Urgent Action Needed on State Budget

Urge your representatives to vote ITL on the budget passed by House Finance!

Drastic funding cuts for NH’s mental health system are part of the budget passed by the House Finance Committee. These cuts threaten progress on the Mission Zero initiative to eliminate emergency department boarding and will deeply harm mental health in the Granite State.

The full House budget vote is on Thursday, April 10th. It is critical to contact your representatives NOW and ask them to VOTE ITL (Inexpedient to Legislate) on the budget passed by House Finance.

We need lawmakers to prioritize mental health in the state budget, including:

End Emergency Department Boarding

Oppose funding cuts to crisis stabilization, transitional housing, and landlord

incentives for people being discharged from NH Hospital.

Sustain Investment in the 10-Year Mental Health Plan

Reverse drastic funding cuts to the mental health system and crisis services.

Protect Medicaid

Stop proposed Medicaid rate cuts.

Eliminate proposed monthly premiums and increased co-pays.

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On April 10th, please vote ITL on the state budget as passed by the House Finance Committee!

I know this budget will hurt families like mine. Please support mental health, protect Medicaid, and end emergency department boarding by voting ITL on the state budget as passed by the House Finance Committee.

Contact Your Representatives Today!

Questions? Don't hesitate to reach out: advocacy@NAMINH.org

National Advocacy

Find opportunities to make your voice heard at the federal level!

New NAMI-Ipsos Poll Shows Strong Support for Medicaid

NAMI released a new poll this week that shows Americans are overwhelmingly opposed to slashing funding for Medicaid. This new research finds that seven in ten Americans, including a majority across party lines, disagree that Medicaid funding should be cut to reduce government spending, and nearly eight in 10 (78%) believe that Medicaid saves lives by helping people access mental health care. The poll also highlights widespread support for Medicaid, which 84% of Americans agree is an essential program for providing health care to vulnerable populations – with support high across the political spectrum.

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Call On Your Senators!

The Senate is considering a budget right now that could significantly cut Medicaid. They need to hear from you TODAY to protect Medicaid and protect mental health in the budget.

The House and Senate need to agree on a budget. Unfortunately, the House version of budget includes drastic funding cuts that would require deep cuts to Medicaid, leaving people with a mental health condition without access to the care they need to get and stay well.

We need your voice RIGHT NOW to urge your Senators to protect Medicaid and mental health!

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Has Medicaid Helped You?

Congress is considering major funding cuts to Medicaid. NAMI is working to make sure policymakers protect access to Medicaid.

Have you or someone you know been covered by Medicaid? Even if you have different insurance today, your experience can help show how important Medicaid is.

Tell policymakers why Medicaid is important to you and your community by sharing your story. NAMI will use these stories to show policymakers that Medicaid is so much more than money – it is a lifeline to over 78 million people across the country.

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Tell Congress: Stand up for SAMHSA

On March 27, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced plans to reorganize the agency and make major staff and structural changes that would impact our national efforts to address America’s mental health, suicide, and substance use crises.

NAMI is deeply concerned by the proposed plans that would change the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) as we know it and reduce our nation’s capacity to improve care for people with mental illness.

SAMHSA is the primary agency responsible for supporting efforts — like those in New Hampshire — that provide mental health and substance use treatment services, including education and training for the behavioral health workforce, prevention and early intervention programs, and the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Drastic changes to SAMHSA's structure and staffing threaten to disrupt the availability of these lifesaving resources.

On March 24, HHS also sent a letter to state behavioral health agencies that all COVID supplemental funds awarded by SAMHSA as a result of several pandemic-era legislation, like the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act (2020) and the American Rescue Plan Act (2021), were terminated effective that same evening. These grant funds originally expired September 30, 2025. We are hearing that as much as $1.3 billion in SAMHSA supplemental funds through the MH and SUD block grants is being cut — money already obligated.

Write your members of Congress TODAY to urge them to stop these changes and cuts to SAMHSA and save our bipartisan progress to help people affected by mental health conditions!