Resources

Resources

Supporting Youth Mental Health

NAMI-NH

NAMI New Hampshire is a grassroots organization working to improve the quality of life for all by providing support, education and advocacy for people affected by mental illness and suicide.

Creating Connections

Creating Connections NH is implemented by the NH Bureau of Children’s Behavioral Health within the NH Department of Health and Human Services.

The Doorway

The Doorway is a new program that is changing how New Hampshire helps people with an opioid use disorder (OUD) or other substance use disorders (SUD).

Family Resource Centers in NH

New Hampshire Family Voices is part of a network of families and friends of children and youth with special health care needs/disabilities around the nation.

NH Children’s System of Care

They are guiding families and professionals through a network of resources and assistance while building awareness and political support among state leadership.

Friends of Aine Center for Grieving Children & Families

Aine Center​ provides bereavement support services and resources to children and families who have suffered the death of a loved one. 

Children’s Resilience Retreat

This retreat happens one day each month and is designed for school age children who are affected by a loved ones’ drug or alcohol use.

Circle Program

Circle Program is the only program of its kind serving girls in New Hampshire. It is also one of the only programs in the country that combines camp and mentoring, serving rural girls.

Dover Mental Health Alliance

We tackle the stigma of mental illness, prevent suicide and shine a light on the importance of recognizing that our mental health is just as important as our physical health.  

Jeff Levin Life Coaching

The Reconnection Project (RP) is a flexible program to reduce stress and anxiety in school communities by working with all three constituent groups: teachers, parents, and students.

Home Base Collaborative Family Counseling

We started with private therapy and DCYF-certified programs, then expanded to impaired driver programming, anger management, group counseling, and school-based programming. 

NH Voices

The goal of NH Voices is to empower the next generation with the correct facts about behavioral health, mental health, and to educate the next generation.

Reach 1, Teach 1, Love 1

R1T1L1 is a organization, co-founded by two loving families affected by mental illness and suicide.

Magnify Voices Expressive Art Contest

The NH Children’s System of Care (CSoC) was formed to improve the lives and behavioral health outcomes of children, youth and their families in New Hampshire.

Crisis Text Line

In a crisis? Text HOME to 741741 to connect with a volunteer Crisis Counselor Free 24/7 support at your fingertips.

LGBTQIA+ Mental Health Resources

Our community members who identify as LGBTQ+ often face daily discrimination and lack family support – both factors can increase risk for mental health problems including suicidality.

MIASP

M.I.A.S.P., or Mental Illness Awareness and Suicide Prevention, is the non-profit group that was created to extend their cause.

Make it happen

We envision a future where all of our youth and families have appropriate support to live, learn work and play in healthy, thriving communities.

Arts In Reach

Since 1997, Arts In Reach has engaged teens from southeastern New Hampshire and Maine in community arts programs and mentoring after school and during vacations.

UpReach

UpReach Therapeutic Equestrian Center, Inc. Is dedicated to inspiring hope, fostering independence, and improving the physical, emotional, and psychological well-being of individuals with and without disabilities.

Girls Inc of NH

Girls Inc. was founded in 1864. Across the decades, we adapted to meet the specific challenges facing young women. Although times have changed, Girls Inc. has always been and will always be about girls.

The NANProject

The NAN Project works to promote mental health awareness and suicide prevention programs for young people, using a peer-to-peer model.

Friends Program

We have been working to inspire confident kids, increase access to stable housing for families, improve food security, improve educational outcomes for youth.

Seacoast Youth Services

Our mission is to engage youth through positive youth development and evidence-based practices; strengthen families through education and therapeutic support.

YouthCAN

At West Central Behavioral Health, you'll find a caring team of providers dedicated to your mental wellbeing.

Raymond Coalition for Youth

Raymond Coalition For Youth empowers the community to promote positive youth development and reduce youth substance use and suicide risk. We envision a community where our youth are valued and supported to make healthy choices.

Soul Models

Soul Models offers girls the opportunity to explore their authentic voice in a safe and supportive setting while being introduced to tools that will increase their self-confidence and resiliency.

SoRock Coalition for Healthy Youth

SoRock is a Community Coalition with the Mission of Preventing Substance Misuse and Nurturing Mental Health & Resiliency for Children, Youth & Families.

DHHS

(DHHS) is the largest agency in New Hampshire state government, responsible for the health, safety and well-being of the citizens of New Hampshire.

NH Rapid Response Access Point

(NHRRAP), Carelon Behavioral Health is responsible for a centralized contact center for individuals experiencing a mental health and/or substance use crisis

Community Mental Health Centers

The NH Community Behavioral Health Association is an organization comprised of the ten community mental health centers throughout New Hampshire.  

