Aspirational goals are not the everyday currency at the State Capitol, but as the first legislative session of the new decade begins next month, one State Senator is urging Connecticut to blaze a path for the other 49 states by becoming the nation’s first Right to Housing state.
Read MoreNearly 44 million working Americans report having seven or more paid vacation days left to use this year, and a commonly cited reason is work guilt, according to the 2019 Priceline Work-Life Balance Report
Read MoreThe prevalence of depression among seniors increased 19 percent between 2018 and 2019 nationwide, from 13.4 to 16.0 percent of adults aged 65+, and 23 percent in the past six years from 13.0 percent. While depression among seniors has been increasing, the levels in Connecticut are among the lowest in the nation.
Read MoreThe average delay between when mental health symptoms first appear and when medical intervention is introduced is 8-10 years, according to Kate Mattias, MPH, JD, Executive Director of the Connecticut chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness.
Read MoreWestport and Shelton are among the Best Small Cities in America, according to a new national analysis. The two Connecticut communities, ranking 33rd and 57th respectively, were the only representatives of the Constitution State to reach the top 100.
Read MoreTwo Connecticut organizations that focus on youth - Waterbury Youth Services in Waterbury and the Cheshire Academy in Cheshire – have joined a national pilot program being run by the National Council for Behavioral Health with support from Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation. The initiative - teen Mental Health First Aid (tMHFA) – was launched in a limited number of schools around the country earlier this year.
Read MoreConnecticut’s overall uninsured rate is the seventh lowest in the nation, according to a new national survey of health insurance coverage. The state’s uninsured rate for adults is 6.09%, ranking tenth among the states, and for children is 2.58%, ranking fifth.
Read MoreIn the years prior to legalization for adults, the rate of marijuana use among Massachusetts youth had been falling. A new report by the Commonwealth’s Cannabis Control Commission examines what was happening among youth before, and since, marijuana use was legalized for adults.
Read MoreSome schools in Connecticut have recently been rolling school start times forward to help high school students get more sleep. Many others have debated the issue but opted to maintain the status quo, despite the research.
Read MoreWoodbridge-based Marrakech, Inc. has been collaborating with the State of Connecticut for the past 48 years in providing support for youth and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, mental illness, acquired brain injury, people with socio and economic disadvantages and others who need assistance in living with quality and independence in their communities.
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