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Adult Homes Adult Homes: A Crisis of Conscience, by Michael B. Friedman, May 2002 Oversight of Adult Homes for the Mentally Ill a Very Public Problem, by Carolyn S. Hedlund, May 2002 Children and Adolescents A Reminiscence of the Development of Child Mental Health Policy in New York State, by Michael B. Friedman, Summer 2007 Mental Health Needs of Children and Adolescents After Terrorism, Testimony, March 22, 2002 Address Children's Mental Health Needs NOW!, by Michael B. Friedman, November 3, 2002 Co-Occurring Disorders Co-Occurring Severe Mental Illness and Substance Abuse: A Policy Background Book, June 2007 Improving Care for People With Mental Illnesses and Addictive Disorders, October 2003 Criminal Justice Memo of Support for the "SHU" Bill - S.2207 Cultural Competence Barriers to Financing Cultural Competence by Michael B. Friedman, Fall 2004 Family Support My Aunt and Me: Implications For Geriatric Mental Health Policy, by Michael B. Friedman, Winter 2008 Stop Neglecting Families, by Michael B. Friedman, Winter 2002 It's Time for Real Family Support, by Michael B. Friedman, Fall 1999 Finance Analysis of the Executive Budget Request for Mental Health 2008-2009, by Michael B. Friedman Save Money, Save Lives, by Michael B. Friedman, Spring 2007 Analysis of the Executive Budget Request for Mental Health 2006-2007 Use Medicaid for Growth, Not Just to Avoid Cuts, by Michael B. Friedman, Winter 2005 Barriers to Financing Cultural Competence by Michael B. Friedman, Fall 2004 Beyond the Politics of Hospital Closures, by Michael B. Friedman, Spring 2004 Advocate Now for Mental Health Funding Next Year, by Michael B. Friedman, Fall 2003 Mental Health System Not in Shambles - YET, by Michael B. Friedman, Spring 2003 Budget for Mental Health Needs Scrutiny, by Michael B. Friedman, February 5, 2003 Without Managed Care: What's Next?, by Michael B. Friedman, Fall 2000 Geriatric Mental Health The Promise of Geriatric Mental Health in New York State, Mental Health News, Spring 2006 Social Isolation: Testimony to the New York City Council Committee on Aging, February 2006 Averting Tragedies in the Transition from Medicaid to Medicare Coverage of Prescription Drugs, Mental Health News, Winter 2006 The Geriatric Mental Health Act - A Summary of the Bill Support the Comprehensive Geriatric Mental Health Act, by Michael B. Friedman, Summer 2005 Geriatric Mental Health: Testimony by Alliance Members Regarding the New York State Office of Mental Health Five Year Plan, Testimony, June 2005 Focus on Geriatric Mental Health: Testimony Regarding the New York State Office of Mental Health's Five Year Plan, June 2005 Helping Older Adults With Psychiatric Disabilities Live in the Community presented to a forum held by the Most Integrated Settings Coordinating Council, Testimony, July 2004 Geriatric Mental Health: Testimony by Alliance Members Regarding the NY State Office of Mental Health Five-Year Plan, Testimony, Spring 2004 Focus on Geriatric Mental Health: Testimony Regarding the New York State Office of Mental Health's Five-Year Plan, Testimony, June 2004 Preparing for the Elder Boom, by Michael B. Friedman, Winter 2004 History of Mental Health Policy Clifford Beers: The Origins of Modern Mental Health Policy, by Michael B. Friedman, Fall 2002 Housing Make A Full Commitment to Housing, by Michael B. Friedman, Summer 2004 Call For a Decade of Housing Reform For People With Serious Mental Illness, Testimony by Michael B. Friedman, April 30, 2004 Towards a Decade of Housing Reform: Recommendations for Housing Reform in New York State for Adults with Serious Mental Illness, April 2004 Parity Memorandum for Support for Timothy's Law, A.8301/S.5329, Fall 2003 Parity Mental Health Insurance Parity: A Position Paper, May 2003 Parity: We Need a Hero in New York State, by Michael B. Friedman and Carolyn S. Hedlund, May 28, 2002 Past Advocacy Agendas Positions on Mental Health Policy Issues 2007 Web page format Positions on Mental Health Policy Issues 2007 PDF format Policy Priorities 2007 Web page format Policy Priorities 2007 PDF format Positions on Mental Health Policy Issues 2006 Web page format Policy Priorities 2006 Positions on Mental Health Policy Issues 2005 Policy Priorities for 2005 MHA Mental Health Priorities for 2005 Medicaid for Growth, Not Just to Avoid Cuts, first published in the Winter 2005 Issue of The Mental Health News Positions on Mental Health Policy Issues 2003-2004 Policy Priorities for 2004 New York State Legislative Priorities 2003 A Mental Health Agenda for the 21st Century Past New York State Budgets Analysis of the Executive Budget Request for Mental Health 2005-2006 Budget Recommendations for Mental Health Mental Health Action Network 2003-2004 The Mental Health Budget for 2002-2003: Coming to Terms with Reality Analysis of the Executive Budget Request for Mental Health 2004-2005 Highlights of the Executive Budget Request for Mental Health 2003-2004 The New York State Budget for 2002-2003: A Quadrennial Opportunity, by Michael B. Friedman, Summer 2001 Multi-Year Plan to Buttress Community Health Services Jeopardized by Political Maneuvering, by Michael B. Friedman, Spring 2001 Planning Testimony Regarding the Office of Mental Health's Five Year Plan, July 2007 Advice For the Next Governor of New York State, by Michael B. Friedman, Fall 2006. Translating the Report of the Mental Hygiene Task Force into Legislation, Testimony, June 2005 Testimony Regarding the Office of Mental Health's Five Year Plan, June 2005 Testimony Re the Office of Mental Health's Five-Year Plan, Testimony, June 2004 Closing State Psychiatric Centers, Testimony, May 9, 2003 Terrorism and the Implications for Mental Health Planning, Testimony, January 24, 2002 Improving Mental Health Planning in New York State, Testimony, October 18, 2001 2001 Five-Year Plan by the Office of Mental Health, Testimony, June 26, 2001 Without Managed Care: What's Next?, by Michael B. Friedman, Fall 2000 President's Commission on Mental Health Keeping The Promise of Community Mental Health, by Michael B. Friedman, August 8, 2003 Mental Health System Not in Shambles - YET, by Michael B. Friedman, Spring 2003 Think About the Next 25 Years: Advice for the President's Commission on Mental Health, by Michael B. Friedman, Fall 2002 Reinvestment Reinvestment: Requiem or Revival, by Michael B. Friedman, February 2002 State Psychiatric Centers Beyond the Politics of Hospital Closures, by Michael B. Friedman, Spring 2004 Closing State Psychiatric Centers, Testimony, May 9, 2003 Stigma What We Can Learn from the Virginia Tech Tragedy, by Carolyn S. Hedlund, PhD, April 18, 2007 Stigma, by Michael B. Friedman, Winter 2006 Estigma, por Michael B. Friedman, Invierno 2006 Terrorism New York: 9/11 and After, Giselle Stolper and Michael B. Friedman, April 2003 Terrorism in New York City: The Mental Health Impact of 9/11, Giselle Stolper and Michael B. Friedman, May 2002 Mental Health Needs of Children and Adolescents After Terrorism, Testimony, March 22, 2002 Terrorism and the Implications for Mental Health Planning, Testimony, January 24, 2002 Return to the top of the page.
