“My freshman year I was struggling. I had no support groups, no friends, no foundation — and the Brotherhood helped me,” CCSU student Damar Glover said about the men's support group. Ronan Hinckley has the story, part of our @soljourno.bsky.social youth mental health project.

Thrilled to see this great work from @uconnjournalism.bsky.social 's Elijah Polance and Connor Sharp getting the exposure it deserves. Go check out their story in @ctmirror.org

When Patricia Bode lost her son to an accidental overdose, she turned to her art for solace and connection. Now she's launched a nonprofit, Remember Love Recovery Project, in his honor. Read @scsu.bsky.social recent grad Brianna Wallen's article for the full story.

Grief, loss & the college student; UConn Among Institutions With No Formal Bereavement Policy... https://go.ctcapitolreport.com/4y2mchm

Mental health is profoundly linked to physical health. That's why PTs at UConn are pushing for their role in supporting mental health to be recognized. Story from @uconnjournalism.bsky.social's Bridget Bronsdon. ctcommunitynews.substack.com/p/whole-pers...

The survivors of Sandy Hook are now college age, and some are active in the fight against gun violence. Sara Bedigian's article for our @soljourno.bsky.social youth mental health project looks at proactive and reactive approaches to keeping us all safe from shootings.

Happy Juneteenth!

As part of our @soljourno.bsky.social project on youth mental health @scsu.bsky.social's Valentina Toro took a deep dive on how immigrant support networks, built during the fight for the DREAM Act, have been repurposed for the era of stepped-up ICE raids. ctcommunitynews.substack.com/p/daca-era-s...

Thank you to CT SPJ for honoring our students at last night's awards dinner! We had 6 winning articles in the 2025 Excellence in Journalism professional contest, including the work of 20 students! Pictured here, @scsu.bsky.social's Brianna Wallen, Valentina Toro, Solé Scott and Brandon Cortés.

Student athletes face immense mental health pressures, especially at schools with high profile programs. That's the problem that Morgan's Message is trying to solve with its peer-to-peer model. ctcommunitynews.substack.com/p/morgans-me...

Noticed more ticks around this spring? It's not your imagination - turns out snowy winters are actually GOOD for tick populations! More in this great (alarming?) story and photo essay by @uconnjournalism.bsky.social's Allison Gollenberg: ctcommunitynews.substack.com/p/tick-popul...

Thanks to The Community Foundation of Greater New Haven for their support of our program and for producing this very cool video about what we do! www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBqV...

It's almost ten years since CT created U-Pass - to let students use public transportation throughout the state for free (or almost free!) CT State Manchester's Oscar Gamez has a great story bringing us up to date on what's happened since. ctcommunitynews.substack.com/p/u-pass-hel...

Thanks to The Community Foundation of Greater New Haven for their support of our program and for producing this very cool video about what we do! www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBqV...

Booking a therapy session can seem like a big deal to those struggling with mental health. But what if a mental health check-in could be as simple as a low-stakes conversation? ctcommunitynews.substack.com/p/lets-talk-...

Safe space: SCSU's pop-up barbershop provides mental health lifeline... https://go.ctcapitolreport.com/4o8vLqv

Southern's Bernard Macklin knew how important the barbershop is as a cultural institution in Black communities -- so he brought one to campus. ✍️ and 📸 from new @scsu.bsky.social journalism grad Avery Martin. ctcommunitynews.substack.com/p/safe-space...

New episode drop from our Bylines New Voices podcast! Hear from students who participated in our 2025-26 @soljourno.bsky.social project - two semesters packed with learning about the solutions approach to mental health reporting. ctcommunitynews.substack.com/p/putting-so...

Many thanks to The Day for republishing a piece from @uconnjournalism.bsky.social recent graduate Sam Calhoun about local author Gail MacDonald. theday.com/news/895379/...

A law that passed last year, but has yet to go into effect - and the surprisingly high cost of ebooks for your local library... read all about it! ctcommunitynews.substack.com/p/connecticu...

Connecticut libraries face rising e-book costs as new law remains inactive... https://go.ctcapitolreport.com/4fcdQN9

4 CT news outlets picked up a story by one of our students this week, an example of academic-news partnerships filling coverage gaps & creating opportunities for student journalists. The CT Student Journalism Collaborative is a great model for how to make this work. @ctsjc.bsky.social #AcademicSky

Connecticut’s Internship Legislation Leaves Money Questions Unanswered #ctnewsjunkie #ctpolitics

Connecticut's internship legislation leaves money questions unanswered... https://go.ctcapitolreport.com/4wPCrO7

Paid #internships are a big deal! They're hard to get, and the unpaid version doesn't offer an equitable chance to all young people. CCSU student reporter Colby Brennan takes a look at CT's attempt to solve this issue: ctcommunitynews.substack.com/p/connecticu...

