Grading the States 2009 Report Card: New Hampshire

In 2006, New Hampshire’s mental health care system received a grade of D. This came as a surprise to many, who had long considered the state a frontrunner nationally. Three years later, the state receives a C, but budget shortfalls threaten to undo this modest advance. Full narrative (PDF).

Grades by Category Detailed Score Card (PDF)

Health Promotion and Measurement: C 25% of Total Grade
Basic measures, such as the number of programs delivering evidence-based practices, emergency room wait-times, and the quantity of psychiatric beds by setting.
Financing & Core Treatment/Recovery Services: C 45% of Total Grade
A variety of financing measures, such as whether Medicaid reimburses providers for all, or part of evidence-based practices; and more.
Consumer & Family Empowerment: D 15% of Total Grade
Includes measures such as consumer and family access to essential information from the state, promotion of consumer-run programs, and family and peer education and support.
Community Integration and Social Inclusion: D 15% of Total Grade
Includes activities that require collaboration among state mental health agencies and other state agencies and systems.

Innovations

Telemedicine
Statewide planning process based on collaboration and inclusion
"In Shape" proactive, preventative self-care model

Urgent Needs

Inpatient beds
Housing
Reduce mental health workforce shortage
Jail diversion programs

Additional Information and Resources

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Grading the States 2006 Report Card: New Hampshire

"My daughter was released from a psychiatric hospital—it was six weeks before she could begin her community-based appointments with psychiatrists and talk therapists. A lot of ground was lost."