Governor Malloy's advisory panel charged with reviewing the Newtown school shooting is convening again to discuss mental health issues.

The Sandy Hook Advisory Commission is holding its 12th meeting today to hear from behavioral health professionals on access to mental health services.  Mandatory reporting and barriers to access will be discussed by professors from Columbia, Yale and UConn along with a representative of Hartford Health Care.  There will also be a presentation from pediatricians.

Last month, the commission forwarded preliminary recommendations on gun laws and school security to the governor, who empaneled the commission in January. A final report on mental health issues is not expected until later this year.

Hamden Mayor Scott Jackson, who chairs the commission, said the panel seeks to create policy models for not just Connecticut but the entire nation.