Annual Report  2024

​Dear Supporters, Partners, and Friends,

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As we close another year at The Connecticut Women's Consortium, I am filled with gratitude and hope. This past year has been a transformative journey for our organization, marked by change, resilience, growth, and a renewed commitment to our mission.

 

Throughout 2024, we continued to champion trainings and conferences focused on holistic, trauma-informed, and gender-responsive care, bringing in new, diverse trainers. In response to our customers’ feedback, we developed a system to offer some of our trainings in a hybrid format to meet the needs of those excited to return to in-person trainings while also honoring those who need or desire remote offerings. The feedback from participants has been overwhelmingly positive and we are excited to continue this trend in 2025. We strive to ensure that our trainings and programs are inclusive and reflective of the diversity within the experiences of our participants, those they serve, and our community at large.

Highlights from this past year include the return of the Holistic Healing and Recovery Through Integrative Medicine Conference, which showcased a keynote address and breakout sessions led by local Connecticut talent. Attendees also had the opportunity to explore a healing arts space, offering a variety of healing modalities provided by local Connecticut practitioners. The Consortium hosted an International Women’s Day event that celebrated empowered healthcare decisions with some compelling stories by women and nonbinary folks from surrounding Connecticut communities. In October, we hosted the 3rd Biennial Trauma and Recovery Conference at the DoubleTree Hotel in Bristol, CT. The 2-day conference was a huge success with inspiring keynote addresses from international presenters, various breakout presentations from Connecticut-based experts, local vendors, and a healing arts space. We have added several new trainings to our on-demand catalog and look forward to continuing to expand our offerings.

 

As we look ahead to 2025, we remain committed to our vision of a behavioral healthcare system that is not only effective, but also compassionate and inclusive. We will continue to advocate for policies supporting women’s mental health and push for implementing best practices that reflect our holistic approach.

 

I am very proud of our dedicated staff who work very hard to deliver quality trainings and programs. They are a young and passionate team, working hard behind the scenes to ensure our customers get the very best. I extend my heartfelt gratitude to our dedicated partners, our committed board members, and our generous donors. Your unwavering commitment to our mission inspires us every day. I invite you to join us as we embark on another year of education, advocacy, and meaningful change for communities in Connecticut.

 

Thank you for your continued support. We can’t do it without you. Together, we look forward to creating a brighter future for women in Connecticut and beyond.

 

 

Warm regards,

 

Alicia Feller, LCSW

Executive Director​