East Acres at Hampstead is New Hampshire's only psychiatric residential treatment facility that serves children and youth whose behavioral health needs cannot be met in a community setting and who require the highest level of residential treatment.
We welcome individuals from the ages of 5 to 21 who have severe emotional or behavioral challenges that require 24-hour care and therapy and who meet the eligibility criteria for our level of care.
We're located at East Acres at Hampstead Hospital. We provide a 12-bed psychiatric residential treatment facility that is an intensive therapeutic environment where individuals receive:
- Education and 24/7 treatment
- Service aligned with the core values of New Hampshire's system of care, which supports:
- Family-driven, youth-guided, community-based, trauma-informed, and culturally and linguistically competent services
- Support to meet patients' needs and prepare to successfully return to their community as fast as possible
- Trauma-informed psychiatric care
Learn more about our treatments and services.
Admissions process
- Youth needing residential treatment can access the Comprehensive Assessment for Treatment (CAT) process through the Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS), Bureau of Children’s Behavioral Health (BCBH) or, if already involved, through the Division for Children, Youth and Families.
- Youth who have received a "CAT" and recommendation for Level 5 residential treatment may be appropriate for admission.
- CATs are performed by Maximus on behalf of the DHHS.
- Following the CAT process, a youth’s case worker or coordinator can submit the Universal Residential Referral to Admissions at Hampstead Hospital for consideration.