2025 Erik Cogswell Memorial Award nominations

PORTSMOUTH —Seacoast Mental Health Center, Inc. announced that nominations for the 2025 Erik Cogswell Memorial Award are being accepted through Friday, Sept. 19.

Established in 2009, the award is presented annually to recognize an individual for their outstanding contributions to help improve the lives of people living with bipolar disorder and other mental illnesses.

The recipient provides Hope, Education, or Support for those living with mental illness, as well as those who care for them and/or contributes to the community at large in New Hampshire.

The award was established in partnership with Ed and Karin Cogswell who lost their son, Erik, to suicide in 1999.

Recent past recipients include Rochelle Jones, Portsmouth Police Department,

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