RENEW
To address this need, the IOD is partnering with the Endowment for Health on the RENEW Project. RENEW, or Rehabilitation for Empowerment, Natural Supports, Education, and Work, will provide secondary transition services for youth with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) in NH by training professional staff members at the community mental health centers and other providers within the state mental health system to implement the RENEW model. The RENEW Project will also facilitate a process to problem solve around funding and administrative barriers that prevent access to high-quality transition services for youth with EBD. For more information on RENEW, visit www.iod.unh.edu/renew.html.
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According to the Endowment for Health, one in five children in NH between ages five and 19 has a diagnosable mental health disorder—an estimated 56,000 kids. Mental health disorders are more common than childhood asthma or obesity, yet most children in need of care don’t receive it. Making matters worse, a number of national reports have described the mental health delivery system as fragmented and in disarray. Access to mental health care is inhibited by such things as workforce shortages and limited state capacity to deliver care that works.