March 11 – Assembly and Senate One-House Budget Proposals Increase Human Services COLA But with a Problematic Restriction

January 18 – Governor’s Budget Proposal Breaks Down Barriers to Care for New Yorkers with Commercial Insurance

February 15 – Behavioral Health Advocates to Rally for Increase in COLA

January 10 – New York State Council Applauds Governor Hochul for State of the State Proposals

December 14 – Advocates express extreme disappointment in Governor Hochul’s veto of OMIG Reform legislation; Call for Immediate Action to address Crippling Medicaid Audits

August 19 – 46 Organizations Representing Medicaid Providers from Across the Healthcare Service Delivery System Call on Governor Hochul to Sign Legislation Ensuring Fairness in Medicaid Audits

October 22 – Advocates Laud Governor Cuomo’s Emphasis on the Mental Health Impact of COVID-19, Funding Needed to Strengthen the Safety Net to Address Mounting Stress and Trauma

July 28 – Mental Health and Addiction Recovery Advocates Decry Senate’s Failure to Fund States and Localities and Address Health, Hunger and Housing Crises

July 8 – Advocates Call on State Leaders to Support Robust Telehealth Program

June 22 – National Council for Behavioral Health Recognizes Lauri Cole for Advocacy Excellence

April 27 – NYS Council Urges Congressional Delegation to Allocate $38.5 Billion for Behavioral Health Organizations Nationwide in Next COVID-19 Stimulus Package

April 22 – NY Nonprofits Join Gov. Cuomo’s Call for Federal Hazard Pay for Essential Public Workers

March 9 – Behavioral Health Groups Demand Opioid Settlement Funds Be Invested In Prevention, Treatment, Recovery & Harm Reduction

January 22 – 3for5 Campaign Response to the Executive Budget

January 2 – Statement on Governor’s Veto of S.5935, to Prohibit Prior Authorization for Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT)

June 18 – Community Healthcare Organizations Urge Immediate Action on Bills Assuring a Set Aside of Funds from Healthcare Investment Account

January 16 – NYS Council Applauds Executive Proposals to Increase Access to Care and Enforce Parity Laws

November 8 – Community-Based Primary Care, Home Care, and Behavioral Healthcare Advocates Call on the Governor for Immediate Investment

May 22: NYS Council and CHCANYS Awarded National Grant to Promote Further Leadership on Care Delivery and Payment Initiatives

February 16: Leading Advocacy Organizations Request Lawmakers Direct Opioid Surcharge Funds Toward Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Services

February 12: Coalition for Behavioral Health/NYS Council Release “The Cost of Mental Illness: New York Facts and Figures” detailing the cost burden of mental illness in New York, the scope and impact of the opioid epidemic, and the benefits of accessing treatment

January 12: Unprecedented Coalition Formed to Address Workforce Crisis

January 12: NYS Council and National Council Support Tonko’s Efforts to Fight National Opioid and Heroin Epidemic

November 1: NYS Council Responds to President’s Opioid Commission Report

October 27: NYS Council Responds to Presidential Declaration of Opioid National Health Emergency

June 5: NYS Council Applauds Governor Cuomo for Actions to Protect Access to Health Care for all New Yorkers

March 21: Behavioral Health Advocates Press Albany to Address the Community Care Crisis