Children and Adolescents A Reminiscence of the Development of Child Mental Health Policy in New York State, by Michael B. Friedman, Summer 2007 Mental Health Needs of Children and Adolescents After Terrorism, Testimony, March 22, 2002 Address Children's Mental Health Needs NOW!, by Michael B. Friedman, November 3, 2002
Co-Occurring Disorders Co-Occurring Severe Mental Illness and Substance Abuse: A Policy Background Book, June 2007 Improving Care for People With Mental Illnesses and Addictive Disorders, October 2003 Criminal Justice Memo of Support for the "SHU" Bill - S.2207 Cultural Competence Barriers to Financing Cultural Competence by Michael B. Friedman, Fall 2004 Family Support My Aunt and Me: Implications For Geriatric Mental Health Policy, by Michael B. Friedman, Winter 2008 Stop Neglecting Families, by Michael B. Friedman, Winter 2002 It's Time for Real Family Support, by Michael B. Friedman, Fall 1999 Finance Analysis of the Executive Budget Request for Mental Health 2008-2009, by Michael B. Friedman Save Money, Save Lives, by Michael B. Friedman, Spring 2007 Analysis of the Executive Budget Request for Mental Health 2006-2007 Use Medicaid for Growth, Not Just to Avoid Cuts, by Michael B. Friedman, Winter 2005 Barriers to Financing Cultural Competence by Michael B. Friedman, Fall 2004 Beyond the Politics of Hospital Closures, by Michael B. Friedman, Spring 2004 Advocate Now for Mental Health Funding Next Year, by Michael B. Friedman, Fall 2003 Mental Health System Not in Shambles - YET, by Michael B. Friedman, Spring 2003 Budget for Mental Health Needs Scrutiny, by Michael B. Friedman, February 5, 2003 Without Managed Care: What's Next?, by Michael B. Friedman, Fall 2000 Geriatric Mental Health The Promise of Geriatric Mental Health in New York State, Mental Health News, Spring 2006 Social Isolation: Testimony to the New York City Council Committee on Aging, February 2006 Averting Tragedies in the Transition from Medicaid to Medicare Coverage of Prescription Drugs, Mental Health News, Winter 2006 The Geriatric Mental Health Act - A Summary of the Bill Support the Comprehensive Geriatric Mental Health Act, by Michael B. Friedman, Summer 2005 Geriatric Mental Health: Testimony by Alliance Members Regarding the New York State Office of Mental Health Five Year Plan, Testimony, June 2005 Focus on Geriatric Mental Health: Testimony Regarding the New York State Office of Mental Health's Five Year Plan, June 2005 Helping Older Adults With Psychiatric Disabilities Live in the Community presented to a forum held by the Most Integrated Settings Coordinating Council, Testimony, July 2004 Geriatric Mental Health: Testimony by Alliance Members Regarding the NY State Office of Mental Health Five-Year Plan, Testimony, Spring 2004 Focus on Geriatric Mental Health: Testimony Regarding the New York State Office of Mental Health's Five-Year Plan, Testimony, June 2004 Preparing for the Elder Boom, by Michael B. Friedman, Winter 2004 History of Mental Health Policy Clifford Beers: The Origins of Modern Mental Health Policy, by Michael B. Friedman, Fall 2002 Housing Make A Full Commitment to Housing, by Michael B. Friedman, Summer 2004 Call For a Decade of Housing Reform For People With Serious Mental Illness, Testimony by Michael B. Friedman, April 30, 2004 Towards a Decade of Housing Reform: Recommendations for Housing Reform in New York State for Adults with Serious Mental Illness, April 2004 Parity Memorandum for Support for Timothy's Law, A.8301/S.5329, Fall 2003 Parity Mental Health Insurance Parity: A Position Paper, May 2003 Parity: We Need a Hero in New York State, by Michael B. Friedman and Carolyn S. Hedlund, May 28, 2002 Past Advocacy Agendas Positions on Mental Health Policy Issues 2007 Web page format Positions on Mental Health Policy Issues 2007 PDF format Policy Priorities 2007 Web page format Policy Priorities 2007 PDF format Positions on Mental Health Policy Issues 2006 Web page format Policy Priorities 2006 Positions on Mental Health Policy Issues 2005 Policy Priorities for 2005 MHA Mental Health Priorities for 2005 Medicaid for Growth, Not Just to Avoid Cuts, first published in the Winter 2005 Issue of The Mental Health News Positions on Mental Health Policy Issues 2003-2004 Policy Priorities for 2004 New York State Legislative Priorities 2003 A Mental Health Agenda for the 21st Century Past New York State Budgets Analysis of the Executive Budget Request for Mental Health 2005-2006 Budget Recommendations for Mental Health Mental Health Action Network 2003-2004 The Mental Health Budget for 2002-2003: Coming to Terms with Reality Analysis of the Executive Budget Request for Mental Health 2004-2005 Highlights of the Executive Budget Request for Mental Health 2003-2004 The New York State Budget for 2002-2003: A Quadrennial Opportunity, by Michael B. Friedman, Summer 2001 Multi-Year Plan to Buttress Community Health Services Jeopardized by Political Maneuvering, by Michael B. Friedman, Spring 2001 Planning Testimony Regarding the Office of Mental Health's Five Year Plan, July 2007 Advice For the Next Governor of New York State, by Michael B. Friedman, Fall 2006. Translating the Report of the Mental Hygiene Task Force into Legislation, Testimony, June 2005 Testimony Regarding the Office of Mental Health's Five Year Plan, June 2005 Testimony Re the Office of Mental Health's Five-Year Plan, Testimony, June 2004 Closing State Psychiatric Centers, Testimony, May 9, 2003 Terrorism and the Implications for Mental Health Planning, Testimony, January 24, 2002 Improving Mental Health Planning in New York State, Testimony, October 18, 2001 2001 Five-Year Plan by the Office of Mental Health, Testimony, June 26, 2001 Without Managed Care: What's Next?, by Michael B. Friedman, Fall 2000 President's Commission on Mental Health Keeping The Promise of Community Mental Health, by Michael B. Friedman, August 8, 2003 Mental Health System Not in Shambles - YET, by Michael B. Friedman, Spring 2003 Think About the Next 25 Years: Advice for the President's Commission on Mental Health, by Michael B. Friedman, Fall 2002 Reinvestment Reinvestment: Requiem or Revival, by Michael B. Friedman, February 2002 State Psychiatric Centers Beyond the Politics of Hospital Closures, by Michael B. Friedman, Spring 2004 Closing State Psychiatric Centers, Testimony, May 9, 2003 Stigma What We Can Learn from the Virginia Tech Tragedy, by Carolyn S. Hedlund, PhD, April 18, 2007 Stigma, by Michael B. Friedman, Winter 2006 Estigma, por Michael B. Friedman, Invierno 2006 Terrorism New York: 9/11 and After, Giselle Stolper and Michael B. Friedman, April 2003 Terrorism in New York City: The Mental Health Impact of 9/11, Giselle Stolper and Michael B. Friedman, May 2002 Mental Health Needs of Children and Adolescents After Terrorism, Testimony, March 22, 2002 Terrorism and the Implications for Mental Health Planning, Testimony, January 24, 2002 Return to the top of the page.
Criminal Justice Memo of Support for the "SHU" Bill - S.2207 Cultural Competence Barriers to Financing Cultural Competence by Michael B. Friedman, Fall 2004 Family Support My Aunt and Me: Implications For Geriatric Mental Health Policy, by Michael B. Friedman, Winter 2008 Stop Neglecting Families, by Michael B. Friedman, Winter 2002 It's Time for Real Family Support, by Michael B. Friedman, Fall 1999 Finance Analysis of the Executive Budget Request for Mental Health 2008-2009, by Michael B. Friedman Save Money, Save Lives, by Michael B. Friedman, Spring 2007 Analysis of the Executive Budget Request for Mental Health 2006-2007 Use Medicaid for Growth, Not Just to Avoid Cuts, by Michael B. Friedman, Winter 2005 Barriers to Financing Cultural Competence by Michael B. Friedman, Fall 2004 Beyond the Politics of Hospital Closures, by Michael B. Friedman, Spring 2004 Advocate Now for Mental Health Funding Next Year, by Michael B. Friedman, Fall 2003 Mental Health System Not in Shambles - YET, by Michael B. Friedman, Spring 2003 Budget for Mental Health Needs Scrutiny, by Michael B. Friedman, February 5, 2003 Without Managed Care: What's Next?, by Michael B. Friedman, Fall 2000 Geriatric Mental Health The Promise of Geriatric Mental Health in New York State, Mental Health News, Spring 2006 Social Isolation: Testimony to the New York City Council Committee on Aging, February 2006 Averting Tragedies in the Transition from Medicaid to Medicare Coverage of Prescription Drugs, Mental Health News, Winter 2006 The Geriatric Mental Health Act - A Summary of the Bill Support the Comprehensive Geriatric Mental Health Act, by Michael B. Friedman, Summer 2005 Geriatric Mental Health: Testimony by Alliance Members Regarding the New York State Office of Mental Health Five Year Plan, Testimony, June 2005 Focus on Geriatric Mental Health: Testimony Regarding the New York State Office of Mental Health's Five Year Plan, June 2005 Helping Older Adults With Psychiatric Disabilities Live in the Community presented to a forum held by the Most Integrated Settings Coordinating Council, Testimony, July 2004 Geriatric Mental Health: Testimony by Alliance Members Regarding the NY State Office of Mental Health Five-Year Plan, Testimony, Spring 2004 Focus on Geriatric Mental Health: Testimony Regarding the New York State Office of Mental Health's Five-Year Plan, Testimony, June 2004 Preparing for the Elder Boom, by Michael B. Friedman, Winter 2004 History of Mental Health Policy Clifford Beers: The Origins of Modern Mental Health Policy, by Michael B. Friedman, Fall 2002 Housing Make A Full Commitment to Housing, by Michael B. Friedman, Summer 2004 Call For a Decade of Housing Reform For People With Serious Mental Illness, Testimony by Michael B. Friedman, April 30, 2004 Towards a Decade of Housing Reform: Recommendations for Housing Reform in New York State for Adults with Serious Mental Illness, April 2004 