The Connecticut Department of Mental Health And Addiction Services has fired an employee for doing work for his personal business on state time. NBC Connecticut Investigates has reported on multiple ...

A new audit questions excessive overtime and other issues at one of our state’s largest psychiatric hospitals. The report comes less than two years after it was revealed that some employees doubled ...

HARTFORD — The long-threatened layoffs of as many as 2,000 state employees began Monday, with 165 termination notices in the state Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services as well as the ...

Tyler Kimball spoke at a press conference on Thursday about staffing and safety challenges for workers at the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services. Credit: Laura Tillman Health care ...

The Whiting Forensic Hospital Advisory Board learned of the 2017 patient abuse scandal at the hospital from a reporter, not the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, the board’s chairman ...

A report from a Connecticut nonprofit has revealed instances of sexual abuse, harassment, lack of sufficient oversight and more at a mental health center operated by the state. The investigation into ...

The Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services has launched a new website that provides real-time information on bed availability for addiction services. The website tracks the ...

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH)– Connecticut’s Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services Commissioner has been nominated for a new role. Miriam Delphin-Rittmon has been chosen by President Joe Biden ...

A state agency is working to improve patient safety in six psychiatric facilities in Connecticut as it faces calls for expanded oversight. An investigative report published last year alleged systemic ...

The closure of a state-run, residential program for young adults with mental health and substance use disorders will temporarily eliminate 10 beds amid a national and statewide surge in mental health ...

NORWALK -- The Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) has introduced a new toll-free number to connect residents seeking treatment for opioid addiction to local walk-in ...