HARTFORD -The State of Connecticut has received approval from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide crisis counseling to those who have been impacted by COVID-19.
The program will be administered by the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services in cooperation with the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection.
The $669,404 grant will provide the following services:
- Crisis counseling to persons experiencing homelessness who are in shelters, hotels, and in the community, as well as staff in these facilities;
- Crisis counseling to senior citizens in congregate care settings and the community; and
- Enhancement of crisis counseling call-line services provided through United Way 2-1-1.
This information is from a press release from state Rep. Kara Rochelle, D-Ansonia.
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