State senators keep wraparound mental health initiative alive

By: William Skipworth

Outlets: NH Bulletin

Published: May 15, 2026

Words: 854

Last Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago


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After the New Hampshire House sidelined an effort to require private insurers to cover wraparound mental health services, the Senate made a last ditch effort to keep it alive.

Senate Bill 498 would’ve required insurance companies to cover a state-run program called FAST Forward that offers wraparound services — a more holistic form of mental health treatment that seeks to connect disparate and complicated social services and care programs — for New Hampshire children. …

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