HARTFORD, CT – Connecticut's nonprofit community service providers urged lawmakers Monday to find an additional $186 million to fund their work next year or risk some agencies shutting down, as well as higher downstream costs for things like untreated addiction, hunger, homelessness, or an inability to get healthcare.
Following the Fentanyl-related death of a 10-month-old baby in 2023, officials from the state Department of Children and Families say they are reviewing ways they can improve systems they use to assess child safety in families where there is substance abuse.
The Office of the Child Advocate has found numerous alleged failings in the state Department of Children and Families ’ handling of a case in which a 10-month-old boy died from fentanyl, xylazine and .
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Gov. Ned Lamont’s budget adjustments don’t tackle increasing Medicaid rates for any variety of services from dental care to autism services to physician rates for Connecticut’s neediest citizens. It also removes a $5.36 million increase for ambulance and methadone maintenance providers that was included in the two-year budget adopted last year.