Acting Commissioner Kristin M. Woodlock, RN,
MPA
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo
OMH News
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Where in the World Wide Web will you go today? To celebrate May is Mental Health Month, we have compiled 31 interesting links to help you and your loved ones lead full and healthy lives. Check out some of these links to learn more about mental health, wellness, and emotional development."
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From the Division of Quality Management
Following three years of utilization, the Bureau of Inspection and Certification (BIC) has revised the Clinic Standards of Care Anchor Elements. The updated version will be used by licensing staff for surveys starting on May 1, 2013. A copy of the revised Clinic Standards of Care anchors and a resource document are being sent to each licensed clinic program and are also available on our website.
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As promised in our February "Save the Date" notice, the Listening Tour website is now live and accessible. Please visit this site to get information about OMH's upcoming Listening Tours where we want to hear from you. Your thoughts and creative ideas about the state-operated mental health system are very important as we look to prepare the system for the advent of managed care.
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The Ninth Edition of the Patient Safety Standards Guidelines has just been released. The new edition includes additional products. OMH is continually evaluating and reevaluating products and, based on the newest evaluation, products may be rated differently in this edition than in a previous edition.
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New York State Office of Mental Health Acting Commissioner Kristin Woodlock, RN, MPA, and lead agency staff will be touring the State to get input from you on the concept and design of OMH Regional Centers of Excellence.
(February 25, 2013) Read more…
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Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced that through 'Project Hope,' a Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Program, more than 700 counselors have been deployed to communities hit hardest by Hurricane Sandy to provide mental health services to affected New Yorkers.
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For providers that may have missed the in-person leadership forums recently held all around the State, the Clinic Technical Assistance Center (CTAC) is offering an online version of the presentation on Monday, December 17th from 12pm-1pm.
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Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced an $8.2 million grant from FEMA to provide a Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Program called 'Project Hope' for New Yorkers in the hardest hit areas of Hurricane Sandy. The State Office of Mental Health (OMH) applied for the grant which will provide outreach, crisis counseling and educational services to individuals in New York City, Long Island and the Lower Hudson Valley.
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Albany, NY (November 19, 2012)- The New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH), in partnership with the Center for Practice Innovation at The New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University, is pleased to announce the web availability of the interactive educational program "Considering Clozapine."
(November 19, 2012) Read more… - Kristin M. Woodlock, RN, MPA named Acting Commissioner of the New York State Office of Mental HealthOn Tuesday, October 30, 2012, Governor Andrew Cuomo named Kristin M. Woodlock as Acting Commissioner of the New York State Office of Mental Health. Kristin replaces Dr. Michael Hogan, Ph.D. as Commissioner. Dr. Hogan retired from service after leading the Office of Mental Health since 2007.
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2012–2016 Statewide Comprehensive Plan for Mental Health Services Required under Mental Hygiene Law, the Statewide Comprehensive Plan this year focuses on the strategic direction toward transformation premised upon recovery and resiliency principles. Profiles of programs and initiatives people say are making a difference in their lives are included to illustrate some efforts at different levels of the mental health system to build empowering, person-centered, family-driven, and youth-guided services and supports.
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Meeting description: The Children's Technical Assistance Center is expanding to include mental health clinics serving adults in New York State. The Center has been renamed the Clinic Technical Assistance Center (CTAC) which provides an array of informational resources, tools, and educational opportunities designed to promote effective and efficient business.
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Meeting description: The members of the Medicaid Redesign Team Behavioral Health Subcommittee will be reconvening to receive updates on behavioral health managed care planning and to review the draft interagency agreements developed by the Office of Mental Health (OMH), the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Services (OASAS), the Department of Health (DOH) and New York City, which define a framework for Special Needs Plans and Behavioral Health Organizations as recommended by the Behavioral Health Subcommittee.
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New York State is taking a comprehensive look at how multiple investments in a particular neighborhood can be better coordinated and aligned behind evidence-informed practice to increase impact and promote efficiencies. The Community, Opportunity and Re-Investment initiative (COI) seeks to build the well-being of communities and assure that all New Yorkers have the opportunity to thrive in a safe and stable community from a supported childhood to a productive adulthood. This approach coordinates and builds on the combined knowledge and skills of multiple entities including state and local agencies, community residents and civic leaders. It recognizes that social problems are interconnected and so solutions must be as well. Service sectors addressed by this initiative include but are not limited to: public safety; housing; education; labor; economic development; health (including mental health); and children and family services. More information about the COI can be found on New York State Department of Health website.
