The Merrimack Department of Community Services (DoCS) is the largest child protection agency in New Hampshire. We help keep children safe from harm and provide care for those who cannot live at home.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - July 22, 2019 - The results of a study in the current issue of the journal Stroke suggest that there is an association between depression and an increased risk of having a first stroke in elderly patients.

SOCIAL ISOLATION LEAVES ELDERLY AT RISK FOR HEART TROUBLE - Loneliness, lack of emotional support and lack of companionship or social support can leave elderly men and women vulnerable to heart problems, according to new research in the December issue of the journal Annals of Behavioral Medicine.