The Committee to Study Alternatives to the Continued Use of the Sununu Youth Services Center
Facility, HB 1743, Chapter 355:7, Laws of 2018, recommended the Child Advocate convene a
special working group to review the future direction and needs of the state in terms of
youth services including housing of troubled youth as well as treatment. This working group
should be composed of experts in the treatment and handling of troubled juveniles as well
as including both elected and appointed officials and members of the public. This working
group should develop a 10 year program model to modernize the state’s youth incarceration
program and facilities by studying the latest work of other states. Special emphasis on
the provision of treatment of all levels of care should be considered in addition to
ensuring adequate resources.
The Committee to Study Alternatives to the Continued Use of the Sununu Youth Services
Center Facility, HB 1743, Chapter 355:7, Laws of 2018