New Research Shows Connecticut Leading the Nation in Youth Mental Health Support This School Year

New Research Shows Connecticut Leading the Nation in Youth Mental Health Support This School Year

While an alarming number of students across the country will enter classrooms this school year without access to a counselor, psychologist, or therapist, new research has found that Connecticut ranks first among the states in ensuring children can get help when they need it most.  

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Calls to Connecticut's 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline Increase; Rapid Response Proves Effective

Calls to Connecticut's 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline Increase; Rapid Response Proves Effective

Yesterday, September 8th, marked the second annual 988 day, recalling launch of the national three-digit 988 dialing code in 2022, and a day to broaden public awareness of the service. The volume of calls continues to increase in Connecticut, with an effective response.

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Child Health and Development Institute Selected as Performance Improvement Center

Child Health and Development Institute Selected as Performance Improvement Center

The Child Health and Development Institute (CHDI) will serve as the Performance Improvement Center (PIC) for the State of Connecticut's Functional Family Therapy - Foster Care (FFT-FC) program through a new contract with the Connecticut Department of Children and Families (DCF), announced last month.

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"Special Examination" by State Comptroller Highlights Anticipated Impact of Federal Cuts, Changed Requirements on Connecticut Residents and Industries

"Special Examination" by State Comptroller Highlights Anticipated Impact of Federal Cuts, Changed Requirements on Connecticut Residents and Industries

“A significant number of low-income residents in Connecticut are expected to lose eligibility for government benefits under the law and will feel the cuts acutely,” according to a “Special Examination” by the Office of State Comptroller of the anticipated impact of new federal law changes.

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Stamford-Headquartered PMI Trumpets Economic Investment in Connecticut, America

Stamford-Headquartered PMI Trumpets Economic Investment in Connecticut, America

The headline atop the full-page ad most visibly in The Hartford Courant and Stamford Advocate this week were nearly impossible to miss. “Invested in Connecticut,” it read, going on to explain “It’s one think to do business in the U.S.  It’s another to be invested in its future.

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