Oversight & ethics enforcementPhysical & psychological abuseHealth & social services
New Hampshire records show continued abuse and neglect reports in state disability care system in early 2026
Confidence: Alleged · 2 sourcesNew Hampshire · Oct 13, 2026
Subject of this story
New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
Also named
Advocate
Disability Rights Center-NH
What happened
Public-records data obtained by the New Hampshire Bulletin show 280 reports of abuse, neglect or exploitation in the state's developmental disability system from January through June 2026. State investigators deemed 75 credible (21 abuse, 53 neglect, 1 exploitation), and for 88 the investigation was still incomplete when the records were released. The records list 30 deaths in that period. An earlier Bulletin analysis of January 2023 through June 2025 found 1,405 complaints, 467 deemed credible; New Hampshire Public Radio, citing state records, reported 119 deaths in the system over that period.
Sources (2)
India TVAccording to the records, there were 280 reports made to the state regarding abuse, neglect, or exploitation in the system from January through June 2026.
New Hampshire Public RadioAdditionally, state records show 119 people died in New Hampshire's intellectual and developmental disability system from January 2023 through the first six months of 2025.
Response
New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
Statement given
Contacted and responded — exact wording not on record.
What happened next (0)
No outcome recorded yet.