Front-of-Package Disclosures on Children’s Drink Packages Can Improve Purchase Choices, UConn Research Finds

Front-of-Package Disclosures on Children’s Drink Packages Can Improve Purchase Choices, UConn Research Finds

Adding front-of-package ingredient disclosures significantly increases caregivers' ability to identify the presence and absence of common ingredients in sweetened fruit drinks and flavored waters and unsweetened 100% juice, according to UConn researchers.

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Strengthening the Behavioral Health Workforce for Children, Youth, and Families: A Strategic Plan for Connecticut

Strengthening the Behavioral Health Workforce for Children, Youth, and Families: A Strategic Plan for Connecticut

Like nearly every other state in the country, Connecticut is facing two urgent challenges that are resulting in long waitlists and delays in care: Increasing behavioral health needs among the state’s children, and A workforce shortage among those who serve children with behavioral health needs.

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