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Is Parkland Accused Murderer, Nikolas Cruz, Deserving of a Fair Trial?

Written on May 12, 2018.

He stood mute at the arraignment while the Court entered a Not Guilty Plea on his behalf. Nikolas Cruz appeared with his head down, the result of reportedly being heavily drugged. Cruz had been a patient of Henderson Behavioral Health, a contracted...

DCF Post-Newtown Mental Health Recommendations May Put Children at Risk

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Written on September 8, 2014.

In response to the 2012 tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut’s Department of Children and Families (DCF), last Friday, unceremoniously unveiled its plan to overhaul the state’s mental health system for children. The ten-page draft report provides...

Billion Dollar Drug Company Law Firm Restructures Connecticut Welfare System

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Written on March 10, 2011.

By Bob Fiddaman and Shelia Matthews For some time now, Sheila Matthews has been suspicious about her home state of Connecticut’s treatment of its most vulnerable children. As a mother of two children and co-founder of Ablechild, her instincts led...