December 12 , 2011
Center for Life Management Hosted Employment Fair

The Supported Employment program at the Center for Life Management recently hosted an Employment Resource Fair. The event was a first to be held at the Center for Life Management and successfully brought together organizations that can help individuals with their job search to meet first hand with Supported Employment program participants.

"It certainly is a challenging time to be a job seeker in this economy. For the individuals we work with who are also coping with managing their mental health issues, it can be doubly challenging. Despite these challenges, our Supported Employment program has been very successful in helping individuals find not just any job, but a work situation that really meets their interests and life goals," explains Amy Izzett, Supported Employment Team Leader at the Center for Life Management.

Supported Employment is a program that is an evidence-based practice, which means that the program approach has been proven to be effective in helping people with mental health disorders to establish and be successful in attaining employment and education goals. "Getting a job or pursuing educational goals are really important components of an individual reaching their potential despite the challenges they face in coping with a mental health disorder. Our team works with individuals to really help them be successful, which ends up being a win-win for the individual and the employer," says Izzett.

Caption: L to R: A visitor to the employment fair gathers information and speaks with Michelle DeFrancesco, a Supported Employment Specialist with the Center for Life Management.

December 14 , 2011
Center for Life Management Employees
Extend a Helping Hand

The staff of the Center for Life Management held their annual employee food drive again this year. The organization started collecting donations of food items in time for the Thanksgiving holiday and continued throughout this holiday season.  Thanks to the generous contributions of staff, the Center for Life Management was able to provide donations to several area food pantries as well as individual gift bags for any CLM clients who needed a helping hand with food this season. This year the staff also decided to add donations of pet food to the list of collectable items so that the furry and four-legged members of families were not forgotten.

"This has become an annual donation drive for the employees here at CLM and something we believe really makes a significant difference for those in need in the community. We have a very dedicated staff that helps people every day through their work here at CLM.  This is just another example of how they go above and beyond in helping the community," says Vic Topo, President and CEO of the non-profit community mental health center based in Derry.

Caption: L to R:  Lynda Silegy, Executive Assistant; Lisa Madden, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer; and Joyce Santos, Executive Assistant

May, 2011
Announcing the Center for Life Management At Core Physicians

The Center for Life Management is now providing services as part of the integrated treatment team at Core Physicians in Plaistow. According to Steve Arnault, CLM Vice President of Quality, Compliance and Integrated Care, “CLM and Core Physicians share the philosophy that treating the whole person through an integrated approach in the primary care setting provides the best outcomes for medical as well as behavioral health conditions. We are very pleased to join with Core in helping patients address the behavioral and lifestyle issues that go hand-in-hand with their medical and physical wellbeing.”

CLM clinician Susan Anderson, LMFT, will be on site at Core Physicians which is located at 24 Plaistow Road in Plaistow. An  experienced therapist, Susan will be available to provide comprehensive behavioral health counseling for children, adults and families. CLM services at Core will focus on helping patients manage behavioral health concerns such as stress and anxiety, depression, smoking cessation, weight management, alcohol and substance use and other lifestyle issues that have a correlating impact on many medical conditions.

For more information about the Center for Life Management at Core Physicians, please call 603.382.497

Pictured:  Lisa Hsieh, APRN; Susan Anderson, M.Ed., CAGS, LMFT; Steven Mullaney, MD; Sarah Litsch, DO; Gabor Pernyeszi, MD, MPH.