New Hampshire Family Voices

07/24/2025

Planning for Moving to Adult Health Care
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Transitioning to Adult Health Care with Confidence
To help prepare youth and young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (ID/DD) for their health care transition, six toolkits were developed under the leadership of Family Voices, in collaboration with the LifeCourse Nexus, SPAN, and Got Transition. This project is supported by the Administration of Community Living, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. For additional health care transition resources for youth and young adults with ID/DD, their families/caregivers, and clinicians and direct support workers, visit the Center for Transition to Adult Health Care for Youth with Disabilities.

What is a Toolkit?
The six toolkits aim to help you learn and get ready for moving to adult health care and living a healthy adult life. They will give you lots of information and resources to help you during this time of transition. Each toolkit will focus on a different topic about health care transition.

Each toolkit consists of a Side-by-Side Guide, EZ-Reader, tool, and tip sheet.

The Side-by-Side Guide helps you learn, discuss, and take action on health-related topics and includes tips for supporters.
The EZ-Reader provides easy-to-understand information about specific topics in the Side-by-Side Guide using short sentences and pictures.
The tool is an activity to help you prepare for your health care transition.
The tip sheet helps you know how to fill out and use each tool.

07/24/2025

Grief Across the Caregiving Trajectory
Grief is naturally a parent’s constant companion, from diagnosis – or lack thereof – onwards, including into bereavement. Psychologist Wendy Lichenthal, PhD is both a grief researcher and a clinician, with a particular expertise in the psychology of cancer for the patient and the family.

During this event, Wendy framed aspects of the grief experience and discussed using meaning and meaning-making to help with coping, regardless of diagnosis.

Watch an archived recording of this event:

Grief is naturally a parent’s constant companion, from diagnosis – or lack thereof – onwards, inc

07/24/2025

Transitioning from high school to adulthood can be both exciting and uncertain for students receiving special education services. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and NH Standards offer crucial protections during this time. By working together, families and schools can create Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) that emphasize students’ strengths and goals in education, employment, and independent living. This content will help you explore opportunities to inform the process.

Loading... Life After High School Recursos de educación especial Transitioning from high school to adulthood can be both exciting and uncertain for students receiving special education services. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and NH Standards offer crucial protections during...

07/23/2025

The Bureau for Family-Centered Services administers a set of services for children, birth to 21 years old, who have or are at risk for a chronic medical condition, disability, or special health care need.

Care Coordination
Provides community-based care coordinators to assist families in accessing needed healthcare and related services for children with chronic illness or disability, including help with finding medical, social, psychological, educational, and financial assistance and resources. Financial assistance is available to eligible families.

Complex Care Clinic*
This is a specialty service for children with chronic and complex health conditions who would benefit from consultative services to address health concerns and educational needs. The one-time assessment can be with an individual provider, a group consultation, or a clinic appointment. The team consists of a developmental pediatrician, physical therapist, educator, and feeding and swallowing specialist, as appropriate. Amoskeag Health conducts virtual or in-person consultations and collaboration with families, medical professionals, schools, and other community agencies caring for children. To learn more about this program, call 603-860-4151.

Nutrition, Feeding and Swallowing Program*
A statewide network of pediatric dieticians and feeding and swallowing specialists providing in-home and community-based consultation. To learn more about this program, call 603-296-9213.

Child Development Clinic*
A comprehensive diagnostic assessment for children through age five. To learn more about this program, please contact Pat McLean at PMclean@AmoskeagHealth.org or 603-296-9249.

*These services are delivered via contract with Amoskeag Health, a nonprofit, federally qualified health center with five locations in Manchester. Amoskeag Health provides comprehensive, integrated healthcare that addresses physical and mental health as well. Learn more at amoskeaghealth.org

https://www.dhhs.nh.gov/care-coordination/services-children-special-health-care-needs

Services include: Care Coordination Provides community based care coordinators to assist families in accessing needed healthcare and related services for children with chronic illness or disability, including help with finding medical, social, psychological, educational and financial assistance and....

07/23/2025

Mobile Food Pantry Schedule
This schedule is updated on a monthly basis.

The NH Food Bank’s mobile food pantry travels to many different areas of need across New Hampshire.
What to know before you go:

Our mobile food pantries are a drive-thru format.
Food distributions take place on a first-come, first-served basis and are while supplies last.
Each household receives an assortment of produce and shelf-stable foods.
We welcome anyone in need of food assistance to join us – no identification or requirements needed.
Below is a list of upcoming mobile food pantries.

