The Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) has received the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline’s (Lifeline) 9-8-8 State Planning Grant to develop a strategic plan for Connecticut in preparation for the nationwide rollout of the new 9-8-8 mental health emergency number next summer.
Read MoreA first-time, drive-through event for foster families will be held at The Village for Families & Children in Hartford, as part of Foster Care Awareness Month. Participants include Village staff and dozens of foster care families participating in the Therapeutic Foster Care Program, which provides nurturing foster homes for children ages 6-18 who have been exposed to trauma. Village staff will distribute food, supplies and gifts to the foster parents and children.
Read MoreSometimes it takes someone from the outside to help you recognize what’s all around you. This appears to be one of those times. A new ranking of the “5 Best Cities for Artists in America” has what some may see as an unexpected selection at the top of the list – Hartford.
Read MoreA new national political action committee (PAC) is being launched to support Democrats running for office – at the federal, state, and local levels – with civil and public service backgrounds. The initiative is being led by Brett Broesder, a Connecticut-based veteran communications strategist who has spent over a decade working for Democratic campaigns and elected officials – at the federal, state, and local levels.
Read MoreThe Connecticut State Senate – with bipartisan support - has passed Senate Bill 1, which takes several key steps to address systemic racism in Connecticut. This bill declares racism a public health crisis; creates a cross-sector commission to set goals and create a strategic plan for dismantling systemic racism as it impacts public health; defines the doula profession; standardizes how race, ethnicity, and language data are collected; and takes other steps to address the impacts of racism on health in our state.
Read MoreConnecticut Voices for Children (CT Voices) released a report that examines the structural barriers to access, quality, and stability of early child care in Connecticut. The report, “The State of Early Childhood During the COVID-19 Pandemic,” offers six short-term and seven long-term recommendations Connecticut can use to reimagine the child care industry as an essential public service and infrastructure, in order to address the longstanding barriers to child care and industry stability that have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreAs the collegiate semester winds down and in-person commencement ceremonies hint at a return to near-normalcy, the past year, and particularly the past few months, have ongoing ramifications for the University of Connecticut’s Asian-American community, as is true on campuses and in communities across the country.
Read MoreMore than 6 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s dementia and the number of people living with dementia of all types is expected to increase to approximately 14 million by the year 2060. Experts describe it as an ongoing public health crisis for which treatment is limited – there remains no cure, and as the number of Alzheimer’s patients grows, so does the shortage of skilled professionals to care for those in need.
Read MoreWith the COVID-19 pandemic straining the budgets of non-profit organizations, the Red Sox Foundation is once again providing grants to local non-profit organizations throughout New England working within the field of mental health.
Read MoreConnecticut state law establishes special license plates commemorating people, organizations, and causes in a variety of different categories. These plates bear distinct designs or logos and typically carry additional fees, and can be seen on vehicles throughout the state.
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