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.

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

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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.

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.

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

With THC levels close to 100 percent, today’s cannabis products are making some teenagers highly dependent and dangerously ill.

Across the nation, the number of adolescents reporting poor mental health is increasing.

Experts share tips and best practices for talking to children about the shooting at the Uvalde, Texas elementary school.

Republican-American | WATERBURY — To combat what state health officials say is a growing children’s behavioral and mental health crisis,...

Wellmore Mobile Crisis Still available for face to face visits during pandemic spike

Providers and experts on the front lines of Connecticut’s pediatric mental health crisis urged state legislators to increase support...

The nonprofit community agencies that contract with the state to provide a wide array of social services were quick to applaud nearly $200 m

From the earliest days of the pandemic officials at Wellmore and Waterbury Public Schools have been concerned about students who were not...

Days after a new report showed that fatal overdoses have skyrocketed to record highs during the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal Department of

Wellmore's Festival of Lights has featured some super creative decorating over the years. This year the event is being held virtually....

World Kindness Day is a global day that promotes the importance of being kind to each other, to yourself, and to the world.