Mental Health and Prevention Resources:
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Town level:
Fairfield CARES Community Coalition (@fairfieldcares on Social Media)
https://www.fairfieldct.org/fairfieldcares
Fairfield Health Department
https://www.fairfieldct.org/health
Fairfield Counseling Services
http://www.lifebridgect.org/programs/behavioral-health-fairfield/
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
http://www.namifairfield.org/
https://nami.org/Your-Journey/Kids-Teens-and-Young-Adults
Regional level:
The Hub
Regional Behavioral Health Action Organization (RBHAO) integrating the former Southwest Regional Mental Health Board and Regional Action Council and serving 14 communities from Greenwich through Greater Bridgeport.
https://www.thehubct.org
A program of the Regional Youth Adult Social Action Partnership (RYASAP)
http://www.ryasap.org/
The Hub Calendar and Resource Guides:
Child and Family Guidance Center
provide children and families with culturally-informed mental health care and complementary supports, regardless of ability to pay.
http://cfguidance.com/about/
Family Centers, Greenwich, CT
Mission: Empowering Children, Adults, Families and Communities to Realize Their Potential
https://www.familycenters.org
Kids in Crisis
The Kids In Crisis Helpline is staffed 24 hours a day with trained Crisis Counselors, and provides free, confidential phone and face-to-face intervention, counseling, and referrals.
https://www.kidsincrisis.org/
Power to the Parent
Regional Coalition (Westchester County, NY)
http://powertotheparent.org/
State level:
The Governor’s Prevention Partnership
https://www.preventionworksct.org/
School Attendance Resource Kit
https://www.preventionworksct.org/resources/school-based-prevention-resources/attendance-works-toolkit.html
CT Clearinghouse (Wheeler Clinic)
https://www.ctclearinghouse.org/
CT Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS)
https://www.ct.gov/dmhas/site/default.asp
CT Training and Technical Assistance Service Center (TTASC):
https://preventiontrainingcenter.org/
#ChangeTheScript Campaign:
https://www.ct.gov/dmhas/cwp/view.asp?a=2912&q=600280
#LiveLoud Campaign:
https://liveloud.org/
#LiveLOUDFamilies Campaign:
https://liveloud.org/families/
Talk It Out CT:
http://talkitoutct.com/
Nora Saves Opioid Overdose Response Guide:
http://norasaves.com
CT Statewide Opioid Reporting Directive (SWORD):
https://portal.ct.gov/DPH/Emergency-Medical-Services/EMS/OEMS---SWORD
DMHAS Behavioral Health Guide:
https://www.fairfieldct.org/filestorage/10736/12858/17079/19537/Resource_Guide_For_Behavioral_Health_062618.pdf
You Think You Know:
https://www.youthinkyouknowct.org/
Mental Health Connecticut (affiliated with Mental Health America)
https://www.mhconn.org/
Connecticut Behavioral Health Partnership
http://www.ctbhp.com/
2-1-1 CT
https://www.211ct.org/
When Your Child Is In Crisis
https://www.mobilecrisisempsct.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/211_Brochure_3_Eng_Span.pdf
Healthy Lives CT
https://www.healthylivesct.org
Connecticut Association of Prevention Professionals:
https://www.cappct.org/
Treatment Locators
Safe Project
https://www.safeproject.us/safe-treatment-family-support-locator/
Psychology Today
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists
SAMSHA Treatment Locator
https://findtreatment.samhsa.gov/
Racial Equity Work
Equity CT:
https://www.equityct.org/
The Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity & Opportunity (CT State)
https://wp.cga.ct.gov/cwcseo
Therapists and healing practitioners of color in CT
https://bit.ly/cttahpoc
Magnolia Wellness, New London (Janelle Posey-Green)
https://www.magnoliawell.org/
People's Institute for Survival and Beyond
https://pisab.org/
National online directory of therapists of color
https://www.innopsych.com/
CT based Foundations:
The Courage to Speak Foundation:
https://www.couragetospeak.org/
Shatterproof
https://www.shatterproof.org/
Jordan Porco Foundation
https://www.rememberingjordan.org/
Glorious Recovery Foundation
https://gloriousrecovery.org/
Newtown Parent Connection
https://newtownparentconnection.org/
The Youth Mental Health Project
https://ymhproject.org/learn-more
National level:
National Disaster Distress Helpline - Call 1-800-985-5990 or text TalkWithUs to 66746 to connect with a trained crisis counselor.
