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
The NH Department of Health and Human Services held a Press Conference on Thursday, September 7th to discuss Mission Zero – a collaborative effort to eliminate hospital emergency department (ED) psychiatric boarding by 2025. CLM was pleased to be asked to host the event at our Derry site!
The work to address ED boarding reduction is already a top focus for NH and DHHS, as outlined in NH’s 10-Year Mental Health Plan. Mission Zero will add additional resources and attention to overcome this urgent, complex challenge in collaboration with community stakeholders including DHHS, the NH Hospital Association, NAMI-NH, and NH’s community mental health centers comprising the NH Community Behavioral Health Association.
Click here for more details regarding the Mission Zero plan and here for the Union Leader article!