The Alliance for Rights and Recovery

The Alliance for Rights and Recovery The Alliance for Rights and Recovery (formerly NYAPRS) is a unique coalition of advocates Formerly known as NYAPRS.

Founded in 1981, The Alliance for Rights and Recovery has its origins in New York's clubhouse and social club community. Since then our aim has been to bring together and serve the needs of the broad spectrum of community based mental health recovery, rehabilitation and peer support services in New York. Accordingly, we have reached out to consumers/survivors and professionals associated with the

state's Intensive Psychiatric Rehabilitation Treatment (IPRT) programs, supported employment and education, affirmative business services and other peer-driven rehabilitation and recovery support services. Our goal has been to help connect and unite these diverse groups, building on their shared dedication to quality recovery services.

One more 📸 from Shannon Higbee and Daniella Labate-Covelli at , leading their workshop, From Discovery to Action: Build...
04/29/2026

One more 📸 from Shannon Higbee and Daniella Labate-Covelli at , leading their workshop, From Discovery to Action: Building a Sustainable Peer Workforce.

📸 The Alliance ran into a few friends at ! See Daniella Labate-Covelli and Shannon Higbee with Mona Lisa McEachin and ...
04/28/2026

📸 The Alliance ran into a few friends at ! See Daniella Labate-Covelli and Shannon Higbee with Mona Lisa McEachin and Jonathan Edwards.
If you’re at NatCon, be sure to catch Daniella and Shannon’s session, From Discovery to Action: Building a Sustainable Workforce, on April 29 at 10:30 AM in Room 201!

NatCon, don’t miss it. See the Alliance’s VP Daniella Labate Covelli and Chief Strategy Officer Shannon Higbee this Wedn...
04/27/2026

NatCon, don’t miss it. See the Alliance’s VP Daniella Labate Covelli and Chief Strategy Officer Shannon Higbee this Wednesday for From Discovery to Action: Building a Sustainable Workforce. In the meantime, a little behind the scenes and a lot of good energy.

We’re hiring a Senior Manager for our Peer Bridger Program — a nationally recognized, recovery-centered model supporting...
04/21/2026

We’re hiring a Senior Manager for our Peer Bridger Program — a nationally recognized, recovery-centered model supporting people transitioning from psychiatric hospitals into meaningful lives in their communities.

The Alliance is seeking a dynamic leader ready to guide this powerful model, strengthen partnerships, and lead with purpose. This is more than a management role — it’s an opportunity to shape recovery-centered systems and drive high-impact work rooted in lived experience and connection.

If you believe in the power of peer support, we want to meet you.

Apply here: https://www.indeed.com/job/senior-manager-alliance-peer-bridger-program-1f5d2349e7fed790

The Alliance for Rights and Recovery is now accepting proposals for our 44th Annual Conference, Our Movement, Our Moment...
04/20/2026

The Alliance for Rights and Recovery is now accepting proposals for our 44th Annual Conference, Our Movement, Our Moment, taking place September 23–25 at the Albany Marriott.

This year, we’re gathering in a new, more accessible and modern space—reflecting how our movement continues to evolve. What remains unchanged is the powerful sense of community, purpose, and shared commitment to recovery and rights that has defined this conference for over four decades.

We invite presenters to share ideas, strategies, and practices that will inform and inspire providers, peer supporters, advocates, and system leaders.

Topics include:
Foundations of Peer Support
Mental Health, Substance Use & Whole Health
Systems Navigation & Integration
Equity, Inclusion & Cultural Responsiveness
Person-Centered Services and Supports
Workforce Development & Leadership
Advocacy, Policy & Systems Change
Innovation & Emerging Practices
Sustainability & Organizational Health
Personal Growth, Recovery & Lived Experience
Practice-Based Skill Building

Submit your proposal: https://forms.gle/MqAUigGT5eTYEyWo8

04/16/2026

Thank you to our speakers for leading honest, forward-thinking conversations about where our system stands—and where it must go next.

Thank you to our sponsors for supporting this work, and to every attendee who showed up ready to engage, reflect, and challenge the status quo.

This seminar was about more than information—it was about connection, clarity, and collective responsibility.

We’re leaving with renewed energy and a shared commitment to lead through complexity and build a stronger, more responsive system together.

