Last week, the House overwhelmingly passed the “21st Century Cures Act,” a bill in Congress that includes bipartisan mental health reform, could help those who suffer from addiction and other debilitating diseases, find a cure for Alzheimer’s, end cancer as we know it, and much more. Mental Health Connecticut joins President Obama, Senator Chris Murphy,… Read more »

Statement by Luis B. Perez, President & CEO, Mental Health Connecticut As President Obama said today, “regardless of which side you were on in the election, regardless of whether your candidate won or lost, the sun would come up in the morning.” He also reminded us that we are all on one team and we… Read more »

Staff, program participants, legislators and supporters of Mental Health Connecticut (MHC) held two events on Thursday, October 6 at MHC’s Independence Center in support of national Mental Illness Awareness Week. The beautiful fall day began with MHC’s annual “IC Walk,” a 3.5 mile awareness walk around downtown Waterbury and ended with an event to register… Read more »

Each October, members and staff of Mental Health Connecticut (MHC) and the Independence Center (IC), its recovery resource community program based in Waterbury, gather together with the local community to promote health and wellness while raising awareness around mental health. This year, MHC is also hosting a voter registration event following the walk. The 2016… Read more »

In partnership with the Petit Family Foundation and The Hartford, Mental Health Connecticut (MHC) has provided training and certification for 20 mental health recovery counselors to become the first-ever Connecticut facilitators for Whole Health Action Management (WHAM). WHAM is a peer-led recovery support program delivered by the National Council for Behavioral Health, and supported by… Read more »