Media Power Youth

Media Power Youth encourages young people to discovery their own agency in shaping the media ecosystem that drives our inner and outer worlds.

Camp Mariposa

Camp Mariposa® Nashua is a year-round addiction prevention and mentoring program for youth affected by the substance use disorder of a family member

Connor’s Climb

They provide suicide prevention education by raising awareness, reducing stigma, and equipping youth, educators, and the community at large with tools and resources

Community Partners

They are dedicated to providing quality developmental and mental health services to meet the needs of families and individuals in Strafford County.

Irene Buchine

Author of Celia and the Little Boy A book to start the conversation with children about mental health

Dover Coalition for Youth

The Dover Coalition for Youth provides comprehensive and coordinated drug prevention efforts for the citizens of Dover. The Coalition is coordinated by the Dover Police Department with support from Wentworth-Douglass Hospital.

Crispin’s House Coalition for Youth

Our organization is comprised of local individuals committed to sustaining and building community assets that foster positive outcomes for our kids.

The Trevor Project

The Trevor Project provides information & support to LGBTQ young people 24/7, all year round.

Austin17House

We provide after school mentorship and activities that support our local youth and adults through the development of positive life skills.

211 NH Information and Referral Service

211 NH is the connection for New Hampshire residents to the most up to date resources they need from specially trained Information and Referral Specialists.

We R HOPE

We R H.O.P.E. has delivered services and created programs to serve and help as many individuals as possible with their anxiety and mental health regardless of the resources they possess.

notOK app

notOK App® is a free digital panic button to get you immediate support via text, phone call, or GPS location when you’re struggling to reach out.

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

We can all help prevent suicide. The 988 Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones.

The Pride Room

The Pride Room isn't just another resource center it's a safe haven, a place where you are free to be you.

Strong As Granite

Strong as Granite is a platform that's raising awareness of the mental health and substance use support and resources available throughout New Hampshire. It's part of a coordinated effort to bring help, hope and healing to all Granite Staters.

Boys & Girls Club of Souhegan Valley

Together with families, communities and partners across the nation, we’re addressing the youth mental health crisis and ensuring young people have the resources they need to reach their full potential.

NH Teen Institute

To empower teens to lead healthy lifestyles and create stronger communities through community-focused prevention and leadership workshops.

FFI

Friends Forever International helps youth become the best versions of themselves so they can help their community become the best version of itself.

Operation Parent

To love and support parents by providing real-world information, connection, and hope.

Safe+Sound The Digital Safety Alliance

Millions of kids have become extremely skilled at navigating smartphones, tablets, and the internet from a very young age.

CAST

The mission of Community Action for Safe Teens (CAST) is to prevent substance abuse and promote healthy choices for youth throughout Souhegan Valley.

Coos Coalition

The Coös Coalition’s vision is to promote a coordinated, sustainable system of supports for families and children birth through 8 that centers family experience and encourages positive social, physical, emotional, and cognitive growth for optimal child development.

Waypoint

The Homeless Youth and Young Adult Youth Department provides a range of support services to meet the needs of unstably housed youth and young adults.

Monadnock Youth Coalition

Was established in 2020 in response to the coalitions primary goal of engaging our Youth in our community prevention efforts. The MYC is a youth group founded from the Keene Family YMCA Community Coalition that represents the Youth “voice “and helps prevent youth substance use in youth ages 11-17 in the Keene and Swanzey areas.

Resources

Helpful Books

Celia and the Little Boy A book to start the conversation with children about mental health
Author- Irene Buchine 
Backroads and Highways My Journey to Discovery on Mental Health
Author-  John Broderick

The Power of Calm
Author- Stephen Merrill

You Are Not Alone
Author- Ken Duckworth, M.D.
One Trusted Adult
Author- Brooklyn Raney

Screenwise
Author- Devorah Heitner

The Anxiety Audit

Author- Lynn Lyons

 Never Enough
Author- Jennifer Wallace

The Anxious Generation

Author- Jonathan Haidt

You Are Not Alone

Author- Ken Duckworth, MD

Know the
Five Signs

not feeling like u?

feeling agitated?

r u withdrawn?

caring 4 yourself?

feeling hopeless?

changedirection.org

R.E.A.C.T
Take care of yourself.
Take care of others.
It matters.

Recognize

the signs of emotional suffering

Express

concern and offer support

Act Now

and talk to someone you trust - parent, teacher, coach, relative, friend, doctor

Care

enough to follow through and follow up

Text Signs

to 741-741 or call 603-448-4400 (24/7)

For substance abuse concerns, call 844-711-HELP or Visit nhtreatment.org

Resources

Films Addressing Youth Mental Health