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| Connecticut's Network
of Care for Behavioral Health Created by a partnership of state and private agencies, this website identifies mental health services available to Connecticut children, adults, and families. It also explains the relevant laws and conveys the latest news in mental health. Visit the website |
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Connecticut Clearinghouse This website, funded by the state Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) and operated by the Wheeler Clinic, offers information on mental disorders, substance abuse, treatment and recovery, and related topics. Visit the website |
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Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) The website of this state agency allows you to search for services by town or region. You may also search for the phone numbers of crisis services near you. There's also a section dedicated to women and children. |
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Connecticut Youth Suicide Prevention
Initiative (CYSPI) An array of state agencies are collaborating to develop, implement, evaluate, and sustain programs that prevent youth suicide. Visit the Initiative page on the DMHAS website |
| Children's Mental
Health: Facts for Policymakers This fact sheet, from Columbia University's National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP), describes the widespread nature of mental health problems among children and youth and the lack of adequate services. Download the fact sheet (PDF) |
| Enhanced Care Clinics Connecticut children and adults covered by the HUSKY health care plan may use any of these clinics, which provide such outpatient services as individual therapy, group therapy, family therapy, and medication management. They are managed by the Connecticut Behavioral Health Partnership. Download a list of clinic sites (PDF) | Visit the BHP website | Visit the HUSKY site |
| International
Association for Suicide Prevention Founded in 1960 by the late Austrian professor Erwin Ringel, the IASP seeks to prevent suicidal behavior, alleviate its effects, and provide a forum for academics, mental health professionals, crisis workers, volunteers, and suicide survivors. Visit the website |
| Centers for Disease
Control (CDC) This agency, an arm of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, deals with children's mental health in many areas, including: |
