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The NYSPA Report – The Safe Act: A New Reporting Requirement for Mental Health Professionals
The Secure Ammunition and Firearms Security (SAFE) Act, signed into law by Governor Cuomo on January 15, 2013, is a gun control statute that substantially strengthens rules governing access to firearms and ammunition. The law also imposes a new mandatory reporting requirement on health care...
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The NYSPA Report: The Changing Face of the VA
Much has been written in the last several years about returning Veterans and their mental health issues. The VA health care system has gone from being a rather low-key assortment of hospitals and clinics around the country, often situated in urban areas or close to military bases, to a “hot...
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The NYSPA Report – Medicaid Redesign and the Public Mental Health System in NYS
In my last piece for Mental Health News I presented an overview of the attack on Medicaid, including mental health services, taking place across the nation. I expressed my belief that given NYS’s expenditures on Medicaid, which are far higher than any other state, reductions were necessary,...
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The NYSPA Report: New York State Psychiatric Association’s 2011 Legislative Agenda
Presenting the New York State Psychiatric Association’s legislative agenda for the 2011 session in Albany represents more of a challenge than usual because the governor’s budget proposal will be presented after the writing of this report and the printing of this issue of Mental Health News....
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The NYSPA Report – Report on the Veterans Mental Health Training Initiative
In response to the severe shortage of mental health professionals skilled in combat related mental health issues, the New York State Psychiatric Association (NYSPA), the National Association of Social Workers – New York State Chapter (NASW-NYS) and the Medical Society for the State of New York...
