Court-based treatment
Drug courts & mental health courts.
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Not in danger but facing charges related to mental health or substance use? A treatment court may be an option. Talk to your defense lawyer or ask the court. In immediate danger? Call 911. In crisis? Call or text 988.
Treatment courts across America
Patrick's Path™ lists New Hampshire in detail below because that's where we operate first. Treatment courts are nationwide: as of December 31, 2024, 4,276 treatment courts were operating across the United States, counted by the National Treatment Court Resource Center from state coordinators. Models include adult drug courts, mental-health courts, veterans treatment courts, family treatment courts, impaired-driving courts, juvenile drug courts and reentry courts.
- National Treatment Court Resource Center — Treatment Court Maps — an official, filterable map of treatment courts by court type, state and county.
- All Rise (National Association of Treatment Court Professionals) — how the treatment-court model works and state-level associations.
- U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs — Treatment Courts — federal overview of the more than 4,000 treatment courts nationwide.
Patrick's Path™ does not maintain a nationwide court directory. To find a treatment court outside New Hampshire, use the official map above, ask your defense attorney, or contact your state's treatment court coordinator. Eligibility rules are set by each county and state, not by this website.
How treatment courts work
New Hampshire's drug courts and mental health courts are problem-solving courts. They combine community-based treatment with court supervision, regular check-ins, and a system of rewards and sanctions. The goal is to address the substance-use or mental-health conditions behind the charges instead of jail or prison. Participation is voluntary.
- Drug court: supervised substance-use treatment. To enter a county's adult drug court, a person generally must live in — and be charged in — that county.
- Mental health court: a voluntary, judge-supervised treatment alternative for people with diagnosed mental-health conditions who are willing to engage in treatment. Teams include judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, mental-health professionals and probation officers.
- Veterans behavioral health track: a similar supervised track for veterans in several counties.
- Eligibility is decided by the court team — not by this website. Patrick's Path™ cannot refer you, decide eligibility, or contact a court for you.
Every treatment-court location in New Hampshire
Official list from the New Hampshire Judicial Branch, verified October 2026. Programs change — confirm with the court or the state office below.
Belknap County
Drug court — Belknap Superior Court
64 Court Street, Laconia, NH 03246
1-855-212-1234Mental health court — Belknap Superior Court
64 Court Street, Laconia, NH 03246
1-855-212-1234
Carroll County
Drug treatment court — Carroll County Courthouse
96 Water Village Road, Box 3, Ossipee, NH 03864
1-855-212-1234Mental health court — 3rd Circuit – District Division – Ossipee
96 Water Village Road, Box 2, Ossipee, NH 03864
Cheshire County
Adult felony drug court — Cheshire Superior Court
33 Winter Street, Suite 2, Keene, NH 03431
1-855-212-1234Mental health court — Cheshire Superior Court
33 Winter Street, Suite 2, Keene, NH 03431
1-855-212-1234
Coös County
No mental health court.
Drug treatment court — Coös Superior Court
55 School Street, Suite 301, Lancaster, NH 03584
1-855-212-1234
Grafton County
Adult felony drug court — Grafton Superior Court
3785 Dartmouth College Highway, North Haverhill, NH 03774
1-855-212-1234Mental health court (ASSERT) — Circuit Court District Division – Littleton
134 Main Street, Littleton, NH 03561
1-855-212-1234Mental health court & veterans track — Circuit Court District Division – Plymouth
26 Green Street, Plymouth, NH 03264
1-855-212-1234
Hillsborough County
Mental health court (Community Connections) — Circuit Court District Division – Manchester
35 Amherst Street, Manchester, NH 03101
1-855-212-1234Mental health court (Community Connections) — Circuit Court District Division – Nashua
30 Spring Street, Suite 101, Nashua, NH 03060
1-855-212-1234Mental health court (Community Connections) — Circuit Court District Division – Merrimack
4 Baboosic Lake Road, Merrimack, NH 03054-0324
Mental health court — Hillsborough County Superior Court North
300 Chestnut Street, Manchester, NH 03101
1-855-212-1234Adult drug court (recovery court) — Hillsborough County Superior Court North
300 Chestnut Street, Manchester, NH 03101
1-855-212-1234Adult drug court — Hillsborough County Superior Court South
30 Spring Street, Nashua, NH 03060
1-855-212-1234Veterans behavioral health track — Circuit Court District Division – Manchester
35 Amherst Street, Manchester, NH 03101
1-855-212-1234Veterans behavioral health track — Circuit Court District Division – Nashua
30 Spring Street, Suite 101, Nashua, NH 03060
1-855-212-1234
Merrimack County
Drug court — Merrimack Superior Court
5 Court Street, Concord, NH 03301
Mental health court — Circuit Court District Division – Concord
32 Clinton Street, P.O. Box 3420, Concord, NH 03302-3420
1-855-212-1234Veterans behavioral health track — Merrimack Superior Court
5 Court Street, Concord, NH 03301
Rockingham County
Adult felony drug court — Rockingham Superior Court, Rockingham County Courthouse
10 Route 125, Brentwood, NH · Mailing: P.O. Box 1258, Kingston, NH 03848-1258
1-855-212-1234Mental health court — Circuit Court District Division – Hampton
3 Timber Swamp Road, Hampton, NH 03842
1-855-212-1234Mental health court — Circuit Court District Division – Salem
35 Geremonty Drive, Salem, NH 03079
1-855-212-1234Veterans behavioral health track — Rockingham Superior Court, Rockingham County Courthouse
10 Route 125, Brentwood, NH
1-855-212-1234
Strafford County
Adult felony / misdemeanor drug court — Strafford Superior Court, Strafford County Justice & Administration Building
259 County Farm Road, Dover, NH 03820
1-855-212-1234Mental health court — Circuit Court District Division – Rochester
76 North Main Street, Rochester, NH 03867-1905
1-855-212-1234
Sullivan County
No drug court and no mental health court. Sullivan County's listed treatment program is the Family Treatment Court.
Family treatment court — Circuit Court Family Division – Claremont and Newport
55 Main Street, Newport, NH 03773-0581
1-855-212-1234
Official contact for all treatment courts: NH Office of Drug Offender Program — 1-855-212-1234, 1 Granite Place, Suite N400, Concord, NH 03301.
How to ask about eligibility
- Talk with your defense attorney — they can raise treatment court with the prosecution and the court.
- Call the state office at 1-855-212-1234 and ask for the program in your county.
- Read the participant handbook for your county's program on the Judicial Branch website before agreeing to participate.
Official sources
- NH Judicial Branch — Treatment Courts
- NH Judicial Branch — Treatment Court Locations
- NH Judicial Branch — Mental Health Court
Patrick's Path™ is not affiliated with the New Hampshire Judicial Branch and is not part of any court program. Locations were verified against the official Judicial Branch list in October 2026.