Parity Memorandum for Support for Timothy's Law, A.8301/S.5329, Fall 2003 Parity Mental Health Insurance Parity: A Position Paper, May 2003 Parity: We Need a Hero in New York State, by Michael B. Friedman and Carolyn S. Hedlund, May 28, 2002 Past Advocacy Agendas Positions on Mental Health Policy Issues 2007 Web page format Positions on Mental Health Policy Issues 2007 PDF format Policy Priorities 2007 Web page format Policy Priorities 2007 PDF format Positions on Mental Health Policy Issues 2006 Web page format Policy Priorities 2006 Positions on Mental Health Policy Issues 2005 Policy Priorities for 2005 MHA Mental Health Priorities for 2005 Medicaid for Growth, Not Just to Avoid Cuts, first published in the Winter 2005 Issue of The Mental Health News Positions on Mental Health Policy Issues 2003-2004 Policy Priorities for 2004 New York State Legislative Priorities 2003 A Mental Health Agenda for the 21st Century Past New York State Budgets Analysis of the Executive Budget Request for Mental Health 2005-2006 Budget Recommendations for Mental Health Mental Health Action Network 2003-2004 The Mental Health Budget for 2002-2003: Coming to Terms with Reality Analysis of the Executive Budget Request for Mental Health 2004-2005 Highlights of the Executive Budget Request for Mental Health 2003-2004 The New York State Budget for 2002-2003: A Quadrennial Opportunity, by Michael B. Friedman, Summer 2001 Multi-Year Plan to Buttress Community Health Services Jeopardized by Political Maneuvering, by Michael B. Friedman, Spring 2001 Planning Testimony Regarding the Office of Mental Health's Five Year Plan, July 2007 Advice For the Next Governor of New York State, by Michael B. Friedman, Fall 2006. Translating the Report of the Mental Hygiene Task Force into Legislation, Testimony, June 2005 Testimony Regarding the Office of Mental Health's Five Year Plan, June 2005 Testimony Re the Office of Mental Health's Five-Year Plan, Testimony, June 2004 Closing State Psychiatric Centers, Testimony, May 9, 2003 Terrorism and the Implications for Mental Health Planning, Testimony, January 24, 2002 Improving Mental Health Planning in New York State, Testimony, October 18, 2001 2001 Five-Year Plan by the Office of Mental Health, Testimony, June 26, 2001 Without Managed Care: What's Next?, by Michael B. Friedman, Fall 2000 President's Commission on Mental Health Keeping The Promise of Community Mental Health, by Michael B. Friedman, August 8, 2003 Mental Health System Not in Shambles - YET, by Michael B. Friedman, Spring 2003 Think About the Next 25 Years: Advice for the President's Commission on Mental Health, by Michael B. Friedman, Fall 2002 Reinvestment Reinvestment: Requiem or Revival, by Michael B. Friedman, February 2002 State Psychiatric Centers Beyond the Politics of Hospital Closures, by Michael B. Friedman, Spring 2004 Closing State Psychiatric Centers, Testimony, May 9, 2003 Stigma What We Can Learn from the Virginia Tech Tragedy, by Carolyn S. Hedlund, PhD, April 18, 2007 Stigma, by Michael B. Friedman, Winter 2006 Estigma, por Michael B. Friedman, Invierno 2006 Terrorism New York: 9/11 and After, Giselle Stolper and Michael B. Friedman, April 2003 Terrorism in New York City: The Mental Health Impact of 9/11, Giselle Stolper and Michael B. Friedman, May 2002 Mental Health Needs of Children and Adolescents After Terrorism, Testimony, March 22, 2002 Terrorism and the Implications for Mental Health Planning, Testimony, January 24, 2002 Return to the top of the page.
Cultural Competence Barriers to Financing Cultural Competence by Michael B. Friedman, Fall 2004 Family Support My Aunt and Me: Implications For Geriatric Mental Health Policy, by Michael B. Friedman, Winter 2008 Stop Neglecting Families, by Michael B. Friedman, Winter 2002 It's Time for Real Family Support, by Michael B. Friedman, Fall 1999 Finance Analysis of the Executive Budget Request for Mental Health 2008-2009, by Michael B. Friedman Save Money, Save Lives, by Michael B. Friedman, Spring 2007 Analysis of the Executive Budget Request for Mental Health 2006-2007 Use Medicaid for Growth, Not Just to Avoid Cuts, by Michael B. Friedman, Winter 2005 Barriers to Financing Cultural Competence by Michael B. Friedman, Fall 2004 Beyond the Politics of Hospital Closures, by Michael B. Friedman, Spring 2004 Advocate Now for Mental Health Funding Next Year, by Michael B. Friedman, Fall 2003 Mental Health System Not in Shambles - YET, by Michael B. Friedman, Spring 2003 Budget for Mental Health Needs Scrutiny, by Michael B. Friedman, February 5, 2003 Without Managed Care: What's Next?, by Michael B. Friedman, Fall 2000 Geriatric Mental Health The Promise of Geriatric Mental Health in New York State, Mental Health News, Spring 2006 Social Isolation: Testimony to the New York City Council Committee on Aging, February 2006 Averting Tragedies in the Transition from Medicaid to Medicare Coverage of Prescription Drugs, Mental Health News, Winter 2006 The Geriatric Mental Health Act - A Summary of the Bill Support the Comprehensive Geriatric Mental Health Act, by Michael B. Friedman, Summer 2005 Geriatric Mental Health: Testimony by Alliance Members Regarding the New York State Office of Mental Health Five Year Plan, Testimony, June 2005 Focus on Geriatric Mental Health: Testimony Regarding the New York State Office of Mental Health's Five Year Plan, June 2005 Helping Older Adults With Psychiatric Disabilities Live in the Community presented to a forum held by the Most Integrated Settings Coordinating Council, Testimony, July 2004 Geriatric Mental Health: Testimony by Alliance Members Regarding the NY State Office of Mental Health Five-Year Plan, Testimony, Spring 2004 Focus on Geriatric Mental Health: Testimony Regarding the New York State Office of Mental Health's Five-Year Plan, Testimony, June 2004 Preparing for the Elder Boom, by Michael B. Friedman, Winter 2004 History of Mental Health Policy Clifford Beers: The Origins of Modern Mental Health Policy, by Michael B. Friedman, Fall 2002 Housing Make A Full Commitment to Housing, by Michael B. Friedman, Summer 2004 Call For a Decade of Housing Reform For People With Serious Mental Illness, Testimony by Michael B. Friedman, April 30, 2004 Towards a Decade of Housing Reform: Recommendations for Housing Reform in New York State for Adults with Serious Mental Illness, April 2004 Parity Memorandum for Support for Timothy's Law, A.8301/S.5329, Fall 2003 Parity Mental Health Insurance Parity: A Position Paper, May 2003 Parity: We Need a Hero in New York State, by Michael B. Friedman and Carolyn S. Hedlund, May 28, 2002 Past Advocacy Agendas Positions on Mental Health Policy Issues 2007 Web page format Positions on Mental Health Policy Issues 2007 PDF format Policy Priorities 2007 Web page format Policy Priorities 2007 PDF format Positions on Mental Health Policy Issues 2006 Web page format Policy Priorities 2006 Positions on Mental Health Policy Issues 2005 Policy Priorities for 2005 MHA Mental Health Priorities for 2005 Medicaid for Growth, Not Just to Avoid Cuts, first published in the Winter 2005 Issue of The Mental Health News Positions on Mental Health Policy Issues 2003-2004 Policy Priorities for 2004 New York State Legislative Priorities 2003 A Mental Health Agenda for the 21st Century Past New York State Budgets Analysis of the Executive Budget Request for Mental Health 2005-2006 Budget Recommendations for Mental Health Mental Health Action Network 2003-2004 The Mental Health Budget for 2002-2003: Coming to Terms with Reality Analysis of the Executive Budget Request for Mental Health 2004-2005 Highlights of the Executive Budget Request for Mental Health 2003-2004 The New York State Budget for 2002-2003: A Quadrennial Opportunity, by Michael B. Friedman, Summer 2001 Multi-Year Plan to Buttress Community Health Services Jeopardized by Political Maneuvering, by Michael B. Friedman, Spring 2001 Planning Testimony Regarding the Office of Mental Health's Five Year Plan, July 2007 Advice For the Next Governor of New York State, by Michael B. Friedman, Fall 2006. Translating the Report of the Mental Hygiene Task Force into Legislation, Testimony, June 2005 Testimony Regarding the Office of Mental Health's Five Year Plan, June 2005 Testimony Re the Office of Mental Health's Five-Year Plan, Testimony, June 2004 Closing State Psychiatric Centers, Testimony, May 9, 2003 Terrorism and the Implications for Mental Health Planning, Testimony, January 24, 2002 Improving Mental Health Planning in New York State, Testimony, October 18, 2001 2001 Five-Year Plan by the Office of Mental Health, Testimony, June 26, 2001 Without Managed Care: What's Next?, by Michael B. Friedman, Fall 2000 President's Commission on Mental Health Keeping The Promise of Community Mental Health, by Michael B. Friedman, August 8, 2003 Mental Health System Not in Shambles - YET, by Michael B. Friedman, Spring 2003 Think About the Next 25 Years: Advice for the President's Commission on Mental Health, by Michael B. Friedman, Fall 2002 Reinvestment Reinvestment: Requiem or Revival, by Michael B. Friedman, February 2002 State Psychiatric Centers Beyond the Politics of Hospital Closures, by Michael B. Friedman, Spring 2004 Closing State Psychiatric Centers, Testimony, May 9, 2003 Stigma What We Can Learn from the Virginia Tech Tragedy, by Carolyn S. Hedlund, PhD, April 18, 2007 Stigma, by Michael B. Friedman, Winter 2006 Estigma, por Michael B. Friedman, Invierno 2006 Terrorism New York: 9/11 and After, Giselle Stolper and Michael B. Friedman, April 2003 Terrorism in New York City: The Mental Health Impact of 9/11, Giselle Stolper and Michael B. Friedman, May 2002 Mental Health Needs of Children and Adolescents After Terrorism, Testimony, March 22, 2002 Terrorism and the Implications for Mental Health Planning, Testimony, January 24, 2002 Return to the top of the page.
