Investigation Launched into Connecticut’s Childrens Mental HealthPrograms
March 15, 2004 Investigation Launched into Connecticut's Childrens Mental Health Programs Citing hundreds of complaints about the "grossly inadequate" mental health services offered to children, the Connecticut Attorney General and the state's Child Advocate launched a joint investigation on March 3, 2004, into the state's child welfare agency, private insurance companies and health maintenance organizations (HMOs) that provide programs and facilities. Richard Blumenthal, attorney general, and Jeanne Milstein, child advocate, said the investigation would focus on the state's Department of Children and Families (DCF), a $604 million agency struggling to meet a court-mandated improvement . . .