https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/disaster-distress-helpline
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
https://www.samhsa.gov/
Prevention Technology Transfer Center (PTTC) Network
https://pttcnetwork.org
Talk They Hear You Campaign
https://www.samhsa.gov/underage-drinking
Talking With Your College Bound Young Adult About Alcohol
https://store.samhsa.gov/system/files/sma18-4897.pdf
Find Treatment
http://findtreatment.gov/
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
https://www.drugabuse.gov/
DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency)
https://www.dea.gov/
American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM)
https://www.asam.org
Mental Health America
https://www.mhanational.org
American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry
https://www.aaap.org
Prevention Solution (Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation)
https://www.hazeldenbettyford.org/prevention
The Children’s Safety Network
https://www.childrenssafetynetwork.org/
https://onechoiceprevention.org/
Suicide Prevention:
CT Suicide Advisory Board (CTSAB) - 1 Word, 1 Voice, 1 Life - Be The 1 To Start the Conversation
https://www.preventsuicidect.org/resources/
American Foundation For Suicide Prevention
https://afsp.org/
Gizmo Pawesome Guide for Mental Health
http://gizmo4mentalhealth.org/
SAMHSA Suicide Prevention Resources
https://www.samhsa.gov/childrens-awareness-day/event/resources-suicide-prevention
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 988 (or 1-800-273-8255)
http://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
National Alliance for Suicide Prevention
https://theactionalliance.org/
Zero Suicide In Health and Behavioral Health Care (for Employers)
https://zerosuicide.sprc.org
Suicide Prevention Resource Center
http://www.sprc.org
Youth Suicide Warning Signs
https://www.youthsuicidewarningsigns.org/
The TREVOR Project
https://www.thetrevorproject.org/
Kevin’s Afterglow
https://www.kevinsafterglow.org
Will To Live Foundation
https://will-to-live.org/life-teammates/
Drug Misuse Prevention:
Facing Addiction
https://www.facingaddiction.org/
Partnership to End Addiction
https://drugfree.org/
Intervention e-book
Stop Opioid Silence
https://stopopioidsilence.org
Stanford Medicine Cannabis Prevention Toolkit
http://med.stanford.edu/cannabispreventiontoolkit.html
The Kennedy Forum
https://www.thekennedyforum.org
Stamp Out Stigma
http://stampoutstigma.com/
The Herren Project
https://herrenproject.org/
Speak Sobriety (Stephen Hill)
https://speaksobriety.com/
Tobacco Misuse Prevention/Cessation
Prevention Technology Transfer Center (PTTC) Network
https://pttcnetwork.org/centers/new-england-pttc/vaping-prevention-resources-and-information
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/basic_information/e-cigarettes/severe-lung-disease.html
https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/basic_information/e-cigarettes/index.htm
Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids
https://www.tobaccofreekids.org/
Scholastic (DHHS and FDA sponsored)
http://www.scholastic.com/youthvapingrisks
Vaping Prevention Resource (UNC)
https://vapingprevention.org/home
Policy Playbook for E-Cigarettes
Stanford Medicine Tobacco Prevention Toolkit
http://med.stanford.edu/tobaccopreventiontoolkit/E-Cigs.html
Catch My Breath
https://www.catch.org/bundles/23725
Behind the Haze
https://behindthehaze.com
Truth Initiative
https://truthinitiative.org/thisisquitting
https://truthinitiative.org/
https://truthinitiative.org/research-resources/topic/quitting-smoking-vaping
Become an eX
https://www.becomeanex.org/
Commit To Quit CT
https://www.committoquitct.com/
Aspire
https://aspire2.mdanderson.org/
St. Vincent’s Smoke Stoppers
https://give.stvincents.org/page.aspx?pid=528
American Lung Association
https://www.lung.org/stop-smoking/smoking-facts/e-cigarettes-and-lung-health.html
The Vape Talk:
https://www.talkaboutvaping.org
https://www.lung.org/stop-smoking/vape-talk/
https://www.lung.org/quit-smoking/helping-teens-quit/indepth
Freedom From Smoking
http://www.freedomfromsmoking.org/
The Real Cost
https://therealcost.betobaccofree.hhs.gov
MyLife.MyQuit
https://www.mylifemyquit.com/https
1-800-QuitNow
https://www.quit.com/maintain/quit-smoking-hotlines.html
Teen SmokeFree
