Nami New Hampshire

NEW HAMPSHIRE NEXUS PROJECT 2.0

CONNECT GARRETT OF LEE SMITH

NEW HAMPSHIRE NEXUS PROJECT

EXPANDING CRISIS INTERVENTION TRAINING FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE'S FIRST RESPONDERS - THROUGH THE EXPANDING CRISIS INTERVENTION TRAINING FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE’S FIRST RESPONDERS PROJECT, NAMI NEW HAMPSHIRE AND ITS PARTNERS WILL TRAIN 800 LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, NH STATE POLICE (NHSP) AND FIRE/EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL (FIRE/EMS) TO RECOGNIZE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF MENTAL ILLNESS AND PROVIDE THEM WITH THE SKILLS TO EFFECTIVELY DE-ESCALATE SITUATIONS AND MAKE APPROPRIATE REFERRALS TO COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN ORDER TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS, FIRST RESPONDERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THE POPULATION OF FOCUS IS INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS OR THOSE EXPERIENCING A PSYCHIATRIC CRISIS WHO COME INTO CONTACT WITH FIRST RESPONDERS. IN ANY GIVEN YEAR, 1 IN 5 GRANITE STATERS HAS A MENTAL ILLNESS – APPROXIMATELY 272,000 INDIVIDUALS. STRATEGIES INCLUDE 1) CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM (CIT) MODEL, A 40-HOUR BEST PRACTICE TRAINING THAT HELPS FIRST RESPONDERS RECOGNIZE THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF MENTAL ILLNESSES; SAFETY DE-ESCALATE INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING MENTAL HEALTH CRISES; AND UTILIZE COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND DIVERSION STRATEGIES TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE. 2) MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID FOR PUBLIC SAFETY (MHFA-PS) AND MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID FOR FIRE/EMS (MHFA-FR) ARE 8-HOUR EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE TRAININGS FOR FIRST RESPONDERS THAT HELP THEM BETTER UNDERSTAND MENTAL ILLNESSES AND PROVIDE THEM WITH EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES TO DE-ESCALATE SITUATIONS INVOLVING PSYCHIATRIC CRISES. 3) ADVANCED/IN-SERVICE CIT FOR THOSE ALREADY TRAINED TO ENSURE SUSTAINABILITY AND ONGOING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. GOALS AND MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES: GOAL 1) IMPROVE FIRST RESPONDER, CONSUMER AND PUBLIC SAFETY WHEN RESPONDING TO CALLS INVOLVING INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS. OBJECTIVE 1A) BY SEPTEMBER 30 OF EACH OF THE 5 PROJECT YEARS, PARTNERS WILL HAVE TRAINED 25 LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, 45 NHSP TROOPERS AND 5 FIRE/EMS PROVIDERS IN THE 40-HOUR, EVIDENCE-BASED, CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM MODEL. OBJECTIVE 1B) BY SEPTEMBER 30 OF EACH OF THE 5 PROJECT YEARS, PARTNERS WILL HAVE TRAINED 30 LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND 30 FIRE/EMS PROVIDERS IN THE 8-HOUR, EVIDENCE-BASED, MHFA-PS AND MHFA-FR. GOAL 2) STRENGTHEN AND SUSTAIN NH’S EXISTING COMMUNITY-ORIENTED COLLABORATIVE MODEL FOR RESPONDING TO INDIVIDUALS IN PSYCHIATRIC CRISIS TO ENSURE CONTINUED IMPROVEMENT IN INDIVIDUAL OUTCOMES, REDUCED ARRESTS AND INCARCERATION, AND AVOIDANCE OF MORE COSTLY INTERVENTIONS THROUGH TIMELY REFERRALS TO COMMUNITY-BASED TREATMENT. OBJECTIVE 2A) EXPAND THE PROJECT STEERING COMMITTEE TO INCLUDE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM A MUNICIPAL LAW ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT. OBJECTIVE 2B) ENSURE SEAMLESS PATHWAYS FOR FIRST RESPONDERS WHO ARE TRAINED IN CIT AND MHFA-PS/MHFA-FR TO REFER INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS WITH WHOM THEY INTERACT TO COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. OBJECTIVE 2C) BY SEPTEMBER 30 OF EACH OF THE 5 PROJECT YEARS, PROVIDE ADVANCED/IN-SERVICE CIT TO 25 PREVIOUSLY TRAINED FIRST RESPONDERS. GOAL 3) EVALUATE PROJECT ACTIVITIES TO ENSURE TRAINING IS EFFECTIVE AND APPROPRIATE REFERRALS TO MENTAL HEALTH OR RELATED SERVICES ARE MADE BY TRAINED FIRST RESPONDERS. OBJECTIVE 3A) EVALUATE ALL CIT AND MHFA-PS/MHFA-FR TRAININGS TO ENSURE EFFECTIVENESS AND FIDELITY TO THE PRACTICES. OBJECTIVE 3B) ENSURE CONTINUED REPORTING OF THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH OR RELATED SERVICES TO PROJECT EVALUATOR. ANNUALLY, 160 FIRST RESPONDERS WILL BE TRAINED. A TOTAL OF 800 FIRST RESPONDERS WILL BE TRAINED THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT.

