate Launches Website for Input Addressing Budget Gap
  • Office of Mental Health (OMH) Briefs
  • NPI Compliance Deadline is set for March 25, 2009
  • Job Boards

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January 22, 2009

In this edition:

  • Coalition Advocacy Day in Albany – February 3, 2009
  • State Senator Shirley Huntley to Chair Mental Health Committee
  • Federal Agenda for New President and Congress
  • Coalition in the News
  • 'Recovery is Working' - Center Training
  • Around the Water Cooler
  • Coalition Presents on Clinic Rate Restructuring and Medicaid Buy-In
  • 'Ask the Expert / Dealing with Overpayments' - Center Training
  • Medicaid Inspector General Publishes Rules on Mandatory Compliance Programs
  • Compliance Survival Tips for New York's Behavioral Health Care Providers
  • State Office of Mental Health (OMH) Briefings
  • The Center Sponsors Second Annual FREE TAX PREPARATION
  • Understanding the new IRS 990
  • Service Program for Older People (SPOP) Offers Trainings
  • Job Boards

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2008

December 23, 2008

In this edition:

  • Governor Paterson Releases NYS 2009-10 Executive Budget
  • Bloomberg Asks for More Cuts Too!
  • Advocacy Update: One New York Fighting for Fairness
  • Obama’s Team Focuses on Economic Stimulus and Health Care Reform
  • Coalition Offers Mental Health Parity Training
  • Notable Committee Chair Changes in the House of Representatives
  • The Coalition’s Center for Rehabilitation and Recovery will be presenting a training from the Benefits Series
  • Around the Water Cooler
  • 4 Coalition Members Receive Grants for Housing and Substance Abuse Services
  • Third Annual Mental Health Peer Specialist Conference Issues Call for Proposals
  • The Coalition’s Center for Rehabilitation and Recovery will be presenting a training from the Leadership Series
  • OMH and DOH Partner to Improve the Quality and Safety of Psychotropic Treatment
  • RAND Issues Guide on Employing Mental Health Consumer Providers
  • Job Boards

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December 4, 2008

In this edition:

  • State Dollars Could be Saved by Restructuring OMH Sex Offender Program
  • Albany Special Session Ends with No Budget Deal; Advocates Rally Outside of Capitol
  • Outpatient Mental Health and Chemical Dependency Clinics are Exempt from Final CMS Outpatient Hospital Regulation
  • Federal Advocacy to Bring Financial Aid to New York State?
  • Mayor Bloomberg Releases November Financial Plan Cuts; Coalition Testifies at City Council Hearing
  • The Center Releases User Friendly Medicaid Buy-in Fact Sheet for Working People with Disabilities
  • Around the Water Cooler
  • New Member Announcement
  • Two Coalition Members Secure Housing Grants
  • Coalition Hosting Foothold Technology User Group
  • Free Tax Preparation for Working Individuals with Mental Health Disabilities
  • Coalition and Citibank to Offer Agency Cash Management Seminars
  • Coalition’s Medicaid Crystal Ball Conference – A Huge Success
  • DOHMH Partnership to Increase Consumer Knowledge of Safe Sex Practices
  • OMH Proposes Regulation to Extend Age of Eligibility for Children’s Day Treatment
  • Social Security Administration Holds Hearing on Traumatic Brain Injuries and Stroke
  • Direct Express - Social Security Debit Card Released by Treasury Department
  • Job Boards

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October 30, 2008

In this edition:

  • Coalition Sponsoring Medicaid Conference on November 20 – Register Now!
  • Governor Paterson Announces Record $47M Budget Deficit for New York Over Next 4 Years
  • Coalition Joins ‘One New York Fighting For Fairness’ Citywide Coalition to Fight Budget Cuts
  • Federal Advocacy to Assist States in Financial Crisis
  • Center Presents: Recovery-Oriented Connecting and Counseling
  • Around the Water Cooler
  • Commissioner Frieden Announces New Roles at DOHMH
  • The Coalition Reminds You to Vote on Tuesday November 4th
  • 2009 Medicare Part D Open Enrollment Period Starts November 15
  • Social Security Announces Nationwide Launch of Compassionate Allowances
  • New Website for Transition Age Youth Needs a Name
  • Three Coalition Members Receive National Grants
  • The Coalition Responds to DOHMH Family Support Network Concept Paper
  • Center Trainings Filled to Capacity
  • Job Boards

