Press Release June 3, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: White Birch Communications Kate Fleming / kfleming@dupontgroup.com 718-450-0646 Amended Telehealth Bill to be Presented to Senate Health and Human Services Committee at a virtual public hearing on June 4th CONCORD, NH – On June 4th at 8 am, the Senate Health and Human Services Committee […]
Progress Made On Mental Health Care – But There Is Still Much More To Do
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 […]
Column: Poll on Mental Health Offers Insight into NH Voters’ Thinking
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 […]
Too Young to Die: Mental Illness Takes a Toll
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 […]
A History of Making a Difference
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 […]
Making a Difference in Our Mental Health
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 […]
It’s Time NH Aimed for Substance Mental Health Funding
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 […]
My Turn: Mind Your Language When Talking About Mental Illness
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 […]
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 open positions. Because it’s summer, most recent news stories have focused […]
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, hearings, and conference committees, all sliding, leveraging, leaping to capture New Hampshire […]