DRCT Press Releases/Statements
In the News
Hospital Task Force Plans to Address Disability Group Report, Associated Press, 12/13/19 [PDF Copy]
EDITORIAL: Time for change at CVH, Whiting, Record Journal, 12/9/19 [PDF Copy]
Ex-School Board Member Files Suit: Says she was discriminated against because of her disabilities, Journal Inquirer, 12/5/2019 [PDF Copy]
Former Enfield School Board Member with Autism Sues Board, Claiming Discrimination, CT Mirror, 12/5/2019 [PDF Copy]
Former Enfield School Board Member Sues Town, Charging It Discriminated Against Her Because of Her Autism, Hartford Courant, 12/4/2019 [PDF Copy]
Former Enfield School Board Member Files Lawsuit, Patch, 12/3/2019 [PDF Copy]
Autistic Elected Official Sues Enfield, CT, Board of Education, Brown Goldstein, 12/3/2019 [PDF Copy]
Watchdog Group: Whiting Forensic Hospital Needs ‘Drastic Change’, CT Post, 11/27/2019 [PDF Copy]
Report Shows 'Pervasive' Problems At Connecticut Psychiatric Hospitals, WSHU Public Radio, 11/27/2019 [PDF Copy]
Disability Rights Group Calls For More Oversight of Whiting Forensic, CT News Junkie, 11/27/2019 [PDF Copy]
New Report Shows Unresolved Problems Psychiatric Hospitals, Chicago Tribune, 11/26/2019 [PDF Copy]
New Report Shows Unresolved Problems Psychiatric Hospitals, The Middletown Press, 11/26/2019 [PDF Copy]
New Report Shows Unresolved Problems Psychiatric Hospitals, Westport News, 11/26/2019 [PDF Copy]
New Report Shows Unresolved Problems Psychiatric Hospitals, U.S. News & World Report, 11/26/2019 [PDF Copy]
Whiting, CVH Still Come Up Short on Patient Care Reforms, NBC Connecticut, 11/26/2019 [PDF Copy]
New Report Shows Unresolved Problems at CVH, Whiting, WTNH News 8, 11/26/2019 [PDF Copy]
Report: Problems Remain At Psychiatric Hospitals, WTIC Radio, 11/26/2019 [PDF Copy]
New Report Shows Unresolved Problems Psychiatric Hospitals, The Associated Press, 11/26/2019 [PDF Copy]
Watchdog Organization Calls for ‘Drastic Change’ at Whiting Forensic Hospital, CTMirror, 11/26/2019 [PDF Copy]
Disability Rights Group Finds ‘Pervasive’ Problems Remain After Scandals at Whiting Forensic and Connecticut Valley Hospitals, Hartford Courant, 11/26/2019 [PDF Copy]
Upon completion of a detailed inquiry, Disability Rights Connecticut (DRCT) substantiated abuse, neglect and violations of patients’ rights at Whiting Forensic Hospital (WFH) and Connecticut Valley Hospital (CVH). The extensive Investigative Report includes a series of findings and recommendations and a call to action for the Connecticut General Assembly to place CVH under the licensure of the Department of Public Health (DPH) and the Commissioner of the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) to enact immediate reforms in the areas of concern identified in this report.
ADA Settlement Ensures Access for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Individuals at Concentra Facilities Nationwide, Department of Justice 11/20/2019 [PDF Copy]
DRCT filed a complaint with the Department of Justice (DOJ) on behalf of a deaf client who was denied an interpreter when receiving care at a Concentra location in Norwich, CT. The client requested an interpreter but was told he had to provide his own. Knowing this was wrong, he repeatedly made the request but was never provided with an interpreter. The DOJ investigated the complaint and has resolved the matter. As part of the resolution, Concentra will make changes to how it operates, such as providing auxiliary aids and services, including interpreters when necessary, to ensure effective communication. The client will receive $7,500 in compensation for the civil rights violation. For more information on the changes Concentra will make, please see the DOJ’s press release
Settlement reached after CT complaint about communications for deaf, hard of hearing, CT Post 11/20/2019 [PDF Copy]
