National Mental Health Report Highlights Growing Concerns, Even Before COVID; Connecticut Among States Leading in Response

/
National Mental Health Report Highlights Growing Concerns, Even Before COVID; Connecticut Among States Leading in Response

The newly released State of Mental Health report, compiled by Mental Health America (MHA), rated Connecticut at number 13 among the states in a comprehensive review of data across all 50 states and the District of Columbia, prior to the pandemic, that examines the status of individuals living with mental health issues and access to insurance and health care.

Read More

New CT Cultural Fund Operating Support Grants to Provide $16M to State's Cultural Sector

/
New CT Cultural Fund Operating Support Grants to Provide $16M to State's Cultural Sector

To assist organizations as they recover from the global pandemic and work to become more accessible and sustainable, Connecticut Humanities (CTH) has opened the Connecticut Cultural Fund Operating Support Grants line, which will provide $16M in funding to eligible museums and cultural, humanities, and arts organizations in the state.

Read More

Wheeler Earns 5-Year Federal Grant for Mental Health Awareness Training

/
Wheeler Earns 5-Year Federal Grant for Mental Health Awareness Training

Connecticut-based Wheeler has received a five-year, $625,000 federal Mental Health Awareness Training Emergency Services (MHAT-ES) grant to deliver Mental Health First Aid training to emergency services and other frontline personnel across Connecticut. The grant is funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Read More

Hartford International University for Religion and Peace Begins Anew

/
Hartford International University for Religion and Peace Begins Anew

Hartford Seminary is now Hartford International University for Religion and Peace. The name change, announced Wednesday, comes as the institution’s emphasis has broadened, particularly in recent years, and against a backdrop of a renewed worldwide emphasis on building common ground among different peoples and communities of belief.

Read More

UConn Earns Prestigious Grant to Focus on Independence of Older Americans

/
UConn Earns Prestigious Grant to Focus on Independence of Older Americans

The UConn Center on Aging is now the home of a prestigious Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center grant, fitting for a flagship university in a state with the nation’s 7th oldest population. There are only 14 other “Pepper Centers” of excellence nationwide, named in honor of the late U.S. senator who championed research and education aimed at helping older adults maintain their independence.

Read More

Mental Health Is Increasing Priority at State Colleges and Universities

/
Mental Health Is Increasing Priority at State Colleges and Universities

Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU) is furthering its support of student well-being and mental health by joining JED Campus, a nationwide program of The Jed Foundation (JED), designed to help schools evaluate and strengthen their mental health, substance misuse, and suicide prevention programs and systems.

Read More

New Initiative Urges Business Leaders to Share Advice with Next Gen Girls

/
New Initiative Urges Business Leaders to Share Advice with Next Gen Girls

Marking International Day of the Girl on October 11, Connecticut-based non-profit Girls With Impact, which offers programming including the nation’s only live, online mini-MBA for young women, unveiled a new initiative calling on leaders in business and media to share their most important advice for success with the next generation.

Read More

CT Celebrates Manufacturing Month Highlighting Drone Technology and More

/
CT Celebrates Manufacturing Month Highlighting Drone Technology and More

More than 225 business leaders learned about limitless opportunities in the drone industry at the Annual Meeting of ManufactureCT held just days before the start of Manufacturing Month in October. The featured speaker launched a drone manufacturing business in Connecticut that has attracted attention well beyond the state’s borders.

Read More