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The Connecticut Department of Education recommended that an official hearing in its case with the Killingly School District move forward next month.
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Yale University settled a federal lawsuit on Friday with student advocacy group Elis for Rachael, regarding the Ivy League’s student mental health policies.
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U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut has introduced the National Strategy for Social Connection Act. It would create a White House office focused on improving quality of life, as well as establish guidelines for social connection, similar to those that advise on sleep, nutrition and physical activity.
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Elected officials, school administrators and students gathered at the Kids in Crisis TeenTalk Summit in Stamford, Connecticut to discuss the impact that the program has had on their school communities.
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Elm City COMPASS supports local police, fire and EMS departments by responding to mental health, substance abuse and housing insecurity calls. They are unarmed and aim to comfort residents who are in crisis.
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Multiple sailors died by suicide last year while stationed on the USS George Washington, including from Connecticut. The seamen were subject to outages of electricity, heating, air conditioning, and hot water for weeks at a time, and had no access to mental health support.
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The Navy has beefed up mental health care for sailors dealing with 'rude awakening' of military lifeAfter two deadly collisions and a cluster of suicides, the Navy is providing more mental health counseling to sailors where they work.
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U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) questioned Navy officers about mental health aboard ships and data security on Wednesday.
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Mental health concerns are continuing to rise after topping the Long Island Community Health Assessment Survey in 2022.
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WSHU’s Xenia Gonikberg spoke with Damian Stanley, an assistant professor of psychology at Adelphi University, about his study that measured mental health impacts of the pandemic on Americans.