Substance Use and Mental Health Initiative (SUMHI)

Dartmouth Hitchcock (D-H) is dedicated to optimizing all care related to substance use and mental health throughout its health care system by continuously improving clinical practice, education, research and targeted community partnerships.

This website is intended to bring together resources to support clinicians in better addressing substance use and mental health issues, to share information on care improvement projects, and to invite engagement of others in the work of improving care of persons with behavioral health challenges.

The Dartmouth-Hitchcock Substance Use and Mental Health Initiative (SUMHI) is a multidisciplinary collaboration that engages a number of departments and projects both within the Dartmouth-Hitchcock system and the greater community. SUMHI is funded through the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Population Health Management Council, with leadership from the D-H Department of Psychiatry.

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Highlighted resources

• NEW: COVID-19 and SUD. Policies, resources, and practices to support care of people with substance use disorders (SUDs) during the current COVID pandemic. 
• Substance Use Disorder 101 Core Curriculum
• Medication Assisted Treatment courses - Waiver trainings to enable clinicians to treat opioid use disorder (OUD) with medication (MAT) are available through the following organizations. Both online and in-person trainings are offered.
  • Provider Clinical Support System MAT information & trainings
  • American Society of Addiction Medicine
  • New Hampshire Medical Society MAT waiver trainings
• Granite Pathways’ Youth Treatment Center (PDF)
• UNH and NH Harm Reduction Coalition Harm reduction education and technical assistance project (PDF)

Help lines and links

• 2-1-1 New Hampshire: Listing of hotlines and other resources multiple topics
• The Doorway: The central resource for substance treatment in the State of NH.
  • The Doorway at Dartmouth-Hitchcock
• Dartmouth-Hitchcock Crisis and Consultation Services:  1 (800) 556-6249
• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1 (800) 273-8255
• Teen crisis intervention: 1 (800) 639-6095
• D-H Addiction Treatment Program: Offers state-of-the-art evaluation, treatment, and referral services for people seeking help for substance use and related disorders. (603) 653-1860