[NYAPRS Enews] Urge NYS Policymakers to 'Reinvest for Recovery' at Jan 31 NYAPRS Legislative Day!

[Harvey Rosenthal]

NYAPRS Note: In the next few years, NYS budget and healthcare reform
efforts will transform service delivery in ways by reducing investments
in hospital and ER use that will only work if appropriate investments
are made in the community lifeline services -housing, peer services and
employment- that are critical to helping people recover. Closing one
door only works if we open the other. There is ample evidence that
housing and economic stability and connection to peer support greatly
reduces repeat hospital use while helping people thrive. 

During the coming NYS budget session, mental health advocates will come
together to press policy and budget makers in the Administration and
Legislature to ensure that an appropriate portion of the considerable
amount of savings that will be realized:

*         by the reduced use of Medicaid hospitals and emergency rooms
brought about by BHOs, health homes and the move to fully capitated
managed care and 

*         from the expected downsizing of the state hospital system 

will be reinvested to boost housing, peer support and employment related
services and supports.

Don't miss this historic critical opportunity - reducing hospital use
without boosting community supports will only repeat the
deinstitutionalization failures of the past. 

A large turnout at the NYAPRS January 31 Legislative Day will send the
right message to Albany: see the draft schedule below that our Public
Policy Committee has approved and contact information for our regional
representatives who will help make sure your voice is heard!

 



NYAPRS 13th Annual Legislative Day Schedule

Tuesday, January 31, 2011

Hart Auditorium The Egg Albany, NY

 

Program Schedule

  9:30 am             Breakfast, Check-In   Hart Auditorium The Egg

 

10:00 am             Welcome:   NYAPRS President Douglas Hovey 

Public Policy Co-Chairs Carla Rabinowitz, Ray Schwartz

 

10:05 am             Overview of the NYS Budget             Harvey
Rosenthal

 

10:15 am             Presentations on This Year's Budget Priorities

1.	Reinvest Medicaid and State Hospital Savings to Expand Housing,
Peer Support and Employment 
2.	Person Centered State Hospital Discharge Planning   
3.	Protect Consumer Rights & Choices in New Medicaid Initiatives 
4.	Adopt Medicaid Self Directed Services Option 
5.	Unfreeze the Community Housing Pipeline 
6.	Expand Employment Options and Services  
7.	Bring Justice to Adult Home Residents  
8.	Alternatives to Involuntary Outpatient Commitment 

 

11:00 am             Presentation of Awards

*         Governor Andrew Cuomo, Public Policy Leadership Award 

*         OMH Commissioner Michael Hogan, Public Policy Leadership Award

*         Liz Benjamin, YNN, Public Education Award

*         Clarence Sundram, Lifetime Achievement Award 

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11:30 am             Featured Speakers 

*         Deputy Secretary for Health, Medicaid And Oversight James
Introne 

*         OMH Commissioner Michael Hogan 

*         Assembly Mental Health Committee Chair Felix Ortiz 

*         Senate Mental Health Committee Chair Roy McDonald

 

Noon                    Lunch

   

1:00 pm               Reinvest for Recovery! News Conference and Rally


 

1:30 pm               Meet with Your State Legislators!

 

4:00 pm               Re-group at Your Buses, Return Home    

 

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CONTACT YOUR NYAPRS REGIONAL BOARD REPRESENTATIVE TODAY TO LET ME KNOW
YOU WANT TO BE THERE 

AND PRESS ALBANY TO 'REINVEST FOR RECOVERY!'

 

SOUTHERN TIER - Binghamton

Lori Albrechta 607 723-9991, ext. 17 lalbrechta at ccbc.net 

Kim Taro 607 771-8888, ext. 319 Kim.taro at yourmha.com

 

NEW YORK CITY

Carla Rabinowitz 212 780-1400, ext. 7726 crabinowitz at communityaccess.org
<mailto:crabinowitz at communityaccess.org> 

Dhrmaine Coleman 347 206-3260 Lashannec1 at yahoo.com

 

CENTRAL NEW YORK- Syracuse

Anthony A. Ciccarino 315 472-7363 Ext. 245 aciccarino at ocmsinc.org

 

WESTCHESTER - White Plains

Paul Babb 914 925-5065 jbabb at svcmcny.org

 

HUDSON VALLEY - Poughkeepsie

Doug Hovey  845-565-1162  X210  dHovey at myindependentliving.org 

 

CAPITAL DISTRICT

Eva Dech  518-434-1393  evamhep at aol.com  

 

LONG ISLAND

Melissa Firmes 631 691-7080, ext. 238 mfirmes at fegs.org

Barbara Tedesco 516 489-0100, ext. 1201 BTedesco at mhanc.org

Sue Parrinello Riverhead 631 727-6220 sparrinello at addny.com
<mailto:sparrinello at addny.com> 

 

WESTERN NEW YORK

Daniel Neal 716 433-1086 nealdanield at yahoo.com

 

NORTH COUNTRY

Kellie Trombley 518 585-9072 Kellie at mhainessex.org

Daun Whittaker 315-788-8097  dburk at mhajc.org 

 

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