Continuum of Care (CoC)

What is the Continuum of Care?

The Continuum of Care (CoC) is a framework that encourages communities to support resiliency and recovery and to lay the foundation for public health regions to begin to address the gaps in the continuum over time. In coordination with this approach, the NH Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Services (BDAS) is committed to developing comprehensive, effective, and accessible continuum of care in every region of the state that includes prevention, identification, and early intervention, treatment, and recovery supports, and is integrated with primary and behavioral health.

Integration of CoC in the North  Country

 Partnering primary care and behavioral health services to provide a full spectrum of quality prevention, intervention, treatment, and recovery support services, the North Country Continuum of Care initiative is designed to comprehensively address substance misuse in the region.
The North Country Public Health Network is committed to identifying and coordinating a robust and effective Continuum of Care in Northern New Hampshire, including: Prevention, Intervention, Treatment, and Recovery. 

The North Country Public Health Network...

• Supports whole-person and whole-community approaches to improving safety, well-being, and positive health outcomes.
• Works together to strengthen communication and build effective partnerships
• Educates community members about the full spectrum of options available to ensure access and smooth transitions between services.

                The North Country CoC Facilitator

• Promotes the utilization of Resiliency and Recovery-Oriented Systems of Care, including assessment of substance use disorder services within Northern NH, and
• Is developing a mechanism to coordinate efforts between key Prevention, Intervention, Treatment, and Recovery stakeholders.

Click the link to review the North Country's Continuum of Care Development Plan.                                            

                                                     Resources 

• Local police stations that currently carry a permanent prescription drug drop box for the proper disposal of prescription and over-the-counter medications:
  
  
  • Berlin
  • Bethlehem
  • Carroll
  • Colebrook
  • Haverhill
  • Lancaster
  • Lisbon
  • Littleton
  • Whitefield

For more information about acquiring a permanent prescription drug drop box in your local community, contact NCHC Substance Misuse Prevention Coordinator, Greg Williams: gwilliams@NCHCNH.org or (603)259-3700, x295.

• Have you been denied coverage by your health plan? Learn how to file an insurance appeal for substance use disorder.
  
  
• NCHC Resource Guides: 

                                                 

North Country Community Compass 2019            North Country Continuum of Care Resource Guide 

North Country Community Compass 2018          

                                                         For more information 

For more information about North Country Continuum of Care efforts, contact:

gwilliams@NCHCNH.org