InUnity Alliance’s membership includes programs, organizations, individuals, and companies that support effective substance use and problem gambling disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery. Through advocacy at the state and federal levels, IUA champions the urgent message that substance use and problem gambling disorders are public health issues that with adequate resources can be effectively addressed. IUA offers professional development, program development, technical assistance, and community education to strengthen and increase access to prevention, treatment and recovery support services.
IUA serves as a catalyst for cross-systems collaboration with public health, mental health, criminal justice, juvenile justice, child welfare, social services, policy makers and service providers. We represent the field on numerous policy development and implementation work groups with a regional, statewide and national focus.
BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP
Advocacy & Representation: Join community-based service providers across New York State to influence health care policy, shape behavioral health industry standards, and increase access to addiction and mental health services at the state and federal level, including New York City. Services include: policy analysis with projected impacts; advocacy days; meeting facilitation with key decision-makers; policy update calls; coalition and association partnerships; memos, comment letters, white papers and other support; convening of experts to develop policy solutions; and regulatory guidance and technical support.
InUnity Alliance Annual Statewide Conference (formerly ASAP Annual Conference): IUA Annual Conference is the only statewide leadership conference in our field that brings together industry leaders and experts. The conference is designed around networking, interaction and information exchange.
Stay Informed: Receive curated, timely communications and webinar updates on important policies, emerging trends, programmatic developments and current events impacting mental health and substance use disorders services. Join us for virtual membership updates every month.
Job Target: Members receive access to InUnity Alliance’s Job Bank highlighting available positions and profiling potential candidates in the Behavioral Health sector. IUA Members can post on the job bank for free.
Network & Leverage a Community of Subject Matter Experts: Connect with the Behavioral Health community of distinguished agency leaders and
industry experts dedicated to advancing health care in suburban, rural, and urban communities across NYS. These relationships provide invaluable opportunities to exchange ideas, share experiences and best practices, and advance solutions through.
Member-led Committees focused on topics policy and advocacy, across various special populations include Adolescent & Young Adult, Children, Compliance, DEI Committee, Healthy Aging, Health Home Care Management, Justice-Impacted Individuals, Policy & Advocacy, Prevention, Regulatory, and Veteran’s Committees. Interested in joining an IUA Committee, please click here to sign up.
Exclusive Membership Discounts:
Open Minds: Agency Members enjoy access to an OPEN MINDS Circle Market Intelligence Elite-level Subscription. ($10,000 value).
The National Council for Mental Wellbeing: Agency Members will enjoy automatic membership in The National Council for Mental Wellbeing. Access all the benefits of National Council membership, including their robust training calendar, special events, as well as discounts to the NatCon Annual Conference. ($5,240 value).
Complimentary Impact Collaborative Membership: As a founding member of the Impact Collaborative, your organization will receive a dynamic suite of resources, tailored technology solutions, discounts, and strategic support to elevate the quality and reach of your services. Through waived membership fees and early access to cutting-edge innovations, members gain a substantial advantage in accelerating operational efficiency and improving client outcomes. Beyond that, you’ll join a powerful, cross-sector network where you can collaborate with other community-based organizations, technology partners, and funders—collectively shaping the future of mental health and substance use care in New York and beyond.
Administrative Resources & Discounts (Agency Members Only):
Nonstop Administration and Insurance Services, Inc.: Nonstop was founded in 2012 with a vision to provide reduced barriers in access to healthcare. Nonstop’s core product, Nonstop Health, uses an innovative first-dollar approach to plan design that provides cost certainty and often savings for employers and reduces or eliminates upfront medical expenses for employees and their families without broker, carrier or provider changes. For more information about Nonstop, or to receive a savings analysis visit: www.nonstophealth.com/.
One Group: Introducing a New Money-Saving DBL/PFL Program for ASAP Members. Now there is an effective alternative to managing increasingly costly New York State statutory employee disability coverage: ASAP-sponsored Group NYS DBL and PFL. ASAP brings you an exciting option to lower your cost of disability/PFL insurance, administered by ONEGROUP. Members are encouraged to participate in this group opportunity to attain maximum savings—anticipated to be approximately 10%! To learn more about the ASAP Group DBL /PFL program, to initiate application, or to ask any questions about other available services, please contact: Josephine Bottitta at 1(800) 268-1830 x4302 or via email: JBottitta@OneGroup.com.
Unemployment Services Trust: Currently paying unemployment taxes? For organizations that have not yet opted out of their state’s unemployment tax, UST provides a 2-year savings projection compared to their state tax rate, and files the state paperwork on their behalf to become a “reimbursing employer” when they elect to join UST. Already reimbursing? For nonprofits that have already exercised their right to become a reimbursing employer, UST provides a 2-year claims projection and cash- flow analysis, along with an overview of each of the turnkey benefits they’ll receive as part of UST’s supported reimbursing program: 1) complete claims administration, 2) asset protection, and 3) HR hotline. For more information, please visit: www.chooseust.org/savings and make sure to mention ASAP.
WHO SHOULD JOIN?
AGENCY/ORGANIZATIONS – Substance use disorders, mental health services providers, problem gambling, prevention, treatment, and
recovery programs.
COALITIONS & PARTNERS - Coalitions, consultant organizations, business partners, and entities within the behavioral health sector. INDIVIDUALS - Individuals not otherwise affiliated with a non-profit agency or coalition in the behavioral health sector. CORPORATE AFFILIATES - Corporations and For-Profit organizations. HOW TO GET INVOLVED:
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Join InUnity Alliance. -
Network with Association members at our Annual Statewide Conference. -
Participate in meetings and the activities of our committees.
