Finding detox beds has proven difficult for some in CT. Parents, advocates hope to change that.
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Vincent Fairchild, 37, died of a fatal drug overdose. He is shown here with his mother, Diana Fairchild.Photo courtesy of Diana FairchildShow MoreShow Less
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The family of Brian Cody, Maddy Morrissey, 13, left, Sonny Morrissey, 16, Jayden Cody Morrissey, Strongbow Morrissey, 16, Tracey Morrissey, Tony Big T Morrissey, Mason Morrissey, 4, and Rachael Morrissey, left, marked the one year anniversary of his fatal overdose this past Monday. New Milford, Conn, Friday, August 14, 2020.H John Voorhees III / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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Rebecca Zigmund struggled with addiction following a surgical procedure and ended up detoxing at home by herself after not being able to find a bed in a clinic. Wednesday, June 30, 2021, in New Britain, Conn.H John Voorhees III / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
Finding detox beds has proven difficult for some in CT Parents, advocates hope to change that
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New Haven activists: Remove guns from CT Mental Health Center
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The Connecticut Mental Health Center on Park Street in New Haven, photographed on May 5, 2021.Arnold Gold / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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The Connecticut Mental Health Center on Park Street in New Haven, photographed on May 5, 2021.Arnold Gold / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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NEW HAVEN Patients seeking treatment at the state-funded Connecticut Mental Health Center are met at the facility with measures that include a metal detector, security guards and police officers, according to the state.
The security measures, as well as a proposal to implement an X-ray machine to scan entrants’ belongings, have been met with pushback from community members concerned about their effects on patients - especially people of color - with a petition and two community leaders issuing a public statement demanding that the facility end use of armed police at the site. The
Three weeks into COVID-19 vaccinations, DOC has vaccinated 10 percent of inmates, 40 percent of staff
Kelan Lyons, CTMirror.org
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HVIZDAK ph722a # 3174 New Haven, Connecticut-11/15/07: New Haven Community Correctional Center main entrance.
Three weeks into the Department of Correction’s vaccinations of the incarcerated population, 837 inmates less than 10% of the 9,034 people in prisons and jails as of Feb. 22 have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
The department received another 500 doses Tuesday morning. Department Director of External Affairs Karen Martucci said the DOC has used all of the shots it has received and is seeking more.
“We roll them out as they come in,” said Martucci.
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