https://teen.smokefree.gov/
VapeEducate
https://vapeeducate.com
Rethink Vape (Community Engaged Research for Youth E-cigarette Prevention by Eastern Virginia Medical School)
https://rethinkvape.org
Quit The Hit
https://quitthehitnow.com
Drunk Driving Prevention
Mothers Against Drunk Driving MADD
https://www.madd.org/
Students Against Destructive Decisions SADD
https://www.sadd.org/
Healthy Relationships
Love is Respect
https://www.loveisrespect.org/
Live Respect
http://www.liverespect.org/
That’s Not Cool
https://thatsnotcool.com/
One Love Foundation
https://www.joinonelove.org
Reward Foundation (UK)
https://www.rewardfoundation.org/free-parents-guide-to-internet-pornography/
Safe Secure Kids
https://www.safesecurekids.org/teaching-consent
Eating Disorders
National Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders
https://www.nceedus.org
National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders
https://anad.org
National Eating Disorders
https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org
Internet Safety
Internet Safety Concepts
https://internetsafetyconcepts.com
Tip Sheets:
https://iamcybersafe.org/s/parent-tip-sheets
Teach Digital Citizenship: https://www.iste.org/explore/digital-citizenship/9-resources-teaching-digital-citizenship
NetSmartKids Videos and Tips
https://www.netsmartzkids.org/videos/ https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/DCF/COVID-19/Internet-Safety/Internet-Safety-at-Home-EN-ES.pdf
https://ncmec.elevate.commpartners.com/products/teaching-online-safety-2
Take the Pledge and Wait Until 8th:
https://www.waituntil8th.org/
Gaming / Gambling
Gambling Awareness Connecticut
https://gamblingawarenessct.org/region-1/
School Programs (themed weeks or curricula)
National Prevention Week
https://www.samhsa.gov/prevention-week
National Drug and Alcohol Awareness Week
https://teens.drugabuse.gov/national-drug-alcohol-facts-week
Red Ribbon Week
https://www.dea.gov/redribbon
Scholastic
http://headsup.scholastic.com/students/stress-and-drug-abuse
Minding Your Mind
https://mindingyourmind.org/
EverFi
https://everfi.com/
Local Treatment Providers (nonprofit and for-profit)
Addiction Services Bed Availability:
https://www.ctaddictionservices.com/
Treatment Locator:
https://www.treatmentatlas.org/
Drug Disposal Site Locator:
https://portal.ct.gov/DCP/Drug-Control-Division/Drug-Control/Local-Drug-Collection-Boxes
https://apps2.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/pubdispsearch/spring/main?execution=e1s1
Naloxone (Narcan) Pharmacies:
https://portal.ct.gov/DCP/Drug-Control-Division/Drug-Control/Naloxone-Pharmacies
Therapist locator:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/connecticut
Adventure Recovery
https://www.adventurerecovery.com/about
Aware Recovery Care CT
https://www.awarerecoverycare.com/states-served/connecticut
Anxiety Institute Greenwich
http://anxietyinstitute.com
Bridgeport Hospital REACH Program
https://www.bridgeporthospital.org/locations/bridgeport-1558-barnum-ave.aspx
Caron
www.caron.org
Causeway Collaborative (for males 17+)
https://causewaycollaborative.com/
Center for Discovery (Eating Disorder/Mental Health)
http://www.centerfordiscoveryconnecticut.com/
Child and Family Guidance Center, Bridgeport
https://cfguidance.com/
Connecticut Community For Addiction Recovery (CCAR):
https://ccar.us/services/
Connecticut Renaissance
https://ctrenaissance.org
Confident Health
https://confidanthealth.com/
High Focus Centers
https://highfocuscenters.pyramidhealthcarepa.com/locations/norwalk
Insight Counseling Center
http://insightcounselingllc.com/
Liberation Program
http://liberationprograms.org/
Live Girl (Empowerment/Leadership skills for Girls)
https://golivegirl.org
Mountainside Treatment Center
https://mountainside.com/
Newport Academy
https://www.newportacademy.com/
Positive Directions
https://www.positivedirections.org/
Recovery Network of Programs
https://recovery-programs.org/
Rocking Recovery
http://rockingrecovery.org
Silver Hill Hospital
https://silverhillhospital.org/
Turnbridge
https://www.turnbridge.com/
Online Counseling Options (subscription based)
BetterHelp
https://www.betterhelp.com
HeadSpace
https://www.headspace.com
Talk Space
https://www.talkspace.com
Tempest (Personalized Online Recovery and Support to Quit Drinking)
https://www.jointempest.com/