FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 24, 2025

Edith Boyle Receives Statewide Public Service Award
 

(HARTFORD, CT) - Edith Boyle, LCSW, the President and CEO of LifeBridge Community Services, a community-based, non-profit mental health provider in Bridgeport, has been awarded the 2025 Daniel F. Caruso Public Service Award by the Office of the Probate Court Administrator and the judges of the Connecticut Probate Assembly. 

Probate Court Administrator Beverly K. Streit presented Boyle with the award at the Connecticut Probate Assembly’s annual meeting on April 23 at the Connecticut Supreme Court in Hartford. 

Boyle was recognized for her work helping the Connecticut Probate Courts adopt a trauma-informed approach in the courts by understanding and addressing trauma experienced by children, adults, and families. 

“Each year we select someone in our communities who is in essence often an unsung hero or heroine – strongly – without fanfare – doing the hard work of not just talking the talk of justice but also walking or in this recipient’s approach – running the walk toward a trauma-informed community of practice,” Streit said of Boyle. 

Boyle has dedicated her entire career to understanding, serving, and strengthening disadvantaged communities. When accepting the award, she said she was impressed by the Probate Courts’ efforts to understand the role they have in supporting families in achieving lasting, positive change. 

The Probate Assembly and Office of the Probate Court Administrator Public Service Award was initiated in 2013 to recognize significant supporters of the Probate Courts and its mission of public service. This award was renamed the Daniel F. Caruso Public Service Award in 2018 in honor and memory of Probate Judge Daniel F. Caruso, a former state representative who also served as the Fairfield Probate Court Judge for more than 20 years before his sudden death in 2018.

Connecticut’s 54 Probate Courts and six Regional Children’s Probate Courts assist thousands of low-income seniors to age in place in their own homes; supervise the care and finances of individuals who cannot care for themselves; support individuals with mental health conditions to live in the community instead of more restrictive environments; and help thousands of children stay in familiar surroundings with family and friend guardians rather than being placed in foster care. Probate Courts save taxpayers more than $2 billion each year by avoiding more costly state services. For more information about Connecticut’s Probate Courts, visit ctprobate.gov.