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NH Community Behavioral Health Association

Representing community-based mental health centers across New Hampshire

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April 9, 2026

North Country health center CEO says new rural health funds not enough to counteract Medicaid cuts

New Hampshire Bulletin – April 9, 2026 By WILLIAM SKIPWORTH Edward Shanshala, CEO of Ammonoosuc Community Health Services, said when Congress passed its massive tax cuts and spending law last […]

Article by Erin Meagher / Featured, Rural Health Transformation

March 25, 2026

Council Approves GO-NORTH Contract for Mental Health

inDepthNH – March 25, 2026 By PAULA TRACY CONCORD — The fifth and final contract, this one for mental health, for the Governor’s Office of New Opportunities & Rural Transformational […]

Article by Erin Meagher / Featured, Rural Health Transformation

March 17, 2026

Executive Council approves first contracts for NH rural health program after calls for scrutiny

New Hampshire Bulletin – March 17, 2026 By WILLIAM SKIPWORTH After temporarily putting the brakes on the contracts to allow for heavier scrutiny, the New Hampshire Executive Council approved roughly $130 million […]

Article by Erin Meagher / Featured, Rural Health Transformation

March 4, 2026

$773M for NH rural health care contracts tabled

Union Leader – March 4, 2026 By KEVIN LANDRIGAN The Executive Council voted to table $773 million in contracts for a new rural health initiative over concerns about bypassing council […]

Article by Erin Meagher / Featured, Rural Health Transformation

March 2, 2026

NH to issue $641M in first contracts for rural health initiative

Union Leader – March 2, 2026 By KEVIN LANDRIGAN The state’s new rural health initiative proposes to award its first contracts worth $641 million over the next five years to […]

Article by Erin Meagher / Featured, Rural Health Transformation

February 4, 2026

Opinion: A path forward for New Hampshire’s mental health crisis

Concord Monitor – February 4, 2026 By PATRICIA CARTY, CYNTHIA WHITAKER, AND LORI SHIBINETTE Mental health and substance use challenges have reached crisis levels across New Hampshire. Emergency departments are […]

Article by Erin Meagher / Featured, mental health, Rural Health Transformation, Workforce

How to Reach NHCBHA

Please be aware this is an administrative office. If you are seeking services, please go to the Find a Mental Health Center page.

1 Pillsbury Street, Suite 200
Concord, NH 03301
Tel: 603-225-6633
Email: info@helmsco.com

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If you or someone you care about is having a mental health or substance use crisis, you can call and speak to our trained and caring staff.

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