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Connecticut introduced 'Purple Alerts' to help find missing adults with intellectual disabilities

Connecticut is implementing “Purple Alerts,” a new specialized alert system to help find missing adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

We hear from Connecticut state Rep. Eleni Kavros DeGraw, a Democrat who sponsored the bill.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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