Important Update from NH Community Behavioral Health Association. Impact of NH Budget on Community Mental Health Centers.

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 Click Here for Full Memorandum Statement

Notice to Former Residents of YDC/SYSC and Similar Facilities: You May Be Entitled to File a Claim With the YDC Settlement Fund

| Notice to Former Residents of YDC/SYSC and Similar Facilities: You May Be Entitled to File a Claim With the YDC Settlement Fund

The State of New Hampshire has created a fund to compensate former residents of YDC and similar facilities who were sexually or physically abused by or because of a staff member of the facility. Victims of sexual abuse may receive up to $1,500,000. Victims of physical abuse may receive up to $150,000.

The covered facilities are:

  • New Hampshire’s Youth Development Center (a/k/a the Sununu Youth Services Center)
  • The State Industrial School
  • The Philbrook School
  • The Tobey Special Education School
  • The Youth Services Center
  • And any other facility that housed adjudicated delinquent or pre-adjudication detained youth.

Claims can be filed beginning January 1, 2023. All claims must be postmarked or received no later than midnight on December 31, 2024. Former residents are not required to use the claims process and may choose to file a claim in a judicial or other forum.

If you have questions or would like to submit a claim, you can get more information and find the forms you need on the Administrator’s website, or by contacting the Administrator’s office:

John T. Broderick, Jr., Administrator
NH YDC Claims Office
PO Box 1930, Concord, NH 03302-1930
Website: www.YDCclaims.nh.gov
Fax: 603-798-3420 Telephone: 603-415-2136
The Administrator’s office can also assist in preparing claims or can refer you to volunteers who are willing to help.

View this document here.