MH Update 1/5/2022 – MHANYS Lauds Governor Hochul for Including Language in the State of the State for Mental Health and the Entire Human Service Workforce
Governor Kathy Hochul’s State of the State Address is a game changer for the behavioral health community. For many years, behavioral health advocates have fought very hard to get a financial commitment from the State to support and promote a high quality workforce to...MH Update 1/5/2022 – Times Union Editorial on Supporting the Human Service Workforce
There is a great editorial in today’s Albany Times Union laying out why the human service sector in New York is desperately in need of funding. The timing could not be better for a 5.4% COLA and $500 million for behavioral health with today’s State of the State and...MH Update 1/5/2022 – Governor Hochul to give her first State of the State Address at 1 o’clock today
There has sadly been a long tradition of Governors rarely if ever addressing mental health in their State of the State. We hope this tradition changes this year and Governor Hochul will talk about mental health concerns and the need for more community funding. You...MH Update 1/03/2022 – A Much Needed New Year Resolution for the Executive and the Legislature: Fund A 5.4% Human Services COLA and $500 million for the Mental Health and Addictions Community in the State Budget
We are blessed in New York to have an incredible workforce in mental health, substance use and across the human service sector. The people doing the hard work every day, keeping people in great need thriving and out of institutions, requires a robust skill set....MH Update 12/27/2021 – Advisory on Shortening Isolation Period for Certain Fully Vaccinated Healthcare Workers
The NYS Office of Mental Health (OMH) is sending this additional notice to OMH licensed, funded, and designated mental health community treatment and housing providers and authorizing them to follow the attached advisory regarding vaccinated healthcare workers sent by...
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