New Hampshire Department of Health & Human Services

The New Hampshire Department of Health & Human Services is a state agency of New Hampshire, headquartered in the Brown Building in Concord.[1]

Division of Juvenile Justice Services

The Division of Juvenile Justice Services (DJJS) operates juvenile correctional facilities.[2] The division has its headquarters in Manchester.[3]

The John H. Sununu Youth Services Center, located in Manchester,[4] is the agency's long-term treatment facility. The ribbon-cutting ceremony for the $29 million Sununu Youth Services Center was held on April 3, 2006. Sununu Youth Services Center holds children ages 13 through 17.[5] The Youth Detention Services Unit (YDSU) serves as the pretrial holding unit.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Contact Human Resources at Brown Building." New Hampshire Department of Health & Human Services. Retrieved on August 24, 2010.
  2. ^ "Division of Juvenile Justice Services." New Hampshire Department of Health & Human Services. Retrieved on August 24, 2010.
  3. ^ "Contact the Division for Juvenile Justice Services at Youth Services Ctr." New Hampshire Department of Health & Human Services. Retrieved on August 24, 2010.
  4. ^ Koziol, John. "Effort afoot to derail move to use old Laconia prison." The Citizen of Laconia. Friday May 7, 2010. Retrieved on August 24, 2010.
  5. ^ "Welcome to the Youth Services Center." New Hampshire Department of Health & Human Services. Retrieved on August 24, 2010.
  6. ^ "Welcome to Juvenile Justice Institutional Services." New Hampshire Department of Health & Human Services. Retrieved on August 24, 2010.

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