NYS Pilots Program to Promote Recovery From Addiction and Mental Health Disorders

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:01:50 -0000

The New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) and New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS), in collaboration with the Center for Practice Innovations at the New York State Psychiatric Institute, today launched a ...

Anita Daniels Named Acting Director of Rockland Children's Psychiatric Center

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:21:34 -0000

Michael F. Hogan, Ph.D., Commissioner of the Office of Mental Health today announced that Anita Daniels will serve as Acting Director of Rockland Children's Psychiatric Center.

Public Awareness Campaign to Prevent Suicide Among Elderly Asian Woman to Launch September 24, 2009

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:52:34 -0000

Hamilton-Madison House, The Asian American Federation, and The New York Coalition for Asian American Mental Health will hold an Elderly Asian Women Suicide Prevention Public Awareness Campaign Press Conference on Thursday, September 24th from 2:00...

NYS Researchers to Lead NIMH Research Teams to Test Approaches to Altering the Course of Schizophrenia

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:36:39 -0000

Michael F. Hogan, Ph.D., Commissioner of the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH), today announced that researchers in New York State will head the two independent teams selected by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) to develop...

OMH Commissioner Hogan Supports IOM Report Calling for Family-Focused Care for Depression

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:52:36 -0000

Michael F. Hogan, PhD., Commissioner of the New York State Office of Mental Health, (OMH) today announced his support of newly-published findings that a new family-focused model of depression treatment is needed to minimize risks and problems for ...

NAMI Grading the States Survey

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:57:58 -0000

New York State Office of Mental Health today announced that New York State's mental health service system for adults is one of only six State mental health programs in the country to receive the highest grade in a national survey conducted by the ...

Three NYS Mental Hygiene Agencies Jointly Release Statewide Comprehensive Plans

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:00:52 -0000

New York State's Office of Mental Health (OMH), Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS) and Office of Mental Retardation Developmental Disabilities (OMRDD) - the state's three mental hygiene agencies- have jointly announced the r...

Nine NYS Agencies Jointly Develop Plan For Broad Reform of Public Services For Children

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:46:26 -0000

Michael F. Hogan, PhD, Commissioner of the Office of Mental Health, and the heads of eight other New York State child-serving agencies have jointly submitted to Governor David A. Paterson and members of the Legislature New York's first Children's ...

New York Joins National Policy Academy to Develop Strategies in Assisting Returning Veterans & Their Families

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:03:21 -0000

Governor David A. Paterson today announced that New York was one of nine states and one territory that participated in the National Policy Academy for returning veterans; a public-private collaborative aimed at developing strategies to improve ser...

NYS Office of Mental Health & NYS Psychiatric Institute Establish Center to Promote Best Practices

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 19:48:08 -0000

The New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) and the New York State Psychiatric Institute (NYSPI) at Columbia University Medical Center, today announced the development of an Evidence-Based Practice Technical Assistance Center (EBP-TAC) to bui...

Media Advisory

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:47:47 -0000

The New York State Office of Mental Health’s (OMH) ongoing research into the diseases and conditions which affect the brain continues to increase the knowledge base around, and helps to identify promising practices for, the treatment, preven...

Media Advisory

Tue, 27 May 2008 10:00:19 -0000

Office of Mental Health (OMH) Commissioner Michael Hogan will convene one of five regional public forums being held across the state during May, in Syracuse on May 28. The forums will be an opportunity for family members, care providers, advocat...

Media Advisory

Mon, 26 May 2008 10:00:14 -0000

Office of Mental Health (OMH) Commissioner Michael Hogan will convene one of five regional public forums being held across the state during May, in Batavia on May 27. The forums will be an opportunity for family members, care providers, advocate...

Leaders From 30+ NYS Agencies & Organizations to Discuss Better Meeting the Needs of NYS Veterans

Fri, 23 May 2008 12:00:19 -0000

Commissioners and executive leadership representing more than 30 New York State agencies, local governments, armed forces, care providers and related organizations will gather on May 23, 2008, to explore and discuss ways to better provide a coordi...

