Grading the States 2006: Connecticut

Overall Grade: B Category Grades: Infrastructure: A Information Access: C+ Services: C+ Recovery Supports: B+

Spending, Income, & Rankings     National Rank Per Capita Mental Health Spending $151.03 5 Per Capita Income $40,990 2 Total Mental Health Spending (in millions) $525 15 Suicide Rank 47

Recent Innovations Recovery as a vision and goal, prior to the President's New Freedom Commission Corporation for Supportive Housing, a joint private/public partnership  Mental Health Jail Diversion specialists in all arraignment courts Training institute with Yale

Urgent Needs Aggressive examination and solution to the nursing home crisis Housing Fidelity to Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Resolve quality and safety concerns at Connecticut Valley Hospital

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3/09/2006

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3/07/2006

State shares highest rating for mental health care
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