The Consortium Speaks
The Connecticut Women's Consortium Blog
Many behavioral health professionals do not prescribe drugs—you need a medical degree to prescribe. But in order to develop effective treatm...
Addiction to substances — alcohol, nicotine, opioids, stimulants, or sedatives — is a serious issue for many people, wreaking havoc on famil...
If you’ve watched the reality TV show Hoarders or tried to reorganize your space according to the ideas promoted by Marie Kondo, you’re fami...
While the nation and world grapple with the difficult challenges of the COVID‑19 pandemic, another public health crisis continues to grow.
How can behavioral health professionals support clients who struggle with drugs, prescription medications, or alcohol? A substance use disor...
As behavioral health professionals, we have clients who have often experienced the traumatic effects of racism. How can we ensure that we’re...
In 2021, the Connecticut Women's Consortium launched our blog, the Consortium Speaks. Over the course of the year, we published 55 articles.
We'd like to give you a chance to get to know Dr. Covington. Read below a 2017 interview from Trauma Matters. How did you first get into tra...
The United States is one of the only developed countries without a national paid family leave program. In addition to barring women from the...