After the New Hampshire Senate passed a bipartisan bill aimed at strengthening oversight of care for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in the state, the House is preparing to vote on the legislation, which was introduced as a response to reports of abuse, neglect, and untimely deaths. The bill targets the state’s developmental disability […]

Twenty-five people died within New Hampshire’s intellectual and developmental disability care system in the final six months of 2025, according to newly obtained documents. Additionally, there were at least 81 founded instances of abuse, neglect, or exploitation during that time in the system, the documents show. The Bulletin obtained the documents Thursday through an open […]

Following high-profile reports of abuse, neglect, and untimely deaths, a bipartisan group of New Hampshire state senators have proposed legislation aimed at protecting people with disabilities in state care from future abuse and neglect. “This is a very vulnerable community, some of the most vulnerable people that are living amongst us,” Sen. David Rochefort, a […]