Connecticut Launches Marketing Campaign to Boost Awareness of Children's Mental Health Crisis Resources
Connecticut is initiating a marketing campaign to increase public awareness of mental health resources available for children experiencing crises, particularly as the new school year begins. The state currently operates urgent crisis centers in Hartford, New Haven, Waterbury, and New London, alongside a mobile crisis intervention program accessible via United Way at 211. However, Behavioral Health Advocate Howard Sovronsky noted that many residents and educators remain unaware of these services. The Transforming Children’s Behavioral Health Policy and Planning Committee, of which Sovronsky is a member, is spearheading this campaign. Urgent crisis centers function as walk-in clinics, providing immediate assistance for issues ranging from suicide and self-harm to depression, anxiety, uncontrolled behaviors, and substance use. These centers aim to divert children and parents from emergency rooms, which can be slow and potentially traumatizing. Each of the four centers has a capacity of 72 daily slots. The mob... 
