Huge thanks to our terrific role-play volunteers who helped this week at the Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Mental Health Awareness & De-escalation Training for Police/Fire/EMS! #HopeStartsWithYou
About CIT: naminh.org/cit-program/
Volunteer w/ NAMI NH: naminh.org/volunteer/
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Grassroots organization working to improve the lives of all people affected by mental illness and suicide through support, education and advocacy.
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You are not alone. 💚
NAMI NH provides free support, education, and advocacy for individuals, and their loved ones, impacted by mental illness and suicide. Learn more: 1-800-242-6264 (press 4) or info@NAMINH.org.
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Today, 5 kids & 39 adults are waiting for inpatient psychiatric beds. Learn more: NAMINH.org/EDBoarding
NAMI NH shares ED boarding posts on Tuesdays & Thursdays with the most recently available data and continues to make ED boarding a top priority of advocacy efforts.
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All smiles at the NAMI NH offices today! 🐾🐾🐾
This cute canine crew would like to remind folks that you are #notalone. 💚 To connect with free NH mental health resources & support, contact NAMI NH's Info & Resource Line at 1-800-242-6264 (press 4) or info@NAMINH.org.
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NAMI Ask the Expert You Are Not Alone Book Series
Session 2: Family Communication
Thursday, March 9th, 4 PM
Register for Zoom link:
nami-org.zoom.us/webinar/regist
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"VOA|ReST 4 VETS is a confidential virtual peer support program open to all Veterans. It’s a supportive & safe space where you can build & maintain resilience, as well as relieve stress related to moral distress with peers who have walked in your shoes."
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"With the help of many experts, I’ve developed the tools to know when my thoughts are running away with me and to intercept them."
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Thrilled to share our keynote presenter for the NAMI NH Virtual Annual Conference on May 10th will be Dr. Ken Duckworth, Chief Medical Officer at NAMI National!
Learn more: naminh.org/annual-confere
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TODAY (Wed. 3/1) at 12 PM!
NH Rapid Response One Year Later:
Lessons, Updates, 988, and Looking Ahead
Wednesday, March 1st, 12 PM
Register for this free webinar: OnwardNH.org/edu
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We hope this evening finds you cozy and warm. To catch up on #mentalhealth and #suicideprevention news and happenings, check out the latest NAMI NH ENews: conta.cc/3EHfYJK
Today, 3 kids & 31 adults are waiting for inpatient psychiatric beds. Learn more: NAMINH.org/EDBoarding
NAMI NH shares ED boarding posts on Tuesdays & Thursdays with the most recently available data and continues to make ED boarding a top priority of advocacy efforts.
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MHTTC Network is committed to addressing #mentalhealth needs & improving mental health services for Black communities during #BlackHistoryMonth & all year. Check out events & resources for mental health professionals, the Black community & allies mhttcnetwork.org/centers/global
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"Emergency department boarding is not therapeutic for anyone...it is a collective problem, and we all have a role to play in solving it."
– NAMI NH Exec. Dir. Susan Stearns
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"In a statement, (NAMI NH) noted the state’s 'significant investment' in carrying out a 10-year mental health plan created in 2019 and encouraged the parties to see Thursday’s ruling as a chance to expand on that work."
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TOMORROW (Wed. 3/1)!
NH Rapid Response One Year Later:
Lessons, Updates, 988, and Looking Ahead
Wednesday, March 1st, 12 PM
Register for this free webinar: OnwardNH.org/edu
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The reauthorization of Medicaid Expansion will be decided this legislative session. Please consider sharing how Medicaid Expansion has helped you, or someone you love – currently, or in the past.
To share your story, e/m advocacy@NAMINH.org or visit NAMINH.org/ShareYourStory.
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Are you a family member, friend, or loved one of an adult with a mental health condition?
NAMI Family-to-Family is a free, 9-session education pgm – session begins virtually on Mon. 3/13, 6-8:30pm.
