To Our Good Mental Health
And For All Our Friends
Let it Snow!
February 2023/Issue XLI
|
|
|
Our Viewpoint Project with Dennis Quaid
Video to Air on PBS TV Regionally & Nationally!
|
|
Exciting news!
Click Here to watch the 1-minute segment. Click Here to watch the 7-minute segment. These segments don't yet feature Dennis Quaid, but they do have many talented West Central actors in starring and supporting roles.
The 7-minute version, with actor Dennis Quaid in its intro and conclusion, will air on regional PBS TV stations February 12th - 28th on CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, and other news networks. It will then be distributed to over 170 participating Public Television stations throughout the U.S. as interstitial programming for one full year (2023). WOW! To say we're excited is an understatement!
Many thanks to Dave Celone, our internal Producer for these videos, for his nearly year-long work with the Viewpoint video production team to write & develop the script, organize the shoot, recruit actors, and edit and re-edit the videos. Samantha Marden, Bill Metcalf, Roger Osmun, and Jessica Packard had speaking roles. The shoot on July 27, 2022 was a true "Hollywood comes to West Central" day-long effort with professional videographers, lights, cameras, mics, and plenty of excitement!
|
|
Samantha Marden, MSW
7 min video above
1 min video below
|
|
Jessica Packard, Dean of Students
7 min video above
1 min video below
|
|
We're extremely grateful to all West Central staff who participated. There are many faces and voices you'll recognize as you watch the 7-minute version. We extend our thanks to the Newport Middle School and Dean of Students Jessica Packard for sharing her perspectives. Also our abiding gratitude to local VT artist Henry Isaacs for providing some esthetically pleasing backdrops. And with our very special thanks to the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation for funding a significant portion of the production costs of this video. Please watch until the end to see the NHCF "Billboard Sponsor" screen with a voiceover.
Get ready. Lights. Camera. Action!
|
|
and
on our YouTube channel at:
|
|
|
|
When our workers and their kids are feeling good, everyone benefits, including the NH economy.
|
|
|
|
John Broderick,Jr. (above)
Will Torrey. MD (below)
|
|
All profits ($3 per copy) from John's book will be donated to a mental health awareness and education fund at Dartmouth Hitchcock.
|
|
It's always a bittersweet time when we announce departures & transitions from our valued and dedicated leadership team. This month, we write about three.
Nancy Nowell, PhD will step away from her role as Vice President of Clinical Services and move into a new role with us supporting specific Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) initiatives for training and Zero Suicide coordination. Nancy came to West Central in 1998, and has worked in many high-value roles, serving through many phases, challenges, and transitions. She has been a guiding light in her role shaping and leading our clinical programs including child services, adult services, and the initiation, implementation, and expansion of our Mobile Crisis Response services efforts.
Diane Roston, MD is stepping down from her position as Medical Director, which she has filled for over a decade. She has served as a psychiatrist at West Central and in private practice for over 20 years, has taught and mentored psychiatry residents at Dartmouth Health, and is spearheading our new Integrated Care project. Diane is celebrated throughout the Upper Valley region as a resource, coach, and mentor for many rising and experienced psychiatrists. She publishes broadly on topics of mental wellness -- most recently on moral injury. She will continue to be an active care provider and leader in our Upper Valley mental health community.
Dave Celone, JD, MFA, has stepped away from his role as Director of Development & Community Relations. During his more than 3-year tenure, Dave has led our efforts to increase yearly fundraising revenues from $485,000 to $1.2 million, with projections for over $2 million this year. He has raised our visibility in the community through outreach events and broad communications initiatives including 41 editions of this monthly newsletter(!), and as an author, editor, publisher, advocate, and cheerleader for mental wellness across many media outlets and channels.
Please join us in celebrating, honoring, and thanking all three of these dedicated colleagues for their exemplary service in pursuit of our mission to help others. We wish them many more successes and much happiness as they transition to new adventures professionally and personally.
|
|
Mobile Crisis Successes for 2022 |
After one year of providing 24/7 mobile crisis services, Bill Metcalfe, LICSW, Director of our Mobile Crisis Services department tells us:
The first year of Mobile Crisis has proven that individuals in crisis can be successfully seen and evaluated in the community which lessens the need, particularly with children, to have to be seen in an emergency department.
Our abiding thanks to Bill and the entire MCR team!
|
|
|
More results from our Mobile Crisis Annual Report make us proud... |
|
A "crisis" doesn't have to rise to the level of a life-threatening event to call or text the NH Rapid Response helpline at 833-710-6477, or to chat online with a crisis clinician at NH988.com.
A relationship break-up, a job loss, a divorce, the death of a loved one, financial pressures, a car accident, a final exam, or simply not keeping up with work demands or personal activities might trigger a moment when you need to talk with someone who cares.
That's why NH Rapid Response is here.
When needed, the NH Rapid Response call center will alert our mobile crisis response clinicians. They'll visit you in-person, 24/7 wherever you are in NH. We say, "call early, call often" to avoid a life-threatening situation. Or when you just need to hear another person's voice.
|
|
Join our Team!
Would you like to help others? Maybe save lives? There's no more gratifying work than in community behavioral health. We have positions for people from all walks of life, interests, and skills with flexible and remote/hybrid options for many positions.
Click Here to learn more about the positions available to you right now. Come serve our community with us!
West Central provides a generous benefits package including our own, newly-launched Student Loan Assistance Program (SLAP). Eligible employees can receive up to $10,000 over 3 years in loan assistance! West Central is also an approved STAR LRP facility for federal student loan repayment assistance up to $250,000. These two programs are separate from one another. Our staff can apply to one or both!
Visit our Careers page for open positions and to find your next professional career step to make a world of difference.
|
|
|
|
To learn more about our work, watch this 3-minute YouTube video of our staff talking about how they transform lives -- with more than 6,000 views and counting!
|
|
Do you like what we're doing in our community? We're a tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) charitable organization serving clients in the Upper Valley and Sullivan County, NH with clinics in Lebanon, Claremont, and Newport. Each year, on average, we offer $600,000 in unreimbursed charitable services to clients who can't otherwise afford care. No gift is too small. Visit our Giving page to learn more about gifts of stock or securities, real estate or other property, or to designate West Central as a beneficiary in your will or estate plans.
|
|
Share This Newsletter...You Might Save a Life |
|
This newsletter is sent monthly to West Central staff, Board & Committee members, and our many friends, advocates, volunteers, and donors -- nearly 3,000 in all! Please share it with your friends and family so people remember our name and the work we do as this region's community behavioral health clinic and 24/7 Mobile Crisis Response center.
When people in need know who we are, they'll contact us early,
before a crisis happens.
Click Here to sign up for West Central News delivered for free each month.
|
|
Follow and Like us on Social Media |
|
|
|
|
|
|
