April 2023

Family, Youth & Children's Newsletter

Lauren Foster Making Connections

Lauren Foster has been providing essential behind the scenes work with NAMI NH for several years. Lauren said, “Volunteering and participation happen at your own level and availability, any little bit can help.”

Last year, Lauren was key in using her digital skills to prepare the Magnify Voices Expressive Art Contest Exhibit for the Contest Event. Lauren was part of the committee and enjoyed getting to meet everyone and come together to better increase mental illness awareness and reduce stigma. And she is an essential part of the Life Under Construction (LUC) social media sites...

Connect with Life Under Construction on social media:

How to Talk to Your Child About Their Mental Health

Meet Little Monster Coloring Book

Available in (6) Languages – click here!

Have you heard about the NH Children’s System of Care? The newsletter launched in January with a detailed overview of services and support throughout the state. Check out the link to sign up!

NH CSoC Newsletter Sign Up

Anxious Nation Statewide Screenings

NAMI New Hampshire, in partnership with our state’s 10 Community Mental Health Centers, will bring the documentary Anxious Nation to communities statewide beginning in May. These free screenings are made possible with the generous support of the Endowment for Health and New Hampshire Charitable Foundation.

Screening Information

Magnify Voices in the Union Leader

Did you know that one in six youth in New Hampshire experience a mental health disorder each year? That’s according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, which tracks some sobering stats about the challenges young Granite Staters are up against...

Click for the article

Supporting LGBTQIA+ Community Members

NAMI NH Staff, Volunteers and Board Members are participating in the LGBTQ+ Allyship101 training with Seacoast Outright as part of our ongoing to commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. To learn more about mental health resources available in support of LGBTQIA+ community members, please click below.

LGBTQIA+ Mental Health Resources

Click below for a NAMI NH StoryTime featuring the book, When Aiden Became a Big Brother.

Click here to watch the full StoryTime with NAMI NH playlist.

StoryTime with Jace

NAMI NH recently hosted a legislative breakfast to speak about the bills on which NAMI NH is advocating. During the legislative session, NAMI NH staff, including the Director of Public Policy and Public Policy Assistant, meet regularly to discuss legislative priorities in support of NAMI NH’s mission to provide support, education, and advocacy for Granite Staters affected by mental illness and suicide. Weekly legislative highlights are shared via Public Policy updates. If you would like to learn more about how NAMI NH is taking action, please sign up for our Public Policy Alerts.

NAMI NH is here to support you in your advocacy and offers trainings and channels, such as Storybank, to help you share your story.

Self-Care

I didn't make a gratitude jar this past January; and it is not too late. Last weekend I upcycled an empty salsa jar into a family gratitude jar. I am looking forward to once again having our family log our grateful thoughts and store them in the jar. We have a stash of colored paper that I have cut into small strips and placed next to the jar with some pens and pencils. In our house we use the jar like a bank and sometimes we make a deposit of gratitude and sometimes we make a withdrawal of gratitude.

– Deb Jurkoic

Keep in Touch!

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NH Family Network Webpage