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Reply Jonathan Slifka. (Ivan Lendl Classic.) The event is slated for Aug. 16 at the TPC River Highlands. The tournament has helped individuals living with disabilities pursue their dreams through competitive sports for 25 years, but will temporarily shift focus in 2021 to help HFSC overcome the financial challenges driven by the COVID-19 pandemic. Subscribe Hospital for Special Care has operated at surge capacity throughout the pandemic, caring for patients above the 228 licensed bed capacity, including patients severely impacted by COVID-19. HFSC's ability to care for some of the most chal...

Some police departments around the U.S. are expanding the use of voluntary registries of disabled people to include those with mental illness. It's part of an effort to improve how police interact with people with mental illness and avoid deadly shootings by officers.

Victoria Mitchell wishes police would have had the full picture of her son’s struggles with mental illness and reacted differently before an officer shot

Lamont Appoints Newtown Chief Jim Viadero to Connecticut Police Officer Standards and Training Council Written by Gov. Ned Lamont Governor Lamont Announces Appointments To the Connecticut Police Officer Standards and Training Council Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is appointing eleven members to serve on the Connecticut Police Officer Standards and Training Council (POST). The council, a division of the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, oversees training and certification of police officers, as well as a mandatory police department accreditatio...