Awarded Grants

To strategically position the issue of behavioral health within the attention of the public and policy makers by convening five public forums strategically located around the state in the coming months.

To integrate services and funding for children with mental health needs who are at risk for, or are placed in, residential care by developing a strategic plan for the NH Department of Health and Human Services in partnership with community stakeholders.

To create a coordinated system of care for children with mental illness in New Hampshire by securing federal funding available through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration

To integrate better evaluation and more effective treatment for high risk young children into the NH family court and child welfare systems by planning to pilot a research based intervention within two family courts.

To educate and enhance the skills of health care and mental health professionals, and school personnel to work with individuals who suffer from eating disorders and body image issues by convening a conference.

To strengthen Child Advocacy Centers' capacity in every NH county to enhance linkages to evidence-based mental health services for child abuse victims by engaging key community stakeholders in a collaborative planning process and identifying best practices for helping parents access evidenced-based services.

To transform the Autism Society of NH from a grassroots organization that provides autism awareness and education to one that consistently advocates within community, medical, legislative, and educational settings and on behalf of families and individuals by developing an organizational capacity building plan.

To ensure quality advocacy, knowledge development and nonprofit capacity building for the mental health system which supports NH's children and their families by sustaining the general operations of key related NH nonprofits.

To expand mental health services within the Nashua schools by conducting a needs assessment, coordinating a multi-stakeholder planning process, and creating a comprehensive plan.

To expand and improve comprehensive mental health services for students by strengthening linkages, cooperation, and collaboration protocols among schools, Monadnock Family Services, the state's Division of Children, Youth, and Families, and the state's Office of Juvenile Justice Services.

To improve health outcomes of homeless families by integrating evidence based child and family mental health care into programming at the Family Willows.

To reduce stigma associated with mental illness, a barrier to seeking treatment, by hosting a forum on juvenile justice and mental illness.