Elizabeth Smart shares story of survival, advocacy during Connecticut visit

Abduction survivor turned advocate Elizabeth Smart visited Connecticut on Thursday, sharing her story with fellow mental health advocates at Clifford Beers Community Care Center. Smart made headlines in the early 2000s when she was kidnapped from her bedroom in Utah. She was held captive by two people for nine months. NBC Connecticut spoke with Smart exclusively in Hamden, where she was getting ready to share her story. “I’m not the only one who has experienced abuse; I’m not the...