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Peer Support Agencies

The Peer Support Agencies (PSAs) are located throughout New Hampshire. They are private not-for-profit agencies that have contracted with the NH Department of Health and Human Services, Bureau of Behavioral Health (BBH). Peer support agencies provide services to people with mental illness who are 18 years of age or older and self-identify as a recipient, former recipient, or as at significant risk of becoming a recipient of publicly funded mental health services.

Peer support services are provided by and for people with a mental illness and are designed to assist people with their recovery. Peer support consists of supportive interactions based on shared experience among people and are intended to assist people to understand their potential to achieve their personal goals. Interactions are based on trust, respect, and mutual support. Peer support agencies accomplish this by providing choice, using non-medical approaches to help, sharing decision making, encouraging informed decision making about all aspects of people's lives, challenging perceived self-limitations, etc.

Services include, but are not limited to: face-to-face and telephone peer support; outreach; monthly educational events; activities that promote self-advocacy; wellness training; after hours warm line; crisis respite (24 hours, short-term, non-medical crisis program).

All peer support agency locations are accessible by wheelchair except where noted.

REGION I
The Alternative Life Center(ALC) Pat Tal, Director 486 White Mountain Highway, PO Box 241 Conway, NH 03818-0214 Telephone: (603) 447-1765 E-mail: alccenters@gmail.com Warmline: 800-447-1765 (5 pm to 9 pm, 7 days per week) Website: http://www.alccenters.org
Serenity Steps Ellen Tavino Team Leader 567 Main Street Berlin, NH 03896 Telephone: (603) 752-8111 E-mail serenitystepspsc@gmail.com Warmline: 800-447-1765 (5 pm to 9 pm, 7 days per week) Website: http://www.alccenters.org
Littleton Peer Support Laura Boutilier, Team Leader 267 Main St #400 Littleton, NH 03561 Telephone: (603) 444-5344 E-mail: littletonpsc@gmail.com Warmline: 800-447-1765 (5 pm to 9 pm, 7 days per week) Website: http://www.alccenters.org
Wolfeboro Outreach Program Robin Liakos, Team Leader Wolfeboro, NH 03896 Telephone: (603) 662-2140 E-mail: wolfeborooutreach@gmail.com Warmline: 800-447-1765 (5 pm to 9 pm, 7 days per week) Website: http://www.alccenters.org
The Haven Joanne Hill, Team Leader 27 Lombard Street Colebrook, NH 03576 Telephone: (603) 237-4353 E-mail: colebrookhaven@gmail.com Warmline: 800-447-1765 (5 pm to 9 pm, 7 days per week) Website: http://www.alccenters.org
REGION II
The Stepping Stone Drop-In Assn. Judith Dolan, Executive Director 108 Pleasant Street Claremont, NH 03743 Telephone: (603) 543-1388 or (888) 582-0920 E-mail: stepping_stone@myfairpoint.net Website: http://www.steppingstonenextstep.org/ Stepping Stone Susan E. Seidler, Site Coordinator 108 Pleasant Street Claremont, NH 03743 Telephone: (603) 543-1388 or (888) 582-0920 E-mail: stepping_stone@myfairpoint.net Warmline: (888) 582-0920 (5 pm to 10 pm, 7 days per week) Warmline Claremont Area: (603) 543-1388 (same hours as above) Crisis Respite: (888) 582-0920 or (603) 543-1388 Website: http://www.steppingstonenextstep.org/ Next Step Mark W. Nichols, Site Coordinator 109 Bank Street Lebanon, NH 030766 Telephone: (603) 448-6941 E-mail: stepping_stone@myfairpoint.net Warmline: (888) 582-0920 (5 pm to 10 pm, 7 days per week) Website: http://www.steppingstonenextstep.org/
REGION III & IV
Lakes Region Consumer Advisory Board DBA Cornerbridge David LaCroix , Director 328 Union Avenue Laconia, NH 03247 Telephone: (603) 524-0801 or (800) 306-4334 E-mail: lrcab1@metrocast.net Warmline: 800-306-4334 (5 pm to 10 pm, 7 days per week) Website: http://www.nhcornerbridge.org/
Concord Peer Support Patricia Fancy, Program Director 55 School Street Concord, NH 03301 Telephone: (603) 228-0083 or (603) 224-0894 E-mail: cornerbridge@comcast.net Warmline: 800-306-4334 (5 pm to 10 pm, 7 days per week) Website: http://www.nhcornerbridge.org/
Cornerbridge Of Laconia Linda Lamontagne, Program Director 328 Union Avenue Laconia, NH 03247 Telephone: (603) 528-7742 Outreach is available in Plymouth, Franklin, and areas nearby. Warmline: 800-306-4334 (5 pm to 10 pm, 7 days per week)
REGION V
Monadnock Area Peer Support Agency (formally Granite State Monarchs) Damien Licata, Director 64 Beaver Street PO Box 258 Keene, NH 03431 Telephone: (603) 352-5093 or (866) 352-5093 E-mail: dlicata@monadnockpsa.org Warmline: 866-352-5093 (5 pm to 10 pm, 7 days per week) Website: http://www.monadnockpsa.org
REGION VI
HEARTS Peer Support Center of Greater Nashua Region 6 Ken Lewis, Director 5 Pine Street Extension Unit 2 K PO Box 1564 Nashua NH 03060 Telephone: (603) 882-8400 E-mail: hearts-psa@harborhomes.org Warmline: 800-306-4334 (5 pm to 10 pm, 7 days per week) Website: http://www.heartspsa.org
REGION VII
On The Road To Recovery, Inc Warren Bouchard, Director 13 Orange Street PO Box 1721 Manchester, NH 03105-1721 Telephone: (603) 623-4523 or (800) 306-4334 Transitional Housing: (603) 623-4523 E-mail: warren.b@otrtr.org Warmline: 800-306-4334 (5 pm to 10 pm, 7 days per week) Website: http://www.otrtr.org
REGION VIII
Seacoast Consumer Alliance Peer Support Center, Inc. Charlotte Duquette, Director 544 Islington Street Portsmouth, NH 03801 Telephone: (603) 427-6966 or (877) 432-5433 E-mail: scapeersupportcenter@comcast.net Warmline: 800-809-6262 (5 pm to 10 pm, 7 days per week)
REGION IX
Tri-City Consumers' Action Co-operative Martha Hewitt, Director 36 Wakefield Street Rochester, NH 03867-1929 Telephone: (603) 948-1043 or (603) 948-1036 E-mail: tricitycoop@metrocast.net Not wheelchair-accessible Warmline: 800-809-6262 (5 pm to 10 pm, 7 days per week) Website: http://www. tricitycoop.org
REGION X
On the Road to Recovery, Inc David Blacksmith, Program Manager 12 Birch Street Derry, NH 03038 Telephone: (603) 552-3177 or (603) 552-3178 Email: david.b@otrtr.org Warmline: 800-809-6262 (5 pm to 10 pm, 7 days per week) Website: http://www.otrtr.org