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The latest on the Key Bridge collapse, New York puts forth legislation to get clean energy projects on the grid and Wisconsin and other states join a federal summer food program to help feed kids across the country.

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Republicans float conspiracy theories on the collapse of Baltimore's Key Bridge, South Carolina's congressional elections will use a map ruled unconstitutional, and the Senate schedules an impeachment trial for Homeland Secretary Mayorkas.

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Historic wildfires could create housing and health issues for rural Texans, a Kentucky program helps prison parolees start a new life, and descendants of Nicodemus, Kansas celebrate the Black settlers who journeyed across the 1870s plains seeking self-governance.

CT: Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention

A spokesperson for the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services says COVID outbreaks among staffers and patients have led to temporary halts to addiction-treatment admissions during the pandemic. (Google Maps)
Union: CT Must Address Staffing at Addiction Treatment Centers

A Connecticut health-care workers' union is raising concerns over what it calls a "staffing crisis" in addiction services that led the state to close …

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The CDC found drug overdose deaths increased by more than 28% over the past year ending in April compared with 2019. (felipecaparros/Adobe Stock)
CT Treatment Pilot Trains Providers on Addiction Stigma, Pain Management

HARTFORD, Conn. -- Drug overdose deaths across the country are on the rise, and a new pilot program kicks off this month in Connecticut to help …

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Connecticut's Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services says the state is closing Hartford's 10-bed mental-health treatment center because the building's lease was not renewed. (Adobe Stock)
CT Closing Mental Health, Addiction Facility for Young Adults

HARTFORD, Conn. - Connecticut plans to close a transitional living facility in Hartford next month for people ages 18 to 25, which means fewer …

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According to the Connecticut Department of Public Health, fentanyl was involved in 85% of drug overdoses in the state in 2020. (Adobe Stock)<br />
CT Addiction-Prevention Groups Seek Aid to Lower Fatal Overdoses

NEW LONDON, Conn. -- Addiction-prevention specialists in Connecticut are pushing for investments in substance-use disorder programs to combat the …

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A New London peer-navigator program could aid first responders in mental-health emergencies. Only 30% of New London police officers have crisis-intervention training, according to the city's Human Services Department. (Mario Beauregard/Adobe Stock)
One CT City Makes Emergency Mental-Health Calls a Priority

NEW LONDON, Conn. - A first-in-the-state pilot program could soon offer a different approach to how agencies in Connecticut respond to emergency …

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In Sept. 2020, opioid deaths in parts of the United States were 25 to 50% higher than in 2019, according to a GAO report about the effects of the pandemic on the need for mental-health and substance-use care.  (Adobe Stock)
State Health-care Workers in Middletown Seek End to Staffing Crisis

MIDDLETOWN, Conn. -- A new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) revealed there has been greater demand for behavioral health …

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates the opioid crisis has killed an estimated 450,000 Americans since 1999. (Psihedelisto/ Wikimedia Commons)
CT Attorney General Slams Purdue Opioid Settlement

HARTFORD, Conn. -- The feds on Wednesday announced an $8.3 billion settlement with Stamford-based Purdue Pharma over the company's role in the opioid …

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The study finds no relationship between the rates of drug imprisonment and the rate of overdose deaths. (bbran19/Pixabay)
Report: Overdose Deaths Unaffected by Tougher Drug Laws

HARTFORD, Conn. — A new, 50-state study finds that putting more people in jail for drug offenses doesn't reduce drug use or overdose deaths…

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Connecticut was the first state in the nation to end chronic homelessness among veterans. Credit: R0sss/Flickr.
Success Housing Vets a Model for Ending Chronic Homelessness

HARTFORD, Conn. – Tomorrow is Veterans Day, and in Connecticut there is reason to celebrate progress in the struggles many veterans have faced …

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PHOTO: A new national report says Connecticut's smoking-prevention efforts lag behind many states, ranking it 29th in the nation for the amount spent on prevention and cessation programs. Photo credit: Mike Clifford
Report Ranks CT 29th in Nation for Funding Tobacco Prevention

HARTFORD, Conn. - The latest report on how well states are funding tobacco prevention and cessation efforts has Connecticut ranked 29th in the nation…

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Be on Guard for Kids' Super Bowl Hangover

HARTFORD, Conn. - While the Monday-after-Super-Bowl hangover may just be part of the deal for many adults, experts say it's likely that many teens in …

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PHOTO: Stacey Violante Cote, attorney at Center for Children’s Advocacy, says interviews of homeless youth in Connecticut shows a range of dangerous behaviors. Photo courtesy of Cote.
First-Ever Survey on Homeless and Runaway Youth in Connecticut

HARTFORD, Conn. – Invisible No More is the name of a presentation in Hartford today of the first-ever study of runaway and homeless youth in …

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