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International Suicide Prevention Day 2021

World Suicide Prevention Day is observed on September 10th of every year. The International Association for Suicide Prevention is the leader for this event which is recognized...

Suicide Prevention Week 2021: Garrett Lee Smith Grant Brings Suicide Prevention Training Across the State

NAMI NH is managing a five-year federal-focused suicide prevention grant. The Garrett Lee Smith grant is state-wide with a focus on three regions including Capital Region, Carrol...

Suicide Prevention Week 2021 Kicks Off with Press Conference

Today the New Hampshire Suicide Prevention Council kicked off New Hampshire’s Suicide Prevention Week with a press conference. The Kid Governor Charlie kicked off the even by...

Suicide Prevention Awareness Week 2021 Virtual Press Conference This Friday

National Suicide Prevention Week is September 5th, 2021 through September 11th, 2021 surrounding World Suicide Prevention Day on September 10th, 2021. It’s a time to share...

Check Out National Night Out 2021 in the Greater Manchester Region!

National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safer, more...

Manchester Wellness on Wheels.

Makin’ It Happen along with our community partners is proud to be a part of a new initiative for the City of Manchester. Manchester Wellness on Wheels (MWOW) will be rolling into...

Makin’ It Happen’s Brian Mooney graduates from Leadership Greater Manchester

Congratulations to Brian Mooney on his graduation from Leadership Greater Manchester (LGM). We are so proud of his accomplishment especially in year that was anything but...

Support Makin’ It Happen on Amazon Prime Day!

Prime Day starts today on June 21 and will run through June 22. This is a great opportunity to support Makin' It Happen through AmazonSmile donations. Sign up for AmazonSmile and...

Thank you for your service Mr. Hedge!!!

Thank you for your service Mr. Hedge!!! David Hedge has been the Student Assistance Counselor (SAP) at McLaughlin Middle School in Manchester for over twenty years. He is...

Senior Salute: Catherine Jones

Congratulations to Catherine Jones on graduating from Manchester Central High School!!!! Catherine has been a dedicated member of empowerYOUTH since middle school. ...

Senior Salute: Quincy Roy

Congratulations to Quincy Roy on graduating from Manchester Memorial High School!!!! Quincy has been a dedicated member of empowerYOUTH since the 8th grade. We are inspired...

Senior Salute: Olivia Archard

Congratulations to Olivia Archard one of our empowerYOUTH members on graduating from Bedford High School this weekend. Olivia has been an important member of the empowerYOUTH...

Finding Community with the NH Teen Institute Guest Blog by Madison Sorel

Madison Sorel was a TI participant year 2012, and now 8 years as a volunteer and 6 month on staff below are some memories and experiences from their time with TI. “Do you wanna...

Real Men Do Cry! By Staff Blogger Deb Baird

I attended the Massachusetts Suicide Prevention Conference last week and had to share about this great keynote speaker Eric Hipple. He is phenomenal! His talk has been speaking...