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February 2025’s Volunteer of the Month is Ashley Bachert! In the short time Ashley volunteered with NAMI NH, she made a huge impact!  Ashley is a young adult presenter for the Ending the Silence Program that helps middle and high school aged youth learn about the warning signs of mental health conditions and what steps […]

Registration is NOW OPEN for NAMI NH’s 2025 Virtual Annual Conference! Each spring, NAMI NH hosts an annual conference. Participants come from communities all around New Hampshire and are interested in learning more about mental illness, including broadening their understanding of ways to support each other, reduce stigma, advocate for quality mental health services, and

January 2025’s Volunteers of the Month are Pam and Pierre Brazeau! Pam and Pierre Brazeau are longtime volunteers who are dedicated to NAMI NH’s mission of improving the lives of individuals and their loved ones who are impacted by mental illness, substance use, and suicide through support, education, and advocacy.  Pam is a trained leader

NAMI New Hampshire recently hosted its 2025 Town Hall, an annual event that provides our members with the latest updates on our state-wide work, information on our legislative priorities for mental health and suicide prevention, and a chance to ask questions about our work. This year, our presentation included an overview of NAMI NH’s newest

Stories connect us. By sharing our stories, we can raise awareness around the realities of mental health and suicide prevention, connect with our fellow Granite Staters, and create hope. Launched in 2020, the 603 Stories anti-stigma campaign uses story-sharing to reduce the stigma around mental illness that can prevent people from connecting to support and

Across the state, the rallying call of mental health for all can be heard among advocates and policymakers alike. Though difficult, much was accomplished in the 2024 New Hampshire Legislative Session. Thanks to the work of advocates statewide, several policies passed that directly benefit Granite Staters affected by mental illness and suicide. We celebrate these

NAMI NH Executive Director Susan Stearns and Senator Maggie Hassan Recently, NAMI New Hampshire Executive Director Susan Stearns had the honor of visiting Capitol Hill alongside nearly 100 NAMI Executive Directors. At this exchange, NAMI leaders from across the country had the opportunity to meet with their members of Congress to discuss legislative priorities relating

December 2024’s Volunteers of the Month are Wendy Wickman and John Dixon! This fall in Ossipee, NH, John and Wendy led the first fully in-person NAMI NH Family-to-Family class since the pandemic, and we couldn’t be more thankful.  Although they had already led Family-to-Family in the past, both were willing to go through the training

by Sam Hawkins Heather Martin at the New Hampshire Legislative Office Building Often, when we talk about advocacy, we talk about the power of stories. Indeed, it is stories of lived experience that form the foundation for change in our communities. For policymakers, stories are a window into the lives and realities of their constituency.

As a grassroots organization serving diverse communities, NAMI New Hampshire works diligently to ensure our programs and services are responsive to the growing and shifting needs of the entire Granite State community. A key aspect of this work is our effort to connect individuals and families with a wide variety of state and national resources