Credit Lynn Friedman / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 New Hampshire’s 10 community mental health centers continue to move forward with plans to enlarge emergency services, following the approval of increased funding at this week’s Executive Council meeting. Maggie Pritchard, the CEO of the Lakes Region Community Mental Health Center, says the opportunity to grow is incredibly exciting and daunting. It’s daunting because the center has struggled to fill open positions, like others in the state. Right now, the Lakes Region center has just under 30 positions open, and most are for clinical staff, according to Pritchard. Under the new contract, the organization will create six new transitional beds by next summer. Right now, Pritchard says that process involves researching potential locations, property availability and partnerships to start work.