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Connecticut Paid Family Leave covers mental health, caregiver support beyond blood relations
Summary
Connecticut’s paid family leave program covers mental health and addiction treatment and allows caregivers related by affinity—neighbors, friends or partners—to provide care. Comptroller Sean Scanlon urged outreach so eligible residents know how to apply at ctpaidleave.org.
Connecticut’s paid family leave program provides wage replacement for people who need time to care for a serious health condition or to care for someone with one, and it explicitly covers mental health and addiction treatment, the podcast host and the state comptroller said.
On the Paid Leave podcast, Sean Scanlon, Connecticut’s comptroller, praised the program’s caregiver definition, which Barrow noted “you don't have to be…
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