State of New Hampshire - Reclaiming Futures of New Hampshire

Reclaiming Futures of New Hampshire was one of the original 10 projects funded by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to help teens in trouble with drugs, alcohol and crime. We partnered with the courts, treatment facilities, juvenile justice system, and community to bring about these changes.

It is estimated that over half of the youth involved with New Hampshire's juvenile justice system also have a problem with substance abuse. Nearly 95 percent of young people entering the Youth Development Center, New Hampshire's juvenile detention facility, report they have used alcohol or other drugs. It is estimated that more than 2,000 young offenders have alcohol or drug problems, yet fewer than 500 have access to services to treat these problems.

Reclaiming Futures New Hampshire helped courts and communities respond to this problem in the four communities of Nashua, Concord, Plymouth and Belknap County in the following ways.

• Ensuring teens in trouble were quickly and accurately identified and provided with quality substance abuse treatment
• Used a system of care that recognizes and develops the youth’s strengths and involves the community in the process
• Served as a mentor to other communities in the state that need a new and more effective model
• Consulted on the expansion of drug court statewide

Our partners
Laconia Family Division Court
Plymouth Family Division Court
Concord Family Division Court
Nashua District Court
NH Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Services
Boys & Girls Club of Greater Nashua
Child and Family Services of New Hampshire
Communities for Alcohol- and Drug-Free Youth (CADY)
Concord Substance Abuse Coalition (CSAC)
Division for Juvenile Justice Services
New Hampshire District Court and Family Division
New Futures
The Youth Council

Contact: Raymond Bilodeau
Address: New Hampshire Family Division
Office of the Administrative Judge
P.O. Box 389
Concord, NH 03302-0389
Phone: 603-271-6418
Email: Rbilodeau@courts.state.nh.us