Family Support My Aunt and Me: Implications For Geriatric Mental Health Policy, by Michael B. Friedman, Winter 2008 Stop Neglecting Families, by Michael B. Friedman, Winter 2002 It's Time for Real Family Support, by Michael B. Friedman, Fall 1999 Finance Analysis of the Executive Budget Request for Mental Health 2008-2009, by Michael B. Friedman Save Money, Save Lives, by Michael B. Friedman, Spring 2007 Analysis of the Executive Budget Request for Mental Health 2006-2007 Use Medicaid for Growth, Not Just to Avoid Cuts, by Michael B. Friedman, Winter 2005 Barriers to Financing Cultural Competence by Michael B. Friedman, Fall 2004 Beyond the Politics of Hospital Closures, by Michael B. Friedman, Spring 2004 Advocate Now for Mental Health Funding Next Year, by Michael B. Friedman, Fall 2003 Mental Health System Not in Shambles - YET, by Michael B. Friedman, Spring 2003 Budget for Mental Health Needs Scrutiny, by Michael B. Friedman, February 5, 2003 Without Managed Care: What's Next?, by Michael B. Friedman, Fall 2000 Geriatric Mental Health The Promise of Geriatric Mental Health in New York State, Mental Health News, Spring 2006 Social Isolation: Testimony to the New York City Council Committee on Aging, February 2006 Averting Tragedies in the Transition from Medicaid to Medicare Coverage of Prescription Drugs, Mental Health News, Winter 2006 The Geriatric Mental Health Act - A Summary of the Bill Support the Comprehensive Geriatric Mental Health Act, by Michael B. Friedman, Summer 2005 Geriatric Mental Health: Testimony by Alliance Members Regarding the New York State Office of Mental Health Five Year Plan, Testimony, June 2005 Focus on Geriatric Mental Health: Testimony Regarding the New York State Office of Mental Health's Five Year Plan, June 2005 Helping Older Adults With Psychiatric Disabilities Live in the Community presented to a forum held by the Most Integrated Settings Coordinating Council, Testimony, July 2004 Geriatric Mental Health: Testimony by Alliance Members Regarding the NY State Office of Mental Health Five-Year Plan, Testimony, Spring 2004 Focus on Geriatric Mental Health: Testimony Regarding the New York State Office of Mental Health's Five-Year Plan, Testimony, June 2004 Preparing for the Elder Boom, by Michael B. Friedman, Winter 2004 History of Mental Health Policy Clifford Beers: The Origins of Modern Mental Health Policy, by Michael B. Friedman, Fall 2002 Housing Make A Full Commitment to Housing, by Michael B. Friedman, Summer 2004 Call For a Decade of Housing Reform For People With Serious Mental Illness, Testimony by Michael B. Friedman, April 30, 2004 Towards a Decade of Housing Reform: Recommendations for Housing Reform in New York State for Adults with Serious Mental Illness, April 2004 Parity Memorandum for Support for Timothy's Law, A.8301/S.5329, Fall 2003 Parity Mental Health Insurance Parity: A Position Paper, May 2003 Parity: We Need a Hero in New York State, by Michael B. Friedman and Carolyn S. Hedlund, May 28, 2002 Past Advocacy Agendas Positions on Mental Health Policy Issues 2007 Web page format Positions on Mental Health Policy Issues 2007 PDF format Policy Priorities 2007 Web page format Policy Priorities 2007 PDF format Positions on Mental Health Policy Issues 2006 Web page format Policy Priorities 2006 Positions on Mental Health Policy Issues 2005 Policy Priorities for 2005 MHA Mental Health Priorities for 2005 Medicaid for Growth, Not Just to Avoid Cuts, first published in the Winter 2005 Issue of The Mental Health News Positions on Mental Health Policy Issues 2003-2004 Policy Priorities for 2004 New York State Legislative Priorities 2003 A Mental Health Agenda for the 21st Century Past New York State Budgets Analysis of the Executive Budget Request for Mental Health 2005-2006 Budget Recommendations for Mental Health Mental Health Action Network 2003-2004 The Mental Health Budget for 2002-2003: Coming to Terms with Reality Analysis of the Executive Budget Request for Mental Health 2004-2005 Highlights of the Executive Budget Request for Mental Health 2003-2004 The New York State Budget for 2002-2003: A Quadrennial Opportunity, by Michael B. Friedman, Summer 2001 Multi-Year Plan to Buttress Community Health Services Jeopardized by Political Maneuvering, by Michael B. Friedman, Spring 2001 Planning Testimony Regarding the Office of Mental Health's Five Year Plan, July 2007 Advice For the Next Governor of New York State, by Michael B. Friedman, Fall 2006. Translating the Report of the Mental Hygiene Task Force into Legislation, Testimony, June 2005 Testimony Regarding the Office of Mental Health's Five Year Plan, June 2005 Testimony Re the Office of Mental Health's Five-Year Plan, Testimony, June 2004 Closing State Psychiatric Centers, Testimony, May 9, 2003 Terrorism and the Implications for Mental Health Planning, Testimony, January 24, 2002 Improving Mental Health Planning in New York State, Testimony, October 18, 2001 2001 Five-Year Plan by the Office of Mental Health, Testimony, June 26, 2001 Without Managed Care: What's Next?, by Michael B. Friedman, Fall 2000 President's Commission on Mental Health Keeping The Promise of Community Mental Health, by Michael B. Friedman, August 8, 2003 Mental Health System Not in Shambles - YET, by Michael B. Friedman, Spring 2003 Think About the Next 25 Years: Advice for the President's Commission on Mental Health, by Michael B. Friedman, Fall 2002 Reinvestment Reinvestment: Requiem or Revival, by Michael B. Friedman, February 2002 State Psychiatric Centers Beyond the Politics of Hospital Closures, by Michael B. Friedman, Spring 2004 Closing State Psychiatric Centers, Testimony, May 9, 2003 Stigma What We Can Learn from the Virginia Tech Tragedy, by Carolyn S. Hedlund, PhD, April 18, 2007 Stigma, by Michael B. Friedman, Winter 2006 Estigma, por Michael B. Friedman, Invierno 2006 Terrorism New York: 9/11 and After, Giselle Stolper and Michael B. Friedman, April 2003 Terrorism in New York City: The Mental Health Impact of 9/11, Giselle Stolper and Michael B. Friedman, May 2002 Mental Health Needs of Children and Adolescents After Terrorism, Testimony, March 22, 2002 Terrorism and the Implications for Mental Health Planning, Testimony, January 24, 2002 Return to the top of the page.
