Community Council Of Nashua N H Inc

EMPOWERING PEOPLE TO LEAD FULL AND SATISFYING LIVES THROUGH EFFECTIVE TREATMENT AND SUPPORT.

ADULT AND OLDER ADULT SERVICES - GREATER NASHUA MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES UTILIZING EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES. THE ADULT AND OLDER ADULT SERVICES PROGRAMS PROVIDE CLIENTS WITH A RANGE OF SERVICES FROM BRIEF THERAPY FOR INDIVIDUALS AND COUPLES TO INTENSIVE SUPPORTS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SEVERE, PERSISTENT MENTAL ILLNESS-BOTH OFFICE AND COMMUNITY-BASED. THE AGENCY HAS RECENTLY IMPLEMENTED SPECIALIZED INTEGRATED SERVICES (MENTAL HEALTH, PRIMARY CARE AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS) TO BETTER MEET THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF OUR CLIENTS. THE POPULATION SERVED IN THIS PROGRAM RANGE FROM AGES 18 - 60 YEARS OLD IN OUR ADULT PROGRAMS AND 60+ YEARS OLD IN OUR OLDER ADULTS PROGRAM. CLIENTS RESIDE IN THE TEN COMMUNITIES THAT MAKE UP GNMH CATCHMENT AREA. LAST YEAR, THE AGENCY SERVED 2,297 CLIENTS UNDER THESE PROGRAMS.

CHILD, ADOLESCENT AND FAMILY SERVICES - GREATER NASHUA MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES UTILIZING EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES. THE CHILD, ADOLESCENT & FAMILY SERVICES PROGRAM TREATS CLIENTS FROM 3 TO 18 YEARS OF AGE THAT RESIDE WITHIN THE TEN COMMUNITIES THAT MAKE UP GNMH'S CATCHMENT AREA. SERVICES INCLUDE THERAPY, OUTREACH, CRISIS STABILIZATION, AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATION AND MEDICATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES-OFFICE, SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY-BASED. LAST YEAR, THE AGENCY ESTIMATES 1,074 CLIENTS WERE SERVED UNDER THIS PROGRAM.

MEDICAL SERVICES - GREATER NASHUA MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDES SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN PRESCRIBED PSYCHOACTIVE DRUGS AS PART OF THEIR MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT PROGRAM. OUR MEDICAL TEAM TAKES A HOLISTIC, COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO THERAPY BY CLOSELY MONITORING THE EFFECTS AND ACTIONS OF PSYCHOACTIVE DRUGS AND OTHER SUBSTANCES IN THE CONTEXT OF AN INDIVIDUAL'S MENTAL AND OVERALL HEALTH. LAST YEAR, THE AGENCY ESTIMATES 2,015 CLIENTS WERE SERVED UNDER THIS PROGRAM.

DEAF SERVICES - SELECTED AS THE ONLY ORGANIZATION IN THE STATE TO IMPLEMENT A STATEWIDE DEAF SERVICES MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM, GNMH PROVIDES CULTURALLY COMPETENT DIAGNOSTIC TREATMENT SERVICES TO ASSIST DEAF CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS TO BECOME FULLY INTEGRATED MEMBERS OF THEIR COMMUNITIES. ALTHOUGH OUR OFFICES ARE IN NASHUA, WE PROVIDE SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. LAST YEAR, THE AGENCY ESTIMATES 72 CLIENTS WERE SERVED UNDER THIS PROGRAM.CRISIS SERVICES IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING ONGOING MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER SERVICES, GREATER NASHUA MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDES SHORT TERM SERVICES TO THOSE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS. THE GOAL OF THESE SERVICES IS TO PREVENT HOSPITALIZATION OR RE-HOSPITALIZATION AND TO SUPPORT RETURNING TO PRE-CRISIS FUNCTIONING OR TO REFER FOR ONGOING LONGER-TERM SERVICES. CRISIS SERVICES NOW INCLUDE BOTH IN OFFICE AND MOBILE ASSESSMENT AND FOLLOW UP COUNSELING. LAST YEAR, THE AGENCY ESTIMATES NEARLY 1,067 CLIENTS WERE SERVED UNDER THIS PROGRAM.OTHER SERVICES - ADDITIONAL SERVICES PROVIDED BY GREATER NASHUA MENTAL HEALTH INCLUDE INTAKE, SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER SERVICES, SPECIALIZED COURT INVOLVED SERVICES FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE MISUSE, A SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM, AND TRAINED HEALTH COACHES/MENTORS. THE AGENCY ALSO PROVIDES OUTREACH TO THE HOMELESS AND OTHER SPECIALIZED SERVICES FOR THOSE WITHIN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. LAST YEAR, THE AGENCY ESTIMATES OVER 1,327 CLIENTS WERE SERVED UNDER THESE, AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS PROGRAMS.