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Announcements
Kids in Crisis is There for You!
Kids In Crisis would like to remind community partners that their doors are open 24/7, and 365 days a year to help children and families in need. Please share the Kids in Crisis Helpline; 203-661-1911, or website, with anyone you think may benefit from their services.
MADD Peer-to-Peer Support Group
MADD Connecticut is starting a virtual support group for victims or survivors. If you're interested in joining, send an email to express your interest to jennifer.rossi@madd.org
Resources
COACH: COVID-19 Assistance for Community Health

FREE community support and outreach services in Connecticut. COACH is here to connect you with resources to keep your family safe and healthy. Support coaches can put you in touch with services that can help, or listen if you want to talk.

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In the News
Pediatric emergency departments nationwide have seen a significant increase in children presenting with
behavioral health concerns. Screening for suicide risk has emerged as a vital tool in identifying youth at-risk of suicide and connecting them with appropriate support. Connecticut Children’s screened more than 17,000 children from 2019-2020, demonstrating that universal screening is feasible in a busy pediatric emergency
department. Based on our experience up to a quarter of all children screen positive, including children who come to the emergency department with a medical concern and no stated behavioral health concern. We recommend that universal suicide risk screening be implemented in all emergency departments and considered for implementation in select other clinical encounters, such as well-child visits.

If you have teens in the house, there is a good chance they have smoked cigarettes or vaped with a candy-flavored E-cigarette. In Connecticut, it is illegal to buy any tobacco product if you are under 21-years-old.

The Food and Drug Administration last year restricted some flavors, but left menthol-flavored and other disposable E-liquids on the shelves.

A decade ago, the government banned the sale of flavored cigarettes.The ban did not include E-cigarettes and cigars. The flavored products now have a new generation of kids hooked. Some state lawmakers want them banned. Read full article.
The Hub: Behavioral Health Action Organization for Southwestern CT
A division of the Regional Youth Adult Social Action Partnership (RYASAP) 

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