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Children’s Mental Health

Considered one of the top issues of the 2022 legislative session, the children’s mental health crisis in Connecticut and elsewhere has spurred several proposals now under consideration by lawmakers.

A sign on The Village for Families and Children directs traffic toward the newly opened urgent crisis center.
Posted inHealth

Urgent centers for kids’ mental health crises open in CT

Avatar photo by Ginny Monk August 2, 2023 @ 4:03 pmAugust 2, 2023 @ 4:04 pm

The four centers are in Hartford, New Haven, Waterbury and New London, officials said Wednesday. They’re open for walk-in, outpatient care.

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CT Senate passes Democratic priority bill on kids’ mental health

Avatar photo by Ginny Monk May 18, 2023 @ 7:43 pmMay 19, 2023 @ 9:05 am

The wide-ranging bill deals with issues including access to mental health care, education, and libraries, among other things.

Rep. Jeff Currey, who serves as the chair of the Education Committee, was joined by Rep. Kathleen McCarty and members of the Connecticut Education Association Tuesday morning. The group spoke about prioritizing solutions toward teacher shortages, student mental health and funding throughout Connecticut school districts.
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Legislators expected to focus on children’s mental health

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Ginny Monk and Jessika Harkay January 11, 2023 @ 4:46 pmJanuary 11, 2023 @ 5:24 pm

CT lawmakers plan to focus on mental health and other issues including more support for educators and preventing sex crimes against children.

A sign with painted handprints on it, with words that read: "We won't forget you Sandy Hook Elementary."
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How to talk to your kids about the Texas school shooting

Avatar photo by Ginny Monk May 25, 2022 @ 6:39 pmJune 16, 2022 @ 3:23 pm

Experts share tips and best practices for talking to children about the shooting at the Uvalde, Texas elementary school.

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Three extensive bills targeting children’s mental health win final passage

Avatar photo by Jenna Carlesso May 3, 2022 @ 11:16 pmJuly 25, 2022 @ 2:55 pm

Passage of the bills was a first step toward confronting what experts have called an escalating crisis in Connecticut and elsewhere. 

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Bill focusing on mental health supports for kids clears Senate

Avatar photo by Jenna Carlesso April 28, 2022 @ 8:02 pmApril 28, 2022 @ 8:13 pm

The bill would bolster school mental health programs, increase wages for child care workers and create a minority teacher scholarship fund.

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Three bills deal with children’s mental health. Here’s what they would do.

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Jenna Carlesso and Adria Watson March 24, 2022 @ 5:00 amMarch 24, 2022 @ 8:00 pm

The children’s mental health crisis in Connecticut and elsewhere has spurred several proposals now under consideration by lawmakers.

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House unveils broad mental health bill

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Adria Watson and Jenna Carlesso February 18, 2022 @ 5:51 pmMarch 24, 2022 @ 7:53 pm

The bill includes initiatives to improve and expand mental health workforce development, services in schools, insurance coverage and more.

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CT senate leaders announce big children’s mental health bills

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Adria Watson and Jenna Carlesso February 15, 2022 @ 12:49 pmMarch 24, 2022 @ 7:53 pm

Legislators have described the mental health crisis among children as one of the most crucial priorities this session.

A waiting area in the emergency department of Connecticut Children's Medical Center in Hartford.
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Lamont budget would expand mental health services, other health care initiatives

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Keith M. Phaneuf and Jenna Carlesso February 9, 2022 @ 8:08 pmMarch 24, 2022 @ 7:53 pm

New psychiatric beds and other services for children top a list of mental health investments in the $24.2 billion budget Gov. Ned Lamont unveiled Wednesday.

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On the legislative agenda for educators: Remote learning and mental health

Avatar photo by Adria Watson February 8, 2022 @ 1:00 pmJuly 21, 2022 @ 1:51 pm

Pandemic-related issues will top the agenda for lawmakers on the education and children’s committees during the upcoming legislative session.

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Gentle jousting and bipartisan support over mental health agenda in CT

Avatar photo by Mark Pazniokas January 26, 2022 @ 6:06 pmJanuary 26, 2023 @ 10:27 pm

The CT Senate GOP minority outlined a mental-health package at a news conference geared to politics as well as policy.

A waiting area in the emergency department of Connecticut Children's Medical Center in Hartford.
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CT legislative leaders: Mental health system in ‘deep crisis’ is priority in 2022 session

Avatar photo by Mark Pazniokas January 11, 2022 @ 5:29 pmJanuary 26, 2023 @ 10:30 pm

House and Senate leaders say that Connecticut’s overburdened and understaffed mental health system will be a legislative priority in 2022.

The emergency department entrance at Connecticut Children's Medical Center in Hartford.
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Lawmakers plan to prioritize children’s mental health next session

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Adria Watson and Jenna Carlesso November 30, 2021 @ 5:00 amMarch 24, 2022 @ 7:53 pm

Connecticut lawmakers are already beginning to plan reforms that will target what experts have called a crisis.

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School-age children are seeking out mental health care more than ever

Avatar photo by Adria Watson November 26, 2021 @ 5:00 amJune 30, 2022 @ 5:00 pm

An influx of students showed up in crisis at school in recent months, and the trend continued into the school year.

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