| Last updated on April 8, 2008 |
Seacoast Mental Health Center is the most comprehensive provider of mental health services on the New Hampshire and southern Maine Seacoast. Our mission is to provide the highest quality of psychiatric, counseling and psychological services in a safe and confidential environment.
Description:
Our staff is composed of experienced and caring licensed professionals specially trained in psychiatry, psychology, counseling, social work and nursing. Everyone that comes to us for help is recognized as unique and deserving of understanding and respect. Seacoast Mental Health Center has a wide array of programs including group, individual, couples and family therapy, specialized services for children,(including learning and attention problems) adolescents and elders, psychiatric services and specialized assessments, services for sexual and substance abuse, support services such as case management, vocational, and community based services as well as a 24 hour emergency service.
History:
Founded in 1963, Seacoast Mental Health Center is a private, non profit agency governed by a volunteer board of directors. We receive financial support from the NH Division of Behavioral Health, the NH Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Recovery, the Foundation for Seacoast Health, the United Way of the Greater Seacoast,as well as from local cities and towns. Seacoast Mental Health Center is accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.
Contact people:
Office fax number: 603-430-3753
Address:
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1145 Sagamore Ave.
Portsmouth, NH 03801
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Web Site: http://www.seacoastmentalhealth.org/
Directions:
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From the south, take I-95 North to exit 3 and take a right onto rte. 33. Go straight for 1.7 miles to the fork and bear right. Go straight to the second traffic light and take a right onto Sagamore Ave. (rte. 1A). Seacoast Mental Health Center is approximately 1 mile ahead on right. From the north, take I-95 South to exit 3B and then follow the above directions.
Nearest Bus Stop: Market Square, downtown Portsmouth, 20 minute walk |
Miscellaneous Information
| Name of Executive Director (or equivalent) if not listed above: |
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Geraldine Couture
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| Is your organization a Health and Human Service agency? |
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Yes
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User Reflections
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Overall Experience 
It was any extremely rewarding experience to be able to help in the way that I did.
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Seacoast Mental Health Center is a professional agency that utilized my volonteering wants with the needs of the clients so that we both gained valuable experiences. I always felt that my assitance was providing extra support to the staff and comfort to the clients.
posted by ihagen1 on January 30, 2003 |
