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Cigna Foundation Grant Will Help Hartford Public Library Assist Opioid Overdose Victims
New Issue Brief Addresses Northwest Connecticut's Addiction Crisis
Bridgeport Launches "Call to Action" On Opioid Addiction
Southbury Expanding Opioid Programs for Seniors
SOUTHBURY, CT -- The Pomperaug District Department of Health, which covers Southbury, Woodbury and Oxford, will use a $23,000 grant from the Connecticut Community Foundation to run programs for older adults who use prescription pain medications. The new program, called Senior Health Opiate Awareness and Response (SHOAR), will add senior-specific presentations to existing opioid prevention initiatives and new Chronic Pain Self-Management Programs for senior communities in the three towns.
Hospital for Special Care Receives $150K Grant to Help Expand Autism Services
NEW BRITAIN, CT -- The American Savings Foundation has awarded a $150,000 grant to support expansion of the Autism Center at Hospital for Special Care in New Britain, including development of a partial hospitalization program and an education and day center. Maria Falvo, president and CEO of American Savings Foundation, said the new program will help reduce waiting lists for inpatient care by creating a resource for youth who need more intense services than are currently available at an outpatient level.