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VERNON — With more of their students facing psychiatric hospitalizations, public school teachers and administrators are keenly aware of the need for increased mental health support in the school system.
U.S. Rep. Joseph Courtney, D-2nd District, visited Vernon Center Middle School to offer some assistance. The Congressman was on hand Tuesday to tout the $323,000 in federal grants over the next three years to help hire more mental health specialists, such as social workers.
NORWICH, CT – On International Overdose Awareness Day, Rep. Joe Courtney announced a $625,000 federal grant for Griswold PRIDE to help prevent youth substance misuse.
NORWICH, CT – Rep. Joe Courtney and the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Assistant Secretary for the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Lisa M. Gomez, met with mental health providers and patients to discuss the challenges Americans face in accessing care and the steps the Administration is taking to improve access.
NORWICH, CT. – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, issued the following statement after the U.S. Navy announced a $2.7B contract for Sikorsky to build 35 CH-53K helicopters.
NORWICH, CT – Rep. Joe Courtney convened an information session with the Federal Trade Commission to help seniors identify and report fraudulent activity.
NORWICH, CT – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (D-CT) and Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Chairman Aaron Bean (R-FL) introduced H.R.