Helpful Acronyms
Learning how to get help for youth mental health in New Hampshire can be confusing–that’s why CSoC has compiled this helpful guide to some common acronyms and abbreviations when navigating your local behavioral and mental health services.
ASI – Addiction Severity Index
ACE – Adverse Childhood Experiences
ABA – Applied Behavior Analysis
ACT – Assertive Community Treatment
ASAM – American Society of Addiction Medicine
BCBH – Bureau for Children’s Behavioral Health
BDAS – Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Services
BMHS – Bureau of Mental Health Services
CANS – Child & Adolescent Needs & Strengths
CBT – Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
CDC – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CMC – Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
CME – Care Management Entity
CMHC – Community Mental Health Centers
CoP – Community of Practice
CPP – Child-Parent Psychotherapy
CTI – Critical Time Intervention
DBH – Division for Behavioral Health
DBSA – Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
DBT – Dialectical Behavior Therapy
DHHS – NH Department of Health and Human Services
DOE – Department of Education
DRF – Designated Receiving Facilities
EBP – Evidence-Based Practice
ED – Emergency Department
ESMI – Early Serious Mental Illness
FRC – Family resource centers
FAST Forward – Families and Systems Together
FEP – First Episode Psychosis
FFS – Fee for Service
FQHC – Federally Qualified Health Centers
FSS – Functional Support Services
IDN – Integrated Delivery Networks
IEA – Involuntary Emergency Admission
IEP – Individualized education program
IMR – Illness Management and Recovery
IOD – Institute of Disability
IROS – Individualized Resiliency and Recovery Oriented Services
LADC – Licensed Alcohol & Drug Counselor
LGBTQ – lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer
LOC – Level of Care
MATCH – Modular Approach to Therapy for Children with Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, or Conduct
MCO – Managed Care Organizations
MCRT – Mobile Crisis Response Team
MLADC – Master Licensed Alcohol & Drug Counselor
MTSS-B – Multi-Tiered Systems of Support for Behavior and Wellness
NAMI – National Alliance on Mental Illness
NHH – New Hampshire Hospital
PBIS – Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
PRSS – Peer Recovery Support Services
PSA – Peer Support Agencies
PSH – Permanent Supportive Housing
QPR – Question, Persuade, Refer (Suicide Prevention Training)
RAISE – Recovery After an Initial Schizophrenia Episode
RCO – Recovery Community Organization
RROSC – Recovery and Resiliency Oriented Systems of Care
SAMHSA – Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
SBIRT – Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment
SED – serious emotional disturbance
SMART – specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and timely
SMHA – State Mental Health Authority
SMI – Serious Mental Illness
SPED – Special Education
SPMI – Severe & Persistent Mental Illness
SUD – Substance Use Disorders
TAP – Technical Assistance Publication produced by SAMHSA
TMHFA – Teen Mental Health First Aid
TR-ECC – Transitional Residential Enhanced Care Coordination
