NH Family Voices
NH News
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.
Click to download
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.
Connor's Law - Seeking full and fair coverage for the treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorders in the Granite State

January 6, 2010 -- Connor's Law cleared its second major hurdle today, passing by a vote of 213 to 147 in the NH House of Representatives.
Now it's on to the Senate.  Please check the
Connor's Law site for more details.
Click to download
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).
Click to download