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DCF commissioner outlines $300 million in behavioral‑health supports and workforce challenges
Summary
Commissioner Jody Hill Lilly told an OEC webinar that DCF oversees extensive behavioral‑health services for children, has reorganized to better integrate physical and behavioral health, is standing up child urgent‑crisis centers, and warned of workforce shortages despite significant program funding.
In closing remarks at the Office of Early Childhood webinar, Commissioner Jody Hill Lilly of the Connecticut Department of Children and Families summarized statewide behavioral‑health efforts for children and families and highlighted workforce and access challenges.
Hill Lilly said DCF is statutorily responsible for children’s behavioral health and described over $300,000,000 in supports administered by the agency. She said DCF has added capacity and…
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