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 […]
A state committee tasked with evaluating New Hampshire’s disability care system has launched a formal review and scheduled a series of public meetings to discuss the system in the wake of reports of systemic abuse and neglect. In New Hampshire, people with intellectual and developmental disabilities are entitled to care services paid for and overseen […]
ABLE NH, a New Hampshire-based disability advocacy organization, is planning a vigil on the State House lawn in Concord Saturday to honor people who died within New Hampshire’s intellectual and developmental disability care system. In November, the Bulletin published a series of articles uncovering systemic abuse and neglect — sometimes fatal — occurring in New […]
The Bulletin’s William Skipworth has won a Collier Spotlight award for his three-part report on abuse and neglect in New Hampshire’s intellectual and developmental disability care system. Skipworth’s series, “A System of Harm,” was the culmination of a monthslong investigation, through interviews, court filings, law enforcement documents, and state records, into systemic failures of oversight […]
State Sen. David Rochefort, a Littleton Republican, said he and the state’s legislative staff are in the process of drafting a bill aimed at addressing systemic abuse and neglect issues in New Hampshire intellectual and developmental disability care system. In November, the Bulletin published a series of articles outlining abuse and neglect — sometimes fatal […]
The Disability Rights Center-NH has launched an investigation into New Hampshire’s disability care system following a series of articles published by the Bulletin earlier this month, the agency said Monday. The Bulletin’s reporting uncovered systemic abuse and neglect, sometimes fatal, within the state’s intellectual and developmental disability care system. From January 2023 through June 2025, […]