CCA and Yale Child Study Center Create Medical-Legal Partnership in Children’s Behavioral Health Setting
The Center for Children’s Advocacy and Yale Child Study Center (YCSC) have joined forces to open a Medical-Legal Partnership on-site at YCSC. The collaboration is the first Medical-Legal Partnership on …
Billions in school construction in CT hasn’t made a dent in segregation — but this year, things could be different
… civil rights leaders point out that incentives historically have not broken the gridlock to integrate schools in many Connecticut towns. For example, suburban districts for decades have been offered …
Advocates Worry About Utility Shut-Offs As Winter Approaches
With state utility regulators and Eversource Energy deliberating whether and how to extend a pandemic-related moratorium on utility shut-offs, advocates say it’s important for struggling ratepayers to know their rights …
Governor Takes a Bow for Students Logging On. Data Doesn’t Back It Up.
Last spring, that datapoint of how many students didn’t log on at all was almost identical: 4%. There’s no way to gauge if more students are attending more often than …
CT Law Tribune 2020 Awards to CCA Attorneys Jay Sicklick and Stacy Schleif
Connecticut Law Tribune 2020 Leadership Awards Distinguished Leader in the Law Jay Sicklick, Esq. CCA Deputy Director and Director of the Medical Legal Partnership New Leader in the Law Stacy …
Billing Assistance Is Available, But Regulators Say Utilities Didn’t Do Enough To Tell Customers
On Wednesday, the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) told utilities they had to email customers a verbatim message: COVID-19 payment plans “are available to any customer requesting financial assistance, without …
Covid-19 left hundreds of foster kids in limbo due to backlog of cases
… the courts should start to process all of this backlog,” said Martha Stone, executive director of the Center for Children’s Advocacy and one of the attorneys who brought the …
Campbell: Eversource is like that bad boyfriend
If you are a Connecticut utilities customer and are struggling to meet your bills, you could be excused for not knowing there are multiple, state-mandated ways to get help. Your …