Media Advisory/Photo Opportunity

Thu, 22 May 2008 16:44:07 -0000

Commissioners and executive leadership representing more than 30 New York state agencies, local governments, armed forces, care providers and related organizations will hear veterans and their families describe some of the challenges faced by vete...

Media Advisory

Thu, 08 May 2008 10:00:21 -0000

Office of Mental Health (OMH) Commissioner Michael Hogan will convene one of five regional public forums being held across the state during May, in Dix Hills on May 9. The forums will be an opportunity for family members, care providers, advocat...

Media Advisory

Wed, 07 May 2008 13:00:16 -0000

Office of Mental Health (OMH) Commissioner Michael Hogan will convene one of five regional public forums being held across the state during May, in Manhattan on May 8. The forums will be an opportunity for family members, care providers, advocat...

Media Advisory

Tue, 06 May 2008 18:33:14 -0000

Office of Mental Health (OMH) Commissioner Michael Hogan will convene one of five regional public forums being held across the state during May, in Kingston on May 7. The forums will be an opportunity for family members, care providers, advocate...

NYS Office of Mental Health Holding Children’s Mental Health Forums Statewide in May

Tue, 06 May 2008 18:33:07 -0000

Office of Mental Health (OMH) Commissioner Michael Hogan will convene five regional public forums across the state during May for family members, care providers, advocates, educators, youth development experts and other stakeholders, to discuss an...

NYS OMH Contributes to Talk, Listen Connect: Deployments, Homecomings, Changes

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:02:04 -0000

Talk, Listen, Connect: Deployments, Homecomings, Changes, the second phase of a collaborative military outreach program designed to provide support and resources for military families with young children, was unveiled today by Sesame Workshop, th...

NYS Office Of Mental Health Awarded $1.9 Million Grant To Research and Pilot Act Step-Down Approaches

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 20:34:37 -0000

The Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene of the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) has been awarded a $1.9 million grant to develop, implement, and evaluate step-down approaches for the Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) model. Often ...

State Health and Education Departments Issue Guidance to Schools on MRSA

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 20:14:44 -0000

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NYS OMH Honors RNN-TV and NYS Bridge Authority for Suicide Prevention Efforts

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 18:20:24 -0000

Mike Hogan, Ph.D., Commissioner of the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) today presented the first OMH Suicide Prevention Awards to RNN-TV and its general manager Richard French III, and to the New York State Bridge Authority, in recogn...

Media Advisory

Mon, 24 Sep 2007 14:36:25 -0000

Mike Hogan, Ph.D., Commissioner of the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) will present the first OMH Suicide Prevention Awards to RNN-TV and its general manager Richard French III, and to the New York State Bridge Authority, in recogniti...

NYS OMH Suicide Prevention Materials Now Available in Russian

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 17:44:04 -0000

Mike Hogan, Ph.D, Commissioner of the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH), today unveiled a Russian language version of OMH’s acclaimed suicide prevention, education and awareness campaign known as SPEAK, at the F.E.G.S. Brooklyn Re...

OMH Commissioner Hogan To Unveil Russian Version of NYS Suicide Prevention, Education, Awareness Kit

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 14:01:07 -0000

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Four NYS Commissioners Hold Listening Forum June 20 at Renaissance Hotel

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 12:01:47 -0000

Michael F. Hogan, PhD, Commissioner of the New York State Office of Mental Health; Richard F. Daines, M.D., Commissioner of the New York State Department of Health; Diana Jones Ritter, Commissioner of the Office of Mental Retardation and Developme...

Four NYS Commissioners Hold Listening Forum June 19 at Roswell Park Cancer Inst.

Tue, 19 Jun 2007 12:01:48 -0000

Four NY Commissioners to Hold "People First" Listening Forum June 19

Mon, 18 Jun 2007 14:19:13 -0000

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Four NY Commissioners to Hold "People First" Listening Forum June 20 in Syracuse

Mon, 18 Jun 2007 14:18:51 -0000

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NYS OMH Honors RNN-TV and NYS Bridge Authority for Suicide Prevention Efforts

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