October 9. 2008

In this edition:

  • Budget Cuts
  • Legislation to Delay CMS UPL Rule Introduced by New York Legislators
  • President Bush Signs Mental Health and Substance Abuse Parity Legislation
  • Governor Paterson Vetoes Bill on Training Requirements for Non-Profit Boards
  • Paterson Also Vetoes Most Integrated Setting Bill
  • Presidential Candidate Positions on Behavioral Health
  • Coalition Sponsoring Conference on Changes to Medicaid System
  • Coalition’s Center and Member Agency Staffs Join Forces in Presentations at NYAPRS Conference
  • Around the Water Cooler
  • Coalition to Hold Medicare/Medicaid Billing Series
  • Live Consultation at The Coalition: Assessing the Effectiveness of Your Medicaid Compliance Plan
  • Center Presents: Introduction to Mental Health, Rehabilitation and Recovery
  • The Coalition Responds to DOHMH Family Support Network Concept Paper
  • LifeNet Goes Online
  • Center Presents Benefits Training Across NYC
  • JBFCS Acknowledges Foster Care Mental Health Initiative
  • Last Chance to Attend OMH Regional Clinic Forum
  • Children’s Plan Submitted by OMH and Child-Serving Agencies
  • Job Boards

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September 16, 2008

In this edition:

  • Update on New York State Budget Cuts
  • Coalition in the News
  • Coalition Goes to Washington Seeking Moratorium on CMS Regulation and FMAP
  • The Coalition Center's Work and Recovery Project Featured in Published Journal Article
  • CEU Credits Available Through e-Learning Collaborative
  • State Office of Medicaid Inspector General Recovers $269M in Medicaid Payments
  • Around the Water Cooler
  • Center Presents Benefits Training Across NYC
  • Coalition Sponsoring Conference on Medicaid Changes in New York State
  • New Membership Announcement
  • House and Senate Reach Agreement on Mental Health & Subtance Abuse Parity
  • Pennsylvania Parity Litigation on Alcohol and Drug Rehab Services
  • DOHMH WTC Health Registry Provides New Findings on Psychological Trauma and Respiratory Problems from 9/11
  • CUCS to Pilot New Program to Improve Mental Health of Inmates
  • Emergency Phones Link Caller in Need of Suicide Prevention Hotline
  • Job Boards

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August 19, 2008

In this edition:

  • Governor Paterson Proposes $2.6 Million Cuts for Special Legislative Session Today
  • DOHMH Forestalls State Aid Cuts
  • Coalition Continues Push for Change in Social Work License Issues
  • Coalition Takes Action on Upper Payment Limit Provisions in CMS Rule
  • DOHMH Released Family Support Network Concept Paper
  • City Council Adopted Expense Budget Restorations and Enhancements for Mental Health Services
  • Around the Water Cooler
  • Demonstration of Integrated Electronic Clinic Record and Claim Submission Software Solution
  • The Coalition Launches E-Learning Collaborative
  • Save the Date - Coaltion to Hold Conference on Changes to Medicaid System in New York State
  • September is Recovery Month
  • SAMHSA Releases Toolkit for Community and Faith-Based Service Providers
  • New Member Announcements
  • Center Online Resource Directory for Transition Age Youth: Youth Advisory Board New Being Recruited
  • The Center's Youth Initiative Hosts Special Seminar: "The TIP Exerience"
  • State Bans Smoking in Addiction Treatment Centers Causes Concern for Recovery
  • Department of Veteran's Affairs' New Contracting Opportunities
  • Job Boards

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July 16, 2008

In this edition:

  • Medicare Bill, with Mental Health Parity, Passes; Congress Overrides Bush Veto
  • Moratoria on Six Negative CMS Medicaid Regulations Passes as President Signs War Supplemental Appropriations Act
  • OMH Clarifies Intent of Children’s Ambulatory Care Restructuring Project
  • Good News from DOMH on Contracts At Last
  • NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene Launches MySpace Campaign to Help Young New Yorkers Cope
  • Center Publishes Ideas Emerging from 6/23/08 Conference on MH and Literacy
  • Around the Water Cooler
  • Geriatric Chemical Dependency Legislation
  • Social Work License Initiative Waits for Next Session
  • Whelan and Baker Promoted by Governor Paterson
  • In Memoriam, Tere Fighetti
  • "Healthy Transition Act of 2008" Sits in Senate Committee
  • Job Boards

