CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - New Hampshire health officials are seeking input on whether the state needs a residential treatment facility for youth with mental health and addiction issues.
The Department of Health and Human Services has issued a request for information about the opportunities and challenges associated with establishing a psychiatric facility that would provide the highest level of care next to an acute psychiatric hospital.
The state’s only youth drug and alcohol treatment center closed last month after a spate of non-fatal overdoses.
Republican Gov. Chris Sununu says a new facility would ensure that young people struggling with addiction, mental illness or both get the right level of care in a safe environment.
The deadline for submitting information is Feb. 24.
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