Roger Carroll

A journey through NH’s mental health system: Granite Solutions, Part 3 – Designated Receiving Facility

Friday, December 28, 2018 Roger Carroll 0

About this series ⇒Learn more here about the Granite State News Collaborative Editor’s Note: This is the third and final part of a series by Laconia Daily Sun Managing Editor Roger Carroll about his experiences READ MORE

A journey through NH’s mental health system: Granite Solutions, Part 2 – The Annex

Thursday, December 27, 2018 Roger Carroll 0

The time I spent in the Annex — about 27 hours — is a mind-numbing blur of naps, meals and bad daytime TV shows, with a couple of visits from my wife as the only highlights. I had a two-minute conversation with my therapist on the second day, but no treatment took place there. READ MORE

A journey through NH’s mental health system: Granite Solutions, Part 1 – Emergency Room

Wednesday, December 26, 2018 Roger Carroll 1

“The number of NH residents waiting in hospital EDs for admission to inpatient psychiatric treatment has more than tripled since 2014, exceeding 70 across the state on several days in the past year,” says the state’s 10-year strategic mental health plan, which was released last month, the day after I got out of the hospital. READ MORE