New Hampshire
Vision for Supporting Families and the CoP in NH:
Introducing and using Charting the LifeCourse framework and principles to develop a vision for a good life across the lifespan.
Innovation/Focus Areas:
- In collaboration with the Bureau of Developmental Services, the Bureau of Elderly and Adult Services, the Bureau for Child Services, and the Bureau of Mental Health, and the Charting the LifeCourse Steering Committee, the NH CoP Leadership Team is working to develop shared competencies for person centeredness across all the bureaus.
Success Stories:
- The CoP held a virtual and an in person event to gain additional feedback from stakeholders and professionals regarding what they would like to see from the state’s CtLC work. As a result a focus area of shared competencies has been Identified and work toward reaching that goal has begun.
Resources and Highlights:
- The CtLC Steering Committee has created a webpage specifically for Charting the LifeCourse information and resources: https://iod.unh.edu/charting-lifecourse-nh
Website Links:
- NH CoP Website: https://iod.unh.edu/charting-lifecourse-nh
- Team/State DD Agency: New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
- Team/State DD Council: New Hampshire Council on Developmental Disabilities: https://centertrt.org/NHCDD.html
CoP Partners:
- Partners In Health – https://www.dhhs.nh.gov/dcbcs/bds/sms/pih/
- Council for Youth with Chronic Conditions – https://nhcycc.org/
- Community Support Network, Inc. (connection to all regional Area Agencies) – https://csni.org/area-agencies
- Institute on Disability – https://iod.unh.edu/
- ServiceLink – https://www.servicelink.nh.gov/
NH CoP for Supporting Families Facilitator:
Mary St Jacques
State Facilitator
University of New Hampshire, Institute on Disability/UCED
mary.stjacques@unh.edu
NH CoP for Supporting Families Leadership Team:
Thom O’Connor
Bureau of Elderly and Adult Services
Heidi Petzold
Bureau of Family Centered Services
Abby Conger
Bureau of Developmental Services
Brittany Marshall
Bureau of Mental Health Services
Mary St Jacques
UNH-Institute on Disability
NH CoP for Supporting Families Steering Committee Members:
Deb Genthner
New Hampshire Leadership Series, Family Member
Annie Malouin
Community Partners
Lesley Blecharczyk
Community Bridges, Family Member
Carissa Elphick
ServiceLink
Mari Schacht
Monadnock Developmental Services
Kate Crary
UNH-Institute for Health Policy and Practice
Kristin LaRocque
Pathways
Karen Hatch
Family Member
Kelly Ehrhart
Self-Advocate
Terry Ohlson-Martin
NH Family Voices/Family Member
Barbara Didona
The Moore Center