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Take Action - Communicate with Legislators
State of New Hampshire Legislative Tools - Communicating with Elected Officials
NAMI NH Public Policy Platform
Report from NAMI NH
Reclaiming Our Future
A Pathway For Treating Co-occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders in NH's Adolescents and Young Adults
Read NAMI NH's Public Policy Platform - Where We Stand
REASONS NAMI NH IS NEEDED NOW MORE THAN EVER
- Treatment works and recovery is possible - and NAMI NH can herald that message as no other group can.
- People with Serious Mental Illness, die on average, 25 years earlier than persons without SMI.
- Knowledge is power and NAMI NH helps educate and train thousands of families, consumers, and community leaders each year.
- Research has shown what NAMI NH has always known, support of families, by families experienced in dealing with mental illness is critical to the path of recovery for consumers.
- State budget deficits can wipe away the community based mental health services that make a difference to persons with mental illness. NAMI NH advocates for high quality health and mental health care for all NH citizens.
- Too many people with mental illness are still forced to live on the streets or in totally inadequate housing. NAMI NH fights for adequate housing.
- People with mental illness are still treated like criminals, too often only finding their way into "the system" through jails and prisons. NAMI NH supports jail diversion programs and provides law enforcement education training.
- People who live with mental illness are still excluded from meaningful employment, never given the opportunity to demonstrate the contribution they can make. NAMI NH supports evidence based practices like supported employment.
- Stigma keeps thousands of people from seeking treatment or even acknowledging their illness. NAMI NH fights stigma through it's education programs such as In Our Own Voice and Life Interrupted.
- Early intervention and prevention services save lives, improve family life, and strengthen communities. NAMI NH advocates for these services.
If you agree that there is much more left to be done, then won't you please stand with us? We simply cannot do it without you!
New Hampshire Voices for Health is a network of consumer and advocacy organizations and individuals allied in their commitment to securing quality, affordable health care for all in New Hampshire. The network represents over 200,000 members, consumers and constituents who are motivated to help improve health care quality and affordability in the Granite State.
NH CARES is a statewide network of advocacy groups dedicated to safeguarding NH's health and human serices safety net by making sure the State Budget includes funding for all its essential supports, services and cares.