The Connecticut Women's Consortium Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

The Connecticut women's consortium (cwc) is a driving force in the training and education of the behavioral health community. Working collaboratively with non-profits and state departments across Connecticut and now, nationally, we are committed to ensuring that those providing care have the tools and support they need to provide a high standard of care. We promote and follow the principles of trauma-informed, gender-responsive care as our foremost goal is to foster understanding, compassion, empowerment, and safety for those struggling with mental illness and addiction. We envision that behavioral healthcare systems serving women will be accessible, effective, and practice holistic, trauma-informed and gender-responsive care. To achieve this vision, we strive to eliminate discrimination and promote excellence in the care for women through education, training, advocacy, and policy development. Programs: 1.training & events - the cwc provides a welcome learning environment for our trainings which are open to the public. Our training audiences include social workers, counselors, students, state employees, non-profits, men, women, and others interested in trauma, gender, and behavioral health. Advanced courses in therapeutic models and ongoing education for clinicians is an additional piece of what we do. Our instructors are local and national experts in gender-responsive and trauma-informed care and behavioral health. Their areas of expertise include: criminal justice, diversity, veterans, gender, trauma models and clinical therapy, addiction and substance abuse, mental health, housing and homelessness, intimate partner violence, human trafficking, and relationships and sexual health. Additionally, we provide specialty trainings in girls circle, emdr, and dbt. 2.tag - the trauma and gender practice improvement collaborative (tag initiative) is a collaboration between the department of mental health and addiction services, the Connecticut women's consortium (cwc), and providers. Tag promotes best practices in trauma-informed, gender-responsive behavioral health care in Connecticut by providing best practices, recommendations, tools, trainings, national/local experts and networking opportunities. 3.cj tag - criminal justice trauma and gender project (cj tag) brings trauma-informed, gender responsive care to agencies in the greater new haven area providing reentry services to previously incarcerated individuals. Agencies involved in cj tag receive consultation from noted experts in trauma and gender. The process includes a toolkit, a two-day kickoff, technical assistance in implementation plans and fidelity scale, site visits, walkthroughs from advocacy unlimited (a peer agency), staff training, and a train the trainer's course with ceus. Agencies apply and are selected to participate in the two-year process. This project is based on the tag agencies project. 4.wspic - the women's services practice improvement collaborative is a partnership of the Connecticut women's consortium, department of mental health and addiction services (dmhas), and women's specialty service providers funded by dmhas. Wspic focuses on improving behavioral health services for women through expert panels and presenters on best practices in gender-responsive and trauma-informed programming. Wspic quarterly meetings have a gender-responsive focus for women's services and are a subcommittee of the trauma and gender practice improvement collaborative. 5.every woman ct - every woman Connecticut is a collaborative initiative that works with consumers, health care providers, state agencies, professional organizations, and community-based partners. Together they are working to help spark rapid improvements in care for women and men of childbearing age, recognizing that physical, emotional, and social health? Are? Vital to wellbeing, as well as that of future generations. Every woman Connecticut learning collaborative is based on the one key question and implicit net

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 78.2%; rating input score 78
• Program expense ratio: 75.5%; rating input score 76
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -3.1%; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.33; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.62; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 6.2%; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 1.4% per year; rating input score 100; 19th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 3% per year; rating input score 100; 27th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 12.6% per year; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings