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

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

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 ...

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 ...

Parents, children, and child care providers gather under the gazebo at Norwalk Green during the “Morning Without Child Care” rally on May 14, 2025. The event was part of a statewide day of action ...

NEW LONDON, CT – “Morning Without Child Care” rallies were taking place in more than a dozen cities in Connecticut on Wednesday to draw attention to the childcare affordability crisis in the ...

Advocates and lawmakers are raising alarms over a looming crisis in New York's child care system, as funds for the state's Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) are rapidly depleting. During a ...

State lawmakers Thursday planned to debate an extension of funding for several urgent crisis centers, that provide behavior health care for young people and their families.

Insufficient wages are not just an issue in Connecticut. Nationwide, it’s feeding into a child care crisis, present even before the pandemic. Byrne said there’s an even bigger push this legislative ...

Creating more childcare businesses and finding ways for parents to afford childcare are essential fixes for the childcare crisis. What else can be done?

CT Voices suggests that their Universal Funding (UF) of child care proposal be adopted by early 2025, in order to meet aims to improve workforce conditions, align licensure requirements and support ...

This funding request should serve as a blueprint for a more comprehensive approach to care, addressing the needs of our aging population and ensuring a well-supported care workforce.