“How are the children?” A question we ask ourselves and a guiding principle of projects and priorities in our work. We are the Granite State Children’s Alliance, the chapter organization for New Hampshire’s Network of Child Advocacy Centers (CACs). A CAC is a...
“I get to work on prevention in every sense of the word,” said Sarah Shanahan of HAVEN NH. “Hurters hurt,” says Esta Soler, Founder and President of Futures Without Violence. “With evidence building in support of the link between childhood exposure to violence and...
Building Skills Beyond Academics for Success Help your child navigate the social aspects of school by teaching them refusal skills.Guest Post by Jocelyn Seager, Parent Education Coordinator at the NH Teen InstituteIt’s back to school time! For many families, this is...
Uncovering parenting tactics that fortify children’s resilience and coping is of utmost importance, especially in this era of global uncertainty and stress. Anxiety is one of the two most common mental health disorders among children ages 3 through 17, affecting...
If you witnessed someone having a heart attack, you would likely know what to do. Even if you didn’t know CPR; you would at least know to call 9-1-1. What if you came upon someone having a panic attack or a substance use related crisis? Would you know what to do then?...
Tym Rourke, a well known New Hampshire advocate for recognizing substance use disorder, offers parenting advice on this Father’s Day and encourages each of us to be resilient. Challenged by a cancer diagnosis and COVID, the Rourke family bounced back. Tym shares his...
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, New Hampshire was already in the midst of an epidemic. Opioids plagued our communities, and now that opioid crisis has evolved into a poly-substance crisis, with substances like fentanyl and methamphetamine making their way into all...
There's no doubt that the COVID 19 pandemic has impacted every single one of us in ways we weren't anticipating. In March of 2020, our lives were turned upside down and we were forced to pivot and respond with little to no direction or support. One group has been hit...
The Life Cycle of a Prescription Drug VlogBelow is the transcript to The Life Cycle of a Prescription Drug Vlog:Hi, my name is Annika Stanley-Smith, and I’m the Director of Substance Misuse Prevention for the Capital Area Public Health Network. Today I’m going to be...
For the past two years at some point in January, I have piled on two sweaters, my long underwear, a pair of jeans, hat, gloves, and my big coat to board the “T” and start my journey into Boston around 11 PM. You’d be correct in thinking this is not exactly...