UConn Health to take over DCF-run psychiatric facility

CT Mirror – Wednesday, April 1, 2026
By Laura Tillman

The University of Connecticut Health Center Board of Directors voted on Tuesday to move forward with a plan to take over adolescent psychiatric services from the state-run Albert J. Solnit Children’s Center – South Campus in Middletown.

In a statement, UConn Health CEO Dr. Andy Agwunobi told The Connecticut Mirror that Solnit Center would be established as a satellite location of UConn John Dempsey Hospital. The psychiatric facility provides services for severe mental illness, behavioral and emotional problems for children 13 to 17 years old. It is currently run by the state Department of Children and Families.

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