We’re pleased to welcome you for meetings and workshops, both in-person and virtually. We are observing safety protocols for COVID-19 in our center. Click here to download a printable calendar for July 2021 or see our schedule below.
July 15, 2021 – Accepting the Recovery Provider of the Year Award from the NH Alcohol and Other Drug Service Providers Association was Lori Hebert, our Strength to Succeed Program Director. Following is her acceptance speech:
Thank you to the NH Alcohol and Other Drug Service Providers Association for this amazing honor!!
Thank you, Jessica Parnell, for that incredible introduction, and a HUGE thank you to John Iudice for considering and nominating our Strength to Succeed program.
I am here accepting this award on behalf of Granite Pathways Strength to Succeed Program, our 9 Parent Partners, 2 Field Supervisors and Program coordinator. This is a group who give all they have every day in serving families involved with child protection.
Strength to Succeed is made up of a team of professionals who bring our lived experience to the work we do. We are committed to building trusting relationships with families and with each other. We come from a place of understanding not only the barriers families face but the stigma that goes along with being involved in child protection. We value and honor family voice and know it is a crucial component for a family’s wellbeing.
This work is hard, and COVID presented a whole new level of challenges for the families we work with. As a team we did not pause. We all dove in as the program transitioned to complete telehealth and supported one another while navigating our own COVID related issues.
I began working with DCYF over 7 years ago after my own family’s involvement. Back then Strength to Succeed was just a dream.
Today the program is in its third year, has gone through two expansions and has served over 600 caregivers and their children. I am so proud of the work we do and humbled everyday by the dedication of our team and the families. We have witnessed the positive impact this program is having on the stigma attached to parents with Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder, highlighting that recovery is possible and families can heal together with positive supports.
We are grateful to the NH Alcohol and Other Drug Service Providers Association and its members across the state who voted for us. We are deeply humbled by your recognition and this award!!
Pictured here at the PJIR graduation are, Staff -Terri Varney, Volunteer Coordinator & PJIR Facilitator and Heidi Hirtle-Bedard, SHRC Volunteer & PJIR Facilitator.
Terri and Heidi skillfully facilitated our last 14-week PJIR session and they decided to surprise the graduating Parents by wearing caps & gowns to the ceremony!
A special thank you to the dedicated members of Safe Harbor who made us all proud by completing this intensive, 14-week class.
We sincerely appreciate all your hard work and look forward to the next PJIR class!
Stay tuned for the dates of our next class, and get your cap & gown ready so we can celebrate your completion of Parenting Journey in Recovery!
Dear Colleagues,
The Governor’s Commission on Alcohol and Other Drugs is seeking to gather information from those with lived experience around substance use to inform their next 3 year action plan. The Commission has contracted with JSI’s Center for Excellence on Addiction to create and distribute a community survey.
We have identified your organization as one serving key populations we wish to reach. We would like to request that you please send the survey out to the communities you serve in an effort to reach New Hampshire residents who are over the age of 18 and have been affected or concerned about substance use.
The survey will be open until July 31st and is available here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/
This survey is available in both Spanish and English, using the same link.
QUESTIONS?
Contact: nhcenterforexcellence@jsi.com
Join us on June 26! Tickets available here.
Granite Pathways is grateful to the following sponsors because they believe in and support our Mission!!
John Alekna,
Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management
Sullivan Beauty
Tyler, Kerri & Lauren Sullivan
Gallant Insurance, Inc.
Brian & Paula Gallant
New England Document Systems
Nick Brattan, President
Tokena Corporation
Tom Deblois, President
Chunky’s Cinema Pub
The Farm Bar & Grille
Safe Harbor welcomes June with its warm weather and sunshine. As a community, we open our doors and hearts in many ways during this season. Here at the Center, we will be hosting a variety of groups and events during the summer season—we hope that you will join us.
As always, we welcome and appreciate the assistance of volunteers. If you have time or skills to share, please do contact Terri Varney, our Volunteer Coordinator at 603-570-9806 or tvarney@granitepathways.org.
This month we kick things off with:
Welcome Summer/Open House BBQ
June 21st at 1pm we will have all the traditional BBQ treats and play games. Safe Harbor will be completely open for everyone to tour and meet our staff and volunteers. Please come and welcome summer with us!
Dual Recovery Support Group
We have teamed up with our neighbors, Connections Peer Support Center for this much needed group. Held here at Safe Harbor every Monday at 3pm, this peer-led group delves into issues and concerns of those with both a substance use disorder and mental health issues. This is a hybrid program and available in person and online.
Art In Recovery
Safe Harbor hosts two sessions of Art in Recovery. These sessions offer open art time to join others to have fun and to be creative with various art mediums in a calm, relaxing environment.
These sessions are free to all. Sessions are Tuesdays evenings from 5:15pm-6:15pm and on Saturdays from 8:30am-10:30am. Every other Saturday, an art instructor is on site to assist you to develop and hone your skills.
View the full Safe Harbor Recovery Center calendar for June here.
Connections Peer Support Center will be hosting this peer-led group delving into the issues and concerns of those with both a substance use disorder and mental illness.
You will find support through ideas, strategies and more to assist in your journey.
All recovery pathways are open here.
Dates: Every Monday at 3:00 pm
Location:
Safe Harbor Recovery Center
865 Islington St., Portsmouth, NH
For more information contact:
Connections Peer Support Center 603-427-6966 or
Safe Harbor Recovery Center 603-570-9444
Can’t make it in person? Join us via Gotomeeting!!
https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/709997085
You can also dial in using your phone.
United States: +1 (571) 317-3122, Access Code: 709-997-085
Click here for a printable PDF of the flyer.
We’re pleased to welcome you for meetings and workshops. We are observing safety protocols for COVID-19, and some of our meetings and workshops are held virtually. Click here to download a printable calendar for June 2021 or see our schedule below.
Sponsored by IDN 6 Connections for Health, this free two-hour session will provide information on integrating Screening Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) with a focus on adolescents.
Date: June 18, 2021
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Via Zoom.
Click here to register.
Participants will be able to:
• Explain substance misuse challenges in NH.
• Discuss the three major components of SBIRT.
• Describe why using SBIRT is important.
• Identify opportunities to enhance adolescent screening tools using SBIRT.
This training is for all members of the practice team, including care coordinators, physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses, medical assistants and patient service representatives.
Continuing Education Information
Nurses:
Southern New Hampshire Area Health Education Center is an approved provider with distinction of nursing continuing professional development by the Northeast Multistate Division Education Unit, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
2.0 contact hours. Activity Number: 1148
Physicians:
The Southern NH Area Health Education Center, accredited by the NH Medical Society, designates this live activity for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s). Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
We are excitedly counting down the days until NH Gives, which is an initiative of the NH Center for Nonprofits. It is a statewide 24-hour online fundraising event designed to build community by connecting donors to local nonprofits and matching funds are available through the NH Charitable Foundation.
This year our goal is to raise $5,000 to subsidize our Safe Harbor Recovery Center programs and we need your support now more than ever! For those we serve, the isolation of the last year has been especially difficult. It is during these times that we must dig deeper and recognize our obligation to serve.
Help us spread the word about the essential work that Safe Harbor does daily and get others to join us in helping to make a difference in the thousands of Seacoast area individuals living in recovery along with their families.
Share our fundraising page with your network!
NH Gives begins at 5:00 p.m. on June 8th and ends at 5:00 p.m. on June 9th.
If you miss the 24-hour window for matching funds, your donation is still needed, and you can donate on our donation page here: https://granitepathwaysnh.org/donate/ .
