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July 4th, 2024

CT moving toward peer-run respite centers

By Eileen Weber

Bill proposes community-based alternatives
Connecticut is considering legislation to provide...

February 5th, 2023

Mass. DOC, DOJ reach agreement on mental health reform

By Christina P. O'Neill

Massachusetts prisoners with behavioral health problems will receive heightened levels of care while in...

October 6th, 2022

Suicide prevention hotline launched across nation

By Andrew Cromarty

On July 16, the 988, the new three-digit national suicide prevention hotline launched in New England and across the nation. With mental health crises becoming increasingly...

October 4th, 2021

NH mobile crisis teams face staffing challenges

By New England Psychologist Staff

New Hampshire’s 10 community mental health centers have the funding to operate mobile crisis teams. That’s the good news. The bad news? They don’t have enough staff to...

November 5th, 2019

New bill proposes 988 as the national crisis number

By Margarita Tartakovsky, MS

November 4th, 2019

ACLU-NH lawsuit seeks due process for ER patients waiting for beds

By Catherine Robertson Souter

According to state law in New Hampshire, individuals held against their will because of a mental health crisis must be provided a hearing before a judge to determine if they...