On December 21, 2004, Lieutenant Governor Kevin Sullivan and the Connecticut Mental Health Cabinet released their final report, including a series of comprehensive proposals designed to significantly improve Connecticut�s failing system of mental health care. The report recommends expanding early intervention, treatment and transition services through Young Adult Services and extending KidCare to add care coordinators, family advocacy services, community collaborative coordinators and flexible emergency funding for children NOT in state custody. As studies of children in Connecticut�s juvenile justice system have shown, at least 50 percent of detained young people to have mental health treatment needs. CTJJA is hopeful that the Mental Health Cabinet recommendations will be implemented and begin to provide services to children who need mental health care before their issues lead them into the juvenile justice system.
[1] Go to http://www.ct.gov/ltgovksullivan/lib/ltgovksullivan/Connecticut_Mental_HealthKBS2_-_FINAL.pdf
[1]: http://www.ct.gov/ltgovksullivan/lib/ltgovksullivan/Connecticut_Mental_HealthKBS2_-_FINAL.pdf