It’s easy to think that you’d need the worldly weight of an adult’s responsibilities and viewpoints to suffer from anxiety disorders. However, according to the National Survey of Children’s Health over 7% of children ages 3-17 (approximately 4.4 million) have diagnosed anxiety. In most cases, parents or guardians take responsibility for the primary physical needs and major […]

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Christine’s Story
Christine Catino in 2014 was working full-time managing a restaurant and running a side catering business, priding herself that she could do all that and still maintain a household with a husband, two kids and five dogs. Then she was hit with a double whammy. Her husband suffered an aortic aneurysm rupture, nearly killing him […]
CLM Staff to Present at Brain Injury & Stroke Conference
Two of our staff members will be presenters at the Brain Injury and Stroke Conference on May 11, 2022 at the Grappone Conference Center in Concord. They are pictured (l to r): Julie Lago, MSW, LICSW, Director of Collaborative Care at CLM, and Chelsea Zarcone, MSW, CBIS, Brain Injury Specialist Clinician, Collaborative Care program at […]
Lynda’s Story
Lynda Kelley first came to the Center for Life Management after experiencing a psychological trauma, but now she turns to CLM for help with her physical as well as her mental health. Lynda participates in CLM’s new Healthy Together program, which provides primary medical care for clients on-site so they can have “one-stop shopping” for […]
You Can Help a Friend Suffering from Depression
If you’ve noticed that someone close to you is suffering from depression – see our recent blogpost “6 Ways To Identify Depression In Others” for tips on how to spot this – there are many ways you can help them without professional psychiatric training or experience. Simply being there for them may feel easy and […]
6 Ways to Identify Depression in Others
It is quite possible that someone close to you is suffering from untreated depression – The National Institute of Mental Health says that about 8.4% of all adults in the U.S. (21 million) deal with major depressive disorder – but the symptoms can sometimes be hard to spot because everyone experiences depression differently. The majority of people […]
Alexander Eastman Foundation Awards $35,500 Grant to Center for Life Management Healthy Aging Program
Derry, NH— The Center for Life Management (CLM) was awarded a $35,500 grant from the Alexander Eastman Foundation (AEF) in support of the development of a new program called Healthy Aging for Older People with Mental Illness. This program will focus on providing help to people with severe and persistent mental illness by removing barriers […]
Seasonal Affective Disorder, What It Is, and How It Impacts New Hampshire Residents
In the Northeast, the weather can change on a dime. Those of us who have lived here for a while have heard the old saying that “if you don’t like the weather, wait half an hour.” There have been some days this winter where you wake up to a beautiful blanket of snow and figure […]
NH Rapid Response System is the New Best Tool for Mental Health
On January 1st, New Hampshire became the latest of more than 35 states to implement statewide mobile crisis response teams (MCRT) for behavioral health issues. Center for Life Management (CLM) launched our MCRT in July 2021 and the new program builds on the three MCRTs already operating in Concord, Manchester and Nashua by expanding the […]
CLM Dedicates Donor Recognition Giving Tree Sculpture
A dedication ceremony for “Center for Life Management Giving Tree” was held on Thursday, November 4. The 13’ bronze sculpture was created by David Little of Winnipesaukee Forge, Meredith, NH and commissioned by the Center for Life Management Foundation to recognize the generosity of donors. The sculpture was dedicated to the greater Derry community and […]