FREE ONLINE COURSE

 For NYS Mental Health Professionals and students. 

 Click here to access this course.

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From the Center of Excellence in Culturally Competent Mental Health -  

The U.S. Office of Minority Health has released Integrated Care for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders Communities: A Blueprint for Action, a blueprint for addressing the health needs of these populations through integrated care.

Looking for the latest on QUALITYstarsNY?  

Here is the brochure, "hot off the press!"  

This series report provides health care professionals who work with people with physical and sensory disabilities information about substance use disorders, including risk factors and warning signs, screening, types of substance abuse services and strategies for helping clients. In Brief is a bulletin that provides non-treatment providers, including professionals from the primary care, criminal justice and social work fields, with information on prevention and treatment of behavioral health issues.  

View the full series. 

According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), people in the market  for health insurance will soon have clear, understandable and straightforward information on what health plans will cover, what limitations or conditions will apply and what they will pay for services thanks to the Affordable Care Act - the health reform law - according to final regulations published.  

Click here to view the Final Rule.   

Each year we partner with advocates and community leaders across the country to conduct a public education campaign aimed at informing families about state and federal tax benefits for which they may be eligible. This year, the tax credits available to low- and moderate-income families are more valuable than ever.

 With your help, families could receive:

• Up to $5,751 from the federal Earned Income Tax Credit.  
• Up to $1,000 per child from the federal Child Tax Credit.  
• Up to $2,100 from the federal Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit.

And many states offer their own versions of these credits as well!

These tax credits are available to all eligible families, and there is free tax preparation assistance available to help families fill out their tax returns. Help make sure that families know about the credits, and how to claim them, so they don't miss out on thousands of dollars in valuable tax assistance.

For more information, click here.  

The Parent/Professional Advocacy League of Massachusetts just released the first family-driven study of the experience of being a peer support provider. Two key findings to highlight about Parent Support Services: 

• They said that lived experience was the most important thing they brought to their work - they chose it as a response twice as often as a combination of lived and work experience.      
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• As Parent Support Providers become more experienced, they value training on how to do their job less (like wraparound training) and training on specific content more (like training on trauma or special education).