Finance Analysis of the Executive Budget Request for Mental Health 2008-2009, by Michael B. Friedman Save Money, Save Lives, by Michael B. Friedman, Spring 2007 Analysis of the Executive Budget Request for Mental Health 2006-2007 Use Medicaid for Growth, Not Just to Avoid Cuts, by Michael B. Friedman, Winter 2005 Barriers to Financing Cultural Competence by Michael B. Friedman, Fall 2004 Beyond the Politics of Hospital Closures, by Michael B. Friedman, Spring 2004 Advocate Now for Mental Health Funding Next Year, by Michael B. Friedman, Fall 2003 Mental Health System Not in Shambles - YET, by Michael B. Friedman, Spring 2003 Budget for Mental Health Needs Scrutiny, by Michael B. Friedman, February 5, 2003 Without Managed Care: What's Next?, by Michael B. Friedman, Fall 2000 Geriatric Mental Health The Promise of Geriatric Mental Health in New York State, Mental Health News, Spring 2006 Social Isolation: Testimony to the New York City Council Committee on Aging, February 2006 Averting Tragedies in the Transition from Medicaid to Medicare Coverage of Prescription Drugs, Mental Health News, Winter 2006 The Geriatric Mental Health Act - A Summary of the Bill Support the Comprehensive Geriatric Mental Health Act, by Michael B. Friedman, Summer 2005 Geriatric Mental Health: Testimony by Alliance Members Regarding the New York State Office of Mental Health Five Year Plan, Testimony, June 2005 Focus on Geriatric Mental Health: Testimony Regarding the New York State Office of Mental Health's Five Year Plan, June 2005 Helping Older Adults With Psychiatric Disabilities Live in the Community presented to a forum held by the Most Integrated Settings Coordinating Council, Testimony, July 2004 Geriatric Mental Health: Testimony by Alliance Members Regarding the NY State Office of Mental Health Five-Year Plan, Testimony, Spring 2004 Focus on Geriatric Mental Health: Testimony Regarding the New York State Office of Mental Health's Five-Year Plan, Testimony, June 2004 Preparing for the Elder Boom, by Michael B. Friedman, Winter 2004 History of Mental Health Policy Clifford Beers: The Origins of Modern Mental Health Policy, by Michael B. Friedman, Fall 2002 Housing Make A Full Commitment to Housing, by Michael B. Friedman, Summer 2004 Call For a Decade of Housing Reform For People With Serious Mental Illness, Testimony by Michael B. Friedman, April 30, 2004 Towards a Decade of Housing Reform: Recommendations for Housing Reform in New York State for Adults with Serious Mental Illness, April 2004 Parity Memorandum for Support for Timothy's Law, A.8301/S.5329, Fall 2003 Parity Mental Health Insurance Parity: A Position Paper, May 2003 Parity: We Need a Hero in New York State, by Michael B. Friedman and Carolyn S. Hedlund, May 28, 2002 Past Advocacy Agendas Positions on Mental Health Policy Issues 2007 Web page format Positions on Mental Health Policy Issues 2007 PDF format Policy Priorities 2007 Web page format Policy Priorities 2007 PDF format Positions on Mental Health Policy Issues 2006 Web page format Policy Priorities 2006 Positions on Mental Health Policy Issues 2005 Policy Priorities for 2005 MHA Mental Health Priorities for 2005 Medicaid for Growth, Not Just to Avoid Cuts, first published in the Winter 2005 Issue of The Mental Health News Positions on Mental Health Policy Issues 2003-2004 Policy Priorities for 2004 New York State Legislative Priorities 2003 A Mental Health Agenda for the 21st Century Past New York State Budgets Analysis of the Executive Budget Request for Mental Health 2005-2006 Budget Recommendations for Mental Health Mental Health Action Network 2003-2004 The Mental Health Budget for 2002-2003: Coming to Terms with Reality Analysis of the Executive Budget Request for Mental Health 2004-2005 Highlights of the Executive Budget Request for Mental Health 2003-2004 The New York State Budget for 2002-2003: A Quadrennial Opportunity, by Michael B. Friedman, Summer 2001 Multi-Year Plan to Buttress Community Health Services Jeopardized by Political Maneuvering, by Michael B. Friedman, Spring 2001 Planning Testimony Regarding the Office of Mental Health's Five Year Plan, July 2007 Advice For the Next Governor of New York State, by Michael B. Friedman, Fall 2006. Translating the Report of the Mental Hygiene Task Force into Legislation, Testimony, June 2005 Testimony Regarding the Office of Mental Health's Five Year Plan, June 2005 Testimony Re the Office of Mental Health's Five-Year Plan, Testimony, June 2004 Closing State Psychiatric Centers, Testimony, May 9, 2003 Terrorism and the Implications for Mental Health Planning, Testimony, January 24, 2002 Improving Mental Health Planning in New York State, Testimony, October 18, 2001 2001 Five-Year Plan by the Office of Mental Health, Testimony, June 26, 2001 Without Managed Care: What's Next?, by Michael B. Friedman, Fall 2000 President's Commission on Mental Health Keeping The Promise of Community Mental Health, by Michael B. Friedman, August 8, 2003 Mental Health System Not in Shambles - YET, by Michael B. Friedman, Spring 2003 Think About the Next 25 Years: Advice for the President's Commission on Mental Health, by Michael B. Friedman, Fall 2002 Reinvestment Reinvestment: Requiem or Revival, by Michael B. Friedman, February 2002 State Psychiatric Centers Beyond the Politics of Hospital Closures, by Michael B. Friedman, Spring 2004 Closing State Psychiatric Centers, Testimony, May 9, 2003 Stigma What We Can Learn from the Virginia Tech Tragedy, by Carolyn S. Hedlund, PhD, April 18, 2007 Stigma, by Michael B. Friedman, Winter 2006 Estigma, por Michael B. Friedman, Invierno 2006 Terrorism New York: 9/11 and After, Giselle Stolper and Michael B. Friedman, April 2003 Terrorism in New York City: The Mental Health Impact of 9/11, Giselle Stolper and Michael B. Friedman, May 2002 Mental Health Needs of Children and Adolescents After Terrorism, Testimony, March 22, 2002 Terrorism and the Implications for Mental Health Planning, Testimony, January 24, 2002 Return to the top of the page.
Geriatric Mental Health The Promise of Geriatric Mental Health in New York State, Mental Health News, Spring 2006 Social Isolation: Testimony to the New York City Council Committee on Aging, February 2006 Averting Tragedies in the Transition from Medicaid to Medicare Coverage of Prescription Drugs, Mental Health News, Winter 2006 The Geriatric Mental Health Act - A Summary of the Bill Support the Comprehensive Geriatric Mental Health Act, by Michael B. Friedman, Summer 2005 Geriatric Mental Health: Testimony by Alliance Members Regarding the New York State Office of Mental Health Five Year Plan, Testimony, June 2005 Focus on Geriatric Mental Health: Testimony Regarding the New York State Office of Mental Health's Five Year Plan, June 2005 Helping Older Adults With Psychiatric Disabilities Live in the Community presented to a forum held by the Most Integrated Settings Coordinating Council, Testimony, July 2004 Geriatric Mental Health: Testimony by Alliance Members Regarding the NY State Office of Mental Health Five-Year Plan, Testimony, Spring 2004 Focus on Geriatric Mental Health: Testimony Regarding the New York State Office of Mental Health's Five-Year Plan, Testimony, June 2004 Preparing for the Elder Boom, by Michael B. Friedman, Winter 2004 History of Mental Health Policy Clifford Beers: The Origins of Modern Mental Health Policy, by Michael B. Friedman, Fall 2002 Housing Make A Full Commitment to Housing, by Michael B. Friedman, Summer 2004 Call For a Decade of Housing Reform For People With Serious Mental Illness, Testimony by Michael B. Friedman, April 30, 2004 Towards a Decade of Housing Reform: Recommendations for Housing Reform in New York State for Adults with Serious Mental Illness, April 2004 Parity Memorandum for Support for Timothy's Law, A.8301/S.5329, Fall 2003 Parity Mental Health Insurance Parity: A Position Paper, May 2003 Parity: We Need a Hero in New York State, by Michael B. Friedman and Carolyn S. Hedlund, May 28, 2002 Past Advocacy Agendas Positions on Mental Health Policy Issues 2007 Web page format Positions on Mental Health Policy Issues 2007 PDF format Policy Priorities 2007 Web page format Policy Priorities 2007 PDF format Positions on Mental Health Policy Issues 2006 Web page format Policy Priorities 2006 Positions on Mental Health Policy Issues 2005 Policy Priorities for 2005 MHA Mental Health Priorities for 2005 Medicaid for Growth, Not Just to Avoid Cuts, first published in the Winter 2005 Issue of The Mental Health News Positions on Mental Health Policy Issues 2003-2004 Policy Priorities for 2004 New York State Legislative Priorities 2003 A Mental Health Agenda for the 21st Century Past New York State Budgets Analysis of the Executive Budget Request for Mental Health 2005-2006 Budget Recommendations for Mental Health Mental Health Action Network 2003-2004 The Mental Health Budget for 2002-2003: Coming to Terms with Reality Analysis of the Executive Budget Request for Mental Health 2004-2005 Highlights of the Executive Budget Request for Mental Health 2003-2004 The New York State Budget for 2002-2003: A Quadrennial Opportunity, by Michael B. Friedman, Summer 2001 Multi-Year Plan to Buttress Community Health Services Jeopardized by Political Maneuvering, by Michael B. Friedman, Spring 2001 Planning Testimony Regarding the Office of Mental Health's Five Year Plan, July 2007 Advice For the Next Governor of New York State, by Michael B. Friedman, Fall 