This project was completed in June 2024 and these resources are no longer updated.
Building Treatment and Recovery Services for NH's Youth and Young Adults
Creating Connections NH is a system of care for youth and young adults (ages 12–25) who experience substance use disorder (SUD) or SUD with co-occurring mental health disorders (SUD COD). Creating Connections NH is implemented by the NH Bureau for Children’s Behavioral Health within the NH Department of Health and Human Services, in collaboration with the Institute on Disability at UNH and community-based providers and peer support organizations.
About the Project
Project Goals
- Design and provide training and supports to deliver developmentally appropriate, research-based screening and brief intervention.
- Provide training for implementation of research-based assessments, including the CANS (Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths Checklist) to guide treatment planning.
- Design and provide training for implementation of developmentally-appropriate research-based treatment services consistent with System of Care values and principles and ASAM continuum of care, including training in the Seven Challenges, Motivational Interviewing, Care Coordination, Family- and Youth-Driven Wraparound, RENEW, Medication Assisted Treatment, Recovery Coaching, and other evidence-based practices.
- Identify critical barriers in state and federal licensing policies, rules, and regulations that interfere with the development of high quality assessment, treatment, and recovery services for youth and young adults with SUD or SUD/COD.
Partner Agencies
- Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT)
- NH Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors Association
- NH Alcohol and Drug Treatment Locator
- NH Bureau of Children's Behavioral Health
- NH Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Services
- NH Center for Excellence
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
- The Seven Challenges
- Youth M.O.V.E. NH
Evaluation
Evaluation for Creating Connections NH is being conducted by the Human Services Research Institute.
- Creating Connections NH - FFY 2020 Evaluation Report - February 2021
- Creating Connections NH - State-Level Data - February 7, 2019
- Creating Connections NH - Logic Model
