NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE IS REQUESTING FY 2025 RSAT FUNDING TO EXPAND TREATMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS IN CORRECTIONAL SETTINGS AND TO IMPROVE THEIR TRANSITION BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY. ALTHOUGH OVERDOSE DEATHS IN THE STATE HAVE DECLINED IN RECENT YEARS, SUPPORTED BY STRONGER PRESCRIPTION MONITORING, BROADER NALOXONE ACCESS, AND AN IMPROVED CRISIS-RESPONSE SYSTEM, SIGNIFICANT GAPS REMAIN. MANY RURAL AREAS STILL LACK SUFFICIENT TREATMENT CAPACITY, STAFFING SHORTAGES CONTINUE TO LIMIT SERVICE AVAILABILITY, AND INDIVIDUALS OFTEN EXPERIENCE DISRUPTIONS IN ACCESS TO TREATMENT AFTER RELEASE. THESE CHALLENGES PLACE INDIVIDUALS REENTERING FROM INCARCERATION AT ESPECIALLY HIGH RISK OF OVERDOSE, HIGHLIGHTING THE NEED FOR STABLE IN-CUSTODY TREATMENT AND COORDINATED SUPPORT AS THEY RETURN TO THEIR COMMUNITIES. RSAT FUNDING WILL SUPPORT PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE STRUCTURED SERVICES SUCH AS ASSESSMENTS, COUNSELING, DRUG TESTING, TREATMENT, AND COMPREHENSIVE REENTRY PLANNING. THESE INITIATIVES REFLECT THE PROGRAM'S CORE GOALS: EXPANDING ACCESS TO EFFECTIVE TREATMENT INSIDE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES, STRENGTHENING CONTINUITY OF CARE DURING THE TRANSITION BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY, AND IMPROVING SYSTEM RESPONSIVENESS TO CHANGING SUBSTANCE-USE TRENDS AND TREATMENT NEEDS. THROUGH THESE EFFORTS, NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AIMS TO ENHANCE TREATMENT QUALITY, ADDRESS GAPS IN POST-RELEASE CARE, AND BETTER RESPOND TO THE EVOLVING CHALLENGES FACED BY INDIVIDUALS WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS IN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM.