Over the last several months, The Mental Health Center of Greater Manchester has actively recruited nurses and doctors to support growing programs and needs of the community. We are pleased to welcome Ashwini Saxena, MD, PhD who will serve as Psychiatrist with our Medication Services and Community Support Services Programs, and Rose Ehret, MD who joined our staff as Psychiatrist at our North End Counseling Program.

Dr. Saxena completed his residency at the University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston. He earned his PhD in Integrative Physiology at the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth.  Dr. Ehret was formerly the Medical Director at the University of Vermont Medical Center – Central Vermont Medical Center as well as the Medical Director at Onion River Crossroads Group Home.

Additionally, the Center welcomes Ashley Darville APRN and Alexis Lykins APRN. Lykins was formerly a Registered Nurse with Columbus Springs in Ohio and she will serve as Nurse Practitioner with our Cypress Center and Emergency Services and Interim Care Program. Darville has been with The Mental Health Center since 2016 as a per-diem Registered Nurse with the Cypress Center. She later joined The Center’s Wellness Clinic and will be re-positioned as a Nurse Practitioner with our Medication Services Program.

The Mental Health Center of Greater Manchester employs a staff of nearly 450 and offers offers over 30 different clinical programs. We provide consumer- and family-focused care to more than 11,000 children, teens and adults per year.