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State reports progress under 10-year mental health plan; youth residential placements and ED waits trend downward
Summary
DHHS presented its annual implementation update: community-based children's services have grown, residential placement counts declined from 360 to 296 in a recent point-in-time, certified community behavioral health clinics expanded, and the statewide crisis system (Mission 0) reduced emergency-department boarding.
DHHS officials presented the annual implementation update for New Hampshire's 10-year mental health plan on Oct. 24, reporting measurable progress across children's and adult services while flagging persistent staffing and capacity issues.
Daryl Tenney, Bureau Chief for Children's Behavioral Health, said prevention and early intervention programs (including Fast Forward, Early Childhood Wraparound and Transitional Enhanced Care Coordination) have grown and have collectively served more than 2,700 children and youth since inception. Tenney said those community programs aim to reduce need for higher levels…
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