Text Only Version   Rehabilitation News & Research RRTI provides current information and research on new policy initiatives, exemplary practices and program models impacting consumers and service delivery in the rehabilitation field. NIDRR's Long-Range Plans: Long-Range Plan for Fiscal Years 2005 Through 2009 National Institute of Mental Health Publications Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Research Fact Sheet Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Violence and Disasters: What Parents Can Do Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Violence and Disasters: What Community Members Can Do Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Violence and Disasters: What Rescue Workers Can Do Older Adults: Depression and Suicide Facts US Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Commission Final Report Issued - December 29, 2006 May 12, 2006 press release from the U.S. Census Bureau indicating that more than 50 million Americans have some level of disability, with 12 percent reporting a severe disability. Elder Network of the Capital Region (ENCR) A collaborative information and referral source for caregivers, professionals, elders and their families seeking services for elders in the community. The OMH Balanced Scorecard The OMH Balanced Scorecard allows anyone to view and assess the agency's progress toward achieving its strategic goals. The Scorecard uses up-to-date quantitative data to compare actual performance against specific measurable targets. Content areas include outcomes experienced by individuals served in the NYS public mental health system, results of public mental health efforts undertaken by OMH, and critical indicators of organizational performance. Tool Kit on Teaching and Assessing Students with Disabilities The Tool Kit represents a collaborative effort between the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) and the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) to assist states in raising the achievement of all students with disabilities. CMS Launches Direct Care Service Workforce Resource Center Better Jobs Better Care - April 19, 2006 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Physicians and Prescribers' Fact Sheet Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) - February 24, 2006 SAMHSA Consensus Statement on Mental Health Revovery SAMHSA Press - February 16, 2006 Disability & Emergency Preparedness Resources: New York National Organization on Disability - February 3, 2006 The Social Security Administration's Efforts to Promote Employment for People with Disabilities National Council on Disability - November 30, 2005 Workforce Investment Act: Labor and States Have Taken Actions to Improve Data Quality, but Additional Steps Are Needed GAO-06-82 - Highlights - November 14, 2005 Home Depot Settlement: Job Coaching is an Accommodation ABA Journal e-report - November 4, 2005 Best Practices of Private Sector Employers Report from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission that highlights noteworthy business practices by which employers are complying with their equal employment opportunity obligations and diversity objectives. - October 28, 2005 Opportunities for Too Few? Oversight of Federal Employment Programs for Persons with Disabilities Report of the Chairman on Federal Programs for Employment of Persons with Disabilities - October 20, 2005 OMH: What Might a Transformed Public Mental Health System Look Like? NYS Office of Mental Health - September 30, 2005 Update on the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities National Council on Disability - September 26, 2005 Home  |  About Us  |  Events  |  Nurse Training  |  Job Readiness  |  Links  |  Resources Products & Services  |  NYSRA Home  |  Developed and hosted by MediaGraphicsGroup.com Click here to view alternate menu for 800 x 600 and lower resolutions.