Story Archives of 'Donald Shumway'

A Big Fix for New Hampshire’s Mental Health System

By Laura Knoy on Monday, September 29, 2008.

The Granite State used to win national praise for the way it cared for people with mental illness, but a new report says the system is now “broken”. It also suggests a new ten-year overhaul plan. We’ll get the details, look at the state of our mental health system and how and why it went downhill.

Guests

  • Louis Josephson, president and CEO of Riverbend Community Mental Health in Concord
  • Nancy Rollins, Associate Commissioner for the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
  • Kathy Sgambati, Democratic state senator from Tilton and former deputy commissioner and acting commissioner of the Department of Health and Human Services

We'll also hear from

  • Donald Shumway, president and CEO of Crotched Mountain Rehabilitation Center, former commissioner of Health and Human Services and longtime leader in New Hampshire's mental health care reform efforts
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25 in 25: Donald Shumway

By Laura Knoy on Sunday, July 8, 2007.

Our 25 in 25 series continues with New Hampshire’s best known advocate for people with disabilities…Donald Shumway. Over his long career, Shumway led groundbreaking initiatives that revolutionized policies and attitudes toward those with disabilities. We’ll talk with him about his efforts…and how this field has dramatically changed over the past quarter-century.

Guest

  • Donald Shumway, CEO of Crotched Mountain, a charitable organization that provides services to individuals with disabilities and their families. Prior to that he served as Commissioner of the NH Department of Health and Human Services, was co-director of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation initiative “Self-Determination for Persons with Developmental Disabilities” and Director of the New Hampshire Division of Mental Health and Developmental Services.
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Children's Alliance of New Hampshire

By Deborah Schachter on Monday, November 24, 2003.

Don Shumway of Hopkinton serves on the board of the Children's Alliance of New Hampshire, which advocates for policies and laws that make children safer and healthier.

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HHS Commissioner Donald Shumway

By Laura Knoy on Monday, May 27, 2002.

Health and Human Services Commissioner Donald Shumway is stepping down from his post this July. We'll ask him about his biggest successes and disappointments as head of the state's largest agency, and what's next for him in the private sector.

Disabilities Rights Center Files Suit Against NH

By Mark Bevis on Friday, January 18, 2002.

The Disabilities Rights Center has filed suit against the State of behalf of some 200 people with developmental disabilities. The Center charges New Hampshire is disobeying State and Federal law by making people wait for years before receiving medicaid assistance. The Center's Legal Director Ron Lopennato outlined the suit for NHPR's Mark Bevis. After that discussion, Bevis speaks with HHS Commissioner Donald Shumway for his reaction to the suit.