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What's Great In Our State: Celebrate Children's Mental Health

Mon, 09 May 2011 13:13:59 -0400

Five innovative programs for children were honored Monday, May 9 for their positive influence on the social and emotional development of New York State's children and teens, their families and loved ones. Coordinated by the Office of Mental Health...

What's Great in Our State: Celebrate Children's Mental Health

Fri, 06 May 2011 15:04:21 -0400

Five innovative programs will be honored Monday, May 9 for their positive influence on the social and emotional development of New York State's children and teens, their families and loved ones. Coordinated by the Office of Mental Health and Famil...

The Joint Commission Finds OMH Performance Exceeds National Norms

Wed, 08 Dec 2010 13:52:27 -0500

New York State's Office of Mental Health (OMH) operates the state's third largest hospital system – within the structure and constraints of state government. In fact, statewide budget cuts have reduced the agency's staff by more than 1,000 over th...

Nov. 15 Summit Set to Develop Action Plan on Tobacco Cessation For People with Behavioral Health Disorders

Fri, 12 Nov 2010 08:00:23 -0500

A select group of leaders of New York State's behavioral and public healthcare fields representing state and local governments, mental health providers and recipients, researchers and educators have been invited to participate in New York State's ...

OMH's Hogan Named to Executive Committee of National Alliance for Suicide Prevention

Thu, 16 Sep 2010 13:00:28 -0400

Michael F. Hogan, PhD, Commissioner of the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH), has been named to the Executive Committee of the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention, a newly-formed public-private collaboration announced by U.S...

NYS OMH and OCFS Announce Plans for Major Mental Health Service Expansion for Youth in Brooklyn

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:30:51 -0400

The New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) and the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) today announced a comprehensive solution to address the chronic need for community-based mental health alternatives in Brooklyn for children and...

Children, Families, Providers & Advocates Celebrate Children's Mental Health

Mon, 03 May 2010 16:04:02 -0400

Mental health programs have a positive influence on the lives of New York State's children, their families and loved ones, and that positive impact was celebrated today (May 3) by a group of young people, family members, mental health service prov...

Children, Families, Providers & Advocates To Celebrate Children's Mental Health

Sat, 01 May 2010 08:00:47 -0400

A gathering of young people, families, service providers, county mental health leaders, advocates and others will join OMH, Families Together in New York State and YOUTH POWER! to celebrate the positive impact that mental health programs have on c...

Children, Families, Providers & Advocates Celebrate Children's Mental Health

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 09:00:50 -0400

OMH Funds Effort to Link Pediatricians, Primary Care MDs with Child Psychiatrists, Child Mental Health Experts

Thu, 01 Apr 2010 15:02:30 -0400

To support the critical role that pediatricians and primary care physicians play in the early identification and access to treatment for emotional disturbances in children, the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) is funding a collaborativ...

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

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:01:50 -0500

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 11:21:34 -0400

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 10:52:34 -0400

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 12:36:39 -0400

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 10:52:36 -0400

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 10:57:58 -0400

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 10:00:52 -0400

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 10:46:26 -0400

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 08:03:21 -0400

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 15:48:08 -0400

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 09:47:47 -0400

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 06:00:19 -0400

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 06:00:14 -0400

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 08:00:19 -0400

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 12:44:07 -0400

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...