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May 2024’s Volunteers of the Month are the mother-daughter team of Debbie Peters and Kerry Arseneaux! Debbie and Kerry are an amazing mother-daughter team. Their passion for helping suicide loss survivors heal and thrive is beautiful. Debbie initially leaned into SOSL (Survivors of Suicide Loss) volunteer work taking an SOSL group facilitator training, then inviting […]

When a loved one experiences a serious mental health condition, family members face an overwhelming number of concerns. Will their loved one be safe, stay in treatment, take prescribed medication? The last thing it seems that should top that worry list are medication side effects. Yet, antipsychotic medication comes with some risk, and one of

NH’s young folks are watching – let’s rise to the moment by promoting mental health for all Lives are at stake. Across the nation, countless bills have been filed that seek to limit the ability of LGBTQ+ individuals, especially young people, to live and thrive as their authentic selves. Here in the Granite State, these legislative

March’s Volunteer of the Month is Pam Banks! Pam is a devoted volunteer who is always willing to go the extra mile to support New Hampshire family members.  When NAMI NH needed someone to start a new parent/caregiver support group, Pam volunteered.  When we planned a support group focusing on co-occurring substance use and mental

One of the most pressing challenges to New Hampshire’s mental health system is the boarding of individuals in emergency departments while waiting for inpatient psychiatric services. For over a decade, individuals in need have been held, with little to no treatment provided, for days or even weeks while waiting for an appropriate placement in designated

March 26th & 27th – Free Registration Now Open NAMI New Hampshire invites you to register and join us for the 2024 NAMI NH Annual Conference, held virtually on Tuesday evening, March 26 and all day Wednesday, March 27.  This year’s theme is Cultivating Hope – Celebrating Our Everyday Heroes. The conference is an opportunity

Myra and Susan Every October, at our annual NAMIWalks NH, I walk in memory of my sister Myra.  When I share why I walk in her memory, I typically say that she lost her long, hard-fought battle with her mental illness in 1995.  What I don’t share is that at the time of her death

February’s Volunteer of the Month is Lauren Foster! Lauren has been moderating NAMI NH’s Life Under Construction social media for youth and young adults for many years.  She has been instrumental in its growth beyond Facebook to include Instagram and X (formerly Twitter).  For the past 4 years, Lauren has been involved with the Magnify

When you recognize that you or someone you love needs care for their mental health, it is important to connect with resources. Onward NH (OnwardNH.org) is a website that provides information about early serious mental illness (ESMI) and where to turn for help. Symptoms of serious mental health conditions may include changes in how a

By Kristen Welch, CFRE, Director of Development, NAMI New Hampshire On May 15, 2024, a cast of brave performers will take up the Bank of New Hampshire Stage and share their personal stories of overcoming mental illness, suicide, and substance use disorder in This Is My Brave, benefitting NAMI New Hampshire. The goal of this