CONNECT SUICIDE PREVENTION PROGRAM: EXPANDING ACCESS TO SUICIDE PREVENTION EDUCATION IN NEW HAMPSHIRE - NAMI NEW HAMPSHIRE (NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS) WILL UTILIZE THIS FUNDING TO EXPAND ACCESS TO SUICIDE PREVENTION EDUCATION IN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND INCREASE AWARENESS OF SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAINING AND RESOURCES FOR GRANITE STATERS. USING ITS NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED CONNECT PROGRAM, NAMI NH WILL EXPAND ACCESS TO SUICIDE PREVENTION EDUCATION THROUGHOUT NEW HAMPSHIRE. PROJECT GOALS INCLUDE EXPANDING TO SUICIDE PREVENTION EDUCATION IN NEW HAMPSHIRE BY HIRING STAFF WHO WILL MANAGE THE PROJECT AND INCREASING CAPACITY FOR OUTREACH TO COMMUNITIES AND KEY SECTORS; PROVIDING SUICIDE PREVENTION EDUCATION THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF NH BY DISSEMINATING ACCESS TO UP TO 5,000 CONNECT ELEARNING SEATS AND OFFERING TWO CONNECT VIRTUAL TRAININGS FOR UP TO 30 INDIVIDUALS; ENSURING CONNECT IS REPRESENTATIVE OF ALL COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING UNDERSERVED AND MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS BY RETAINING A CONSULTANT TO REVIEW THE CONNECT MODULES AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, AND ACCESSIBILITY , TAILORING MODULES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF DIVERSE AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, AND PROVIDING TRANSLATION SERVICES; AND IMPROVING THE USER EXPERIENCE FOR CONNECT ONLINE BY INCREASING CAPACITY FOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND DEVELOPING A USER-SEARCHABLE KNOWLEDGE BASE FOR SELF-GUIDED HELP REQUESTS. TRAININGS WILL BE DELIVERED STATEWIDE VIA CONNECT ELEARNING (A WEB-BASED, ASYNCHRONOUS, SELF-GUIDED, INTERACTIVE TRAINING) AND CONNECT VIRTUAL (INSTRUCTION IS PROVIDED IN REAL TIME BY A TRAINER VIA ZOOM OR ANOTHER VIRTUAL PLATFORM) TO AN ARRAY OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS, COMMUNITIES, AND SECTORS AS LISTED ABOVE, CHIEF AMONG THEM SCHOOLS. NAMI NH WILL DISSEMINATE UP TO 5,000 CONNECT ELEARNING SEATS WITH GRANT FUNDS AND PROVIDE TWO (2) CONNECT VIRTUAL TRAININGS FOR UP TO THIRTY (30) INDIVIDUALS. THE TOTAL NUMBER PROPOSED TO BE SERVED WITH GRANT FUNDS IS 5,030.

