In 2022, Connecticut lawmakers passed sweeping bipartisan legislation to address the growing youth mental health crisis, launching new...

Wellmore Behavioral Health's 24-hour walk-in clinic for youths in mental health crisis in Waterbury, Connecticut, is at risk of closing...

Rep. Tammy Exum, a leader in children's mental health policy, called for sustained implementation and funding of youth mental health reforms passed in 2022. She stressed the importance of Connecticut’s three Urgent Crisis Centers (including Wellmore in Waterbury) as safer, trauma-informed alternatives to hospital ERs for youth in crisis.

Connecticut’s victim services sector is facing a looming crisis as federal funding from the Crime Victims Fund continues to dry up. The fund, once flush with over $13 billion in 2017, has dropped to just $3.3 billion in 2024, forcing Connecticut nonprofits to brace for sharp budget cuts.

This year, the Appeal revisits Wellmore Behavioral Health in Waterbury, Connecticut, highlighting the profound impact of donor generosity on local mental health services.

Connecticut is facing a rise in youth behavioral health challenges, including increased youth suicides & mental health services.

We are introducing the return of the Wellmore quarterly newsletter! Check out all of the exciting things happening here.

CEO Gary Steck heard some good news from the state's budget chief, who praised the 24-hour urgent care center for children.

Connecticut's children's mental health programs face uncertainty as federal funds from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) run out.

From 2012 to 2022, Connecticut experienced a dramatic rise in alcohol-related deaths, with the rate nearly tripling.

Members from the business and nonprofit sides of the Waterbury Regional Chamber offered conflicting opinions Friday to Gov. Ned Lamont on fo

Connecticut's Nonprofit Funding Conundrum: A Call for Fiscal Responsibility and Fairness in State Budgeting

In January, the state increased the payment rates to in-home service providers by 15%. But nonprofit agencies say even this isn’t enough.

Gov. Ned Lamont will establish a new “kids cabinet” to advise him on children’s issues, he announced Tuesday.

by: Eva Zymaris | WTNH News 8 Posted: Aug 29, 2023 / 05:53 PM EDT Updated: Aug 30, 2023 / 03:22 AM EDT HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Students...

Four new Urgent Crisis Centers in Connecticut aim to get children in crisis connected quickly with care.

Capitol News Briefing with DCF Commissioner Dorantes on the Opening of a Children Urgent Crisis Center in Waterbury

Children in western Connecticut will have a place to go day or night if they need help with a mental health crisis.

Families in the Waterbury area have a new resource to help when a child is struggling with behavior and mental health. It is called the Urge

Alex Putterman, Staff writer April 21, 2023 CT Insider Last year, Connecticut's state legislature passed several large bills establishing...