What’s at stake for New York? Alliance CEO Harvey Rosenthal and VP Luke Sikinyi are joined by Patrick Wildes, Director o...
04/16/2026

What’s at stake for New York?
Alliance CEO Harvey Rosenthal and VP Luke Sikinyi are joined by Patrick Wildes, Director of the Albany Law School Government Law Center, for a crucial look at federal policy shifts, Medicaid changes, and housing cuts.
As we navigate evolving priorities at SAMHSA and potential impacts on provider sustainability, we are standing together to protect rights and maintain essential services for our communities. This session is a call to coordinated advocacy to ensure New York’s systems remain efficient and sustainable.

It’s time to dive deep! Our afternoon is in full swing with three powerful concurrent sessions designed to tackle the mo...
04/16/2026

It’s time to dive deep! Our afternoon is in full swing with three powerful concurrent sessions designed to tackle the most pressing issues in behavioral health:
đź“Ť The Workforce Reckoning: Kate Lewis, Taina Martinez, Em Wasserman, and Sara Taylor (moderated by Alliance COO, Len Statham) are strategizing how to move from "crisis to capacity" by centering lived experience in our workforce.
đź“Ť Artificial Intelligence is Not a Technology Problem, It's a Leadership Problem: Ted St. John is exploring the rapid evolution of AI in recovery, raising critical questions about ethics, bias, and the essential need for human connection.
đź“Ť Population Health Across the Lifespan: Alexandra Webb, Kevin Smith, James Rodriguez, and Michelle Mullen (moderated by Alliance CSO, Shannon Higbee) are discussing how to build inclusive, resilient systems of care for every stage of life.
Whether it's technology, workforce, or lifespan care, today is about bold leadership for the future of recovery.

Kicking off our Executive Seminar with a powerful first session.We heard how New York State Office of Mental Health cont...
04/16/2026

Kicking off our Executive Seminar with a powerful first session.

We heard how New York State Office of Mental Health continues to lead the nation—driving a comprehensive, person-centered behavioral health system rooted in early intervention, prevention, and a full continuum of care. New York’s recognition as the top state in the nation for mental health policy speaks to the depth and impact of this work.

From school-based mental health and CCBHC expansion to mobile crisis response, ACT teams, Safe Options Support, and connection centers across the state, the focus is clear: meet people where they are, and build systems that respond to real lives—not eligibility criteria.

Speakers highlighted the importance of lived experience, community-based supports, and data-driven decision-making to expand access, strengthen recovery services, and reach those not traditionally engaged in care. Across crisis services, rehabilitation, peer support, and hospital transitions, one message stood out—every encounter must be person-centered.

We’re especially grateful to our incredible speakers—and to OMH—for their insight, candor, and continued leadership in advancing a more responsive, equitable system for all New Yorkers.

Join us for a comprehensive and candid assessment led by leaders from the New York State Office of Mental Health on the ...
04/16/2026

Join us for a comprehensive and candid assessment led by leaders from the New York State Office of Mental Health on the state of behavioral health in New York. Executive Seminar attendees get an exclusive look at where the system is under greatest strain and what will shape the path forward. Then the conversation continues! This is a vital opportunity to discuss how statewide decisions translate into operational and community-level realities. Executive Seminar attendees will get to engage directly with OMH leaders in a Q&A facilitated by VP of Public Policy, Luke Sikinyi.

Speakers: Nicole Haggerty, LMHC; Liz Breier, CPRP; Janine Perazzo, LCSW; and Sarah Kuriakose, PhD, BCBA-D.

Our 22nd Annual Executive Seminar Has Begun! We have officially kicked off a powerful day of dialogue and action at the ...
04/16/2026

Our 22nd Annual Executive Seminar Has Begun!
We have officially kicked off a powerful day of dialogue and action at the Hilton Garden Inn in Troy, NY. Today, we aren't just navigating the current landscape - we are reshaping the future of recovery.
Across New York and beyond, we are facing "difficult realities and shifting systems." Now is the time for the bold leadership, innovation, and integrity required to meet this moment.
We are ready to listen deeply, challenge one another, and leave with a renewed conviction to lead through uncertainty.

Tomorrow: Our 22nd Annual Executive Seminar, Leading at the Crossroads: Tough Questions. Bold Leadership. Future of Reco...
04/15/2026

Tomorrow: Our 22nd Annual Executive Seminar, Leading at the Crossroads: Tough Questions. Bold Leadership. Future of Recovery.

We’re gathering at a pivotal moment for our field—one that calls for clarity, courage, and bold leadership.

Join leaders from the NYS Office of Mental Health and across the behavioral health community for a candid look at funding realities, system capacity, workforce challenges, AI, and what’s next for recovery in New York.

From the opening plenary to conversations on workforce, population health, and the future of care, this is a space to connect, reflect, and help shape what comes next.

Last chance to register—don’t miss it.
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