Five years later, children are still falling through the cracks

By: Ken Norton

Outlets: NH Bulletin

Published: April 9, 2026

Words: 998

Last Updated: 3 months, 3 weeks ago

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In February 2021, nearly 50 children were waiting in emergency rooms across New Hampshire for a psychiatric bed. They had nowhere to go — Hampstead Hospital, the state’s primary inpatient psychiatric facility for children, was overwhelmed. The pandemic had driven youth mental health needs to a crisis point, and the system had nothing left to catch these kids or support their families.

As the then-executive director of NAMI New Hampshire, I watched this unfold …

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