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Urgent crisis centers for youth ask for $9.4 million in DCF grants to sustain services
Summary
Leaders from Connecticut's three community-based urgent crisis centers told the Appropriations Committee the centers have reduced emergency department visits and saved lives but require $9.4 million annually in DCF grants to remain viable.
Executives from Connecticut community providers told the Appropriations Committee that Urgent Crisis Centers (UCCs) for children are an effective and cost‑saving component of the state's behavioral‑health safety net and asked the committee to fund $9.4 million per year to sustain the three existing centers.
Gary Steck, CEO of Wellmore Behavioral Health, and representatives from Child and Family Agency and Civic Health described…
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