January 26, 2020

Youth Suffering From Trauma Benefit From EMDR Therapy in Community Mental Health Settings, Study Shows

January 26, 2020/ Bernard Kavaler

A study by The Village for Families & Children and Yale University School of Medicine Consultation Center demonstrates that a recognized psychotherapy technique originally developed to help war veterans is also helping at-risk children and adolescents in Connecticut process the trauma they’ve experienced from sexual or emotional abuse, loss or separation and domestic or community violence.

January 20, 2020

Want to Live Longer? Visit an Art Gallery, Frequent a Museum, Go to the Theater and Attend a Concert

January 20, 2020/ Bernard Kavaler

Researchers followed thousands of people 50 and older over a 14-year period discovered that those who went to a museum or attended a concert just once or twice a year were 14 percent less likely to die during that period than those who didn’t.

January 20, 2020

CT is Nation’s 4th Healthiest State, Analysis Shows

January 20, 2020/ Bernard Kavaler

Connecticut ranks as the fourth healthiest state in the nation, according to the latest United Health Foundation’s 30th edition of its annual America's Health Rankings Annual Report. It is the longest-running state-by-state analysis of the nation's health.

January 15, 2020

Suicide Rate Continues to Climb Nationally; CT Has 6th Lowest Rate Among States

January 15, 2020/ Bernard Kavaler

Connecticut’s suicide rate of 10.46 was among the sixth lowest in the nation, based on 2017 data, the most recent state-by-state comparison available. There were 405 suicide deaths in Connecticut.

January 13, 2020

Hartford Healthcare to Pilot Global Innovations in Home-care Technology in Partnership with Upward Labs and Connecticut Innovations

January 13, 2020/ Bernard Kavaler

The growing aging population in Connecticut and beyond is increasingly becoming the driving force behind innovation and new enterprises in Hartford. That momentum was given a strong nudge forward with the announcement of new homegrown partnership.

January 12, 2020

State Senator Urges CT to be Nation’s First “Right to Housing” State

January 12, 2020/ Bernard Kavaler

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.

November 18, 2019

Americans Leave 7 Days of 2019 Vacation Unused, Survey Says

November 18, 2019/ Bernard Kavaler

Nearly 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

November 17, 2019

Depression Among Seniors Increases Nationwide, CT's Rate Among Lowest

November 17, 2019/ Bernard Kavaler

The 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.

November 07, 2019

Responding to Children's Mental Health Needs to Start Sooner

November 07, 2019/ Bernard Kavaler

The 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.

October 28, 2019

Westport, Shelton Among Nation's Best Small Cities, Analysis Shows

October 28, 2019/ Bernard Kavaler

Westport 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.