Dear friends and colleagues of community mental health,
The New Hampshire House of Representatives has adopted and narrowly passed the State budget for Fiscal Years 2026 and 2027. The budget process now moves to the Senate, where deliberations are underway. We are hopeful the Senate will recognize the critical need to restore essential funding to ensure continued support for individuals across the state.
This is a pivotal and challenging time for New Hampshire’s Community Mental Health Centers. The funding cuts included in the House version of the budget risk a significant step backward for mental health care in our state.
Please find below, link to a memorandum that outlines the serious challenges we face as a community and the potential consequences of the proposed reductions.
Thank you for your attention to this important matter and for your continued support of mental health services in New Hampshire.
Respectfully,
NH Community Behavioral Health Association
Our TMS program was established 12 years ago, when CLM first began offering TMS (Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation) therapy, an FDA-approved treatment for adults experiencing major depression. Recently NeuroStar TMS became FDA-cleared for additional populations, making way for CLM’s program to expand its reach. TMS treatment is now available for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in adults as […]
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