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Youth Services Bureau (YSB) - 306 Union Avenue, Laconia, NH
Telephone: (603) 524-9457
The Youth Services Bureau provides programs and services aimed at preventing juvenile delinquency. Programs emphasize accountablilty, education, decision-making skills and self-esteem development in a postive, non-judgemental and confidential atmosphere. Programs available include:
Court Diversion Court Diversion is an alternative to court involvement for first-time juvenile offenders. Volunteers from the community along with the youth's case working write a contract for the youth to follow. The contract contains various tasks the youth must complete before the assigned deadline. Provided the youth completes the contract within the required timeframe, he/she does not have to appear in court for the offense.
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The Challenge Course
The Challenge Course is designed for those teens who have encountered some type of trouble in which alcohol and/or drugs have played a part. The course intends to intervene and curtail further substance involvement, with participants confronted by their peers on their usage and challenged to remain drug and alcohol free, at least for the duration of the course, and hopefully forever. All sessions are confidential.
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Out of School Suspension Program (OSS)
The Out of School Suspension Program provides a structured day out of school for youth in grades 5-9 who have been suspended. The program seeks to keep each youth connected academically, to build his or her ties with the community and to assist with the mental and emotional transition back to school at the conclusion of his or her suspension.
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Belknap County Teen Court
The Belknap County Teen Court is a form of diversion that is held at the Laconia District Court. The offender appears before the Court, which is run by his/her peers, with the exception of the actual judge who presides over the case. Teens from throughout the County volunteer to serve as attorneys (prosecuting and defending), clerk of court, bailiff/security guard and jurors. |
Upswing
The Upswing Program is designed to work with children and their parents who are at a risk of becoming involved with the juvenile court system under a CHINS (Child in Need of Services) petition. The programs offers young people ages 6-17 an avenue for resolving problems before the situation reaches the stage where court involvement would be necessary. The Upswing Program proves families with access to community services, advocacy, assessment services, crisis intervention, referral to long-term support agencies, and teaches decision making and communication skills. |
P.A.C.T (Parents & Children Together)
Contact Jim Carroll - 603-524-2166 The P.A.C.T. Program was developed to provide wholesome activities for young people, initiate these programs so that avenues of communication between young and old would be opened, and have some portion of the activity be connected to the community service.
Activities have included youth dances, beach volleyball, annual youth parades, golf, the annual Bob Dearborn 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament, family bowling, a city-wide chess tournament and neighborhood game nights.
New Beginnings - A Women's Crisis Center - P.O. Box 622, Laconia, NH 03247
24-Hour Hotline: 1-800-852-3388
24-Hour Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-277-5570
Office Phone: (603) 528-6511
New Beginnings offers support, advocacy, and crisis intervention services for those whose lives have been affected by domestic violence and sexual violence.
Lakes Region Adult Day Health Care - 17 Church St., Laconia, NH
Telephone: (603) 524-0272 or (603) 527-2851
Provides social, recreational and health activities and services for the elderly and cognitively- and physically-impaired adults.
Genesis Gatekeeper Program - Contact Bev Bolduc: (603) 524-1853, x125
The Genesis Gatekeeper Program works with community-based volunteers, throughout the Lakes Region, who help locate isolated older people in our communities who are at risk with physical or mental health problems.
The Genesis Gatekeeper Program systematically identifies high-risk elders, particularly those who are isolated, living alone, and in need of some assistance to maintain their independence and stay in their own homes.
Gatekeepers are often employees of corporations, businesses and organizations who have contact with the most isolated elders throughout our communities.
Gatekeepers are trained to recognize signs and symptoms that may indicate when an elder needs assistance. If a problem arises the Gatekeeper makes one phone call to Genesis Elder Services about that person. Gatekeepers are not expected to provide any services to the elder, or to fill the role of social workers or counselors. All we ask of Gatekeepers is that they go about their daily activities with a watchful eye.
Recognizing Seniors at Risk
There are certain warning signs that may indicate a problem for a senior citizen who is living alone. Some of these signs are:
- Deteriorating condition of home or apartment.
- Mail or newspapers building up in mailbox.
- Individual appears unusually unkemp or ill.
- Individual has difficulty maintaining a normal conversation.
- Individual varies from his or her normal routine
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Nathan Brody Chemical Dependency Program
at Lakes Region General Hospital, 80 Highland St, Laconia, NH
(603) 527-2908
An intensive outpatient treatment program for the substance abuser that provides the client the opportunity to maintain family structure and employment throughout the course of the recovery program.
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