CRISIS INTERVENTION TRAINING FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE'S FIRST RESPONDERS

NEW HAMPSHIRE FAMILY NETWORK: SUPPORTING AND STRENGTHENING FAMILIES/CAREGIVERS - NAMI NEW HAMPSHIRE IS APPLYING FOR ITS THIRD STATEWIDE FAMILY NETWORK GRANT TO CONTINUE SUPPORTING FAMILIES AND CAREGIVERS RAISING CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH SED AS THEY ENGAGE IN TRANSFORMATIONAL SYSTEMS CHANGE; ENHANCE THEIR LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE; CONNECT WITH OTHER FAMILIES TO REDUCE FEELINGS OF ISOLATION; AND HAVE ACCESS TO PROMISING FAMILY AND CAREGIVER PEER DELIVERED PRACTICES, INCLUDING AN ESTABLISHED AND SUSTAINABLE FAMILY PEER SUPPORT PROGRAM. THE PROJECT ACTIVITIES WILL ENHANCE ACCESS TO SERVICES FOR FAMILIES AND CAREGIVERS; TRANSFORM SYSTEMS OF CARE; IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR FAMILIES RAISING CHILDREN WITH SED; STRENGTHEN COALITIONS; AND ENSURE THE NHFN IS FAMILY-DRIVEN, TRAUMA-INFORMED, CULTURALLY RELEVANT; HOLISTIC; AND RESILIENCY-ORIENTED. NAMI NH IS THE SOLE ORGANIZATION IN NH PROVIDING BILLABLE FAMILY PEER SUPPORT SERVICES. POPULATION TO BE SERVED IS PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS RAISING CHILDREN WITH SED. PROJECT ACTIVITIES WILL SUPPORT AND EMPOWER FAMILIES AS EFFECTIVE CHANGE AGENTS WHO CAN ACT AS CATALYSTS TO TRANSFORM NH'S MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM, AS WELL AS STRENGTHEN FAMILY PARTNERSHIPS WITH POLICY MAKERS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND OTHER FAMILY-RUN ORGANIZATIONS. APPROXIMATELY 44 PERCENT OF THE FAMILIES SERVED BY NAMI NH HAVE CHILDREN AGES 6 TO 12, WHILE 49 PERCENT ARE CARING FOR TEENAGERS AGED 13 TO 19 AND THE REMAINING 7 PERCENT ARE CARING FOR YOUNG ADULTS UP TO AGE 26. NAMI NH SERVES APPROXIMATELY 800 FAMILIES ANNUALLY. GOALS AND STRATEGIES INCLUDE ENHANCING FAMILY AND CAREGIVER PARTICIPATION AND LEADERSHIP TO EFFECT SYSTEMS CHANGE; FACILITATING ACCESS TO EVIDENCE-BASED PEER-DELIVERED PRACTICES; ENHANCING KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS OF FAMILY PEER SUPPORT PROVIDERS; BUILDING FAMILY LEADERSHIP; BUILDING CAPACITY AND SUSTAINABILITY OF STATEWIDE FAMILY AND CAREGIVER NETWORKS; AND INCREASING CONNECTEDNESS AND REDUCING ISOLATION FOR FAMILIES. MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES INCLUDE OFFERING A SELECTION OF WORKSHOPS, CLASSES, AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT; PROVIDING FAMILIES WITH FAMILY PEER SUPPORT AND OFFERING TRAINING, CERTIFICATION, AND EVALUATION FOR FAMILY MEMBERS TO BECOME FAMILY PEER SUPPORT SPECIALISTS; AND INFORMING AND ENHANCING ADVOCACY EFFORTS AND PUBLIC AWARENESS BY SHARING LIVED EXPERIENCES. THE PROJECT WILL SERVE APPROXIMATELY 130 INDIVIDUALS ANNUALLY WITH PROJECT DELIVERABLES, FOR NEARLY 390 INDIVIDUALS SERVED OVER THE THREE-YEAR GRANT PERIOD.

NEW HAMPSHIRE FAMILY NETWORK: ENHANCING YOUTH & FAMILY LEADERSHIP

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EXPANDING SUPPORT FOR GRANITE STATERS AFFECTED BY CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS - NAMI NEW HAMPSHIRE (NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS) WILL USE THIS FUNDING TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY CO-OCCURRING MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS WITH A ROBUST SUITE OF SUPPORT GROUPS, EDUCATION PROGRAMS, AND RESOURCES. DURING THE GRANT YEAR, NAMI NH WILL ENHANCE ITS NASCENT FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP FOR THOSE AFFECTED BY CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS; PROVIDE UP TO THREE (3) EDUCATIONAL WEBINARS FOCUSED ON CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS AT NO COST TO THE COMMUNITY; TRAIN UP TO TWO (2) ADDITIONAL SUPPORT GROUP LEADERS WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE; AND EXPLORE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPAND PROGRAMMING RELATIVE TO CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS. TRADITIONALLY, THE TREATMENT AND SUPPORT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS HAVE BEEN SILOED. HOWEVER, WE KNOW WE NEED TO WORK TOGETHER TO CHANGE CULTURES AND SYSTEMS TO BEST HELP GRANITE STATERS. AS A RESPECTED MENTAL HEALTH LEADER, NAMI NH WILL WORK WITH OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND VOLUNTEERS WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE TO PROVIDE THE CRITICAL SUPPORT, EDUCATION, AND RESOURCES NEEDED TO BRING HELP AND HOPE TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS. NAMI NH, BY COLLABORATING WITH OUR PARTNERS AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER EXPERTS, SEEKS TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN TWO HISTORICALLY SILOED SYSTEMS AND OFFER THE SUPPORT, EDUCATION, AND RESOURCES NEEDED AS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES NAVIGATE TWO COMPLEX ARENAS TO FIND HELP AND HOPE. BY PROVIDING THESE SERVICES, WE HOPE TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR GRANITE STATERS AFFECTED BY CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS AND HELP INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES THRIVE. NAMI NH ANTICIPATES SERVING APPROXIMATELY 752 GRANITE STATERS WITH THIS FUNDING.

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