Aug 20, 2019 | Mental Health Update
Our friend and colleague Harvey Rosenthal of NYAPRS has written a powerful piece for USA Today in regard to as he calls it ‘the false connections between mass murder and mental health conditions’ To the credit of many in the community both in New York and...
Aug 19, 2019 | Mental Health Update
Following up on Friday’s strong statement from Mental Health America, National NAMI has put out a very strong statement as well in regard to President’s Trump’s comments about individuals with issues of mental illness. Action Alert NAMI’s Statement Regarding...
Aug 16, 2019 | Mental Health Update
Yesterday, MHANYS officially signed an agreement with Herkimer County Community College to embed the MHANYS CarePath program into the curriculum for all individuals graduating with a Human Services degree. We are very excited about the partnership and credit the...
Aug 16, 2019 | Mental Health Update
Listed below is a very powerful statement from the National President of our Organization, Paul Gionfriddo, expressing our collective anger and frustration about the President’s statement yesterday about mental illness and violence. As Paul said, “This is a 19th...
Aug 12, 2019 | Mental Health Update
For so many years, there were people who lived in squalid conditions in adult homes and suffered in silence. It took a few courageous leaders to coalesce and speak out in support of the residents. There were few voices more courageous and respected than that of...
Aug 12, 2019 | Mental Health Update
This piece was in yesterday’s Albany Times Union. The point of the article is that a simple mathematical exercise about global numbers indicates that issues of violence and mental illness are largely a ‘smokescreen’. When you are discussing people with mental...
