The focus at the State Capitol on Monday, August 21 turns to prospective insurance rate increases, and the volume has already been turned up by disparate voices concerned about dramatic increase– voices ranging from consumer advocates to Connecticut’s Attorney General.
Read MoreThe Connecticut Center for School Safety and Crisis Preparation conducted the Second Annual Institute for School Safety, which featured daylong presentations that provided a forum for discussion among professionals highlighted the importance of a multidisciplinary team approach to school safety.
Read MoreAre non-service dogs allowed on Connecticut restaurant patios? Well, yes, but there’s official guidance to consider. And until recently, the answer was no - at least in Connecticut.
Read MoreJohn Fetterman earned a University of Connecticut MBA in 1993. After serving as Mayor of a small town in his native Pennsylvania, and then as Lieutenant Governor of that state, he ran a high profile race for the U.S. Senate in 2022, A stroke, mental health challenges and a first-year in the Senate unlike any other ensued.
Read MoreChildren and adolescents who are experiencing a mental health crisis can now receive the vital and immediate support needed to stabilize and begin healing at The Village for Families & Children’s new, walk-in Urgent Crisis Center (UCC) in Hartford.
Read MoreAcclaimed University of Connecticut Professor Cato T. Laurencin, CEO of The Cato T. Laurencin Institute for Regenerative Engineering at UConn, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine Council.
Read MoreThe Jordan Porco Foundation’s Fresh Check Day has been designated as a best practice for suicide prevention for colleges and universities by the Suicide Prevention Resource Center. The Suicide Prevention Resource Center is funded by SAMHSA, a division of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Read MoreThe Connecticut Department of Public Health website lists the Arizona College of Nursing atop its list of Baccalaureate Nursing Education (4 Years) higher education institutions in Connecticut. Although an East Hartford location is in the works, student registration for classes has not yet begun for this fall.
Read MoreGirl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) has acknowledged Grace Wentland of West Hartford for her outstanding community-based project. The national non-profit has awarded Wentland a $10,000 scholarship for her anti-bullying initiative, entitled, “The Starfish Project.”
Read MoreStudents at Central Connecticut State University were learning about the impact of poverty on the community, and, particularly, young people, before completing a service project to give back to the greater New Britain community. What they learned open eyes, and hearts.
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