The appointments are a requirement of the police accountability bill passed over the summer in a special session.
Patricia Rehmer
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After the save: A drug can reverse an overdose. Then what?
The drug naloxone can reverse an opioid overdose. Experts say it’s a vital tool, but in many ways, a short-term one: Naloxone saves lives, but it doesn’t necessarily change them. Now, a pilot program in one emergency room aims to connect people who have been revived after overdoses to longer-term recovery help.
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Mental health Commissioner Rehmer leaving for Hartford HealthCare post
Connecticut mental health and addiction services Commissioner Patricia Rehmer is leaving the agency to become a senior vice president at Hartford HealthCare, where she will lead the organization’s Behavioral Health Network.
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Rehmer stepping down as mental health commissioner
Commissioner Patricia Rehmer was recently reappointed to lead the state Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services but now plans to leave state government for a “new opportunity,” a source said.
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Analysis: Obamacare won’t replace Connecticut’s mental health cuts
An early analysis suggests that the assumptions behind a $15.2 million cut to mental health and substance abuse treatment services in this year’s budget aren’t being realized and could leave some service providers with significantly less funding than lawmakers intended.
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CT mental health clinics brace for state cuts tied to Obamacare
While Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has touted a proposal to increase spending on mental health services, agencies that run mental health and substance abuse clinics are bracing for more than $10 million in cuts to state grants starting July 1. And they say the cut could mean treating fewer people.