Educational Resources

New Hampshire

• NAMI NH, 800-242-6264
  • Location: 85 N. State Street, Concord, NH 03301
  • NAMI NH provides education, support, and advocacy for persons with mental illness and/or serious emotional disorders and their families. The national organization website: www.nami.org also provides a Child and Adolescent Action Center, which includes the newsletter, Because Kids Grow Up. NAMI NH Information/Referral Service (800-242-6241) connects callers with trained individuals who answer questions; help access information about mental illness, serious emotional disorders, treatments and services; provide connection to local NAMI NH support groups; and provide referrals to appropriate organizations. NAMI NH also offers Parents Meeting Challenges, an 8-session program for parents and primary caregivers of children and adolescents with serious emotional disorders; Family to Family, a 12-session program for family and friends who have an adult in their life with a mental illness; and Side by Side, an 8-session program for families and caregivers of older adults diagnosed with a mental illness.

• Parent to Parent of New Hampshire, 800-698-LINK (5465), 603-448-6393
  • Location of PathWays of the River Valley Support Group: 12 Flynn Street, Lebanon, NH 03766
  • Coordinator: Philip Eller, region2@parenttoparentnh.org
  • This organization provides references and support to parents of children with special needs. AMong its other services, Parent to Parent will connect you with other parents who are handling the same issues and disorders that you are.

• New Hampshire Family Voices, 800-852-3345 ext. 4525, 603-271-4525
  • Location: 29 Hazen Drive, Concord, NH 03301
  • Family-to-family health information and resources. "Maneuvering through the Maze" is a guidebook available on their website for downloading.

• Granite State Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health, 603-296-0692
  • Location: 497 Hooksett Rd., #258, Manchester, NH 03104
  • Provides training and information about children's mental health with a focus on Wraparound Planning Process.

• Family Resource Connection, 800-298-4321
  • Location: NH State Library, 20 Park Street, Concord, NH 03301
  • A service of the NH state library that provides a wide range of information and a statewide calendar of events.

National

• The American Psychological Association
  • Information for consumers, students, and professionals on a variety of mental health topics.

• THe American Counseling Association
  • Primarily for professionals but also offers consumer information.

• Psych Web
  • Brochures about all types of mental illness, links to other quality psychology sites, self-help resources and much more.

• Mental Health Net
  • Online support groups and information on many different types of mental disorders.

• National Aliance for the Mentally Ill