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Adverse Childhood Experiences Response Team (ACERT)

The Adverse Childhood Experiences Response Team (ACERT) is a collaborative approach to addressing the negative effects of childhood trauma through a referral mechanism that connects families and their children to trauma-informed mental health services and social supports in Manchester. ACERT is a partnership between the Manchester Police Department, YWCA-NH, and Amoskeag Health who work collaboratively to provide assistance to families, and their children, who have had recent police involvement. This referral program is voluntary and offers connections to a variety of therapies, youth support groups, domestic violence services, athletic enrichment programs, home visiting, and many other child/family-based resources.

Eligibility Requirements

ACERT is a referral system that connects families, and especially their children, who have had recent police or other first responder involvement with community-based trauma-informed supports and mental health services. Community members and case managers would not be able to utilize ACERT’s services unless they had a police report on file at the Manchester Police Department.

If you have a past police report that you believe involves children and would like to be connected to this referral system, please contact the family advocates at (603) 642-1643 or ACERT@amoskeaghealth.org.

Grade Levels Served

Pre-School, K-4, 5-8, 9-12, Post Secondary, Parent

Referral Requirements

Agency Referral

Partner Success Stories

Southern New Hampshire University is proud to support the efforts of Manchester Proud in making the Manchester School District a public school system where all learners can thrive. Working together will help expand access to education, improve learner success, support educators and staff, and build a positive reputation for New Hampshire’s largest and most diverse school district.

– Southern New Hampshire University – Steve Thiel, Assistant Vice President of Community Impact

Being a member of the Partnership Network Work Group since it was founded and seeing the evolution of our partnerships growing has been rewarding. We are working to assure that there are equitable and accessible partnership opportunities through a consistent,clear process and expectations for all partners. This work is enabling Manchester to have sustainable, community driven programming to increase support and opportunities, while improving student outcomes. At the same time we are communicating with teachers, students, families and the community at large about our partners and resources through Compass.

– Manchester Board of School Committee – Karen Soule

Manchester Proud’s Compass helped me locate a summer activity for my child.

– Manchester School District parent

Boys & Girls Club of Manchester strongly support the efforts of Manchester Proud. Manchester’s schools are our shared responsibility as a community. Manchester Proud is our city’s first truly community-wide movement to engage us all in creating a vision of what we want our kids to know and be able to do, then, guided by that vision, designing a plan for what our schools should be. We’re proud to be strong supporters!

– Diane Fitzpatrick, CEO, Boys and Girls Club of Manchester

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