Mission:

Promoting high-quality, evidence-based, and accessible mental health care through leadership, education, and advocacy for those in New Hampshire in need of mental health care as well as those providing mental health care.

Vision:

All living in our state will have access to mental health care, inclusive of preventative care, that is high-quality, effective, and ethical. Our state will serve as a model for excellent systems of mental health care, including in rural settings.

Values:

• Access

• Advocacy

• Inclusivity

• Person- and Family-Centered Care

• Evidence-Based Treatment

• Education

• Leadership

• Interprofessional and Interdisciplinary Collegiality

Goals:

Advocacy: advocating for our patients and our members

-Become a stronger and more influential voice for mental health advocacy in the media, the legislature, and other professional organizations

-Monitor, make recommendations about, and take positions on legislation related to mental health in a meaningful way while focusing our efforts where they are most needed

-Guard against and eliminate policies within the state that discriminate against persons with mental illness and substance use disorders

-Increase participation of NHPS members in advocacy activities such as contacting legislators and advocacy education

Access: ensuring that high-quality and evidence-based mental health care is accessible

-Strive to improve access to care in both the public and the private mental health systems

-Advance principles of integrative/collaborative care in our state

-Insist upon enforcement of mental health parity within the state

Advancement: advancing our profession in our state through leadership, providing a sense of professional community for our members

-Cultivate membership growth and development through recruitment and retention activities

-Create opportunities for trainees and early career psychiatrists to obtain mentorship and develop leadership and advocacy skills

-Foster inclusivity to encourage member involvement and participation regardless of stage of career, geographic location, or type of practice

-Continue to offer CME and other educational opportunities that can support continual practice improvement

Awareness: raising awareness about mental illness and substance use disorders and available treatments and prevention, promoting inclusivity and decreasing stigma

-Increase public mental health awareness and be a prominent voice for external audiences seeking information on issues relevant to mental health care in NH

-Design and implement programs to educate NHPS members and other healthcare professionals on topics relevant to mental health

-Strengthen relationships with other physician specialty groups and professional organizations