Please be advised that Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Providers (ASAP) has officially merged with The Coalition for Behavioral Health and is now operating as InUnity Alliance. InUnity Alliance will serve as a catalyst for enhancing substance use disorder and mental health services in New York State, particularly as rates of overdose, suicide, and barriers to accessing services continue to rise.

We offer advocacy, training, education, and professional certification, while collaborating with a diverse network of partners, including over 200 substance use disorder and mental health care providers statewide. Our efforts are rooted in principles of justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion. Together, we are a driving force that strengthens the continuum of care and advances the health and well-being of communities across New York State.

Please visit our new website at InUnity Alliance: www.iuany.org 

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For New York Certification Board, please click the following headings on this page’s top navigation panel:

• New York Certification Board:  Overview of services and products; links to application forms; inks to approved training (foundational and renewal); links to summary of specialty certifications: CRPA-Family and CRPA-Youth; Veteran Supported Recovery peer (VSR); Criminal Justice Supported Recovery peer (CJSR); Peer Supervision Professional (PSP), a certification for professional supervisors
• NYCB Board & Team:  Profiles and E-News archive
• Training:  Links to details of foundational and renewal training requirements and lists of approved trainings
• Trainers:  Links to the directory of NYCB Trainer Registry Members and to the dedication trainer program page
• Specialty Certs:  Overview of NYCB specialty certs with links to dedicated webpages, role delineation studies, lists of role competencies and ethical standards, required role training, and certification applications.Please note, Ruth Riddick is no longer with NYCB. Please contact us at NYCB_Inquiries@IUANY.org with any immediate customer services concerns or inquiries.InUnity Alliance and the NYCB will work diligently to ensure a smooth transition. We recognize that many Peer professionals have trainer registry membership applications and training approval requests pending. We will work to minimize disruptions but are cognizant of the fact that disruptions may occur. All disruptions will be temporary and addressed as quickly as possible. We thank you for your patience.

John Coppola and Amy Dorin discuss InUnity Alliance, Spectrum News, October 2023
(click to play)

Please be advised that staff are still working remotely from home.

ASAP and the Coalition for Behavioral Health will be hosting a joint meeting of our Public Policy committees on the first and third Monday of every month. The meetings will run from 10:30 am to 12:00 noon. The first meeting of this revised meetings schedule will take place this coming Monday, Aug. 7th.

Once registered using the link below, you should receive a confirmation email from Zoom that will give you the option to add the meeting series to your Outlook calendars. Once you click that link, a file will download. Open that file and the calendar invitation will open in Outlook with the Zoom information already included.

REGISTRATION LINK: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEtcequqzIrE92EOdCAkp6Osmh-wjADFlxG

If you run into any issues with the confirmation link or adding the meeting series to your calendar, please reach out to Marrissa Williams (mwilliams@coalitionny.org) or Konstantin Nadirashvili (knadirashvili@coalitionny.org) for technical assistance.
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For questions, please contact:
John Coppola, Executive Director, jcoppola@asapnys.org
Sherry LaFountain, Director of Events Management, Marketing & Development, slafountain@asapnys.org
Kyle Plaske, Deputy Director, The Center for Policy, kplaske@asapnys.org
Elisabeth Kranson, NYCB Director of Certification, ekranson@asapnys.org
Cathie Gifford, NYCB Program Associate, cgifford@asapnys.org
Ruth Riddick, NYCB Community Outreach & Communications, rriddick@asapnys.org
Lou Desso, Special Assistant to Executive Director, ldesso@asapnys.org
Accounting, accounting@asapnys.org

Click here to access ASAP’s Prevention Committee Wellness Resources.

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