Gov. Ned Lamont on Wednesday announced the creation of a new state office focused on eliminating barriers to behavioral health care in Connecticut and nominated Howard Sovronsky , a former social worker with leadership experience in both government and health care, as its inaugural head.

The Connecticut Office of the Behavioral Health Advocate will help residents access behavioral health services and help providers receive payments from insurers for the care they provide.

“Access to mental health services is one of the most pressing needs of our time, and it needs to be treated just as we do for any other physical health situation,” Lamont stated in a press release. “This new office will provide the residents of our state with an advocate to help break down the barriers that still st

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