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...

Community Resource Highlights Wellmore Behavioral Health 14 East Main Street, Waterbury, CT 06702 Tel: 203-574-9000 Wellmore Behavioral...

BASIC NEEDS STORY BUILD THE BRIDGE: BASIC NEEDS HEALTHCARE, HOUSING, & FOOD Mobile Crisis Intervention Services, provided by United Way’s...

By Ginny Monk · December 12, 2022 @ 5:00 am | The CT Mirror High school was going to be hard enough for Loryann Pisani. Loryann, 16,...

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.

Pride Month is a time when people come together to celebrate, honor, and show support for the LGBTQ+ community and its allies.

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