Annual Meeting
NAMI New Hampshire Annual Meeting 2004
The 2004 NAMI New Hampshire meeting was held on Wednesday, June 9, 2004. The featured speaker for the evening was Dr. Stephen J. Bartels, Medical Director of the Division of Behavioral Health Department of the state of New Hampshire and Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Dartmouth Medical School. Dr. Bartels also serves as the Director of Aging Services Research Program and Director of the Behavioral Health Policy Institute the New Hampshire Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center. Dr. Bartels spoke on transforming mental health care, specifically addressing New Hampshire's response to the President's New Freedom Commission Report on Mental Health (http://www.mentalhealthcommission.gov/).
Several awards were also presented on this evening to honor exceptional members of the NAMI New Hampshire community. The award recipients are as follows:
The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill NH 2004 Annual Award Recipients
Media
Rebecca Brown
Mental Health Worker
Bob Curdie
Special Educator
Howard Muscott, Ed.D.
Consumer Empowerment Leader
Bryan and Pam Smith
Family Volunteer
Brooks and Elaine South
Adult Therapist
Jude Turner
Child Psychiatrist
Steven L. Cauble, M.D.
Advocate
Emily Huff
Social Worker
David Lynde, MSW
Child Therapist
Ann Bliss
Law Enforcement
Lt. Benjamin Jean
Legislative Leader
Senator Jane O'Hearn
Mental Health Administrator
Debra Sosin
Systems Change
Cheshire County Mental Health Court
President's Award
Joseph Manning
