The Past, Present, and Future of NH’s Mental Health System: Challenges and Opportunities

The Carsey School of Public Policy hosted Ken Norton, LICSW, Executive Director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, New Hampshire (NAMI NH). Ken joined us to discuss the history of the mental health system in New Hampshire, mental health issues during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the possible future of mental health care within the Granite State.

Ken Norton, LICSW, serves as Executive Director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, New Hampshire (NAMI NH).

Ken led development of NAMI NH's Connect Suicide Prevention program, which serves as a national best practice in suicide prevention, intervention and postvention and has provided training across the U.S., in over 25 tribal nations, and in 5 countries. He has participated on numerous commissions and workgroups in NH and nationally and has served as a subject matter expert for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the Department of Defense, and the Veterans Administration and presented nationally and internationally on subjects related to mental illness, suicide and media/messaging.

Ken has worked in community mental health, served as a licensed foster parent, and has lived experience as a family member with mental illness, addiction and suicide.

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