Roya Rahmani, former Ambassador of Afghanistan to the United States was featured at the University of Saint Joseph on International Women’s Day in a program sponsored by the university’s Women’s Leadership Center and the World Affiars Council of Connecticut. Local high school students who immigrated from Afghanistan powerfully introduced her that evening.

For years now, behavioral health providers have been telling policymakers that the public and private insurance reimbursement rates for their services have not kept pace with inflation or the full cost of providing high-quality care. That reality is taking it’s toll on children and families.