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This section contains important information, resources, other employment related trainings and current reports that are of interest to the mental health community.

The NYC Department of Employment issued a third addendum to its Summer YouthRFP (12/19)
The changes are:the deadline is extended to January 3rd (originally Dec. 16), therequirement of unsubsidized job slots is eliminated, and the percent ofyouth required to reside within specified service area is reduced to 70%.

NYS Office of Mental Health 5-year Plan Hearings (12/16)
The NYS Office of Mental Health Released its 5-year plan in the past week andannounced several hearing dates. The NYC hearing is scheduled for December 20, 2002 at noon at the NYS OMH NYCField Office, Conference Room A, 9th Floor, 330 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY. [Contact Curletta McClanahan, (212) 330-1651] [more information...]

Summary of the NYS Office of Mental Health 5-year Plan (12/17)
The NYS Office of Mental Health Released its 5-year plan in the past week [more information...]

Supported Employment Application Meeting (12/10)
December 19, 2002 meeting postponed... [more information...]

Supported Employment Notification (12/4)
Bill Deschenes, Manager Business, Interagency and Policy Development at VESID noted that current VESID supported employment contract holders will have existing contracts extended to 7/1/03... [more information...]

Researchers have identified 10 key factors to recovery from schizophrenia (12/04)

Interim report from the President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health (PNFCMH) released (10/29)

The Response on the interim report from the President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health (PNFCMH) (see above)

Social Security Announces New Initiatives to PromoteEmployment Opportunities for People with Disabilities (10/02)

The Benefits Planner is a quarterly newsletter of the NY State Work Incentives Support Center. It covers issues involving Social Security, SSI Medicare, Medicaid and work.

• The Fall, 2002 issue (Acrobat PDF format) The lead article is titled "SSI's Income and Resource Rules."
• The Summer, 2002 issue (Acrobat PDF format) The lead article focuses on the SSI PASS (Plan for Achieving Self Support)
• The Spring, 2002 issue (Acrobat PDF format) The lead article is titled "The Ticket To Work and Self Sufficiency."
• The Winter, 2001-02 issue (Acrobat PDF format) has a fine lead article titled "SSI and SSDI Overpayments", with much of the newsletter related to this subject.
• The Fall, 2001 issue (Acrobat PDF format) has an excellent lead article titled "Medicaid Eligibility for Persons with Disabilities."

"The Recovery Vision: New paradigm, new questions, new answers," is available on the Boston University website: http://www.bu.edu/cpr/webcast. This webcast, featuring Dr. William Anthony, Dr. Courtenay Harding, Ms. Judi Chamberlin, and Dr. Marianne Farkas, reviews the empirical knowledge underlying the vision of recovery, identifies the changes which must occur in recovery research, discusses the roles of consumer/survivors and non-consumer/survivors in the field, and address the challenges of changing mental health systems worldwide.

Booklet: "A Guide for People with Disabilities Seeking Employment" (Information) or (Online Booklet -- USDOJ site)

employment related trainings

Training programs from The Coalition of Mainstream Employment Programs, December 2, 9, 16.

information

Report: "Depression & Low-Income Women: Challenges for TANF and Welfare-to-Work Policies and Programs" (Information) or (Online Report --Research Forum site)

Report: "The Well Being of Our Nation: An Inter-Generational Vision of Effective Mental Health Services and Supports" (Download Report)