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March 27, 2014

Parents Share Tales Of Navigating State’s Mental Health System For Children

Mary Jo Andrews, Carol Poehnert and several other West Hartford mothers of children with mental-health problems had quietly met for eight years, usually over dinner, to share their experiences and frustrations, and to trade tips and shortcuts learned while navigating the treatment system.

Then the Sandy Hook School tragedy happened in December 2012.

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