Medicaid is a lifeline for >70M Americans, including those struggling with mental health & substance use disorders. Cuts to Medicaid would harm millions, increasing suicide & overdose rates. Congress must #ProtectMedicaid! Learn more at

Peer advocates w/ former involvement in the criminal legal system = credible messengers & real-life models of recovery & reintegration, but NY currently bars them from offering support inside jails & prisons/in reentry programs. Bill S1806 can change that!

ICYMI: In recent testimony b4 @NYCCouncil, LAC’s Christine Khaikin urged the City to invest opioid settlement $ in harm reduction services, expanding hospital-based #addictiontreatment efforts & sustainable long-term solutions. Read in full here:

LAC & other leading #healthpolicy orgs are deeply concerned about @ERISAIndCmte's lawsuit threatening health insurance coverage of critical substance use & #mentalhealth treatment amid ongoing epidemics of fatal overdose & suicide. Learn more here:

Approx. 1 in 4 #Medicare beneficiaries have a #substanceusedisorder or mental illness, but many don’t receive care! Our comments to @CMSGov offer recs 2 change this, incl. improving network adequacy standards & limiting financial burdens of SUD & MH care:

Reports re: reduced overdose rates don’t paint the full picture - as LAC Dir & President Paul N. Samuels says, “It’s crucial to keep in mind that there are still places in the US & groups of ppl for which this isn’t the case.” More via @WordInBlack here:

There are FAR too many barriers to buprenorphine in retail pharmacies, including in NYS. New York MUST address confusing array of real & perceived restrictions on selling buprenorphine, lack of guidance + stigma to expand access & save lives! Learn more:

New York’s Peer Recovery & Reentry Act (S1806) = INCREDIBLE opportunity for the State to address workforce shortages, enhance #addictiontreatment, & provide seamless transition services 4 ppl in reentry. Learn more about why this bill matters here:

This year, NYS must further its reputation as a model in #addiction care access! From lowering treatment costs, to investing in #harmreduction, to prioritizing NYers in #reentry & more, there are SO many opportunities. Learn more via @timesunion op-ed:

After months at Rikers w/o help 4 substance use/behavioral health challenges that originally led to his incarceration, Art finally got the care he needed via @OsborneNY’s alternative to incarceration services. More on the dire need to expand ATIs in NYC:

Nearly 40% of nonelderly adult #Medicaid enrollees have mental or substance use disorders. Slashing Medicaid would leave millions without care, risking increased overdose rates & health crises. Congress must protect this essential coverage! Learn more:

Designed for young ppl aged 15-19 who’ve had justice involvement, @exaltyouth introduced Khamel to a world of possibilities he never imagined. Our new report details the URGENT need to expand ATI programs like exalt's for the many NYers who could benefit!

Rampant unaddressed #mentalhealth challenges at Rikers are among many reasons we MUST close the jail & invest robustly in #alternativestoincarceration. Check out our new report to learn more about the value of ATIs in saving NYers’ lives:

Research shows #alternativestoincarceration are FAR more effective than incarceration at improving employment rates. In new report from the NYC ATI/Reentry Coalition, we cover how closing Rikers & investing in ATIs will bring these improvements & more

.@CommCatHealth hosting a #ProtectMedicaid Call-in Day of Action TOMORROW, February 6th. Medicaid = lifeline for 80 million people. Yet, congressional Republicans plan to make massive cuts - learn more, including how to TAKE ACTION here: #HandsOffMedicaid

RT @OsborneNY: Osborne CAS participant Art is one of MANY NYers who has benefited from Alternatives To Incarceration (ATI) services! His s…

Despite buprenorphine’s effectiveness + fed/NYS policy reforms easing access to it, its use remains quite limited, largely bc of limited access at retail pharmacies. Join our free webinar TOMORROW, 2/6 at 10 a.m. EST to learn more about this issue in NY:

ICYMI: Recently published LAC blog re: data privacy emphasizes the value of anonymity in #harmreduction services & offers lessons we can learn from harm reductionists + steps we can all take to better protect ourselves online. Read it here:

J’Adore = 1 of many NYers who’ve seen IMMENSE benefits of #alternativetoincarceration services. His story = testament to how ATIs equip ppl to rebuild their lives & contribute to stronger communities at large. Read his story & others' here: @BronxConnect

NYC #alternativestoincarceration & #reentry programs have reduced homelessness & psychiatric hospitalizations + increased health-seeking behavior, desistance from crime, etc. Read more on why ATIs should be the way of the future in our new report: