MHANYS' Testimony for the
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SHU Bill: Historic Commitment from New York State
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LATEST NEWS:

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PROGRAM NEWS:

Building Connections: The Sexual Assault & Mental Health Project - Regional Trauma Training
9/10/08 -Greene County click here for more information.

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FYI:

SAVE THE DATE
Richard D. Tenenini Foundation
Established lovingly by the family, friends, colleagues and admirers of Rick Tenenini.
The foundation will be sponsoring its first event, a charity softball game between OMH and NYAPRS/MHANYS and a barbeque. It will be held in the Albany area on Saturday 9/6/08 starting at noon. Please hold this date and join us, if you can. More details about the event will be shared in the coming weeks.

COMMENTARY:
From Glenn Liebman, CEO:

Several months ago it was pointed out to me that there has been funding for enhancements for direct care staff in the Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities programs (OMRDD). This program was implemented three years ago and is referred to as Health Care Enhancements. These enhancements are utilized by direct care staff to help defray the cost of deductibles and co-pays and can be also used for health care accounts.

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