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Aug. 9 - Mental Health Court making a difference
Aug. 5 - Despite success, court funding hard to find
Aug. 5 - Judge, others saw dire need for new system
Aug. 4 - Getting inmates needing therapy proper care tough, jail chief says
Aug. 4 - Legislature working on ways to deal when mentally ill, the law cross paths
Aug. 3 - Judge lends outlook on mental health to NH law enforcement
Aug. 3 - Nashua, Hudson police learning to detect signs of mental illness
Aug. 2 - Nashua's mental health court give some another chance
Aug. 2 - Liaison make systems work together in mental health court
Sam's Club Associates Support Local Housing Program
Associates at Sam's Club in Hudson selected the Greater Nashua Mental Health Center (GNMHC) to be the recipient of a $1000 grant from the Wal-Mart Foundation. The funds will be used to help support a new housing initiative called "A Place to Live" that assists individuals living with mental illness. The program provides a monthly rental subsidy as well as assistance with finding an apartment and, if appropriate, a roommate.
GNMHC Associate Executive Director Carol Farmer thanked the Sam's Club associates for their support and described how the program fills a critical gap in the community. She stated, "Many individuals who are being treated for mental illness are able to live and work independently; they do not need intensive supportive services, however, they may need some basic supports and a monthly subsidy to help them secure a place to live." She explained that program participants are required to apply for Section 8 vouchers, but that given the long waiting lists, the new program serves as a "bridge" which allows individuals to achieve independence and, in some instances, to avoid becoming homeless.
Tom Cavanaugh, Sam's Club Community Involvement Coordinator, said he was happy that the Wal Mart Foundation could support the efforts of the Greater Nashua Mental Health Center in improving the lives of those living with mental illness.
Young Adult Program (YAP) 7th annual hike-a-thon is set for
Thursday, June 25th. It will take place at Crotched Mountain. Some in
the group will be on the ascent team and some will remain at base camp
to preparing food and refreshments for the returning hiker's. The
donation goal is $1500 and the person who brings in the most donations
will receive a prize.
At Forum, Case Made For Better Care For Veterans
Nashua Telegraph, May 6, 2009
Having grown up in an orphanage and a series of 12 different foster homes, Dave Clark was far from a naive, sheltered kid when he was drafted into the U.S. Army at age 19. But between the horrors he would soon encounter in Vietnam and the multiple challenges he would eventually meet back home, the 63-year-old Clark has grown to personify the importance of long-term health care for military veterans. Now a resident of the New Hampshire Veterans Home in Tilton, Clark was one of several speakers at the state's first Forum on Veterans and Long Term Care, an all-day conference for providers in the state's physical and mental-health-care fields held Tuesday at the Concord Armory's Joint Forces Headquarters. Roughly 150 representatives of nursing homes, adult day service programs, mental-health agencies and hospitals listened to experts and traded ideas at the forum, which stemmed from a February discussion between state military and state officials, according to Manchester Veterans Administration hospital director Dr. Marc Levenson, one of the organizers.
In Nashua, health agencies like Harbor Homes and the Greater Nashua Mental Health Center at Community Council (formerly Community Council of Nashua) have been giving more attention to veteran-related programs and services.
Cornelis Pieterse, a GNMHC staff psychiatrist who specializes in PTSD, said veterans are coming for treatment in increasing numbers. "We're seeing more and more applications," he said during a break in Tuesday's conference. "It's probably because there's been a lot of discussion about (PTSD) lately, and awareness has grown immensely."
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