2006. Translating the Report of the Mental Hygiene Task Force into Legislation, Testimony, June 2005 Testimony Regarding the Office of Mental Health's Five Year Plan, June 2005 Testimony Re the Office of Mental Health's Five-Year Plan, Testimony, June 2004 Closing State Psychiatric Centers, Testimony, May 9, 2003 Terrorism and the Implications for Mental Health Planning, Testimony, January 24, 2002 Improving Mental Health Planning in New York State, Testimony, October 18, 2001 2001 Five-Year Plan by the Office of Mental Health, Testimony, June 26, 2001 Without Managed Care: What's Next?, by Michael B. Friedman, Fall 2000 President's Commission on Mental Health Keeping The Promise of Community Mental Health, by Michael B. Friedman, August 8, 2003 Mental Health System Not in Shambles - YET, by Michael B. Friedman, Spring 2003 Think About the Next 25 Years: Advice for the President's Commission on Mental Health, by Michael B. Friedman, Fall 2002 Reinvestment Reinvestment: Requiem or Revival, by Michael B. Friedman, February 2002 State Psychiatric Centers Beyond the Politics of Hospital Closures, by Michael B. Friedman, Spring 2004 Closing State Psychiatric Centers, Testimony, May 9, 2003 Stigma What We Can Learn from the Virginia Tech Tragedy, by Carolyn S. Hedlund, PhD, April 18, 2007 Stigma, by Michael B. Friedman, Winter 2006 Estigma, por Michael B. Friedman, Invierno 2006 Terrorism New York: 9/11 and After, Giselle Stolper and Michael B. Friedman, April 2003 Terrorism in New York City: The Mental Health Impact of 9/11, Giselle Stolper and Michael B. 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History of Mental Health Policy Clifford Beers: The Origins of Modern Mental Health Policy, by Michael B. Friedman, Fall 2002 Housing Make A Full Commitment to Housing, by Michael B. Friedman, Summer 2004 Call For a Decade of Housing Reform For People With Serious Mental Illness, Testimony by Michael B. Friedman, April 30, 2004 Towards a Decade of Housing Reform: Recommendations for Housing Reform in New York State for Adults with Serious Mental Illness, April 2004 Parity Memorandum for Support for Timothy's Law, A.8301/S.5329, Fall 2003 Parity Mental Health Insurance Parity: A Position Paper, May 2003 Parity: We Need a Hero in New York State, by Michael B. Friedman and Carolyn S. Hedlund, May 28, 2002 Past Advocacy Agendas Positions on Mental Health Policy Issues 2007 Web page format Positions on Mental Health Policy Issues 2007 PDF format Policy Priorities 2007 Web page format Policy Priorities 2007 PDF format Positions on Mental Health Policy Issues 2006 Web page format Policy Priorities 2006 Positions on Mental Health Policy Issues 2005 Policy Priorities for 2005 MHA Mental Health Priorities for 2005 Medicaid for Growth, Not Just to Avoid Cuts, first published in the Winter 2005 Issue of The Mental Health News Positions on Mental Health Policy Issues 2003-2004 Policy Priorities for 2004 New York State Legislative Priorities 2003 A Mental Health Agenda for the 21st Century Past New York State Budgets Analysis of the Executive Budget Request for Mental Health 2005-2006 Budget Recommendations for Mental Health Mental Health Action Network 2003-2004 The Mental Health Budget for 2002-2003: Coming to Terms with Reality Analysis of the Executive Budget Request for Mental Health 2004-2005 Highlights of the Executive Budget Request for Mental Health 2003-2004 The New York State Budget for 2002-2003: A Quadrennial Opportunity, by Michael B. Friedman, Summer 2001 Multi-Year Plan to Buttress Community Health Services Jeopardized by Political Maneuvering, by Michael B. Friedman, Spring 2001 Planning Testimony Regarding the Office of Mental Health's Five Year Plan, July 2007 Advice For the Next Governor of New York State, by Michael B. Friedman, Fall 2006. Translating the Report of the Mental Hygiene Task Force into Legislation, Testimony, June 2005 Testimony Regarding the Office of Mental Health's Five Year Plan, June 2005 Testimony Re the Office of Mental Health's Five-Year Plan, Testimony, June 2004 Closing State Psychiatric Centers, Testimony, May 9, 2003 Terrorism and the Implications for Mental Health Planning, Testimony, January 24, 2002 Improving Mental Health Planning in New York State, Testimony, October 18, 2001 2001 Five-Year Plan by the Office of Mental Health, Testimony, June 26, 2001 Without Managed Care: What's Next?, by Michael B. Friedman, Fall 2000 President's Commission on Mental Health Keeping The Promise of Community Mental Health, by Michael B. Friedman, August 8, 2003 Mental Health System Not in Shambles - YET, by Michael B. Friedman, Spring 2003 Think About the Next 25 Years: Advice for the President's Commission on Mental Health, by Michael B. Friedman, Fall 2002 Reinvestment Reinvestment: Requiem or Revival, by Michael B. Friedman, February 2002 State Psychiatric Centers Beyond the Politics of Hospital Closures, by Michael B. Friedman, Spring 2004 Closing State Psychiatric Centers, Testimony, May 9, 2003 Stigma What We Can Learn from the Virginia Tech Tragedy, by Carolyn S. Hedlund, PhD, April 18, 2007 Stigma, by Michael B. Friedman, Winter 2006 Estigma, por Michael B. Friedman, Invierno 2006 Terrorism New York: 9/11 and After, Giselle Stolper and Michael B. Friedman, April 2003 Terrorism in New York City: The Mental Health Impact of 9/11, Giselle Stolper and Michael B. Friedman, May 2002 Mental Health Needs of Children and Adolescents After Terrorism, Testimony, March 22, 2002 Terrorism and the Implications for Mental Health Planning, Testimony, January 24, 2002 Return to the top of the page.
Housing Make A Full Commitment to Housing, by Michael B. Friedman, Summer 2004 Call For a Decade of Housing Reform For People With Serious Mental Illness, Testimony by Michael B. Friedman, April 30, 2004 Towards a Decade of Housing Reform: Recommendations for Housing Reform in New York State for Adults with Serious Mental Illness, April 2004 Parity Memorandum for Support for Timothy's Law, A.8301/S.5329, Fall 2003 Parity Mental Health Insurance Parity: A Position Paper, May 2003 Parity: We Need a Hero in New York State, by Michael B. Friedman and Carolyn S. Hedlund, May 28, 2002 Past Advocacy Agendas Positions on Mental Health Policy Issues 2007 Web page format Positions on Mental Health Policy Issues 2007 PDF format Policy Priorities 2007 Web page format Policy Priorities 2007 PDF format Positions on Mental Health Policy Issues 2006 Web page format Policy Priorities 2006 Positions on Mental Health Policy Issues 2005 Policy Priorities for 2005 MHA Mental Health Priorities for 2005 Medicaid for Growth, Not Just to Avoid Cuts, first published in the Winter 2005 Issue of The Mental Health News Positions on Mental Health Policy Issues 2003-2004 Policy Priorities for 2004 New York State Legislative Priorities 2003 A Mental Health Agenda for the 21st Century Past New York State Budgets Analysis of the Executive Budget Request for Mental Health 2005-2006 Budget Recommendations for Mental Health Mental Health Action Network 2003-2004 The Mental Health Budget for 2002-2003: Coming to Terms with Reality Analysis of the Executive Budget Request for Mental Health 2004-2005 Highlights of the Executive Budget Request for Mental Health 2003-2004 The New York State Budget for 2002-2003: A Quadrennial Opportunity, by Michael B. Friedman, Summer 2001 Multi-Year Plan to Buttress Community Health Services Jeopardized by Political Maneuvering, by Michael B. Friedman, Spring 2001 Planning Testimony Regarding the Office of Mental Health's Five Year Plan, July 2007 Advice For the Next Governor of New York State, by Michael B. Friedman, Fall 2006. Translating the Report of the Mental Hygiene Task Force into Legislation, Testimony, June 2005 Testimony Regarding the Office of Mental Health's Five Year Plan, June 2005 Testimony Re the Office of Mental Health's Five-Year Plan, Testimony, June 2004 Closing State Psychiatric Centers, Testimony, May 9, 2003 Terrorism and the Implications for Mental Health Planning, Testimony, January 24, 2002 Improving Mental Health Planning in New York State, Testimony, October 18, 2001 2001 Five-Year Plan by the Office of Mental Health, Testimony, June 26, 2001 Without Managed Care: What's Next?, by Michael B. Friedman, Fall 2000 President's Commission on Mental Health Keeping The Promise of Community Mental Health, by Michael B. Friedman, August 8, 2003 Mental Health System Not in Shambles - YET, by Michael B. Friedman, Spring 2003 Think About the Next 25 Years: Advice for the President's Commission on Mental Health, by Michael B. Friedman, Fall 2002 Reinvestment Reinvestment: Requiem or Revival, by Michael B. Friedman, February 2002 State Psychiatric Centers Beyond the Politics of Hospital Closures, by Michael B. Friedman, Spring 2004 Closing State Psychiatric Centers, Testimony, May 9, 2003 Stigma What We Can Learn from the Virginia Tech Tragedy, by Carolyn S. Hedlund, PhD, April 18, 2007 Stigma, by Michael B. Friedman, Winter 2006 Estigma, por Michael B. Friedman, Invierno 2006 Terrorism New York: 9/11 and After, Giselle Stolper and Michael B. Friedman, April 2003 Terrorism in New York City: The Mental Health Impact of 9/11, Giselle Stolper and Michael B. Friedman, May 2002 Mental Health Needs of Children and Adolescents After Terrorism, Testimony, March 22, 2002 Terrorism and the Implications for Mental Health Planning, Testimony, January 24, 2002 Return to the top of the page.
