Mental Health Funds: Windham, Hampton programs benefit

WINDHAM — Gov. Ned Lamont and Education Commissioner Charlene Russell-Tucker announced the release of more than $2 million in grants for 36 school districts and summer camp programs across Connecticut. The grants will be used over the next two years to support the delivery of mental health programming for students during the summer months.

These grants are awarded under the Connecticut State Department of Education's Summer Mental Health Supports Grant program — the grants for each district and summer camp program range from $17,000 to $85,000.

Among those receipts from the Windham area are the Windham Public Schools, which received $41,520.80, and the Eastern Connecticut Regional Educational Service Center (EASTCONN) from Hampton, which received $50,666.80.