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

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.