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PSWP offering SQL training

PEF members can take advantage of upcoming Public Service Workshop trainings on structured query language (SQL) basics. The virtual Structured Query Language Basics course will offered from 9 a.m....

PEF’s advocacy against OMH, OPWDD, OCFS closures

It’s no secret that New York’s safety net for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) as well as those living with additional mental health issues, is in crisis.  Stories...

Professional development program details now available

Training courses, grants, reimbursement for workshops and licensure exam fees are funded under Article 15 of the PS&T contract. The PEF/State Joint Professional Development Committee (PDC) works together to assess...

‘Less is More’: Less resources, less services, less funding

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — PEF parole officers and victims’ advocates rallied outside the Hall of Justice in Rochester November 22 to denounce the “Less is More” parole reform law and call out its serious repercussions for community safety, parole supervision and crime victims. “Less is...

PEF tells lawmakers state staffing services for mentally ill falling seriously behind growing need

New York state must hire more mental health nurses and other professionals to meet the mounting demands of New Yorkers throughout the state.  But the state can’t recruit and retain...

Temporary overtime rate increase for certain PEF titles at OMH hospitals

PEF has negotiated a temporary agreement to raise the overtime rate paid to certain titles at OMH hospitals.  The following PEF titles at OMH hospitals, excluding the Nathan Kline Institute, are...

Federal & State lawmakers offer remarks to delegates at PEF’s 43rd Annual Convention, held Oct. 24-27, 2021, in Niagara Falls, N.Y.

PEF Convention 2021: “Fund Our Future for a Thriving New York”

PEF Convention 2021: “Fund Our Future for a Thriving New York This video was played at the first plenary session of the 43rd Annual PEF Convention in Niagara Falls, N.Y.,...

October Communicator

The October edition of the Communicator is now available online @ https://communicator.pef.org/