Awarded Grants

To facilitate use of evidence-based care transitions/care coordination practices in both the medical and community-based systems by hosting a half-day conference.

To adopt a state budget for the 2012/2013 biennium that includes adequate revenues to support the basic health and human service needs of NH citizens.

To strengthen the self-esteem and mental health of young immigrant and refugee women by providing a two-day residency for African slam poet and jazz singer Iyoeka Okoawo, during which she will offer performances and poetry workshops for youth.

To improve the antecedents to bullying in their school climate and culture by producing and testing a curriculum for middle school students.

To enhance public policy and health advocacy in NH by building operational and management capacity of the organization.

To ensure quality advocacy, nonprofit capacity building and knowledge development for the health system in NH in order to improve the health of NH residents by sustaining the general operations of key NH nonprofits.

To assure that NH residents have a clear understanding of the new health reform law and are trained and mobilized to ensure successful implementation of the law at the state level by providing training and the support of a community organizer.

To assist with the search and hiring of a new Executive Director for NAMI NH by utilizing the services of a consultant to train the Leadership Transition Planning Committee in behavioral interviewing techniques.

To promote the effective implementation of federal health reform in New Hampshire by providing support to key groups and stakeholders foster collaboration and information sharing and to develop needed knowledge and technical capacity.

To increase public awareness and general knowledge about autism spectrum disorders by producing a 5-part investigative series on New Hampshire Public Radio.

To create and implement a targeted, multi-year business and action plan for the start-up of the University of New England School of Dental Medicine. The project mobilizes both internal UNE resources and external regional collaborators and culminates in the successful admission of students to the school in 2011.

To promote a consistent, high quality children's mental health workforce in NH by developing a comprehensive and concrete set of common core competencies for direct service and supervisory level staff within the community mental health system and New Hampshire Hospital.