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JULY 2008
In Sickness and Wealth: Does a state insurance plan for middle-class families threaten the health of our state's poorest citizens?
New Haven Advocate
By Andy Bromage
July 24, 2008
Not All Happy With Rell's Health Plan
The Hartford Courant
By Ted Mann
July 6, 2008
Teens Helped to Counter Mental Ills
Connecticut Post
BY PETER URBAN
July 5, 2008
JUNE 2008
Advocates Say Charter Oak Plan Discriminates
CT News Junkie
by Christine Stuart
June 18, 2008
Criminalizing Kids: Zero-Tolerance Policies In Schools Only Push 'Problem Children' Down a Fast Track to Failure
The Hartford Courant
BY ABBY ANDERSON
June 5, 2008
Death at Towers Highlights Need for Supportive Housing
Meriden Record Journal
by Adam Wittenberg
June 14, 2008
Back To The Future
The Hartford Courant
June 2, 2008
MAY 2008
A Flawed End to a Session of Failures
Connecticut Post
BY RICHARD WEINGARTEN
May 30, 2008
WELCOME TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD... MAYBE
CT Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services
A Message from the Office of the Commissioner
By Doreen DelBianco, Legislative Program Manager
May 22, 2008
Mayors, Others Decry State Budget Decision
The Hartford Courant
Associated Press
May 5, 2008
Mental Health Parity Passes the House
CT News Junkie
By Christine Stuart
May 5, 2008
Mental Health Policy Costs State Medicaid Funds
The Hartford Courant
BY COLIN POITRAS
May 4, 2008
2008 ARCHIVES
APRIL 2008
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2007 ARCHIVES
Reaching Those Left Out In the Cold
The Hartford Courant
By Susan Campbell
December 19, 2007
Rell's Charter Oak Plan Receiving Criticism for Coverage Levels
The Hartford Courant
Associated Press
December 4, 2007
A Common Casualty of Old Age: The Will to Live
The New York Times
By JANE E. BRODY
November 27, 2007
State Could Change Laws on Mentally Ill Offenders
The Stamford Advocate
By Zach Lowe
November 25, 2007
Response to Haven Healthcare Series
The Hartford Courant
Sheila Amdur
November 23, 2007
Throwing Away Young People: Prison Suicide
The New York Times
By The Editorial Board
November 21, 2007
A HARTFORD COURANT SPECIAL REPORT: Haven Healthcare Series
Part 1: No Haven for the Elderly: Nursing Home Troubles Show Flaws In State Oversight
By LISA CHEDEKEL and LYNNE TUOHY
November 18, 2007
Part 2: State Soft On Nursing Levels: Minimum Staffing Rules Unchanged In 25 Years
By LISA CHEDEKEL
November 19, 2007
Part 3: Haven Debt Woes
BY LISA CHEDEKEL And LYNNE TUOHY
November 20, 2007
Insurance Plan Raises Unanswered Questions
The Hartford Courant
JENNIFER C. JAFF
November 6, 2007
Lighting Up When Home is a Hospital
The Hartford Courant
By Kathleen Megan
October 28, 2007
Trying to Save Troubled Youth: Mental Health Plays Key Role in State's Effort
WATERBURY REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN
BY BEN CONERY
Oct. 16, 2008
Vigil Fights Misconceptions about Mental Illness
For the Norwich Bulletin
By DUSTIN RACIOPPI
Oct. 10, 2007
Hospital Taken Off Watch List
New London Day
10/7/2007
Homes for the Homeless
Hartford Advocate
By: Daniel D’Ambrosio
October 4, 2007
Report on Hospital Faulted: Officials Dispute Some Key Findings
The Hartford Courant
By Josh Kovner
September 26, 2007