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
Clients from our Art from the Heart therapy groups had an opportunity to shine and share their creative work at a Client Art Show that is currently on display in the lobby of CLM Derry. Also on display are numerous portraits created by Anne Marie Zanfagna, founder along with her husband Jim, of the Angels Of Addictions organization.
The artists, their family members and guests, CLM Board members and staff all had a chance to view the art work at a reception hosted on July 17. Art Therapy is a type of therapeutic technique rooted in the idea that creative expression can foster healing and mental well-being. Special thanks to clinician and art therapist Rosie Emrich for her work with the groups and for arranging the art show.
