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Lawmakers hear growth in children’s community services and concerns over resource center cut and residential counts
Summary
State officials told the House Finance Committee that community children’s behavioral health services have expanded steadily, while a state resource center required by RSA 135‑F is not funded in the governor’s budget and residential placement counts remain high.
State officials briefed the House Finance Committee on Feb. 27 about children’s behavioral health programs, describing steady growth in community‑based services while noting continuing need for residential capacity and workforce supports.
Katia Fox, director of the Division for Behavioral Health, told legislators that community programs such as Fast Forward (for ages 5–21) and Early Childhood Wraparound (birth to 5) have shown steady increases in enrollments and referrals. Fox said Fast Forward grew from pilot counts of about eight participants in July 2022 to roughly 63 enrollments by January 2025, a pattern the division said indicates…
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