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Newtown Families Tout Progress of Federal Mental Health Bill

Some family members of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims in Connecticut are cheering the recent committee passage of a bipartisan, federal mental health bill that’s moving through Congress. Much of the legislation, known as the Mental Health Reform …

Mental Health Funding Cuts Stir Outcry in Connecticut

Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s proposal to cut money from a state grant program to community mental health and substance abuse providers is prompting an outcry from advocates and families of Newtown massacre victims in Connecticut, who warn patients will …

Conn. Task Force Urges More Study of Mental Health Services for Young Adults

A Connecticut task force charged with reviewing behavioral health services for young adults has recommended more study on whether the state should authorize involuntary treatment in the community for people with mental illness. Created by the General Assembly following the …