Support for Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
Your help is needed! Please take a moment to vote for Northern Human Services to receive a grant from Bangor Savings Bank to support our work. A total of 33 grants will be awarded to the nonprofit organizations listed on the ballot and to the top 11 write-in vote recipients (one per region). The top…
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Our first issue of Northern News for families with (or caregivers for) individuals who experience a developmental disability or acquired brain disorder is now online. If you would like to sign up to receive a copy by email, we invite you to subscribe.
Northern Human Services to Launch a New Virtual Meetup for Families and Caregivers We are excited to announce R.I.S.E. (Resilience. Inspiration. Support. Empowerment.), a new one-hour virtual monthly meet-up hosted by Northern Human Services CEO, Suzanne Gaetjens-Oleson. We are currently surveying families and caregivers about topics, dates, and times. R.I.S.E will offer an opportunity for…
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The Family Support Advisory Council (FSAC) is comprised of families members, caregivers, and self-advocates across the North Country. We meet monthly on the third Monday of the month from 6-7:30 PM – in person at the Conway Public Library (April-October), and virtually when the weather doesn’t always cooperate. Each area agency in NH has an…
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Greetings! It’s been an exciting 10 months since I’ve joined Northern Human Services as the public policy & marketing coordinator. I’ve really enjoyed getting to know so many of you, and hope to meet many more staff throughout 2023. I invite you to read on to learn more about what I do to support advocacy,…
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What is Involved in the Process to Recruit and On-board Quality Staff? These days, with so many staffing challenges, we have pulled out all the stops in an effort to add to our already amazing staff! Some of those stops include initiating an employee referral bonus and sign-on bonuses. The Hiring Process Explained For every…
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News and Updates From Chief Financial Officer, Shawn Bromley Thank you for the opportunity to share news from the Finance department. I started my position as chief financial officer at the end of July and end of fiscal year (FY) 2022. The last four months have been very busy, and learning both sides of business…
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This past year at White Mountain Mental Health (WMMH) has been one of change and growth. As part of our state contract, Northern Human Services expanded capacity to care for our clients and members of our community by developing six transitional beds in the NHS service area. Three of these beds have been created in…
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The Residential program at New Horizons is a unique species of program. It provides homes and staff for individuals living with developmental disabilities so they may live their life to the fullest extent possible. The individual’s homes, in many ways, are like our homes. They are able to live their lives in the warmth and…
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For the first Northern Human Services (NHS) newsletter in many years, I thought I would introduce myself and the programs the Community Mental Health Centers offer. I am Kassie Eafrati the Chief of Operations for Mental Health and I have been with NHS for 10 years and have worked in both developmental services and mental…
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