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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

MARCH 2008

FEBRUARY 2008

JANUARY 2008

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