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Stories about child protection, mental health and addiction, developmental disabilities, and other vulnerable populations.
Training mandates mulled for homemaker companion workers
Under the proposal, new employees at homemaker companion companies in CT would have to complete 10 hours of training on a variety of topics.
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Lamont, lawmakers to extend CT fund to counter federal cutbacks
CT still has $330 million to supplement programs affected by Washington’s cuts to human services. The money will be available until July.
Amid child care crisis, CT tries new source of funding: employers
Advocates framed the Tri-Share model as an investment for CT employers to improve child care affordability while boosting retention and more.
ABLE CT program expanded to disabled veterans, others
The ABLE CT program will allow more people with disabilities in CT to save money without jeopardizing their access to benefits.
Report: Federal cuts deepening food insecurity in Connecticut
CT plans to spend roughly $27.6 million more on food insecurity through FY27, but federal spending could drop $180 million over that time.
Autopsy confirms ‘Mimi’ Torres-García’s cause of death was starvation
The autopsy confirmed the 11-year-old’s death was caused by child abuse and starvation. She weighed only 27 pounds, the report said,
Whiplash in CT as Trump administration reverses mental health, addiction cuts
One CT provider was scrambling to avoid layoffs when the Trump administration reversed its cuts to mental health, addiction services grants.
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