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June 25, 2008

In this edition:

  • Coalition Goes to Washington
  • 2008 Leadership Awards Features Distinguished Honorees
  • Chances Improve on Hill for Moratorium on Devastating CMS Regs
  • NYS Legislature Puts PTSD Parity Bill on Hold
  • Coalition Redesigns Its Website
  • Federal Parity Maybe in Reach
  • State and City Issue Mental Health and Criminal Justice Panel Report
  • City Budget Woes
  • Jason Lippman Joins Coalition Staff
  • Center Conference Reading between the Lines:  Re-thinking Mental Health and Literacy for Youth in Transition a Resounding Success
  • Around the Water Cooler
  • Governor Cuts and Cuts State Budget
  • SOMH Spending Plan and Good and Bad News
  • OASAS Budget Takes Hits; Mostly Spares Community Sector
  • Coalition Comments to CMS on "i" Habilitation Option
  • OMH Tries to Restructure Children's Ambulatory Care Services
  • Job Boards

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May 19, 2008

In this edition:

  • City Council Funding Requirements Are Set
  • Reading Between the Lines
  • IMA Demonstration of Practice Management and EMR Solutions
  • Mayor's Executive Budget Cuts Mental Health
  • Medicaid Update
  • Update on Medicaid Buy-in Work Group
  • Case Management Regulations - Where Are We Now?
  • State OMIG Issues Work Plan
  • Center Leadership Trainings are a Success!
  • Around the Water Cooler
  • National Council Recognizes Coalition Accomplishments
  • Coalition Joins Partners to Sponsor Co-Occuring Disorders Conference
  • State Board Training Consortium Offers Governance Training to Boards of SOMH Funding Recipients
  • Job Boards

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April 22, 2008

In this edition:

  • State Budget Still in Partial Mystery
  • Center's Report on Youth in Transition featured at BU's Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation "Innovations" Conference
  • State Commits to Expand Eligibility for Child Health Plus
  • House and Senate Seek to Reverse CMS Regulatory Attempts to Cut Back Access to Services -- Administration Threatens Veto
  • Center Conference: READING BETWEEN THE LINES: Re-Thinking Mental Health and Literacy for Youth in Transition
  • SOMH Public Forums on Children's Mental Health Plan
  • Co-occurring Disorders Conference -- Partners for Recovery: People First
  • Welcome New Members
  • Around the Water Cooler
  • City Council Politics May Slow Down Already Slow Contracting Process and Deny Services
  • Leadership Training Series: Building Recovery-Based Programs
  • Measure to Support Addictions Services Moves in Congress
  • Stellar Recipients Receive June 12 Leadership Awards
  • Mark Your Calendar for The Center's Upcoming Youth Initiative Events
  • Job Boards

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March 25, 2008

In this edition:

  • Coalition Testifies on Mayor's FY 2009 Preliminary Budget
  • Award Recipients of Distinction
  • Governor Paterson Proposes Budget Cuts
  • Center Seminar: Youth with History of Domestic Violence
  • Coalition Honored by National Council
  • AARP Honors FEGS
  • House Passes Historic Parity Bill
  • Center's "Working on Recovery" Program Sites
  • Co-Occurring Disorders Conference Scheduled for May 14, 15 and 16
  • OASAS Goes Smokeless
  • Protect Medicaid – Write Your Member of Congress
  • Affordable Housing Advocacy
  • Center Presents: Comprehensive Benefits Trainings
  • Professional Learning Center Presents Renowned Expert on Medicaid and Medicare

March 6, 2008

In this edition:

  • Coalition Offers Recommendations to City Council Regarding Continuity of Care
  • Coalition Members Bring Advocacy to Albany
  • New York State Office of Mental Health Releases Proposed Rule to Eliminate the "Medicaid Neutrality" Cap
  • New CMS Regulations Pose Significant Threat to Case Management Design and Funding
  • New Law Will Limit Placement of Prisoners with Serious Mental Illness into Solitary Confinement
  • Center Presents: Ask the Expert & Dealing with Overpayment Blues
  • Center hold Youth Initiative Work Group on Strengthening the Connection between Community Mental Health and Child Welfare
  • DamesReid LLC and Kasirer Consulting LLC Join Forces
  • Coalition to Host Presentation on the Implications of the CMS Case Management Regulations
  • Center Presents Benefits Training Across NYC
  • Center "Delights" Consumers!

