News & Events
Industry Magazine: Community of Trust
"In seven short years, this integrated healthcare network has completely redefined how the borough’s healthcare delivery system views population health, and impacted tens of thousands of lives and according to its executive director, the work has only just begun."...
Safe opioid prescribing: a community-based approach
Sal Volpe & Joseph Conte Journal of Substance Use, Published online: 28 Dec 2021 Abstract: Substance use disorder (SUD) is a multifactorial issue that leads to over 67,000 overdose deaths annually, with the most recent data identifying 98,000 deaths in 2020 according...
Staten Island Performing Provider System and Partners Announce $4 Million Investment From The Secure Future Project and Northwell Health to Combat The Opioid Crisis
Ulster County Executive Pat Ryan and Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone Announce Plans to Explore the Adoption of this Innovative Program in Their Jurisdictions Staten Island, NY, NOVEMBER [10], 2021 - In the face of an unprecedented 50% increase in overdose...
2022 Behavioral Health Planning Symposium
On Wednesday, November 3rd from 12:00-4:00pm in the Persimmon Room at the Hilton Garden Inn, Staten Island PPS hosted the 2022 Behavioral Health Planning Symposium. It was an in-person, behavioral health planning session in which current trends and challenges were...
The Staten Island Regional Substance Use Network (SI Network) Receives State Opioid Response (SOR) Funding to Implement a Multi-organizational Substance Use Disorder Services Initiative in Staten Island
The Staten Island Regional Substance Use Network (SI Network) is aiming to use State opioid response (SOR) funding to support and implement a multi-organizational substance use disorder services initiative in the borough of Staten Island. The vision is for agencies...
FREE Training Opportunity: Become a Certified Recovery Peer Advocate (CRPA)
The current Certified Recovery Peer Advocate (CRPA) class has started, but if you are interested in future CRPA trainings, please email lisa.spagnola@csi.cuny.edu.