CT lawmakers plan to focus on mental health and other issues including more support for educators and preventing sex crimes against children.
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How to talk to your kids about the Texas school shooting
Experts share tips and best practices for talking to children about the shooting at the Uvalde, Texas elementary school.
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Lamont budget would expand mental health services, other health care initiatives
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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CT legislative leaders: Mental health system in ‘deep crisis’ is priority in 2022 session
House and Senate leaders say that Connecticut’s overburdened and understaffed mental health system will be a legislative priority in 2022.
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School-age children are seeking out mental health care more than ever
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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Bill addressing children’s mental health heads to governor
The House of Representatives gave final approval to legislation addressing the impact of COVID on students’ mental health and education.
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Congress aims to address gaps in mental health access laid bare by COVID-19
Suicides, depression, anxiety and other mental health problems are on the rise, and will get worse, experts say.
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CT Latinos suffer high COVID-19 infection rates as their jobs force public interaction
Connecticut Latinos are paying a steep price during the pandemic, including suffering high levels of stress.
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Best of 2019: CT’s ‘red flag’ law — an early, but narrow, effort to take guns
Since Connecticut approved its “red flag” law in 1999, nearly 2,000 risk warrants have been issued, but now some are taking a second look at the law.
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Colleges ‘swamped’ by students’ mental health needs, but services vary greatly
When it comes to mental health services on CT college campuses, “There’s a very large discrepancy between the haves and the have-nots.”
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DMHAS not candid with Whiting advisory board about abuse scandal, chairman says
“I think the biggest problem that we had was that if we were to give any sort of advice, we’d like to be informed,” Board chairman William Wynne said. “And we were never informed.”
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CT’s ‘red flag’ law — an early, but narrow, effort to take guns
Since Connecticut approved its “red flag” law in 1999, nearly 2,000 risk warrants have been issued, but now some are taking a second look at the law.
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Lamont discovers the power of the pen
Gov. Ned Lamont has come to embrace bill signings as antidote to a polarized legislative session.
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Mental health parity bill signed into law
Beginning in 2021, Connecticut insurers will have to submit annual reports detailing their coverage of mental health and substance abuse services.
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Legislation would require insurers to submit annual reports on parity
The bill would also mandate insurance company cover drugs prescribed for substance abuse treatment, and cover treatment regardless of whether it is court ordered.