Behavioral Health & Wellness

Michelle Lennon and Heidi Cloutier, two middle-aged white women, smile for a photo in a hotel conference room
Heidi Cloutier and Michelle Lennon Present at NH Juvenile Court Diversion Network Summit
Heidi Cloutier partnered with Michelle Lennon of Archways to present on The Power of Peer Support for Youth with Substance Use Challenges at a June 11... Learn More
detail of New Hampshire map with yellow star on southern Carroll County
Kingswood Youth Center Hosts APG Serving Southern Carroll County
Supports available Mondays at 4pm for middle and high school age youth Learn More
Justin Tilbe a white man in his thirties presenting a slide How is RENEW different from other services
Improving Outcomes for NH Youth in Residential Treatment Facilities
UNH Today article highlights IOD's two-year effort to expand RENEW services in the state. Learn More
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The National Center for START Services®: Posters, Presentations, and Preparations
The National Center for START Services (NCSS) team members have been busy with conferences and ramping up for SNTI. Learn More
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Pilot Launch: Direct Support Professionals Academy
The IOD is piloting a new training program for Direct Support Professionals. Learn More
APG Coaches sit in a circle to discuss the groups.
Incoming Grant Award for Peer Groups for Students in Recovery
$400,000 state grant awarded to IOD to launch alternative peer support groups
A new grant from New Hampshire’s Division of Behavioral Health at the Department of Health and Human Services awarded the Institute on Disability at U... Learn More
Three smiling women post in front of a backdrop that reads "PA START Allegheny Program Launch."
The National Center for START Services Welcomes PA START Allegheny
The PA START Allegheny program  is the newest addition to the IOD’s National Center for START Services. Learn More
A scene from hearings on the playground accessibility bill -- Bohdi sits in a wheelchair, addressing the city council.
Meet Bodhi: Advocating for the Right to Play
“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world." -- Anne Frank
In this post, you will meet Bodhi Bhattarai, a 9 year-old disability rights advocate who has spinal muscular atrophy. Learn More
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Link Center Steering Committee Members Named
Micah Peace Urquilla, Research and Training Assistant for the National Center for START Services named to the Link Center Steering Committee Learn More
JoAnne Malloy speaks to a table of Waypoint representatives with colleague Macey Muller listening in.
Embrace NH Bus Tour Takes UNH Leaders to Manchester
Four Queen City stops spotlight partnerships, opportunities
UNH leaders left the post-commencement quiet of campus and spent a full day in New Hampshire’s largest city May 24, visiting Manchester to hear the wa... Learn More