Program Area

Funding History

Governor request

As passed by House and Senate

Prevention and family support programs

Diversion incentive funds targeted at reducing child abuse and neglect and juvenile delinquency.

(would be organization code 5857 – 073)

In FY 2010, programs served approximately 105,700 children.

Fiscal 2009 actual: $3.6M

FY 2010 actual: $2.3M

Original FY 2011 appropriation was $2.4M; reduced by SSHB 1 to $1.5M

$0

$0

Eliminate core funding for family resource centers. 12 family resources centers each receive $10,000 in general support to provide basic operational funding.

( organization code 5847-527)

$120,000/year

$0

$0

Voluntary services for families identified as at risk for abuse or neglect. Some families that would otherwise have received voluntary services will end up in the court system because of abuse or neglect that could have been prevented through voluntary services.

organization code 5855

$1.256M/year total funds

$0

$0

Targeted Case Management for Developmental Disabilities, including Partners in Health helping families with seriously, chronically ill children to navigate the health and social service systems; TCM is low cost, low frequency service which assists with access to medical, social, and educational services such as: housing, medical, SSI or SSDI and coordination of employment or vocational supports. Partners in Health serves over 1000 families a year.

organization code 7100

$3.4M total funds/year

$3.4M total funds/year

$3.4M total funds/year

 DCYF/DJJ Purchased Services (abused/neglected children; CHINS; delinquent youth)

CHINS

The House eliminated CHINS completely; the final budget proposal redefines CHINS; each youth must receive prior approval from DHHS before a CHINS petition may be filed.

The plan allows DHHS to serve some number of youth, more than 50 but perhaps as few as 100. At any one time there are approximately 450 CHINS; 1,000 annually being served.

organization code 5855

Approximately $8.8M/year

$5.8M total funds

$4M total funds 2012

$4.9M total funds 2013

Eliminate adoption subsidies for new families. There are as many as 60 families a year who would no longer be able to obtain help in meeting the costs of adopting a child from DCYF.

organization code 5855.

Approximately $573,000/year total funds for new families

$573,000 total funds/yr

See below

Decrease adoption subsidies for families already receiving subsidy to the general foster care rate.

Senate allows subsidies sufficient to comply with federal law.

It is unclear how many children will be affected until DCYF implements the new law. Currently, there are approximately 1130 children receiving subsidies, with approximately 60 being added each year.

organization code 5855

Approximately $1.6M/year in payments that exceed the general rate.

$1.6M total funds/yr

$800,000 total funds in 2012

$700,000 total funds in 2013

 Division of Family Assistance & DCYF

(TANF and supports for low income working families)

Reduce funding for child care scholarship assistance that helps working parents afford child care. Waiting list for child care, which had been eliminated earlier this year, will be re-established. As many as 2200 children will be placed on the waiting list by the end of the fiscal year.

organization code 6148

SFY 2011  Adj. Auth.  $36,563,000

$33.5M total funds/year

$28.3M total funds 2012

$28.4M total funds 2013

TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) Include SSI income in determining eligibility for families on TANF) Families affected would see support decrease by as much as $600/month. 1,136 families who have a disabled family member and receive Supplemental Security Income, or SSI, and TANF, as of July 1st they will no longer be considered poor enough to qualify for TANF and their cases will close. Another 420 families will see a cut in their monthly checks by as much as $600; half their income.

$9,091,000/year total funds

$9,091,000/

year reduction in total funds

$9,091,000/yr reduction in total funds

Eliminate TANF unemployed parent program . Approx. 250 families (500 children) who have exhausted their unemployment will lose TANF (average TANF grant is approx. $600/month). Only single-parent families will remain eligible for TANF.

$1,756,000 GF/year

$1,756,000 General Funds/year

$0

Health, Behavioral Health, Alcohol & Substance Prevention & Treatment

Eliminate the state’s partnership with NH Healthy Kids Corp to administer the state’s CHIP program (Healthy Kids Silver). DHHS staff would assume responsibilities now being done by Healthy Kids.

