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• Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services Launches Underage Drinking Website

• DMHAS Launches Remembrance Quilt in Memory of Those Who Died of Addiction

• Gov. Malloy Announces That Due to Unprecedented Housing Efforts, State is Able to Match Every Chronically Homeless Individual to Permanent Housing

• Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services Launches Website Providing Real-Time Bed Availability for Addiction Services

• PRESS RELEASE: GOV. MALLOY: CONNECTICUT RECEIVES $10M FEDERAL GRANT TO INCREASE ACCESS TO CARE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SUBSTANCE USE AND MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that the State of Connecticut is receiving a $10 million federal grant that will be used to increase access to integrated care for individuals with substance use, mental health, and co-occurring disorders.

• $5.5 Million in New Federal Funding Available to Connecticut to Combat Opioid Crisis

  The Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) today announced its intent to apply for $5.5 million from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to combat the prescription opioid and heroin crisis.

• CT Valley Hospital Getting Complete Energy Efficiency Makeover With Guaranteed Savings on Energy Bills to Pay Finance Costs

• Southern CT State University MSW Cohort Program on Co-Occurring Disorders

• Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)

  The DMHAS Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) is the Racial Justice, Multicultural Relations and Equal Opportunity Branch of the DMHAS Office of the Commissioner (OOC). The Division of DEI at DMHAS is committed to leading and supporting initiatives that fosters a welcoming, respectful, and inclusive environment for all staff and clients.

• Netflix original series “13 Reasons Why”

• The Imani Breakthrough Project

• Recovery Happens Here

• ADA Notice

• Cannabis Awareness and Education Program

  In June of 2021, through the state legislature, CT became the 19th state to legalize cannabis for adults 21 and over through the Responsible and Equitable Regulation of Adult-Use Cannabis (RERACA). This law sets out a framework that will comprehensively regulate cannabis in Connecticut in a manner that protects public health and safety while promoting social equity and economic development.

• Substance Exposed Pregnancy Initiative of CT

  The Department of Mental Health & Addiction Services, in collaboration with the Department of Children and Families (DCF) and Wheeler Clinic, oversee the Substance Exposed Infant-Fetal Alcohol Spectrum (SEI-FASD) statewide initiative. As part of this initiative, our goal is to increase knowledge and awareness regarding SEI and FASD and other topics that are related to and impact substance use and recovery.