Connecticut needs to expand its use of drug courts to make sure people can access treatment for substance-use disorder.
Student Voice
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Student Voice is an important part of that effort.
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Student athletes shouldn’t play through mental pain
College athletes are required to go to practice, to lift and to do study hours. It’s time we added weekly one-on-one mental health counseling.
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We must make sure children cannot access opioids
Opioids provide effective pain management for serious conditions, but we must make sure that children cannot access them.
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Teachers – underpaid and under-appreciated
Students like me are turning away from the profession of teaching because of low pay and a lack of respect.
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Connecticut’s nursing shortage is all about pay rates
Before Connecticut can recruit more nurses, health systems here have to match the pay rates of neighboring states.
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Unions can help bring economic, social change
Unions are a great opportunity for the general population of workers to come together and demand what they deserve.
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Giving back after getting shot
Gun violence in Connecticut’s cities too often goes ignored, and its victims get little help to rebuild their lives.
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Schools should save students from drugs, not shame them
Educators must identify and work to help students who may be struggling with drug use issues, instead of excluding them.
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The case for banning cellphones in the classroomÂ
When kids disconnect from their devices, they can focus, learn and connect with each other. More schools need to make this happen.
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Narcan access is a lifeline. CT needs to recognize that.
Narcan, also known as naloxone, can save lives. CT must make the medication, and training on how to use it, affordable and accessible.
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To cut the death toll from opioids, Connecticut needs safe-use sites
Where safe drug-use sites have been implemented, they are saving lives. Connecticut should learn that lesson.
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The Kids Online Safety Act is still dangerous
Regulating content on the internet won’t be solved by a flawed act that allows censorship of important information.
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Schools must act to keep students safe from fentanyl
As a community we must care for our young people and give them the best opportunity to come out of the fentanyl epidemic alive.
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Back the 28th amendment on gun safety
The nation can take steps toward a safer future by learning from states like California and Connecticut, which have robust firearm regulations and low gun death rates.
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A mental healthcare treatment frontier: AI
Although they do not offer a perfect solution to the current mental health crisis, AI chatbots can augment care and act as an accessible treatment tool.
