State to hold virtual info session on planned forensic psychiatric hospital

CONCORD — The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Administrative Services and New Hampshire Hospital officials will hold the third information session to provide updates on the proposal to build a secure forensic hospital adjacent to New Hampshire Hospital.

In New Hampshire, there is no facility appropriate for treating acute mental illness for forensic patients, including people who are civilly committed for treatment. Construction of a forensic psychiatric hospital adjacent to New Hampshire Hospital will create a setting that will allow for skilled psychiatric treatment in a safe, secure and therapeutic environment for forensic patients. The state intends to construct a facility for 24 beds.