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“We know that anxiety, stress and depression, particularly among young people, are at an all-time high, having been exacerbated by the global pandemic,” Dartmouth College President Sian Leah Beilock said in her inaugural address on Friday.
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State health officials outlined in more detail how they plan to eliminate waitlists for inpatient mental health care, as they face a court-imposed deadline of May 2024.
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The new law is intended to make it easier for people to get insurance coverage for crisis care immediately, outside the emergency room, without having to wait for an insurance company’s approval.
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The governor had criticized the board for failing to implement a 2021 law creating several new license types.
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Farm Strong NH initiative distributed all funds months early due to high demand
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Earlier this year, a federal judge gave the state of New Hampshire a year to cease holding psychiatric patients in hospital emergency rooms, a practice known as “ER boarding.”
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The company has faced scrutiny over the past year, as an NHPR investigation corroborated multiple allegations of sexual misconduct made against its founder and former owner. Its new CEO said they have a “zero tolerance policy” for harassment, and they’ve “really turned the page from prior ownership.”
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Recent infusions of federal funding have supported new and planned services in the state, but high demand and staff shortages have forced some families to wait months for care.
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The display shares the stories of people living successfully with mental illness, including three from New Hampshire.
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State health officials said the 12-bed facility, now called East Acres at Hampstead, is expected to welcome its first overnight patients Tuesday.