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Our CARES program partners with New Hampshire's  Medicaid managed care organizations  to provide short-term

intensive home-based interventions to proactively reduce crisis situations, prevent emergency department visits

and shorten inpatient hospitalization stays.   

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Our experienced team of behavioral health clinicians will engage youth and families in the treatment process in 

order to create a plan that is individualized, holistic and trauma-informed. Youth and families will receive daily

wraparound support services provided by a multi-disciplinary team. Our clinicians utilize a strength-based

approach that is grounded in evidence based practices.

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Admission Criteria

Youth ages 5-18 with mental health diagnoses, intellectual and developmental disabilities, traumatic brain injury, substance abuse disorder or post-traumatic stress disorder. Individuals must:

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•  Be a member of NH WellSense Plan, NH Healthy Families or Amerihealth Caritas NH.

•  Show deterioration in functioning from baseline.

•  Be at risk for placement in an acute inpatient setting or residential treatment facility.

•  Be able to safely return home with intervention and support.

•  Family is agreeable to engagement and supports for up to 14 days.

•  Exhibit no suicidal or homicidal ideation at the time of the referral.

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Referrals and Admission

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Please send referrals to CARES@lifeconnectionsusa.org

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A clinician will contact you to schedule an intake with 24 hours upon receipt of referral.  

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