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 […]

June 1, 2020 NHPR, The Exchange A conversation with Jodie Lubarsky, Child, Adolescent and Family Services Director and Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor at Seacoast Mental Health Center. Children are facing not only the stress of remote learning and social isolation as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, but also a week of social unrest […]

May 5, 2020 – by Cherise Leclerc WMUR Channel 9 Service connects people with resources MANCHESTER, N.H – New Hampshire mental health workers are reminding seniors there are resources available to help them as they’re being told to isolate themselves to protect against COVID-19. People over age 60 are particularly vulnerable to the coronavirus, so […]

Op Ed – May 5, 2020 – by John Barthelmes New Hampshire Union Leader THE COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 compares with some of the greatest crises to ever hit the United States and the world community. The economic, social and physical impacts are of historic proportion. New Hampshire has not been spared; for many of […]

May 2, 2020 – by Damien Fisher The Telegraph As New Hampshire’s community mental health centers made the sudden shift to dealing with the new coronavirus crisis, staff and administrators found an operational foundation was already in place. “I think that if there is a blessing for the drug and alcohol issue we’ve dealt with, […]

April 26, 2020 – by Karen Dandurant Seacoastonline.com PORTSMOUTH – The emergence of the COVID-19 has changed life for everyone and what was once taken for granted now offers more challenges, but has also become the new normal for every family. Kids cannot go to school. Many people have either lost their job or are […]

April 27, 2020 – by Amy Coveno WMUR Channel 9 Agencies Adapting to COVID-19 Conditions MANCHESTER, N.H. – A staggering loss in Medicare revenue has state mental health services raising the alarm to the governor’s office for emergency relief and recovery. Agencies that work with the elderly, veterans, the disabled and those who need mental […]

April 27, 2020 – by Jessica Moran WMUR Channel 9 Residents look forward to receiving letters MANCHESTER, N.H. – A local nursing home has reached out to the community to help prevent socially isolating its seniors The Sullivan County Health Care Center in Unity started writing to residents at Summercrest Senior Living Community in Newport, creating […]

April 27, 2020 – by Cherise Leclerc WMUR Channel 9 Stress, anxiety amid COVID-19 pandemic MANCHESTER, N.H. – Rick Cornell of the Mental Health Center of Greater Manchester urged people to talk about stress with others amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Cornell said they have been familiar with telehealth for some time, but they are adjusting […]

April 24, 2020 Carriage Towne News EXETER/PORTSMOUTH — The NH state older adult REAP Program (Referral, Education, Assistance, and Prevention) and New Hampshire Community Mental Health Centers (NHCBHA) are working to address the underserved and extremely vulnerable older adult population during this time. While many people have transitioned to online or telephone sessions for their […]