Parity Memorandum for Support for Timothy's Law, A.8301/S.5329, Fall 2003 Parity Mental Health Insurance Parity: A Position Paper, May 2003 Parity: We Need a Hero in New York State, by Michael B. Friedman and Carolyn S. Hedlund, May 28, 2002 Past Advocacy Agendas Positions on Mental Health Policy Issues 2007 Web page format Positions on Mental Health Policy Issues 2007 PDF format Policy Priorities 2007 Web page format Policy Priorities 2007 PDF format Positions on Mental Health Policy Issues 2006 Web page format Policy Priorities 2006 Positions on Mental Health Policy Issues 2005 Policy Priorities for 2005 MHA Mental Health Priorities for 2005 Medicaid for Growth, Not Just to Avoid Cuts, first published in the Winter 2005 Issue of The Mental Health News Positions on Mental Health Policy Issues 2003-2004 Policy Priorities for 2004 New York State Legislative Priorities 2003 A Mental Health Agenda for the 21st Century Past New York State Budgets Analysis of the Executive Budget Request for Mental Health 2005-2006 Budget Recommendations for Mental Health Mental Health Action Network 2003-2004 The Mental Health Budget for 2002-2003: Coming to Terms with Reality Analysis of the Executive Budget Request for Mental Health 2004-2005 Highlights of the Executive Budget Request for Mental Health 2003-2004 The New York State Budget for 2002-2003: A Quadrennial Opportunity, by Michael B. Friedman, Summer 2001 Multi-Year Plan to Buttress Community Health Services Jeopardized by Political Maneuvering, by Michael B. Friedman, Spring 2001 Planning Testimony Regarding the Office of Mental Health's Five Year Plan, July 2007 Advice For the Next Governor of New York State, by Michael B. Friedman, Fall 2006. Translating the Report of the Mental Hygiene Task Force into Legislation, Testimony, June 2005 Testimony Regarding the Office of Mental Health's Five Year Plan, June 2005 Testimony Re the Office of Mental Health's Five-Year Plan, Testimony, June 2004 Closing State Psychiatric Centers, Testimony, May 9, 2003 Terrorism and the Implications for Mental Health Planning, Testimony, January 24, 2002 Improving Mental Health Planning in New York State, Testimony, October 18, 2001 2001 Five-Year Plan by the Office of Mental Health, Testimony, June 26, 2001 Without Managed Care: What's Next?, by Michael B. Friedman, Fall 2000 President's Commission on Mental Health Keeping The Promise of Community Mental Health, by Michael B. Friedman, August 8, 2003 Mental Health System Not in Shambles - YET, by Michael B. Friedman, Spring 2003 Think About the Next 25 Years: Advice for the President's Commission on Mental Health, by Michael B. Friedman, Fall 2002 Reinvestment Reinvestment: Requiem or Revival, by Michael B. Friedman, February 2002 State Psychiatric Centers Beyond the Politics of Hospital Closures, by Michael B. Friedman, Spring 2004 Closing State Psychiatric Centers, Testimony, May 9, 2003 Stigma What We Can Learn from the Virginia Tech Tragedy, by Carolyn S. Hedlund, PhD, April 18, 2007 Stigma, by Michael B. Friedman, Winter 2006 Estigma, por Michael B. Friedman, Invierno 2006 Terrorism New York: 9/11 and After, Giselle Stolper and Michael B. Friedman, April 2003 Terrorism in New York City: The Mental Health Impact of 9/11, Giselle Stolper and Michael B. Friedman, May 2002 Mental Health Needs of Children and Adolescents After Terrorism, Testimony, March 22, 2002 Terrorism and the Implications for Mental Health Planning, Testimony, January 24, 2002 Return to the top of the page.
Past Advocacy Agendas Positions on Mental Health Policy Issues 2007 Web page format Positions on Mental Health Policy Issues 2007 PDF format Policy Priorities 2007 Web page format Policy Priorities 2007 PDF format Positions on Mental Health Policy Issues 2006 Web page format Policy Priorities 2006 Positions on Mental Health Policy Issues 2005 Policy Priorities for 2005 MHA Mental Health Priorities for 2005 Medicaid for Growth, Not Just to Avoid Cuts, first published in the Winter 2005 Issue of The Mental Health News Positions on Mental Health Policy Issues 2003-2004 Policy Priorities for 2004 New York State Legislative Priorities 2003 A Mental Health Agenda for the 21st Century Past New York State Budgets Analysis of the Executive Budget Request for Mental Health 2005-2006 Budget Recommendations for Mental Health Mental Health Action Network 2003-2004 The Mental Health Budget for 2002-2003: Coming to Terms with Reality Analysis of the Executive Budget Request for Mental Health 2004-2005 Highlights of the Executive Budget Request for Mental Health 2003-2004 The New York State Budget for 2002-2003: A Quadrennial Opportunity, by Michael B. Friedman, Summer 2001 Multi-Year Plan to Buttress Community Health Services Jeopardized by Political Maneuvering, by Michael B. Friedman, Spring 2001 Planning Testimony Regarding the Office of Mental Health's Five Year Plan, July 2007 Advice For the Next Governor of New York State, by Michael B. Friedman, Fall 2006. Translating the Report of the Mental Hygiene Task Force into Legislation, Testimony, June 2005 Testimony Regarding the Office of Mental Health's Five Year Plan, June 2005 Testimony Re the Office of Mental Health's Five-Year Plan, Testimony, June 2004 Closing State Psychiatric Centers, Testimony, May 9, 2003 Terrorism and the Implications for Mental Health Planning, Testimony, January 24, 2002 Improving Mental Health Planning in New York State, Testimony, October 18, 2001 2001 Five-Year Plan by the Office of Mental Health, Testimony, June 26, 2001 Without Managed Care: What's Next?, by Michael B. Friedman, Fall 2000 President's Commission on Mental Health Keeping The Promise of Community Mental Health, by Michael B. Friedman, August 8, 2003 Mental Health System Not in Shambles - YET, by Michael B. Friedman, Spring 2003 Think About the Next 25 Years: Advice for the President's Commission on Mental Health, by Michael B. Friedman, Fall 2002 Reinvestment Reinvestment: Requiem or Revival, by Michael B. Friedman, February 2002 State Psychiatric Centers Beyond the Politics of Hospital Closures, by Michael B. Friedman, Spring 2004 Closing State Psychiatric Centers, Testimony, May 9, 2003 Stigma What We Can Learn from the Virginia Tech Tragedy, by Carolyn S. Hedlund, PhD, April 18, 2007 Stigma, by Michael B. Friedman, Winter 2006 Estigma, por Michael B. Friedman, Invierno 2006 Terrorism New York: 9/11 and After, Giselle Stolper and Michael B. Friedman, April 2003 Terrorism in New York City: The Mental Health Impact of 9/11, Giselle Stolper and Michael B. Friedman, May 2002 Mental Health Needs of Children and Adolescents After Terrorism, Testimony, March 22, 2002 Terrorism and the Implications for Mental Health Planning, Testimony, January 24, 2002 Return to the top of the page.
