Mental Health Peer-Run Respite Centers Considered by Legislature
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A Connecticut bill under consideration in the Legislature would establish peer-run respite centers to help people with mental illness.
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Response to Affordable Housing Crisis in Doubt as Legislature Has Yet to Revise Budget
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.The state has a deficit of more than 90,000 homes affordable and available to our lowest income renters., housing advocates point out. Whether the state legislature will take action to respond before legislative adjournment on May 8 is in doubt.
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Projects, Partners, Homeowners, and Stakeholders Earn Recognition from Connecticut Green Bank
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In recognition of their commitment to the green economy and demonstrated leadership in their industries and communities during 2023, the Connecticut Green Bank presented the organization’s eighth annual awards this month,
Read MoreVirtual Medical Locations Opened in Killingly, Hartford by Hartford Healthcare in New Partnership
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As part of ongoing efforts to make accessing quality healthcare easier for everyone, Hartford HealthCare (HHC) has teamed with OnMed, an innovative care delivery company based in Florida, to open facilities at The Village for Families & Children in Hartford and inside a Killingly supermarket.
Read MoreHow Do States Rank on Access to Care for Individuals with Rare Disease
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The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) has released its annual State Report Card, which grades each U.S. state, including Connecticut, on critical issues impacting access to care for the 1 in 10 Americans living with a rare disease.
Read MoreLegislature Considering Establishing Red Dress Day, Tuskegee Airmen Day, Dystonia Awareness Day and More
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At the State Capitol, among the hundreds of legislative proposals being considered is one under the jurisdiction of the Government Affairs and Elections Committee, which would have the state designate various commemorative days.
Read MoreHartford Foundation 2023 Grantmaking Tops $50 Million, Touches Many Sectors Impacting Region's Residents
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The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, the community foundation for 29 cities and towns in Greater Hartford, awarded $50 million in grants to the region’s nonprofit agencies in 2023.
Read MoreCourt Says State Case Against Stone Academy is Strong; Issues $5 Million Prejudgement Remedy as Case Proceeds
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A significant victory and meaningful findings this week in the lawsuit filed by Connecticut Attorney General William Tong against Stone Academy, the now-defunct nursing school that left students without an opportunity to earn the degrees they had paid for when the school abruptly closed just over a year ago. The legal case now continues.
Read MoreSupportive Obesity Care a Subject of Attention at UConn
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UConn’s Rudd Center has launched a new educational website for healthcare professionals titled “Supportive Obesity Care.”
Read MoreCT Paid Leave Program Surpasses 100,000 Connecticut Workers Receiving Benefits
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The Connecticut Paid Leave Authority has now provided income-replacement benefits to more than 100,000 Connecticut workers, having paid $638,030,870.74 in benefits since its launch in January 2022.
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