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Oct 11, 2008 | Giving Matters

Robert Bolton was admitted to a nursing home in 2007, but after a hospitalization, the nursing home would not take him back. His wife called New Hampshire Legal Assistance for help.

A New Hampshire doctor has developed a system to keep track of the number of CAT scans patients receive.

A new report says that New Hampshire's mental health system is broken. It also suggests a new ten-year overhaul plan. We’ll look at the state of our mental health system and how it and why it went downhill.

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