Op Ed August 8, 2019 – by Peter Evers We talk a great deal about words that we use to describe mental illness. There has been a significant move toward progress here. Media outlets have been mindful of how they report on suicide; there are protocols th …
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No Workforce Relief for Health Care Providers
Op Ed August 6, 2019 – by Maggie Pritchard As the CEO of a mid-sized business in the Lakes Region, I share the same problem that many businesses, for-profit and non-profit, are facing in New Hampshire right now: not enough qualified workers to fill ope …
Of Mice and Mental Health
Op Ed June 30, 2019 – by Bill Rider Building our state’s budget can feel a bit like Hasbro’s Mouse Trap. Somewhere in there the green plastic boot that is “spending targets” sets a roll on an efficiency budget. Then come multiple recommendations, hea …
NHCBHA Comments on New Ten Year Plan
Press Release June 21, 2019 Concord, NH – As the House and Senate members of the committee of conference finalized an agreement on the state’s two-year operating budget on Thursday, Peter Evers, President of the NH Community Behavioral Health Associati …
Adequate Mental Health Funding Helps Our Biggest Asset – Children
Op Ed June 8, 2019 – by Suellen Griffin For far too long, there has been discouraging news about New Hampshire’s mental health system and the obstacles that people in a psychiatric crisis encounter when trying to access care. Hospital emergency departm …
