October 02, 2009
Suicide Prevention Funding
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) New Hampshire will receive $1,497,015 in federal funding over three years for Connect, a nationally recognized program that provides suicide prevention training and support services to communities throughout the state.
With this funding, the Connect program will train 600 people annually for each of the next three years, to work with target populations to reduce the risk of suicide. Target groups will include: veterans and National Guard members; gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender populations; youth in foster care; and those with addictions. Ken Norton, Connect director, can be reached at knorton@naminh.org.