TAMWORTH — Young adults are stepping up to be the difference in the Carroll County Public Health region when it comes to raising awareness about mental health, substance use disorder and suicide prevention.
On June 20, eight young adults ages 18-25 from across the region gathered in Tamworth and completed the Young Adult Leaders in Prevention Connect Training presented by the National Alliance for Mental Illness-New Hampshire in partnership with Carroll County Coalition for Public Health, an initiative of Granite United Way and Carroll Academy/Carroll County Adult Education.
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