New Futures commissioned the Center for Public Policy Studies to examine health insurance claims for AOD related services. This recently released report explores the scope of services accessed by the Medicaid population with AOD issues. http://www.nhpolicy.org/report.php?report=239

It is nomination season for excellence in prevention, treatment and advocacy. Nominate yourself, your friend or your colleague for $1500 in professional development funds or an award. Advocacy awards are open to youth and adults as individuals or groups. http://www.new-futures.org/media-room/recognition-event.html

Please join us in wishing good luck to Aviva Grasso, whose Program & Policy Analyst position at New Futures has been eliminated. Aviva’s contributions to the organization and the issue of alcohol and other drug problems in the state have been substantial, and we wish her well in her future endeavors.

The New Futures Board of Directors nominated and approved three new members, all of whom joined the rest of the board and staff for the annual retreat in late May:

Peter Kelleher, CCSW, LICSW is the President and CEO of the Partnership for Successful Living in Nashua. Peter leads a nonprofit corporation (and affiliates) providing a range of services for persons with long-term mental illness and/or homeless.

Gregory Norman is the director, Office of Community Improvement and Benefits at Dartmouth-Hitchcock in Lebanon. Greg currently chairs Bridges to Prevention, the Strategic Prevention Framework Coalition for southern Grafton County. Greg graduated from Dartmouth College and holds a Master of Sciences in Management from Antioch New England Graduate School.

Linda Snow, CPA, recently established a consulting and tax firm in Concord. Previously, she served as the controller/treasurer at Yankee Publishing in Dublin, NH.  Linda is very familiar with New Futures as she served as our first accountant from 2000 to 2005 and also attended a Community Leadership Initiative retreat.