Past New York State Budgets Analysis of the Executive Budget Request for Mental Health 2005-2006 Budget Recommendations for Mental Health Mental Health Action Network 2003-2004 The Mental Health Budget for 2002-2003: Coming to Terms with Reality Analysis of the Executive Budget Request for Mental Health 2004-2005 Highlights of the Executive Budget Request for Mental Health 2003-2004 The New York State Budget for 2002-2003: A Quadrennial Opportunity, by Michael B. Friedman, Summer 2001 Multi-Year Plan to Buttress Community Health Services Jeopardized by Political Maneuvering, by Michael B. Friedman, Spring 2001 Planning Testimony Regarding the Office of Mental Health's Five Year Plan, July 2007 Advice For the Next Governor of New York State, by Michael B. Friedman, Fall 2006. Translating the Report of the Mental Hygiene Task Force into Legislation, Testimony, June 2005 Testimony Regarding the Office of Mental Health's Five Year Plan, June 2005 Testimony Re the Office of Mental Health's Five-Year Plan, Testimony, June 2004 Closing State Psychiatric Centers, Testimony, May 9, 2003 Terrorism and the Implications for Mental Health Planning, Testimony, January 24, 2002 Improving Mental Health Planning in New York State, Testimony, October 18, 2001 2001 Five-Year Plan by the Office of Mental Health, Testimony, June 26, 2001 Without Managed Care: What's Next?, by Michael B. Friedman, Fall 2000 President's Commission on Mental Health Keeping The Promise of Community Mental Health, by Michael B. Friedman, August 8, 2003 Mental Health System Not in Shambles - YET, by Michael B. Friedman, Spring 2003 Think About the Next 25 Years: Advice for the President's Commission on Mental Health, by Michael B. Friedman, Fall 2002 Reinvestment Reinvestment: Requiem or Revival, by Michael B. Friedman, February 2002 State Psychiatric Centers Beyond the Politics of Hospital Closures, by Michael B. Friedman, Spring 2004 Closing State Psychiatric Centers, Testimony, May 9, 2003 Stigma What We Can Learn from the Virginia Tech Tragedy, by Carolyn S. Hedlund, PhD, April 18, 2007 Stigma, by Michael B. Friedman, Winter 2006 Estigma, por Michael B. Friedman, Invierno 2006 Terrorism New York: 9/11 and After, Giselle Stolper and Michael B. Friedman, April 2003 Terrorism in New York City: The Mental Health Impact of 9/11, Giselle Stolper and Michael B. Friedman, May 2002 Mental Health Needs of Children and Adolescents After Terrorism, Testimony, March 22, 2002 Terrorism and the Implications for Mental Health Planning, Testimony, January 24, 2002 Return to the top of the page.
Planning Testimony Regarding the Office of Mental Health's Five Year Plan, July 2007 Advice For the Next Governor of New York State, by Michael B. Friedman, Fall 2006. Translating the Report of the Mental Hygiene Task Force into Legislation, Testimony, June 2005 Testimony Regarding the Office of Mental Health's Five Year Plan, June 2005 Testimony Re the Office of Mental Health's Five-Year Plan, Testimony, June 2004 Closing State Psychiatric Centers, Testimony, May 9, 2003 Terrorism and the Implications for Mental Health Planning, Testimony, January 24, 2002 Improving Mental Health Planning in New York State, Testimony, October 18, 2001 2001 Five-Year Plan by the Office of Mental Health, Testimony, June 26, 2001 Without Managed Care: What's Next?, by Michael B. Friedman, Fall 2000 President's Commission on Mental Health Keeping The Promise of Community Mental Health, by Michael B. Friedman, August 8, 2003 Mental Health System Not in Shambles - YET, by Michael B. Friedman, Spring 2003 Think About the Next 25 Years: Advice for the President's Commission on Mental Health, by Michael B. Friedman, Fall 2002 Reinvestment Reinvestment: Requiem or Revival, by Michael B. Friedman, February 2002 State Psychiatric Centers Beyond the Politics of Hospital Closures, by Michael B. Friedman, Spring 2004 Closing State Psychiatric Centers, Testimony, May 9, 2003 Stigma What We Can Learn from the Virginia Tech Tragedy, by Carolyn S. Hedlund, PhD, April 18, 2007 Stigma, by Michael B. Friedman, Winter 2006 Estigma, por Michael B. Friedman, Invierno 2006 Terrorism New York: 9/11 and After, Giselle Stolper and Michael B. Friedman, April 2003 Terrorism in New York City: The Mental Health Impact of 9/11, Giselle Stolper and Michael B. Friedman, May 2002 Mental Health Needs of Children and Adolescents After Terrorism, Testimony, March 22, 2002 Terrorism and the Implications for Mental Health Planning, Testimony, January 24, 2002 Return to the top of the page.
President's Commission on Mental Health Keeping The Promise of Community Mental Health, by Michael B. Friedman, August 8, 2003 Mental Health System Not in Shambles - YET, by Michael B. Friedman, Spring 2003 Think About the Next 25 Years: Advice for the President's Commission on Mental Health, by Michael B. Friedman, Fall 2002 Reinvestment Reinvestment: Requiem or Revival, by Michael B. Friedman, February 2002 State Psychiatric Centers Beyond the Politics of Hospital Closures, by Michael B. Friedman, Spring 2004 Closing State Psychiatric Centers, Testimony, May 9, 2003 Stigma What We Can Learn from the Virginia Tech Tragedy, by Carolyn S. Hedlund, PhD, April 18, 2007 Stigma, by Michael B. Friedman, Winter 2006 Estigma, por Michael B. Friedman, Invierno 2006 Terrorism New York: 9/11 and After, Giselle Stolper and Michael B. Friedman, April 2003 Terrorism in New York City: The Mental Health Impact of 9/11, Giselle Stolper and Michael B. Friedman, May 2002 Mental Health Needs of Children and Adolescents After Terrorism, Testimony, March 22, 2002 Terrorism and the Implications for Mental Health Planning, Testimony, January 24, 2002 Return to the top of the page.
Reinvestment Reinvestment: Requiem or Revival, by Michael B. Friedman, February 2002 State Psychiatric Centers Beyond the Politics of Hospital Closures, by Michael B. Friedman, Spring 2004 Closing State Psychiatric Centers, Testimony, May 9, 2003 Stigma What We Can Learn from the Virginia Tech Tragedy, by Carolyn S. Hedlund, PhD, April 18, 2007 Stigma, by Michael B. Friedman, Winter 2006 Estigma, por Michael B. Friedman, Invierno 2006 Terrorism New York: 9/11 and After, Giselle Stolper and Michael B. Friedman, April 2003 Terrorism in New York City: The Mental Health Impact of 9/11, Giselle Stolper and Michael B. Friedman, May 2002 Mental Health Needs of Children and Adolescents After Terrorism, Testimony, March 22, 2002 Terrorism and the Implications for Mental Health Planning, Testimony, January 24, 2002 Return to the top of the page.
State Psychiatric Centers Beyond the Politics of Hospital Closures, by Michael B. Friedman, Spring 2004 Closing State Psychiatric Centers, Testimony, May 9, 2003 Stigma What We Can Learn from the Virginia Tech Tragedy, by Carolyn S. Hedlund, PhD, April 18, 2007 Stigma, by Michael B. Friedman, Winter 2006 Estigma, por Michael B. Friedman, Invierno 2006 Terrorism New York: 9/11 and After, Giselle Stolper and Michael B. Friedman, April 2003 Terrorism in New York City: The Mental Health Impact of 9/11, Giselle Stolper and Michael B. Friedman, May 2002 Mental Health Needs of Children and Adolescents After Terrorism, Testimony, March 22, 2002 Terrorism and the Implications for Mental Health Planning, Testimony, January 24, 2002 Return to the top of the page.
Stigma What We Can Learn from the Virginia Tech Tragedy, by Carolyn S. Hedlund, PhD, April 18, 2007 Stigma, by Michael B. Friedman, Winter 2006 Estigma, por Michael B. Friedman, Invierno 2006 Terrorism New York: 9/11 and After, Giselle Stolper and Michael B. Friedman, April 2003 Terrorism in New York City: The Mental Health Impact of 9/11, Giselle Stolper and Michael B. Friedman, May 2002 Mental Health Needs of Children and Adolescents After Terrorism, Testimony, March 22, 2002 Terrorism and the Implications for Mental Health Planning, Testimony, January 24, 2002 Return to the top of the page.
Terrorism New York: 9/11 and After, Giselle Stolper and Michael B. Friedman, April 2003 Terrorism in New York City: The Mental Health Impact of 9/11, Giselle Stolper and Michael B. Friedman, May 2002 Mental Health Needs of Children and Adolescents After Terrorism, Testimony, March 22, 2002 Terrorism and the Implications for Mental Health Planning, Testimony, January 24, 2002
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