CT's urgent and mobile crisis centers, which help children in mental health crises, are running low on funds, service ...

With emergency funding running out and the CT ... only roughly 15,000 children were enrolled in Care 4 Kids. Emergency federal funding and additional state ... We’re still in a crisis.

The four urgent crisis centers established as part of 2022 legislation were launched using one-time dollars from the American Rescue Plan Act. Advocates say in order to operate long-term, the progr… ...

The long-term sustainability of three urgent crisis centers for children experiencing a mental or behavioral health crisis is in jeopardy because funding is uncertain, according to the centers ...

Those in charge of overseeing the state’s Urgent Crisis Centers — which focus on youth mental health services — are concerned ...

It’s still happening today: kids waiting in emergency rooms, unable to access the care they need. According to the CT Hospital Association, from January 1, 2023, to April 27, 2023, there were on ...

NEW HAVEN — Lily Kofke's 9-month-old son wasn't where he was supposed to be Wednesday morning. Instead of at his child care center in New Haven, he and his mother were on the New Haven Green ...

OEC spokeswoman Maggie Adair said before the pandemic, only roughly 15,000 children were enrolled in Care 4 Kids. Emergency federal funding and additional state dollars have allowed the program to ...

Affordable early childcare can be hard to come by in eastern Connecticut, but replicable solutions exist. The “Addressing the Childcare Crisis: Strengthening Our Workforce” talk was hosted by ...

It was difficult for many to access care, and kids whose lives were disrupted with school closures struggled. In December 2021, the U.S. Surgeon General issued an advisory on a national youth ...

Big money is headed to Connecticut to help families struggling to find affordable childcare. In all, $275 million in federal funding its slated to go toward child care programs.