mental health services

Students, parents and some teachers are continuing to push for more mental health resources in school after the Board of Ed rejected a plan that would add a mental health center.

Within the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services is the Office of Mental Health Equity, a division dedicated to helping communities of color in need of mental health and substance use assistance through culturally competent programs.

Within the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services is the Office of Mental Health Equity, a division dedicated to helping communities of color in need of mental health and substance use assistance through culturally competent programs. Samia Hussein is the division’s director, working to help people connect with the services the state makes available. She’s working to get...

Over the last two years, isolation and virtual meetings and schooling have taken a major toll on all of us, particularly though, our young people. It’s become clear even before this session started that children’s mental health would be a priority. A number of bills aimed at addressing those issues already have wide bipartisan support. One of the bills,...

Dozens of people attended Wednesday night’s Board of Education meeting to once again talk about new ways to help students.

The mental health of students is in the spotlight again in Killingly. Dozens of people attended Wednesday night’s Board of Education meeting to once again talk about new ways to help students. It comes amid a state investigation into the school district after it rejected a proposal to put a mental health center in the high school. The Board...

Union mental health workers who are employed by Sound Community Services started a three-day strike at 6 a.m. on Sunday. They are asking for better conditions at a mental healthcare non-profit in New London.

Union mental health workers who are employed by Sound Community Services started a three-day strike at 6 a.m. on Sunday. They are asking for better conditions at a mental healthcare non-profit in New London.

Union mental health workers who are employed by Sound Community Services started a three-day strike at 6 a.m. on Sunday. They are asking for better conditions at a mental healthcare non-profit in New London. The union says state leaders have outsourced public mental health work to nonprofits like theirs over the past several decades with the aim of cutting costs….

The Killingly school board is considering new ways to support the mental health of students. It comes as the state has launched an investigation into the district and its response to what some see as a mental health crisis. “This board is making dangerous decisions for our students and destructive to our public education system,” said Heidi Driscoll of Killingly….

The Killingly school board is considering new ways to support the mental health of students. And it comes as the state has launched an investigation into the district and its response to what some see as a mental health crisis.

Back in March, the Killingly Board of Ed voted against a plan to open a school-based health center at the high school. The community is outraged.

Some victims of people housed at Whiting Forensic are concerned about some changes being proposed to the facility.

Students and parents are pushing to bring more mental health services to Killingly High School. They say it’s badly needed, but not everyone is in favor. Families rallied and held signs including one that read, “Student mental health matters.” “I think it’s just important people have someone to talk to or even available if they need to talk,” said...

One mom in Killingly is helping organize a mental health rally to bring a student- based health center to the school. Students mental health issues, she says is the most important local issue that needs to be addressed.

You may have heard about the new report from the Surgeon General. It’s a rare public health advisory about the mental health crisis among kids and teenagers. Depressive and anxiety symptoms doubled during the pandemic. Now, 25% of people have depressive symptoms and 20% have anxiety. Negative emotions and conditions associated with things like ADHD are also on the rise,…

Those who run nonprofit organizations providing mental health services say underfunding and the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a shortage of workers.

Sheriff’s department officers in one Illinois county are hitting the streets with tablets that can connect people in distress immediately with mental health professionals

Players at the U.S. Open will have access to licensed mental health providers and quiet rooms as part of an initiative announced by the U.S. Tennis Association.