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Racial Trauma, Radical Healing, and Hope By Paul Dworkin, MD: By: Paul Dworkin, MD Each year, Connecticut Children’s Office for Community Child Health (OCCH) has the privilege of inviting a speaker to deliver one of the University of Connecticut Department of Pediatrics’ weekly Grand Rounds lectures. The audience for this event includes

Why Do We Hold Gun Buybacks? By Brendan Campbell, MD, MPH: By: Brendan Campbell, MD, MPH , J. Leslie Knod, MD , and Kevin Borrup, DrPH, JD, MPA Each year, Connecticut Children’s Injury Prevention Center is proud to participate in a gun buyback event to make our communities safer. The point is to provide people with a way to safely

Single Vehicle Crashes Spike During COVID-19 By Elaine Wang, MD: By: Elaine Wang, MD It is yet another unfortunate impact of COVID-19 – a sharp increase in single vehicle crashes and fatalities on our roads. In March and April of this year, Connecticut along with many other states issued stay-at-home orders that discouraged non-essential

Building Brains One Book at a Time It is among the most important gifts a child can receive – the gift of literacy. Maricelys Turner Vargas, age 2, and her younger sister Nariah are among the first Hartford children to enroll in the monthly book-gifting program Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. The program

Healthcare Transformation: Addressing a Triple Crisis By Paul Dworkin, MD: By: Paul Dworkin, MD The call to transform our healthcare system by focusing on children first is nothing new. However, it is critical now more than ever to move forward with such an agenda. COVID-19, racial injustice and ongoing economic challenges present a triple crisis that

Healthy Homes Reinvents Support for Families By: Marcus Smith and Chris Corcoran Connecticut Children’s Healthy Homes Program is now offering virtual support for families to ensure that we continue to make their homes healthier and safer to live in. We made this shift out of necessity due the COVID-19 pandemic. We are proud

Supporting Children and Families Facing Unprecedented Challenges By: Connecticut Children’s Executive Management Team At Connecticut Children’s, our commitment to strengthening families and communities to promote children’s optimal health, development and well-being is of critical importance now more than ever. We find ourselves at a