Friday, July 25 – Hillsborough
Date: Jul 25th
Time: 12:00pm – 2:00pm (while supplies last)
Address: American Legion | 538 W. Main St. | Hillsborough, NH

Find out where the New Hampshire Food bank mobile food pantry is headed to next and get the help you deserve.

07/23/2025

New Hampshire Special Education Complaints 📌
This page provides general information on the Ed 1121 special education state complaint process. Provided by the NH Department of Education.
For rights and the process on how to file a complaint visit:

How to File a Special Education Complaint Special education complaints must be filed in writing and must be signed. The complaint must include the violations you believe have occurred and the facts to support the violations. A model complaint form is available below. Please note that you do not have...

07/23/2025

Podcast: McKenna, Joelle & Ben - the bond of siblings
Ben is 15 years old and lives with his mother, father and two younger sisters, McKenna and Joelle. Ben was born with Cerebral Palsy. He loves school, the Red Sox, and spending time with his sisters. Makenna and Joelle include Ben in everything they do and have become compassionate advocates for children with disabilities.

Ben is 15 years old and lives with his mother, father and two younger sisters, McKenna and Joelle.

07/22/2025

SSI & SSDI Ticket to Work and Benefits Counseling Orientation
You are invited to an SSI & SSDI Ticket to Work and Benefits Counseling Orientation session provided by VR New Hampshire.

The orientation provides an overview of work incentives for both SSI and SSDI beneficiaries. It also reviews how work affects Social Security disability cash benefits as well as medical insurance such as Medicare and Medicaid. The orientation will also discuss what to expect when receiving an individualized benefits counseling service. To register for an orientation click the link below.

Ticket to Work / Benefit Counseling Orientation - Tuesday, August 19th at 10:30am

You are invited to a Ticket to Work /Benefits Counseling Orientation session provided by VR New Hampshire. The orientation provides an introduction to the Ticket to Work program and an overview Benefits Counseling services. The orientation will provide an overview of how work affects Social Security...

07/22/2025

New Hampshire Public Charter Schools
To view this list visit:
https://nhfv.org/resources/new-hampshire-public-charter-schools/

07/22/2025

Mental Health Information and Resources in New Hampshire

Reaching out for support is the first step. It takes courage to ask for help but you are not alone. Mental health services in NH are available to everyone, regardless of age or ability to pay. Your health and wellbeing is our priority and services are available to help you maintain hope, wellness, and recovery.

Reaching out for support is the first step. It takes courage to ask for help but you are not alone. Mental health services in NH are available to everyone, regardless of age or ability to pay. Your health and wellbeing is our priority and services are available to help you maintain hope, wellness, a...

07/21/2025

New Hampshire Association of the Deaf's
26th Biennial State Conference.

September 20, 2025
8:30 AM - 9:00 PM

Elliot Hospital Conference Center
Near the Cafe. Park in garages.
1 Elliot Way, Manchester NH 03103

26th Biennial Conference Theme:
Thinking Strategies:
Solving Problems with a Creative Approach!

Workshops!
Workshops will be centered around NAD’s 5 priorities.
Send registration to:
NHAD P.O. Box 6201 Manchester, NH 03108

TO REGISTER AND FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT:
https://nhadinc.org/?fbclid=IwY2xjawLrJZlleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFqZ1llWGRSNTJFTmRMMmhxAR6vmRpn9Yzk1_PLCQ0cxj2PDuLzdqusVvS6atx61ovLsaUu83EQmfwY_29H2w_aem_3N8YWq-4IMmPsW9ljP7grA

NHAD State Conference September 20th 2025 NHAD State 25th Biennial Conference September 20th 2025 Manchester, NH Download the registration form here. Posted on June 9, 2025June 9, 2025

07/21/2025

NH Approved Private Special Education Programs
To view this list visit:

https://nhfv.org/resources/nh-approved-private-special-education-programs/?fbclid=IwY2xjawLrW9lleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHpXH_WbTbl0ngyHFBv-3iWWIZiKIo9mrfiZ_Uro_6g6AG_vOQPElQaRj4V1w_aem_hFY_QUfmCwH0iMtW6H0Qnw