Awarded Grants

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

To improve understanding of how to effectively reduce youth suicide (up to age 24) and to increase the earlier use of mental health care services of youth and their families by testing the effectiveness of anti-stigma messages, collecting and analyzing data to demonstrate that Frameworks is an evidenced based youth suicide prevention practice.

To develop an integrated continuum of care for youth with co-occurring disorders in the Seacoast by convening local partners and stakeholders and developing a collaborative regional model to be implemented by partner agencies.

To improve access to a full range of health care for children in the Upper Valley from birth to the child's sixth year by normalizing the inclusion of social/emotional wellness and supports in primary care settings and to increase the capacity of the early childhood mental health system to meet the needs of young children.

To improve the outcomes of children with complex mental health needs by developing an infrastructure to implement a high-quality, measurable, and sustainable Wraparound process in Strafford County.

To improve the educational, community and health outcomes for youth with emotional and behavioral disorders as they transition from adolescence to adulthood by partnering with three community mental health centers and a residential facility to implement this research-based intervention and by overcoming the reimbursement and funding barriers to ensure system wide replication in NH.

To create a comprehensive statewide plan to build resiliency and increase overall mental health in youth through after-school programming by supporting a planning process and developing a training curriculum, technical assistance and evaluation resources.

To develop a plan to increase the quality of children's mental health care by leading a community-based work group made up of executive officers and providers and by assisting in the planning and piloting of a model telepsychiatry intervention requiring collaboration between existing infrastructures.

To enhance our understanding of the provision of mental health services within NH's schools by conducting a comprehensive analysis of the contractual relationships between schools and community mental health centers and by surveying a sample of school districts

To improve outcomes for young children (birth to age six years) and their families by collecting data and developing and promoting a plan for a cohesive, integrated system of mental health services and supports founded on evidence-based and promising practices.

To create a comprehensive plan to improve the career development and retention of children's mental health counselors who provide front-line intervention to children with severe emotional disorders by conducting a needs assessment; identifying and engaging organizational partners; and developing a collaborative plan to deliver an integrated professional development system for front-line children's mental health counselors with NH service providers.

To improve the mental health and well being of children, youth, and families in Dover by strengthening the ability of the Dover Kid's Cabinet to assess community needs, develop an integrated community approach, and sustain these efforts.