Posts by Annmarie Timmins
As of July 16, help for mental health crises became available nationwide, 24/7, via a three-digit call or text to 988. But for Granite Staters without 603 phone numbers, that may not be the best option, especially if they need immediate help.
In a written statement provided by the department, Shibinette, who is on vacation this week, said she will take a short break from work to focus on herself and her family.
Last year, lawmakers gave the state Department of Health and Human Services until March 1, 2023, to close the Sununu Youth Services Center and relocate the five to 10 juveniles typically detained there. Last week, they killed the bill that would have given the department the money, guidance, and authority to meet that deadline.
Dr. Carol Barsky, chief quality and value officer at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health, discusses vaccination status among COVID-19 positive patients.
The Executive Council has approved the department’s request to pay Maxim Healthcare in Manchester nearly $847,000 in federal money to provide 18 youth counselors immediately.Â
Gov. Chris Sununu did not hide his frustration, especially with Councilor Ted Gatsas who initiated the no vote that was supported by Councilors David Wheeler and Joseph Kenney.
Taylor Caswell, director of the Governor’s Office for Emergency Relief and Recovery, provided those details to the fiscal committee ahead of its meeting Friday. Based on the additional information, it appears Caswell has revised his plan.
Parents unable to find or afford child care have abandoned the workforce, leaving employers across all sectors desperate for staff. Some, including child care providers, have had to limit hours or close altogether. Others, facing soaring operating costs, are wondering how long they can afford the salaries they increased to lure job seekers.
Federal law requires that all children on traditional and expanded Medicaid receive free preventative and emergency dental care and restoration of their teeth. New Hampshire is one of 10 states that provide only emergency dental benefits for adults, according to the American Dental Association. That means the state will cover a tooth extraction for the approximately 85,000 adults on traditional and expanded Medicaid in New Hampshire but none of the preventative care to avoid that extraction.
In other words, there is nothing in that mid-October report, which the Bulletin obtained through a right-to-know request to the state, to indicate whether the nearly $27,000 it’s spending this month on Facebook and Instagram ads alone is on track to achieve the goal: getting more people vaccinated. And nothing GYK Antler provided in that performance summary shows whether the firm has assessed the campaign’s effectiveness or the possibility that a different approach with different messaging would be more effective.