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Connecticut agencies outline early-childhood mental-health programs and statewide supports
Summary
Officials from DMHAS, DCF, DSS, DDS, SDE and the Office of Early Childhood described coordinated programs for young children and caregivers, citing Medicaid expansions, ARPA-funded school mental-health grants, urgent-crisis centers, and peer/recovery supports.
State officials used an Office of Early Childhood webinar to describe programs and partnerships intended to support mental health for children and caregivers across Connecticut.
LaKesha (Lakeisha) Hyatt of the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services described DMHAS’s integrated care model and a continuum of services that range from prevention to inpatient care. Hyatt said the agency serves about 95,000 individuals per year through a mix of community-based nonprofit providers and eight state-operated facilities. She highlighted programs such as 988 (suicide and crisis lifeline), opioid-prevention work, women-centered recovery supports and assertive community treatment teams.
Fatimah Williams, deputy Medicaid director at the Department of Social Services,…
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