50-Year-Old Organization Reflects on Its Achievements and Hopes for the Future

• By: Barbara Faron Federation of Organizations
• October 7th, 2022
• advocacy, community integration, community-based services, deinstitutionalization, Fall 2022 Issue, institutionalization, mental illness, nonprofit organization, psychiatric hospitalization, recovery
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…into Family Care, a system overseen by the state, where people were placed with families in the community who were paid a fee to care for them – like adult…

Population Health: Transforming Health Care to Improve Our Health

• By: Lloyd I. Sederer, MD New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH)
• October 1st, 2014
• 709    0

…Guide to Mental Health Care” (Foreword by Glenn Close). To learn more about Dr. Sederer please visit his website www.askdrlloyd.com. References McGinnis, JM, Williams-Russo, P, Knickman, JR: The case for…

Webinar: This Will Only Hurt a Little – Stoicism in the Face of EHR Implementations

• October 14th, 2021
• analytics, data, digital records, EHR, electronic health records, implementation, migration, population health, vendors, webinar
• 797    0

…Technology and Data Practice Group is a leader in providing legal services to healthcare providers, professionals, technology companies and businesses in connection with technology matters. For more information, visit www.garfunkelwild.com….

A Journey to Employment

• By: John Allen New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH)
• July 1st, 2009
• 661    0

As a person with a disability, it is understandable why I might be considered an advocate for people’s rights. Although I am currently the Special Assistant to the Commissioner at…

Clothes Make the Man

• By: Joshua Koerner CHOICE of New Rochelle
• July 1st, 2009
• 583    0

…and mark ourselves as well? I own one suit; I trot it out when I need to dress like a banker, or a psychiatrist; when I need to pass as…

The NYSPA Report: Conversion Therapy

• By: Barry B. Perlman, MD NY State Psychiatric Association (NYSPA)
• January 1st, 2016
• 795    0

…bipartisan Senate companion bill sponsored by Senator Brad Hoylman unfortunately has not advanced out of committee. The proposed bill is meant to protect youth during their formative, developmental years from…

Addiction 2.0

• By: Mary Pender Greene, LCSW-R, CGP MPG Consulting
• January 1st, 2014
• 743    0

…swings. Researchers are calling this “Facebook depression.” Psychologists divide Twitter users into “informers,” those who pass along interesting facts, and “meformers,” those who pass along interesting facts about only themselves….

Merging Missions: Building a Staff Wellness Program

• By: Colleen Beagen Odyssey House
• January 1st, 2016
• 652    0

…and other supporters have completed the New York City Marathon). The purpose of R U FIT?! is to complement these activities with free, online, confidential health coaching and personalized programs…

Peer-Led Support Helps Parents and Caregivers Cope with Mental Illness

• By: Wendy Brennan, MS National Alliance on Mental Illness of New York City (NAMI-NYC)
• July 1st, 2010
• 602    0

…as major depression, bipolar disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, and anxiety disorders. This is a free six-week course, with each class lasting 2.5 hours. All instruction materials are free to participants….

HealthCare Choices Partners with PurpleSun to Combat COVID-19 Infections in Brooklyn

• By: Staff Writer Behavioral Health News
• January 1st, 2021
• COVID-19, disinfection, infection prevention, technology, ultraviolet light, winter 2021 issue
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…people improve the quality of their lives. For more information or to schedule an appointment, visit us online at www.HealthCareChoicesNY.org. About PurpleSun PurpleSun is a venture-backed commercial healthcare technology company…