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State Sen. Cathy Osten, who worked for more than two decades as a corrections officer and lieutenant for the Department of Corrections, has spearheaded the fight for mental health coverage through workers’ compensation since she first entered the legislature in 2012, the same year as the Sandy Hook shooting that led to the deaths of 26 children and staff. In its aftermath, labor advocates, municipalities, and legislators debated whether workers’ compensation should cover first responders who witnessed the shooting and experienced PTSD as a direct result, or just those who were the victims of physical violence.
She has also introduced a more narrow bill, which would only cover corrections staff, 9-1-1 dispatchers, and EMTs…
