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State seeks $1.8 million to sustain universal nurse home visiting through mid-2027 while studying sustainability
Summary
Officials told lawmakers $1.8 million would sustain Family Connects-style universal nurse home visiting in Bridgeport and Norwich and fund contracted studies on sustainability and outcomes; staff said roughly 1,000 families have received visits so far.
Connecticut officials asked the Appropriations subcommittee for about $1.8 million to continue a universal nurse home visiting pilot through June 30, 2027, and to complete contracted studies on sustainability and outcomes.
The program—using the Family Connects model—offers one to three nurse visits to every family with a newborn at participating hospitals; Bridgeport Hospital’s rollout was cited as an example already in operation, and Norwich was named as the other initial…
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