Connecticut Data Indicates Screening Youth in Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Systems for Trauma is Practical, Useful, and Effective

/
Connecticut Data Indicates Screening Youth in Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Systems for Trauma is Practical, Useful, and Effective

More than 60% of youth nationally report direct exposure to violence, crime, or abuse in the past year, according to data highlighted by Child Health and Development Institute of Connecticut (CHDI). The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to increase rates of trauma exposure. An analysis of evidence from screening efforts in Connecticut suggests that trauma screening is feasible, and helpful for providing effective services.

Read More

UConn's Laurencin to Receive Prestigious Award from Association of American Medical Colleges

/
UConn's Laurencin to Receive Prestigious Award from Association of American Medical Colleges

The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) has named noted University of Connecticut Professor Cato T. Laurencin as the recipient of the 2020 Herbert W. Nickens Award. The award is bestowed on an individual who has made monumental contributions to promoting justice in medical education and health care equity throughout the nation.

Read More

Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Hospital for Special Care in Patient Trial Testing Treatment for ALS

/
Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Hospital for Special Care in Patient Trial Testing Treatment for ALS

A Connecticut-headquartered biopharmaceutical company and a Connecticut hospital are key participants in what is potentially the most comprehensive and promising research effort into finding an effective treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) - known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease - which has stubbornly eluded researchers.

Read More

Hole in the Wall Gang Creates New Camp Experience for Children with Serious Illnesses in the Age of COVID

/
Hole in the Wall Gang Creates New Camp Experience for Children with Serious Illnesses in the Age of COVID

When COVID-19 forced the public into isolation, Paul Newman’s Hole in the Wall Gang Camp – a camp for children with serious illnesses founded in 1988 – sprang into action, developing creative virtual opportunities for immunocompromised children and their families.

Read More

Racism is a Public Health Crisis, More Connecticut Communities Declare

/
Racism is a Public Health Crisis, More Connecticut Communities Declare

During the past week, municipal governing bodies in New Haven, Middletown, Manchester, and Windham considered and approved resolutions declaring racism as a public health crisis. They joined Windsor, Hartford, Bloomfield, New Britain, and West Hartford in taking this step, joining cities across the nation taking similar action. In the coming days, at least two additional municipalities are poised to join them.

Read More

New England Facing Economic Blow If Higher Education Institutions Can’t Recover from COVID

/
New England Facing Economic Blow If Higher Education Institutions Can’t Recover from COVID

The full impact of COVID-19 on colleges and universities across New England is still to be seen, and a new report by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston’s New England Public Policy Center warns of “potential consequences for the local economies of the cities and towns that depend heavily on higher education” across the region.

Read More

Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering Provides Guidance for State’s Ongoing Pandemic Response

/
Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering Provides Guidance for State’s Ongoing Pandemic Response

Connecticut’s success-to-date in knocking down the spread of the coronavirus can be attributed to many decisions made by the state’s leaders and individual residents across the state. Among those efforts which have received less attention, but contributed to the progress, is a special committee of experts quickly set up by the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering (CASE).

Read More

Despite Health Risks, Companies Continue Persistent, Relentless Push of Sugary Drinks to Black, Hispanic Youth

/
Despite Health Risks, Companies Continue Persistent, Relentless Push of Sugary Drinks to Black, Hispanic Youth

Amidst increasing calls for Connecticut’s government leaders to declare racism a public health emergency, a new report by the University of Connecticut’s Rudd Center for Good Policy & Obesity is raising renewed concerns. According to the 73-page report and analysis, “systemic and institutional barriers to health and opportunity … contribute to poorer health outcomes and persistent health disparities” among Black and Hispanic youth nationwide.

Read More

Healing Meals Project, Mental Health Connecticut Earn Grant Awards from Red Sox Foundation

/
Healing Meals Project, Mental Health Connecticut Earn Grant Awards from Red Sox Foundation

The Healing Meals Project, based in Bloomfield and serving the Greater Hartford region, is described as the state’s only non-profit that experientially teaches about healthy foods from ‘start to finish,’ preparing and delivering delicious, organic meals for families dealing with a serious health crisis. Top vote-getter in the Red Sox Foundation IMPACT awards, they’ve earned a $10,000 grant.

Read More

CHDI Launches 5-Year State and National Initiative to Improve Trauma Screening to Better Identify Youth

/
CHDI Launches 5-Year State and National Initiative to Improve Trauma Screening to Better Identify Youth

The Connecticut-based Child Health and Development Institute (CHDI) is launching a five-year initiative to improve child trauma screening in Connecticut and nationwide. The initiative, Trauma ScreenTIME (Screen, Triage, Inform, Mitigate, Engage), will develop online staff training for child-serving professionals to improve early identification and support of children suffering from traumatic stress and connection to evidence-based treatment.

Read More