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Drug and Mental Health Courts

Specialty court programs for non-violent offenders with substance abuse or mental health issues are available in various Superior and Circuit Court District Division locations in New Hampshire. These specialty courts combine community based treatment programs with strict court supervision and progressive incentives and sanctions.  By linking offenders to treatment services, the program aims to address offender's substance abuse and mental health issues that led to criminal behavior, thereby reducing recidivism, and protecting public safety. These specialty court programs are designed to promote compliance with treatment programs as an alternative to jail time.

Felony drug court programs for adult offenders are available in Grafton, Rockingham and Strafford Counties. A defendant who enters those drug court programs must reside in the County where drug court is offered, in addition to having committed the crime in that county.  The same provisions apply to Drug and Mental Health programs in the Circuit Court District Division.

Read about the impact of mental health court on reducing the jail population in Hillsborough County.

Read about the Drug Court program in Rockingham County
Read about Portsmouth Mental Health Court

Learn more about drug courts nationwide from the National Association of Drug Court Professionals.

Below please find a list of locations where drug courts and mental health courts are operational:
   

Brentwood
Mental Health Court

Nashua
Drug Court /juvenile offenders
Mental Health Court
Concord
Drug Court /juvenile offenders only
Mental Health Court
Portsmouth
Mental Health Court
Grafton
Adult Felony Drug Court
Mental Health Courts:
Lebanon
Littleton

Rockingham County
Adult Felony Drug Court

Hillsborough
Mental Health Courts:
Merrimack
Goffstown
Keene
Mental Health Court
Strafford
Adult Felony / Misdemeanor Drug Court
Laconia
Drug Court /juvenile offenders only
 
Manchester
Mental Health Court
 

 

 

Circuit Court District Division - Concord
32 Clinton Street
P.O. Box 3420
Concord, NH 03302-3420
Phone : (603) 271-6400

Brochure

Participant Manual

Pre-Screening Form

Referral / Application Form

Release of information for healthcare information and criminal history for eligibility screening

 

Circuit Court District Division -Brentwood
10 Route 125
Brentwood, NH
Phone : (603) 642-9173
 
Circuit Court District Division - Goffstown
329 Mast Road
Goffstown, NH 03045
Phone : (603) 627-2211
 
Grafton Superior Court
3785 Dartmouth College Highway
North Haverhill, NH 03774
Phone : (603) 787-6961
Drug Court Sentencing Program Application

Circuit Court District Division - Lebanon
38 Centerra Parkway
Lebanon, NH 03766-0247
Phone : (603) 643-3555

Circuit Court District Division - Littleton
134 Main Street
Littleton, NH 03561
Phone : (603) 444-7750

Halls of Hope Handbook
Halls of Hope Participant Application
Halls of Hope Referral Form
Halls of Hope Brochure

 

ASSERT Handbook
ASSERT Participant Application
ASSERT Referral Form

Circuit Court District Division - Keene
3 Washington Street
P.O. Box 364
Keene, NH 03431-0364
Phone : (603) 352-2559
 
Circuit Court District Division - Laconia
26 Academy Street
Laconia, NH 03247-3639
Phone : (603) 524-4128
 
Circuit Court District Division - Manchester
35 Amherst Street
Manchester, NH 03101
Phone : (603) 624-6510
 
Circuit Court District Division - Merrimack
4 Baboosic Lake Road
P.O. Box 324
Merrimack, NH 03054-0324
Phone : (603) 424-9916
 
Circuit Court District Division - Nashua
25 Walnut Street
P.O. Box 310
Nashua, NH 03061
Phone : (603) 880-3333
 
Circuit Court District Division - Portsmouth
111 Parrott Avenue
Portsmouth, NH 03801-4490
Phone : (603) 431-2192
 
Rockingham Superior Court
Rockingham County Courthouse
10 Route 125
Brentwood, NH
Mailing Address is : P.O. Box 1258, Kingston, NH 03848-1258
Phone : (603) 642-5256
Rockingham Policy and Procedure Manual
Participant Handbook
Acknowledgement and Waiver
Circuit Court District Division - Rochester
76 North Main Street 
Rochester, NH 03867-1905
Phone : (603) 332-3516
 
Strafford Superior Court
Strafford County Justice & Administration Building
259 County Farm Road
P.O. Box 799
Dover, NH 03820-0799
Phone : (603) 742-3065
http://www.co.strafford.nh.us/drug_court.aspx

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