MAY IS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH

"Since 1949, Mental Health America and our affiliates across the country have led the observance of May is Mental Health Month by reaching millions of people through the media, local events and screenings. We welcome other organizations to join us in spreading the word that mental health is something everyone should care about by using the May is Mental Health Month toolkit materials and conducting awareness activities. 
     

When we talk about health, we can’t just focus on heart health, or liver health, or brain health, and not whole health. You have to see the whole person, and make use of the tools and resources that benefit minds and bodies together. That's why this year, our May is Mental Health Month theme is Fitness #4Mind4Body. We’ll focus on what we as individuals can do to be fit for our own futures – no matter where we happen to be on our own personal journeys to health and wellness – and, most especially, before Stage 4

***MENTAL HEALTH - WARNING NH***

New Hampshire's Mental Health Crisis Has Been ignored And Even Escaladed And Inflicted Unnecessarily For Decades by NH Family Court Judges court ordering ILLIGAL RULINGS! 

NH's GOVERNMENT WAS WARNED

AND IS STILL IGNORING IT 11 YEARS LATER!

"NH's Center For Public Policy
  Executive Summary

  Date: September 1st, 2007

This paper is one of a series of reports commissioned to inform policy-makers about the status of mental health in New Hampshire. This analysis is designed to answer basic questions about the mental health status of New Hampshire’s children through an assessment of mental health prevalence estimates and an analysis of service use in the public Medicaid and privately insurance systems. The first section of the report analyzes national prevalence estimates.   The second section of the report analyzes service use in the Medicaid and private sectors.

It is estimated that nationally 14 million children – approximately one in five – have a diagnosable mental health disorder.  Eleven percent of children have significant functional impairment[1], and five percent of children have extreme functional impairment – issues that impede their ability to learn, to form social connections, and to function in a family.

[2] If New Hampshire is consistent with the rest of the nation, these estimates of prevalence would translate to 55,756 children, ages 5-19 that would have a diagnosable mental health disorder and almost 14,000 of 9-17 year olds would have a serious emotional disturbance.[3] These estimates have important implications for the behavioral health system, the child welfare system, and the education system across the state."

(Including how NH Family Courts rule our Family Court Judicial Justice System)

"In addition to prevalence, service use and access are also an important consideration when discussing the scope of mental health issues impacting children as well as the geographic and demographic characteristics that may impact treatment engagement.  Over 19,000 - or 12% - of the privately insured children showed evidence of a mental illness diagnosis and/or treatment in 2005. In the Medicaid program, 25% - or 17,680 children - received services for a mental illness during that same time period. These data show only the prevalence of mental health disorders among the children who accessed services, and they should be viewed within the context of the overall prevalence estimates presented."

Thankfully the CDC and the rest of the country would never take decades to take immediate action to fight a disease like the state of NH's government will.  It is all unnecessary to inflict this upon the NH population for decades.  Clearly something is terribly wrong when a government lacks taking immediate initiatives on important issues.  Only a handful of politicians have been fighting for change in NH's Family Courts for decades.  The rest clearly cannot be bothered.

Much evidence and many questions have been continually brought to the state house and have been continually raised and all ignored.  About how reckless the NH Family Court system has continually been serving illegal justice throughout the public and private systems.  Decades of the final results on their illegal and insane ways of serving the population is now truly coming full circle with drug abuse, overdoses, suicides, and mental health throughout the past decade.  Does NH even give a damn now? 

NO, CLEARLY, APPARENTLY NOT!!!!!

NH FAMILY COURT IS THE ONE COMMON DENOMINATOR IN THE UNNECESSARY INSANITY INFLICTED ON THE MAJORITY OF NH's POPULATION.  THE NH ILLEGAL AND RECKLESS FAMILY COURT SYSTEM.  WHO WILL APPARENTLY ALWAYS BE SADLY ENDURED, AND VERY UNCOMMONLY ALWAYS BE SADLY BUT PURPOSELY INFLICTED, BY ALL OF NH'S GOVERNMENT ONTO NH's ENTIRE POPULATION!!!!!

"National Alliance On Mental Health 

New Hampshire

Take Action

Medicaid Reauthorization Expansion Vote Pending

SB 313 Moves Toward Full House Vote with Significant Opposition Expected

NOW is the time to #Act4MentalHealth and protect healthcare coverage, including mental health services, for 50,000 Granite Staters!

Please contact NH House members and urge them to support SB 313:

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Let us know if you’re willing to share your story in support of Medicaid Expansion reauthorization –
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Recent Testimony
April 10, 2018

• HB 587 – Relative to conversion therapy seeking to change a person’s sexual orientation.
• SB 508 – Establishing a committee to study the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other related disorders among first responders.

April 2, 2018

• SB 553 – Establishing a commission to study the incidence of post traumatic stress disorder in first responders and whether such disorder should be covered under workers’ compensation.

March 27, 2018

• SB 502 -Relative to transparency and standards for acquisition transactions in health care

February 20, 2018

• SB 313 – Reforming New Hampshire’s Medicaid and Premium Assistance Program.

February 13, 2018

• HB 1319 – Prohibiting discrimination based on gender identity.
• SB 480 – Limiting the use of electroconvulsive therapy.

January 24, 2018

• SB 487 – Relative to license requirements for certain alcohol and other drug use professionals and establishing a state substance use disorder treatment services program.

January 23, 2018

• HB 1560 – Prohibiting Medicaid from paying for sex reassignment drug or hormone therapy or surgery
• SB 553 – Relative to mental health parity for workers’ compensation

January 17, 2018

• SB 508 – Establishing a committee to study the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among first responders

January 16, 2018

• HB 1565 – Relative to requiring the secure psychiatric unit to be accredited as a psychiatric hospital
• HB 1751 – Relative to insurance coverage for pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders
• HB 1811 – Relative to the New Hampshire health protection program
• SB 502 -Relative to transparency and standards for acquisition transactions in health care

View the 2018 State of the State address. You can click here to skip to the section addressing mental health.

General Talking points when contacting Legislators; House or Senate

Use your own words, but share your passion, it is critical that the Representatives hear about Mental Health

• Mental Health is important to me, my family and our state and I am asking you to represent me and support increased funding
• Myself/my family has been affected by mental illness, I support funding for improved services

Specific Talking points

• Support the re-authorization of the NH Health Protection Program; also known as Medicaid Expansion; particularly the opportunity it offers for Substance misuse treatment and mental health treatment. Over 38,000 NH citizens are now insured and receive mental health services.
• The NH Health Protection Program:

• Provides insurance to NH’s working poor who cannot afford it.
• Covers mental health and substance misuse disorders.
• Saves money by lowering uncompensated hospital care.
• Be prepared to wait to testify and leave your printed testimony if time runs out.

• Fund the implementation of the “10 Year Plan” The plan created in 2008 to restore mental health services in NH.

• Fund the Children’s Behavioral Health Plan as the “10 Year Plan” does not include children and this plan will finally address the needs of NH’s children with serious emotional disorders

• Fund the Mental Health Settlement Agreement.

Tips for Providing Testimony:

• Arrive early to sign in to speak there will be a waiting list.
• Your comments must be brief;  1-2 minutes maximum
• If you prepare a testimony, bring printed copies to share with House members

Heading to the Hearing?
Let us know- Email advocacy@naminh.org
Addressing the Critical Mental Health Needs of NH Citizens – A ten year plan

Other Current Issues
NH Children’s Behavioral Health Plan – Executive Summary"