Suicide Prevention Awareness Month was designed to prompt conversations about suicide and offer people preventive resources for seeking help for themselves and their friends and family members. As the National Alliance on Mental Health (NAMI) says, “suicidal thoughts,...
I recently had the honor of being one of the people giving opening remarks at the eighth annual Nicholas J. Halias Safety Symposium at the University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH. The symposium was named for Nicholas Halias, UNH Police Chief from 2000 to 2012, who...
Recent statistics highlight the mental health epidemic our country is facing. The National Alliance on Mental Illness reports that one in five U.S adults experience mental illness each year and one in six U.S. children aged 6-17 experience a mental disorder each year....
I was surprised and humbled to have been chosen to receive the Erik Cogswell Memorial Award recognizing individuals helping to improve the lives of those with bipolar disorder and other mental illnesses. In 1999, Erik Cogswell, a young man from New Castel and...
Each year the month of May is set aside as Mental Health Awareness Month. Our most mission-sensitive message about general health and overall wellness is that oral health is essential to both. But let’s consider mental health. Is there any part of our lives that is...
Two decades ago, my work with Jeff Levin, a life coach residing in New Hampshire, began. With my extremely positive experience, Levin was subsequently invited to Northeast Delta Dental where he would speak to employees about family challenges and together, as an...
According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, 17% of youth between the ages of 6-17 experience a mental health disorder. Recently we sat down for our very first Round Table Talk with Jeff Levin, Life Coach, and Justice John Broderick, Former Chief Justice of...
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. I often speak throughout New Hampshire with Former NH Supreme Court Justice, The Honorable John T. Broderick, Jr., on this topic as mental health is critically important to overall health. What does this have to do with dental...
Last week, I was honored to participate in a media opportunity at Riverbend Community Mental Health among law enforcement and fire officials, and other community leaders to increase the awareness of the availability of an important resource for public safety...
The Campaign to Change Direction is a national movement that is changing the culture of mental health and the emotional wellbeing of our communities that lead to overall health. Thanks to the leadership of Former NH State Supreme Court Justice, John T. Broderick, Jr.,...
