A CT mom faced barriers getting mental health care for her son. Then this walk-in clinic opened.

Hartford's first Urgent Crisis Center opened last week at The Village for Families and Children on Capitol Avenue, providing walk-in mental and behavioral health services for children in crisis. Taylor Hartz/Hartford Courant.

When Tenesha Oates 12-year-old son experienced a behavioral episode at his middle school, staff at the school called an ambulance that rushed him to a crowded emergency room. They spent more than 10 hours there, only to be sent home without any action plan to help her son. Each time her son had a crisis, … Read more