Since the pandemic, many college students lost part-time jobs or funding sources from families that helped keep them financially solvent.

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Rise in food insecurity drives innovative strategies
The 364,040 people in Connecticut who face hunger —one in every 10 residents— are increasingly likely to find healthy selections at their local food pantries.
Surging behavioral health care needs for children put strain on school social workers
In Connecticut, as elsewhere across the country, the pandemic has exacerbated just how thin school-based social workers are stretched.
Targeting disparities in colorectal cancer screening
Black and Hispanic Connecticut residents lag behind their white age-eligible counterparts in having a potentially life-saving colonoscopy.
Pandemic fuels continued rise in STDs among youngest sexually active adolescents
Black teens are disproportionately affected — five to eight times greater than whites.
School-based health centers remain vital resource during pandemic
Connecticut’s school-based health centers have become a critical health care delivery option for children who have limited access.
Most OB-GYN practices fall short in caring for women with disabilities
Over the past 20 years, Connecticut women with cognitive or physical disabilities have found their way to the Gaylord Specialty Healthcare’s Gynecological Clinic for Women with Disabilities in Wallingford. There, obstetrician-gynecologist Anna Tirado provides routine and preventive gynecological care to disabled women.