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Mental Health Staff and Women’s Rights Advocates Urge State Leaders to “Restore Lifesaving Services for Women and Girls

  • March 8, 2023

On Wednesday, March 8th, mental health providers in state facilities and partner organizations held a rally and press conference at the Capitol to commemorate International Women’s Day by urging elected

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State Employees

OP-ED: “Donna Brooks: Connecticut lets down women in addiction recovery”

  • March 6, 2023

Written by Donna Brooks for the Hartford Courant Link to the Digital Courant Article here Link to the PDF of the published article here Connecticut had one in-patient unit available

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Connecticut

Solnit Children’s Center In Urgent Need of Staff as Acute Units Remain Closed

  • September 15, 2022

Children and families in urgent need of support are waiting to receive mental health care at top state facilities like the Solnit Children’s Center in Middletown. SEIU District 1199 New

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Press Releases

Healthcare Workers March on DMHAS Headquarters, Escalate Demands to Staff Open Positions, Expand Lifesaving Services

  • July 20, 2022

As state-run mental health and addictions facilities are operating below 50% capacity, state healthcare workers and members of District 1199 New England held a rally on Tuesday at the DMHAS

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State Employees

Healthcare Providers to March on DMHAS Headquarters, Escalate Demands to Staff Open Positions, Expand Lifesaving Services

  • July 19, 2022

Members of District 1199 New England who are state healthcare workers employed by the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) held a rally on Tuesday, July 19th at

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Featured Post

CT in Crisis: Mental Health Symposium to Examine Growing Crisis Among Children & Adults – 2022

  • January 11, 2022

On Tuesday, Jan. 11, at 10:00 a.m., legislators and mental health experts held a symposium to highlight the growing and unprecedented mental health and addiction crisis in Connecticut and offered

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Press Releases

Workers Denounce DMHAS’ Shut Down of Young Adult Services Residence in Hartford

  • October 26, 2021

Mental health workers expressed serious concerns Tuesday for Governor NedLamont’s intent to close a 10-bed residence providing transitional living services in Hartford foryoung adults who are 18 to 25 years

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State Employees

State Healthcare Workers and Legislators Demand Halt to Downsizing of Public Safety Net

  • May 24, 2021

Legislators, Recovery For All Connecticut coalition, frontline doctors, nurses, mental health staff, social workers, and other state healthcare workers will rally alongside service recipients and community allies Monday to demand

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State Employees

State Healthcare Workers Block Traffic in Middletown to Demand End to Staffing Crisis

  • May 6, 2021

Frontline doctors, nurses, mental health workers, social workers and other healthcare workers from Connecticut Valley Hospital, Whiting Forensic Hospital and Albert J. Solnit Children’s Center North and South will block

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Connecticut

Moral Budget Requires Funding State Services to Meet Growing Need of CT Residents

  • April 1, 2021

The State of Connecticut must provide adequate funding for public services to save lives. The COVID-19 pandemic and its side effects have magnified the importance of building a robust structure

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