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Clients of Mental Health Centers and Area Agencies for Developmental Services:

Your Rights and How to Protect Them

Do you know what your rights are? Do you know what procedures are set up by the state to protect your rights? Here are some links to information you can use. If you are having a problem filing a complaint against a mental health center or area agency and you need information or help, call the DRC at 1-800-834-1721 or email us at advocacy@drcnh.org.

• Frequently Asked Questions: When you have a complaint about your community mental health center or area agency
• He-M 309, He-M 310, and and He-M 311: New Hampshire's rules on your rights as a person receiving mental health or developmental services in the community or at New Hampshire Hospital (scroll down to the right section)
• He-M 202: Developmental Services and Community Mental Health Centers: New Hampshire's rules on procedures to protect your rights (scroll down through He-M 201 to get to He-M 202)
• He-M 609: New Hampshire's rules for Conditional Discharge (scroll down to the right section)
• Thinking of filing an APPEAL of a decision by a DHHS department, including mental health centers and area agencies? The DHHS Administrative Appeals Unit has information on the web, including general information and FAQs about administrative appeals.
• New Hampshire Hospital is accredited by the JCAHO - Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. Report a complaint to JCAHO.

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