Our Process

The New Hampshire Regional Network System

There are ten regional networks operating in New Hampshire, the geography of each network having been established in 2006. The State engaged in the Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) program sponsored by the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services (SAMHSA) between 2004 and 2010. The SPF process was implemented to improve the state’s prevention system and to ensure community-based planning and coordination and evidence-based practice for the prevention of alcohol and other drug abuse.  

New Hampshire Network Principle:

New Hampshire’s Regional Network structure and activities are in service of the individuals and families in their communities and involve a five sector model to develop planning, provide decision-making, and strategy selection.  The five sector model was created with a keen awareness that substance abuse consequences bear out economically in several sectors: Business, Government, Law Enforcement, Education and Medical communities.  As first-responders, gatekeepers of tax dollars,  jails, or hospital ER departments, substance abuse costs our communities in ways that most don't think about.  ONE Voice is working with the five sectors to enhance their policies, practices and responses to substance abuse. 

The current phase of the Regional Network System is characterized by leveraging resources through partnerships and social capital to support communities in their efforts to prevent and reduce alcohol and other drug use.

In this phase, network coordinators have a specific mission to build social capital, synergy and community readiness so that communities are able to prevent alcohol and other drug problems through sustained evidence-based interventions and the investment of shared resources. This mission aligns with the U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)’s goal of establishing “prevention prepared communities.”

Structurally, the Regional Network System was formalized October 1, 2010, through contracts with ten regional fiscal sponsors to facilitate community-based planning, coordination, and environmental  prevention efforts.  

The ONE Voice Regional Network is pleased to announce Goodwin Community Health Center as a fiscal sponsor for our initiative. We are still partnering with United Way of the Greater Seacoast and thank them for their ongoing support. Our main location is at 311 Route 108, Somersworth, NH, and our new phone number is 603.516.2562.