Great piece from CCSU student reporter Colby Brennan about the real-world effects of unpaid internships. Connecticut tried to solve this problem in the legislative session - but did it do enough? Thanks to @theodoraruhs.bsky.social for editing. ctcommunitynews.substack.com/p/connecticu...

What happens when a student suffers loss in the midst of their studies? Turns out that bereavement policies, including leave, are the exception not the rule. Gianni Salisbury's story, the latest from our @soljourno.bsky.social youth mental health project ctcommunitynews.substack.com/p/grief-loss...

We appreciate the shout-out in UConn Today's excellent article about @uconnjournalism.bsky.social's Publication Practice class! We've been thrilled to collaborate with the class for three semesters now. today.uconn.edu/2026/04/adva...

Our students continue to make timely news! Ahead of today's CT DEEP meeting on new #nuclear technologies, a review of where we stand on adopting nuclear in #Connecticut. ctcommunitynews.substack.com/p/connecticu...

So honored to have been featured in the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven's annual report! CFGNH generously funded a stipend program for our New Haven area students last year 🙏

Connecticut Is Exploring The Potential Of Building New Nuclear Power Plants #ctnewsjunkie #ctpolitics

Our year with @soljourno.bsky.social Student Media Challenge cohort has challenged our students to dive deeper into topics and work harder to understand the solutions framework. @scsu.bsky.social journalism major Valentina Toro took it one step further and created a research project!

Thrilled to be able to join @frankiegraziano.bsky.social on @ctpublic.bsky.social's The Wheelhouse this morning to talk about CT Community News and the CT Student Journalism Collaborative. It is Local Journalism Appreciation Day here in CT! youtu.be/bN510Ux8Xgg?...

The Great Give is here! Our students and faculty have had an incredible year of learning, growth, hard work and accomplishment!

We are so proud of our student journalists who brought home awards in six different categories in the 2025 Connecticut SPJ Excellence in Journalism professional contest.

We're thrilled to be part of The Great Give this week, thanks to our funder the Community Foundation of Greater New Haven.

We're thrilled to be part of The Great Give this week, thanks to our funder the Community Foundation of Greater New Haven.

End of the semester and our @soljourno.bsky.social reporting project is winding up with a big finish! Here's the amazing student reporters of Prof. Julie Serkosky's @uconnjournalism.bsky.social class, who have been writing some fantastic stories on youth mental health solutions.

Student reporters Matt Cain and Valentina Toro of @scsu.bsky.social caught up with Rebekah Sookdeo of Elena's Light at the charity's annual event honoring women from immigrant and refugee communities. Read their story here: ctcommunitynews.substack.com/p/lighting-t...

Loved being able to celebrate our successfully published student reporters last night at our networking event at UConn Hartford! The night was part of our year-long learning experience with @soljourno.bsky.social, as part of their Student Media Challenge cohort.

This is tonight! We're excited to hear updates from our student reporters on this great project.

CT Community News has been involved in an incredibly rewarding project this academic year, as part of @soljourno.bsky.social's Student Media Challenge covering youth mental health issues on campuses around the state. Join us next week to hear more!

Lawmakers Restore Funding To Library Borrowing Program As Budget Negotiations Continue At The State Capitol #ctnewsjunkie #ctpolitics

We publish student reporting from around Connecticut, and our intake relies heavily on what students are working on in their classes. Most often that results in fantastic feature stories, but just once in a while, a rookie reporter will catch some breaking news on their chosen topic.

Sit, Stay: Dog therapy catches on at UConn, other colleges across the U.S.... https://go.ctcapitolreport.com/4mFr2Mh

“We started thinking, students have a lot in common with those people,” Rabschutz said. “They’re in an institution, they’re away from family, they’re away from their pets. It made a lot of sense." Read Mikayla Bunnell's deep dive on campus dog therapy. ctcommunitynews.substack.com/p/dog-therap...

“We started thinking, students have a lot in common with those people,” Rabschutz said. “They’re in an institution, they’re away from family, they’re away from their pets. It made a lot of sense." Read Mikayla Bunnell's deep dive on campus dog therapy. ctcommunitynews.substack.com/p/dog-therap...

BREAKING: A judge blocks a Trump administration order to end federal funding for NPR and PBS.

A chance to give back to our students! Our 860Gives profile is live - check it out and if you like our work, consider making a donation 🙏 www.860gives.org/organization...

This question and essays like this aren't in good faith. Also if the Atlantic wants answers about what students are currently doing across the country, why doesn't it devote a special issue of their magazine to the issue and hire students to write the pieces?