CONCORD -- NAMI New Hampshire (National Alliance on Mental Illness) welcomes the news of the State of New Hampshire’s planned purchase of Hampstead Hospital. While the organization has many questions and looks forward to more details, it believes this is a significant step forward in addressing the current mental health crisis, which has hit youth and young adults especially hard during the pandemic.
Consistent with national data, New Hampshire youth and young adults are reporting significant increases in stress, anxiety, and depression. The number of youth experiencing a mental health crisis who are in need of inpatient mental health treatment has more than tripled since the start of the pandemic in March 2020. As of Oct. 14, there were 18 youth being boarded in emergency departments around the state, awaiting inpatient admission. The process of holding a young person in an emergency room, with minimal treatment, is traumatizing for youth and their families.
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