An Interview with the New York State OASAS, OMH, and OPWDD Commissioners to Address Critical Healthcare Issues

• By: David Minot Executive Director Ira H. Minot, LMSW Founder
• October 1st, 2021
• collaboration, COVID-19, direct care, direct support professionals, diversity, equity, Fall 2021 Issue, federal funding, frontline workers, inclusion, mask mandate, New York State, racism, vaccinations, workforce crisis
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In a rare opportunity, Mental Health News Education, publisher of Autism Spectrum News and Behavioral Health News, has brought together the Commissioners of the NYS Office of Mental Health (OMH), The NYS Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS), and The NYS Office for People with...

The Direct Care Collaborative – Two Populations in Crisis: Adults with Severe Autism and Those That Support Them

• By: Cyndy Hayes, DBA Aging with Autism Laurie Sperry, PhD, BCBA-D Yale University
• April 1st, 2016
• adults, direct care, employment, staff training
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As most of us who are reading this page know, there is a paradoxical relationship between the increasing numbers of people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) entering adulthood every year and the decline in available services. Indeed, the number of adults (22+) with autism is estimated at 200,000,...