CT makes recommendations to improve children’s behavioral health

What came first, the increase in children’s mental health issues or the shortage in staff to help them?
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), anxiety, depression, ADHD, and behavioral health problems are the most common mental disorders in children. Many states, including Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Vermont, were lauded for their access to healthcare in a recent Mental Health America tally.
Those states, along with Rhode Island, were similarly recognized as providing better access for children according to a Soliant Health report.
In Connecticut, The Child Health and Development Institute (CDHI), based in Farmington, recently published a report presenting a strategic plan that promotes changes. It noted that a review found...