Join us on July 5th for a Moore Equity Round Table discussion about The Mental Health Impact of Severe Maternal Morbidity and Mortality on Families. From 5 PM - 6:30 PM EST, this event will be available both in-person and live-streamed. Register today: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Creative activities aren’t just for fun, they can help us take a step back from the daily grind, use our brains differently, and relax. Picking up that paintbrush or solving a tricky puzzle can truly move us to a different mindset. psychiatry.org/News-room/News…

Are you ready for the return of HIPAA compliance enforcement on August 9th? NYSPA hosted a Virtual Telehealth Software Vendor Fair on June 12 & 13th! Click the link below to watch the recorded presentations from participating vendors! nyspsych.org/telemedicine

On #GivingTuesday, a global day of generosity, please donate to the NYSPA Foundation to support our efforts to bring awareness to the needs of people with mental illness! Donate here: paypal.me/nyspafoundation

Today is P.S. I Love You Day 💜 wear purple today to show your support for mental health awareness! The more love we give the more beautiful the world becomes! Love is meant to be given!

NYSPA supports critical investments in the proposed FY 2025 budget to support the mental health workforce, including $3 million appropriation to provide for physician loan repayment awards to psychiatrists with specific stipulations. #WriteRXForPatientSafety

Today, Governor Kathy Hochul announced the expansion of school-based mental health clinics to combat the youth mental health crisis. We applaud this decision by the Gov that will safeguard and protect the well being of children in New York. To read more, visit: shorturl.at/uyE34

NYSPA is pleased that the Executive Budget proposes a one-year extension of New York’s telehealth payment parity law. However, NYSPA urges permanent extension of this provision as part of the FY 2025 state budget. #WriteRxforPatientSafety

NYSPA supports critical investments in the proposed FY 2025 budget to support the mental health workforce, including $3 million appropriation to provide for physician loan repayment awards to psychiatrists with specific stipulations. #WriteRxForPatientSafety

NYSPA appreciates and supports the $1 billion multi-year investments in mental health enacted in the FY 24 budget. This includes supports to increase inpatient capacity by 1,000 beds. #WriteRxForPatientSafety

NYSPA supports and is seeking $350,000 in the budget for the continuation and expansion of the Veterans Mental Health Training Initiative. #WriteRxForPatientSafety

NYSPA's Legislative Rep, @Martin4APA, presenting our 2024 priorities at Medical Society NY's Physician Advocacy Day held today in Albany! Thank you to Dr. Martin and our entire Legislative Team! @karin_carreau #telehealthparity #mentalhealthparity #writeRxforpatientsafety

NYSPA strongly supports legislation which would authorize the Department of Financial Services to levy a fine against health plans and insurers after finding a “willful violation” of federal or state mental health and substance use disorder parity (MH/SUD) laws and/or regulations

NYSPA has joined a broad array of stakeholders urging New York State to carve mental health and substance use disorder services out of Medicaid managed care and provide these services on a Fee for Service basis. #WriteRxForPatientSafety

NYSPA urges the final budget for FY 2025 to enact a permanent extension of New York's telehealth payment parity law. We thank the Senate for proposing to make the law permanent and urge the Executive and Assembly to agree. #WriteRxForPatientSafety

NYSPA urges the final budget to include a provision authorize levying increasing fines against health plans and insurers after finding a “willful violation” of federal or state mental health and substance use disorder parity (MH/SUD) laws and/or regulations. #WriteRxForSafety

NYSPA strongly opposes elimination of the MSSNY Committee for Physician's Health Program as proposed in the FY 2025 budget. We thank the Senate and Assembly for rejecting the elimination in their one house budgets. Send a letter today p2a.co/CPjER4d #WriteRxForSafety

With just a couple days left until the final budget, NYSPA is urging lawmakers to include payment parity for telehealth services and make this law permanent. Show your support by signing this letter - p2a.co/qqvz6bl

Sign this letter URGING GOVERNOR AND LEGISLATORS to include IN THE FINAL BUDGET AUTHORIZING A FINE OF UP TO $2,000 against health plans & insurers who “willfully violate” federal/state mental health & substance use disorder parity laws and/or regulations. p2a.co/cx0yilV

YOU STILL HAVE TIME TO MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD AS THE FINAL BUDGET FOR FY 2025 IS STILL IN THE WORKS. NYSPA is urging lawmakers to include payment parity for telehealth services and TO make this law permanent. Show your support by signing this letter -p2a.co/qqvz6bl