Senate version of HB 2 Removes responsibility for administration of the state children's health insurance program from the statutory duties of the New Hampshire healthy kids corporation, contingent on implementation of a Medicaid managed care model by the department of health and human services.

Alcohol prevention and treatment funding through the Governor’s Commission

eliminates 100% of state funding for 30 community-based prevention programs and will:

• Eliminate prevention services to 20,000 children and youth and 11,434 elders;
• Dismantle the community-based prevention infrastructure that is responsible for a 23.8% reduction in underage drinking since 2001;
• Result in increased rates of alcohol and other drug use and abuse;  and
• Cause program closures and the loss of as many as 50 jobs.

 reduces state funding for alcohol and other drug treatment and will:

• Eliminate access to treatment services to at least 1000 New Hampshire residents suffering with addictive disorders and delay access to treatment for many others;
• Dramatically downsize the already inadequate system of treatment for alcohol and other drug addiction;
• Result in increased health care costs and expensive emergency room and correctional system costs; and

organization code 1388 – 102

Orig. FY 09 appn: $5.6M,  reduced to $4.1M through Executive Order

FY 2010 actual:   $3.8M

FY 2011 adj. auth:   $3.7M

$3.2M General Funds 2012

$3.1M General Funds 2013

$1.7M FY 2012

$1.5M FY 2013

Child Health Services providing primary care health services to 1400 children in Manchester.

organization code 5194 – 102

SFY 2011 Adj. Authorized: $75,000

$75,000/year total funds

$75,000/year

Family Planning

(Family Planning receives a mix of state and federal funds; this document tracks only the state general funds) 13,738 citizens  with incomes under 100%  of poverty received services funded by 100% Family Planning funds in New Hampshire in 2010. 21,370 citizens whose incomes are less than 250% of poverty received services.

Organization code 5530

SFY 10/11: $953,934 General Funds

Proposed SFY 2012:;$957,012 Gen Funds

Proposed SFY 2013: $957,015 Gen Funds

$821,079 General Funds 2012

$690,740 General Funds 2013

$410,079 General Funds 2012

$344,740 General Funds 2013

Reduce number of children served by community mental health centers by 3,500 children

Partial restoration in Senate under a behavioral health managed care plan to be implemented

HB 2, sections 16-20; 24; 358

SFY 2010: $97.9M total funds

SFY 2011 adj. auth: $93.4M total funds

including services to children and adults

$107.8M total funds 2012

107.1M total funds 2013

including services to children and adults

$97.4M total funds 2012

$98.7M total funds 2013

including services to children and adults

STD treatment and prevention

(STD receives a mix of state and federal funds; this document tracks only the state general funds)

In FY 2010,

• 6,127 clients were served in the STD clinics and provided screening, testing, treatment and education on risk reduction.
• 4,918 HIV tests were conducted

• 382 clients were referred and interviewed for identification of sexual partners

Organization code 2227

SFY 2010: $137,179 General Funds

SFY 2011 adj. auth: $313,773 General Funds

$344,141 General Funds 2012

$343,961 General Funds 2013

$0 General Funds

 Legal Services, Domestic Violence, Miscellaneous

Staff cuts at DCYF & DJJ

HB 2, sec. 42

Mandates 2% reduction in field staff without specifying only DCYF and DJJ.

Eliminate public funding for parents attorneys in abuse and neglect cases

HB 2, sec. 77

$0

$0

Reduce general funds for domestic violence program

 organization code 6040

SFY 2010 $350,544 (General Funds)

SFY 2011 adj. auth. $318,725 (General Funds)

$302,725/year General Funds

$2,725/year

General Funds

(an additional $150,000 in Federal Funds from TANF to be used to fund at the House level)

New Hampshire Legal Assistance

Org code. 1098

$1,740,000/year

$1,653,000/yr

$700,000/yr