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The New York State Office of Mental Health has added the Behavioral Health Organization (BHO) Performance Metrics Portal to its Statistics and Reports web page. The BHO Performance Metrics Portal provides access to reports pertaining to the BHO initiative, which oversees the transition to managed care for Medicaid recipients in New York State who receive mental health and substance use disorder services. Beginning in January 2012, the State contracted with five BHOs charged with overseeing inpatient mental health care, substance use disorder inpatient detoxification, and chemical dependence inpatient rehabilitation for fee-for-service Medicaid enrollees.
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The Bureau of Cultural Competence is working in concert with the NYS OMH executive leadership through the OMH Cultural Competence Steering Committee, the NYS Multicultural Advisory Committee (MAC), and the NYS Centers of Excellence for Cultural Competence at the Nathan Kline Institute (NKI) and the NYS Psychiatric Institute (PI) (to be called alignment partners) to implement cultural competence into the services under NYS OMH purview: OMH operated facilities, funded programs and licensed programs. These along with the consumers of these programs will be referred to as the NYS public mental health system.
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New York State Office of Mental Health's Largest Hospital Honored by The Joint Commission
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The members of the Medicaid Redesign Teams (MRT) Behavioral Health Subcommittee expressed interest in reconvening to receive updates on behavioral health managed care planning and to have stakeholder input at key points during program design. Included below are draft interagency agreements developed by OMH, the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Services (OASAS), the Department of Health (DOH) and New York City, which define a framework for Special Needs Plans and Behavioral Health Organizations as recommended by the Behavioral Health Subcommittee. Additionally included is a PowerPoint presentation which will be used as a preliminary briefing document. The MRT Behavioral Health Subcommittee will be convening later this month in New York City to brief you on this material and seek your input. Details on the meeting date and location will be available shortly.
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September 10, 2012 is World Suicide Prevention Day. As mental health professionals, we know well the impact that suicide has upon families, individuals and communities throughout New York State and beyond.
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The new edition includes additional products. Some of the products have been reevaluated and may have a different rating in this edition than in a previous edition.
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New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) Commissioner Arlene González-Sánchez and New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) Commissioner Michael Hogan are holding the first-ever joint OASAS/OMH public hearing to receive input into the development of the respective OASAS and OMH Statewide Comprehensive Plans (5.07 Plan).
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Where in the World Wide Web will you go today? To celebrate May is Mental Health Month, we have compiled 31 interesting links to help you and your loved ones lead full and healthy lives. Check out some of these links to learn more about health, wellness, and emotional development.
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The PCS is conducted every two years to collect demographic, clinical, and service-related information for each person who receives a public mental health service during a specified one-week period. All programs licensed or funded by OMH are required to complete the survey.
The 2011 PCS expands upon data provided by earlier surveys to include information about employment hours, medication and counseling for smoking cessation, Medicaid managed care coverage, and more detailed cardio-metabolic indicators. Additional expanded information includes per capita service rates by race, Hispanic ethnicity, and program category, and estimated annualized rates of service by program category, demographic group and region.
The PCS data are important for planning at the State and local levels. With the addition of the 2011 data, the PCS Portal now displays data from three survey years as well as access to historical PCS reports dating from 1999.
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New York has been chosen as one of five states that will participate in Improving the Use of Psychotropic Medications among Children and Youth in Foster Care: A Quality Improvement Collaborative. This three-year initiative, developed by the Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS) and made possible through the Annie E. Casey Foundation (AECF), will focus on improving the quality of psychotropic medication use among children in foster care.
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The 2012 Interim Report on the OMH Statewide Comprehensive Plan for Mental Health Services 2011-2015 highlights the transformational reforms currently underway in the mental health system - reforms that will fundamentally improve the quality of mental health services and significantly improve the lives of New Yorkers with mental illness. Premised upon principles of recovery and resiliency, this report outlines how these reforms further the ability of individuals with mental illness the opportunity to live as part of society and to contribute meaningfully to their community.
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New York State's newly-created New York Employment Services System (NYESS) (www.nyess.ny.gov) is
a comprehensive job-matching/employment supports coordination and data system providing access for all New Yorkers -
regardless of their abilities or disabilities - to all available employment opportunities and supports. Now designated
by the Social Security Administration as the first statewide Employment Network (EN) in the United States, NYESS will
generate millions of dollars in incentive payments, to be reinvested into expanded job supports for
people with disabilities.
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The new edition includes additional products and improvement to the format of the product pages. Some of the products have been reevaluated and may have a different rating in this edition than in a previous edition.
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The Office of Mental Health (OMH) has added a Disaster Resources tab onto the Mental Health Resources section of the OMH home page. This section provides information on OMH's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funded crisis counseling programs that are presently assisting New York State residents impacted by Tropical Storms Irene (Project Hope) and Lee (Project Renew). In addition to information on these programs, the website also provides other Disaster Mental Health Planning and Response Resources.
(February 3, 2012) Read more…