2007

December 20, 2007

In this edition:

  • Coalition Responds to CQC Executive Compensation Survey
  • Coalition Member Agencies Win State Grant to Address Gap in Primary Health Care
  • The Coalition Mourns the Loss of Alan Menikoff
  • SOMH Clinic Rate Restructuring Project – Update
  • Center Presents: Ask the Expert & Benefits Management for Individuals with Criminal Justice Involvement
  • BRC Earns Kudos
  • Coalition Hosts Suicide Prevention Symposium Examining Suicide in Minority Populations
  • Coalition DVDs - the Perfect Stocking Stuffer
  • Center Presents: Introduction to Mental Health, Rehabilitation and Recovery
  • Professional Learning Center's January / February Calendar of Trainings
  • Holiday Greetings
  • Job Boards

November 29, 2007

In this edition:

  • U.S. Office of Inspector General Audits Minnesota and Iowa Medicaid Payments for Targeted Case Management
  • Creating and Enhancing a Youth-Led Leadership Association
  • OMH Announces Funding to Prevent Suicide Among Young Latinas and Asian Women
  • Back from The Edge: Deriving Strength From Group Culture - A Suicide Prevention Symposium
  • Coalition's Center for Rehabilitation and Recovery Delivers Training for DOHMH
  • OMH Rolls Out Wellness Self-Management Initiative
  • New Web Page To Help Identify Evidence-Based Programs
  • Professional Learning Center's December / January Calendar of Trainings
  • Pres. Bush Signs Veterans' Mental Health Bill
  • Coalition Training DVDs and CD Toolkits Available
  • Around the water cooler...
  • Job Boards

October 31, 2007

In this edition:

  • New York City Council Designates Funding for Mental Hygiene Initiatives
  • Working on Recovery
  • Coalition's Comments to CMS on Coverage for Rehabilitative Services
  • House Fails to Override President's SCHIP Veto
  • Center Presents: Benefits Management for Transitioned Age Youth
  • Coalition Urges CMS to Withdraw Harmful "Upper Payment Limit" Proposal
  • The Professional Learning Center's November Calendar of Trainings
  • Center's Youth Seminar Series -- Sex, Sexuality and Sexual Orientation
  • Purchase your Coalition IDDT Training DVDs Today!
  • Fostering Mental Health Recovery through Person-Centered Treatment Planning
  • Around the water cooler...
  • Job Boards

September 29, 2007

In this edition:

  • New York City Council Prepares to Designate Mental Hygiene Initiative Funding
  • Deficit Reduction Act Compliance
  • Center Presents Benefit Training Across NYC
  • Project Renewal Wins Federal Grant to Bolster Services to Formerly Homeless
  • Medicare Part D Enrollment Period - Year 3
  • Second Annual Art Exhibition
  • Conference on Assessment & Treatment of Compulsive GAmbling Amount Asian Americans
  • Around the water cooler...
  • Job Boards

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July 9, 2007
June 12, 2007
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April 2, 2007
March 5, 2007
January 24, 2007

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February 18, 2000
February 4, 2000
January 28, 2000 Flash
January 21, 2000
January 11, 2000 Flash
January 7, 2000

1999

December 28, 1999 Flash
December 23, 1999 Flash
December 17, 1999
December 3, 1999
November 19, 1999
November 9, 1999 Flash
November 5, 1999
October 22, 1999
October 8, 1999
September 17, 1999
September 3, 1999
August 6, 1999
July 23, 1999
July 19, 1999 Flash
July 16, 1999 Flash
July 9, 1999
June 18, 1999
June 4, 1999
May 21, 1999
May 7, 1999
April 22, 1999 Flash
April 16, 1999
April 9, 1999 Flash
April 2, 1999
March 22, 1999 Flash
March 19, 1999
March 5, 1999
February 19, 1999
February 5, 1999
January 22, 1999

1998

December 18, 1998
December 11, 1998
November 20, 1998
November 6, 1998
October 16, 1998
October 2, 1998
September 18, 1998
September 11, 1998 Flash
September 4, 1998
August 7, 1998
July 17, 1998
June 19, 1998
June 5, 1998
May 22, 1998
May 8, 1998
April 17, 1998
April 3, 1998
March 20, 1998
March 13, 1998
February 20, 1998
February 6, 1998
January 16, 1998

1997

December 23, 1997
December 5, 1997
November 21, 1997
November 7, 1997
October 17, 1997
October 1, 1997
September 19, 1997