Op Ed March 5, 2020 – by Jay Couture Seacoast Online It’s hard to believe that only a few weeks ago New Hampshire residents were making their way to the voting booth for the First in the Nation Presidential Primary. In the two years leading up to the vote, it was notable that every major […]

Op Ed February 10, 2020 – by Roland Lamy The Eagle Tribune Every four years, New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation presidential primary provides a forum for discussions about public policy, not just for the sake of Granite State voters but for the nation as a whole. At town halls and in living rooms across the state, candidates […]

Op Ed January 9, 2020 – by Vic Topo Seacoast Online Over the course of my thirty-five year career, I have been asked what it is that I enjoy most about serving as CEO of a NH community mental health center.  What comes to mind first is being in a position where I lead organizational […]

Op Ed October 24, 2019 – by Eric Johnson NH Business Review On Oct. 31, 1963, President John F. Kennedy signed the Community Mental Health Act into law, which dramatically altered the delivery of mental health services across the country. The law’s passage encouraged a new era of optimism in mental health care. This pivotal […]

Op Ed October 15, 2019 – by Eric Johnson Conway Daily Sun On Oct. 31, 1963, President John F. Kennedy signed the Community Mental Health Act into law which dramatically altered the delivery of mental health services across the country. The law’s passage encouraged a new era of optimism in mental health care. This pivotal […]

Op Ed December 8, 2018 – by Craig Amoth Keene Sentinel With New Hampshire’s midterm elections behind us, there are major changes in the works in Washington and at the Statehouse in Concord. What has not changed is the critical need for our elected officials to come together in 2019 and address the ongoing mental […]

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 that help them get the news out without contributing […]

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 open positions. Because it’s summer, most recent news stories have focused […]

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, hearings, and conference committees, all sliding, leveraging, leaping to capture New Hampshire […]

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 Association, made this statement: “The NH Community Behavioral Health Association appreciates and applauds the work of […]