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September 25, 2017
For Karen Kangas, the Behavioral Health Network’s new Director of Recovery and Family Affairs, hope is the best tool you can give a person battling addiction and mental illness.
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September 25, 2017
With crowded waiting rooms and busy clinicians, mental health and substance abuse patients don’t always receive the most optimal care in healthcare settings. And for good reason – emergency room staff are generally focused on serious physical problems, rapid assessments and “in the moment” treatment.
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September 13, 2017
Suicide prevention is a topic that’s very close to Patricia Hayward-Paige’s heart. The Natchaug pharmacy technician lost a close friend to suicide nearly 20 years ago.
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September 07, 2017
It's a serious subject that some people avoid talking about - but it needs to be spoken of regularly for the purpose of saving lives!
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August 16, 2017
April Devaux’s criminal record reads more like a shopping list.
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August 02, 2017
A White House commission focused on addressing drug addiction released its preliminary report on Monday, including its “most urgent recommendation” – that the president declare the opioid epidemic a national emergency.
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July 13, 2017
While opioid abuse is getting the headlines, the recent death of actor Nelsan Ellis confirms that alcohol addiction remains a major problem in society.
February 03, 2017 |
By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez, Kaiser Health News
President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration, which sparked protests abroad and in the U.S., is also raising fears about the impact on international medical students vying for training programs at U.S. hospitals, as well as young doctors in training from affected countries who are already working here.
January 27, 2017
Patricia Rehmer, Hartford HealthCare senior vice president and president of the Behavioral Health Network, received the Bob Savage Recovery Advocate of the Year Award at the annual meeting of Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery (CCAR) on Wednesday.
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January 11, 2017
When Melissa Pelletier began working at Natchaug Hospital’s Journey House residential treatment program in 2007, an alarming trend was starting to emerge among the adolescent girls treated there.
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October 19, 2016
A request, dear candidates to-be-named for the 2020 presidential election: Don’t freak us out again! Please.
October 04, 2016
Addiction, in all its apparent randomness, is ruthlessly nondiscriminatory. As if Jeff Hatch didn’t know.
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September 22, 2016
View the new Natcahug Commerical
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August 24, 2016
One of Connecticut’s most staunch supporters of mental health reform stopped in Willimantic recently to call for more money and more equity for the treatment and support of patients and behavioral health providers.
August 12, 2016
It was January of 2015 when Allison Schmitt hit rock bottom – not that you could guess by looking at her. At just 24-years-old, Schmitt was already a two-time Olympian with six medals under her belt including a gold medal performance in the 200-meter freestyle.
July 22, 2016
So, kids, how did you spend your summer vacation? Did you take a few keepsake pictures with your smartphone while you were away with your parents, or did you go away determined to pump photos all day onto Snapchat, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter? The problem with consuming too much media.
March 24, 2016 |
By Hartford HealthCare
Under its Second Chance Society reform plan, Connecticut is changing the way it treats non-violent crimes like drug possession, explained Lawlor during his presentation at the annual ECSU Foundation Luncheon to benefit Natchaug Hospital education programs. The fundraiser, now in its ninth year, was attended by almost 100 people on March 24 at the Betty R. Tipton Room at Eastern Connecticut State University.
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November 23, 2015
WALLINGFORD – The Connecticut Hospital Association (CHA) today launched a new website, www.StopTheCutsNow.org, and unveiled a TV, radio, and digital campaign in opposition to Governor Malloy’s recent $240 million in hospital cuts.
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November 23, 2015
HARTFORD, Conn. — Patricia A. Rehmer, MSN, ACHE, a nationally recognized leader in mental health and substance abuse, will join Hartford HealthCare (HHC) as a senior vice president. She will assume the role of president of the HHC Behavioral Health Network (BHN) later this year.
September 01, 2015
MANSFIELD, Conn. – Natchaug Hospital is pleased to announce the appointment of Justin Sleeper, MSN, RN, as the new Vice President of Nursing.
August 12, 2015
WILLIMANTIC, Conn. – The Liberty Bank Foundation awarded Natchaug Hospital a grant of $3,000 for the Safety. Trust. Hope. Campaign for Joshua Center Thames Valley.
July 31, 2015
WILLIMANTIC, Conn. – Natchaug Hospital is pleased to announce that the SI Financial Group Foundation awarded the Hospital with a grant of $10,000 for the Safety. Trust. Hope. Campaign for Joshua Center Thames Valley.
June 30, 2015
Stephen W. Larcen, Ph.D., president of the Hartford HealthCare Behavioral Health Network, received the 2015 Grassroots Champion Award from the American Hospital Association and Connecticut Hospital Association (CHA) at a June 30 ceremony recognizing those who have made significant contributions to supporting the mission of hospitals.
June 14, 2015
NORWICH, Conn. – Dime Bank presented Natchaug Hospital with $25,000 for the new Joshua Center Thames Valley facility at the Hospital’s Annual Board Reception on Thursday.
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March 01, 2015
HARTFORD, Conn. - The Hartford HealthCare Behavioral Health Network is partnering with The Connecticut Forum to host, “An Honest Look at Mental Illness: A conversation about perceptions, realities, and what it’s like to work and live with the stigma of mental illness” on Friday, March 7 at 8 p.m. at the Bushnell Theater in Hartford.
September 30, 2013
MANSFIELD, Conn. – Natchaug Hospital is pleased to announce the appointment of Kristie Scott, MSW, as the Director of Social Work.