Amid Mental Health and Homeless Concerns, Connecticut Organization Shifts to Adapt Services

Mental Health Connecticut has been working with people who are homeless and those experiencing mental health challenges for over a century. Now they've had to change how they do everything. No more in-home services. Some of their clients experienced stress from social isolation before the pandemic, now things have gotten worse. How are they dealing with it? It's an ongoing process, says Mike Culmo, chief program officer for Mental Heath CT. Some of their clients are actually getting more opportunities to socialize virtually, but challenges remain. In this episode of Isolated Together, host David DesRoches interviews Culmo and Jean Yarochowicz, a residential counselor from the Waterbury program. Isolated Together is a production of the Quinnipiac University Podcast Studio, and hosted by David DesRoches, director of community programming. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices