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Children's Mental Health Services in New Hampshire
Where we are now, where we need to go, how to move forward

Source: DHHS, Endowment or Health, NAMI-NH
Author: Susan Covert

NH's mental health care system is under assault. The impacts
of the broken system are seen in the stress it is putting on
local law enforcement, hospital emergency rooms, the court
system and county jails, and, most importantly, in the harm
under-treated mental health conditions cause NH citizens and
their families. This report is a compilation of research that
examines children's mental health services for early childhood,
school-age children, adolescents and young adults, and
vulnerable populations.
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Growing and Learning in New Hampshire Head Start

Source: DHHS, DCYF, Head Start Collaboration Office, 2008

Head Start plays an important role in the lives of young children and their families.
This report gives an overview of Head Start and Early Head Start in NH.
ABC's of the CHINS Process:
A Parents Guide

Information of what a CHINS (Children in Need of Services) is
and the legal process involved. Originally developed by the
Children’s Coalition of Southern NH; Revised and updated July
2009 by the NH Division for Juvenile Justice Services (DJJS)
and NAMI New Hampshire (National Alliance on Mental Illness).
2011 New Hampshire State Health Profile

Source: NH Department of Health and Human
Services, Division of Public Health

New Hampshire is fortunate to consistently be a
leader on measures of health and wellbeing when
compared with other states. Researchers have
rated New Hampshire the most livable state
based on income, jobs, crime, and health measures,
fifth in the nation for having a strong health
system, the third healthiest state overall, and the
healthiest state for children. This report outlines
the indicators used and how each region is doing.
Children's Oral Health In Maine, New
Hampshire
and Vermont

Source: Northeast Delta Dental

Northeast Delta Dental commissioned a survey of
children’s primary caregivers to gain insight into
the oral health knowledge of caregivers and the
status of their children’s oral health. Random 15-
minute telephone interviews with 151 primary
caregivers of children from birth to age 11 were
conducted. This is a report of that survey.
New Hampshire Medicaid
Annual Report 2010

This report by the New Hampshire Medicaid
program outlines the complex network that
covered all or part of the health care costs of
more than 165,000 people at some point during
State Fiscal Year 2010 (SFY 2010, July 1,
2009–June 30, 2010).
Disabilities Rights Center
Annual Report 2010

The Disabilities Rights Center is dedicated to
eliminating barriers existing in NH to the full
and equal enjoyment of civil and other legal
rights by people with disabilities. In pursuit of
this mission, we work on behalf of people of all
ages with disabilities in six priority areas,
protecting and advancing individuals’ rights
Facts & Figures: The 2011 Annual Report on Disability in
New Hampshire
and To The Point: An Introduction to
Disability in the Granite State
are new annual publications of
the Institute on Disability (IOD) at the University of New
Hampshire focusing on the population with disabilities in New
Hampshire. These publications are intended to provide a
comprehensive picture of important issues related to disability
in New Hampshire.