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Postponed; Abilis Offers Free Parent Workshop on Supporting Young Children’s Development

This workshop, set for Sunday, January 25, 2026, from 9:00am to 12:00pm, includes a pediatrician specializing in Birth to 3, and Abilis Lleadership and therapists. Parents and caregivers will find practical guidance and trusted information as they navigate developmental concerns, new diagnoses and key transitions for young children with developmental disabilities. Continue Reading →

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Winter Illnesses and When to Seek Emergency Care – Guidance from Yale New Haven Health Provides Guidance

Patients and visitors at Yale New Haven Health facilities are recommended to wear a mask and required to do so if they have a respiratory tract infection. At this time, our staff are required to wear masks during patient interactions. Check Emergency Dept wait times and find an Emergency Department near you. Continue Reading →

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Lawsuit Alleges ChatGPT Intensified Old Greenwich Man’s Delusions, Led Him to Kill His Elderly Mother

According to a lawsuit filed in Caifornia, ChatGPT kept Stein-Erik Soelberg engaged for what appeared to be hours at a time, validated and magnified each new paranoid belief, and systematically reframed the people closest to him––especially his own mother––as adversaries, operatives, or programmed threats. Ultimately, Soelberg, described in the lawsuit as a 56-year-old bodybuilder, bludgeoned and strangled to death an 83-year-old woman half his size.
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Yale Psychiatrist Kourtney Koslosky MD Tapped to Lead Greenwich Hospital’s Psychiatry & Behavioral Health Dept

“I’ve seen an increasing number of children and adolescents presenting to our [Greenwich Hospital] Emergency Department in crisis…There is an incredible need for behavioral health services in this population, and we are very fortunate to have been able to start our adolescent program. We are one of the only programs in our area offering this level of care.” – Kourtney Koslosky, MD Continue Reading →

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National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Announces Nearly $12 Million in Grants from LI Sound Futures Fund

The grants will support projects that prevent 618,934 gallons of stormwater and 2,996 pounds of nitrogen pollution from entering the Long Island Sound, remove 161,250 pounds of marine debris , restore 70 acres of coastal habitat, launch new oyster restoration efforts and conserve and enhance habitats for shorebirds, songbirds, diamondback terrapins, native pollinators and other wildlife. Continue Reading →

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