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Senate hearing covers extension of ACEs pilot: $150,000/year sought to sustain child-parent psychotherapy and support Family Resource Centers
Summary
Senate Bill 238 would extend a 2022 pilot that funds Child Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) and Family Resource Centers; proponents asked for $150,000 per year for CPP training and infrastructure and described outcomes and utilization figures from the pilot.
Senator David Lang, prime sponsor of Senate Bill 238, told the committee the bill seeks to extend an adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) prevention and treatment pilot that was established by 2022’s Senate Bill 444 and set to end July 1, 2025. Lang said supporters are seeking $150,000 per year for 2026 and 2027 to sustain training and workforce development for Child Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) services.
Dr. Cassie Ackley and Deli Champagne of the Center for Trauma Responsive Practice Change testified in support and described CPP as an evidence-based therapy for caregivers with children aged 0–6. Ackley said CPP has served more than 1,000 children in New Hampshire since the program began, and that CPP “has a gold standard, evidence based, for reducing child maltreatment by 65 percent,” and that…
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