Please register by 2/27 – contact Pam at 603-345-5304 or NashuaNAMINH@gmail.com
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NH Rapid Response One Year Later:
Lessons, Updates, 988, and Looking Ahead
Wednesday, March 1st, 12 PM
Register for this free webinar: OnwardNH.org/edu
“...we have people in need of mental health treatment because of a mental health crisis that end up boarding for days or a week with very little treatment. For any other illness, would we think that’s acceptable?”
– NAMI NH Exec. Dir. Susan Stearns
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NH's Medicaid reimbursement rates continue to be among the lowest rates nationally, despite two recent increases. Providers simply cannot recruit and retain staff because they are unable to offer competitive salaries.
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Check out opportunities to #Act4MentalHealth in the latest NAMI NH Public Policy Alert: conta.cc/3KyBV1f
Explore:
- Public Hearings
- Bill Updates
- Proposed Exeter Hospital Merger
- MedEx Stories
#NHNeedsMedEx #NHPolitics
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You should be a priority. 💚
To connect with free NH mental health resources & support, contact NAMI NH's Info & Resource Line at 1-800-242-6264 (press 4) or info@NAMINH.org.
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Are you a family member, friend, or loved one of an adult with a mental health condition?
NAMI Family-to-Family is a free, 9-session education pgm – session begins virtually on Mon. 3/13, 6-8:30pm.
Please register by 2/27 – contact Pam at 603-345-5304 or NashuaNAMINH@gmail.com
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NH Rapid Response One Year Later:
Lessons, Updates, 988, and Looking Ahead
Wednesday, March 1st, 12 PM
Register for this free webinar: OnwardNH.org/edu
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"Together, in either structured ways or informally after troubling events occur, we can process our experiences and hear different ways to think about or make meaning from what we witnessed. We don’t need to suffer in silence."
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"Few topics of discussion between kids and parents are as fraught as cellphone use..."
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MHTTC Network is committed to addressing #mentalhealth needs & improving mental health services for Black communities during #BlackHistoryMonth & all year. Check out events & resources for mental health professionals, the Black community & allies mhttcnetwork.org/centers/global
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Today, 7 kids & 38 adults are waiting for inpatient psychiatric beds. Learn more: NAMINH.org/EDBoarding
NAMI NH shares ED boarding posts on Tuesdays & Thursdays with the most recently available data and continues to make ED boarding a top priority of advocacy efforts.
A new scholarship opportunity for Merrimack County seniors & 2019 Merrimack Valley High School grads interested in pursuing a career in mental health, human services, or the trades: tinyurl.com/ScholarshipApp
24/7 support: naminh.org/crisis-lines/
The reauthorization of Medicaid Expansion will be decided this legislative session. Please consider sharing how Medicaid Expansion has helped you, or someone you love – currently, or in the past.
To share your story, e/m advocacy@NAMINH.org or visit NAMINH.org/ShareYourStory.
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“We are not exempt from these diseases. We have to speak up.”
Black Mental Health Resources:
naminh.org/bipoc-aapi/
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Are you a family member, friend, or loved one of an adult with a mental health condition?
NAMI Family-to-Family is a free, 9-session education pgm – session begins virtually on Mon. 3/13, 6-8:30pm.
Please register by 2/27 – contact Pam at 603-345-5304 or NashuaNAMINH@gmail.com
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NH Rapid Response One Year Later:
Lessons, Updates, 988, and Looking Ahead
Wednesday, March 1st, 12 PM
Register for this free webinar: OnwardNH.org/edu
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The mission of HealthForce NH is to promote innovative partnerships and cross-sector collaboration to grow, retain, and sustain a robust healthcare workforce.
Learn more at their new website: healthforcenh.org
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🎉THANK YOU🎉 to the incredible advocates who testified today for the reauthorization of Medicaid expansion and to the Senate Health and Human Services Committee, who unanimously passed the bill out of committee!
#nhneedsmedex #reauthorizemedex #nhpolitics
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So honored to represent at the Black Health Summit event.
Thank you , , and so many others present today for these critically important conversations. #HHSBlackHealthMatters
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"Earning a living can be stressful. Whether it’s time constraints, difficult colleagues, a lack of autonomy, or an unreasonable workload, it’s hard to think of a job that doesn’t come with a certain amount of pressure."
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