Mental Health

NAMI Offers Family to Family Program

Published April 14, 2022

In the first in-person class to be offered by NAMI Shoreline at the Guilford Community Center, 32 Church Street Guilford, in two years, the NAMI Family-to-Family Program ...

Strength-4-Survivors Challenge Offers Support, Education, Hope

Published March 03, 2021

The Umbrella Center for Domestic Violence Services (UCDVS) is offering the Strength-4-Survivors challenge starting Saturday, March 13. Participants in the challenge, whic...

Resources, Technology Tips for Domestic Violence Services

Published March 03, 2021

If you or someone you know is in an abusive relationship, or experiencing intimate partner violence or domestic violence, help is available. Here are some resources: • Th...

Tidings of Comfort and Joy?

Published November 04, 2020

A seminar on surviving the holidays after bereavement and during a pandemic will be offered on the evening of Wednesday, Nov. 11 and again on the afternoon of Sunday, Nov...

Would You Be So Kind As To Read This Story?

Published September 16, 2020

On a recent sunny Sunday morning in a small town in Connecticut, a woman started to walk into a quaint little shop that sells delicious produce, prepared goods, and coffe...

Some Thoughts on How to Deal with the Effects of the Coronavirus on Mental Health

Published May 14, 2020

While COVID-19 has had significant effects on the economy and physical health, the emotional fallout is increasingly just as severe, with the emotional and mental health ...

COVID-19: Tips on How to Cope

Published May 14, 2020

The National Alliance on Mental Health (NAMI) is offering a COVID-19 Resource and Information Guide online at www.nami.org/covid-19-guide. The guide includes general info...

To Honor Mental Health Awareness Month, Complimentary Services Offered

Published May 14, 2020

In today’s unprecedented times, the May observation of Mental Health Awareness Month is more important than ever. To help raise awareness for and support mental health, P...

GriefShare Weekly Bereavement Support Group Meets via Zoom

Published May 07, 2020

GriefShare, a 13-week faith-based bereavement support group, offers help and encouragement after the death of a spouse, child, family member, or friend. Sponsored by Chri...

How to Write a Condolence Letter

Published April 23, 2020

There are many ways to comfort someone who is grieving. But an old-fashioned letter, written in ink on paper, including a personal story or specific remembrance can be pa...

How to Offer Support When the World is Falling Apart

Published April 23, 2020

When June Ryan died, it wasn’t unexpected. Diagnosed with a nervous system disorder 20 years ago, she had over the years struggled through a catastrophic illness, then a ...

Free Meditation Class, Open to All, Offered at Library

Published March 12, 2020

For those who have stress in their life, or wish they were more focused, calm, and compassionate, and for those who would like to improve their health both physically and...

Annual Award to Support Young Adults with Autism, Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities

Published February 19, 2020

An annual award for young adults who have faced challenges while working toward a personal goal is being offered by A Little Compassion, Inc., an area non-profit that wor...

Seasonal Affective Disorder: Myth or Not?

Published January 28, 2020

Editor’s Note: When people are affected by the winter blues, some shake it off with the support of self-help techniques and a sunny day. For others, it can progress into ...

Mental Health Services, Mindfulness Practices Focus of Free Library Event

Published February 27, 2019

The Henry Carter Hull Library, 10 Killingworth Turnpike, Clinton will host a mental health and mindfulness expo on Saturday, March 23 from 2 to 4 p.m. to help people lear...

When it Comes to Suicide Prevention, Direct is Best

Published August 29, 2018

I turned to the woman sitting next to me in the church hall in Clinton, and, even though it felt incredibly awkward, I asked her, “are you thinking about killing yourself...

Suicide Prevention: Warning Signs, Risk Factors, Protective Factors

Published August 29, 2018

On Thursday, Sept. 6 at the Henry Carter Hull Library, 10 Killingworth Turnpike, Clinton, Clinical Psychologist Megan Warner, PhD, and Licensed Social Worker Alissa Goldb...

Tips for Managing Electronic Device Usage

Published June 20, 2018

Parents are getting pressure to supply children with electronic devices at earlier and earlier ages. While there are certainly benefits in these devices, the potential pi...

From Searing Personal Pain to Providing Support: Two Devoted Mothers Seek to Help Others

Published February 07, 2018

Judy Murray and Claire Bien recently began a new group that meets in a room at the Wilson Library in New Haven, once a week on Monday evenings from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., for...

Preventing Suicide Subject of Upcoming Talk

Published September 21, 2017

Jennifer Evans from Suicide Awareness Voices of Education (SAVE) will be speaking Thursday, Sept. 28 at 6:30 p.m. at the Henry Carter Hull Library 10 Killingworth Turnpik...

Broken Bench, Broken Hearts in Branford

Published September 06, 2017

Vandalism Ruins Newly Installed Memorial

Why We Overshop and How to Stop

Published May 24, 2017

Three years ago, “Ann” (not her real name) sat in on a meeting of Families Anonymous held in a local shoreline church basement. The roughly dozen men and women gathered w...

How to Combat Addiction: A Conversation with Dr. Mohammed Elsmra

Published May 18, 2017

The Hagaman Memorial Library, 227 Main Street, East Haven, on Wednesday, May 24 at 6:30 p.m., will sponsor a session on what it means to have an addiction, what the chall...

The Straight Dope on Prescription Drug Abuse

Published May 17, 2017

When Alex Strand was laid to rest, in early 2015, his parents did something that family members rarely do. They acknowledged—publicly—that their son died of a drug overdo...

Relationships with Food Addressed at Next Meeting of Happiness Club

Published May 11, 2017

The next meeting of the Madison Happiness Club will address relationships with food, on Wednesday May 31 at 7 p.m. at the Scranton Memorial Library, 801 Boston Post Road,...

Resources

Suicide
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
"Website: " www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org
Phone: 1-800-273-8255

CT Suicide Prevention: 1 Word, 1 Voice, 1 Life
Website: www.preventsuicidect.org
Phone: 2-1-1 from anywhere in CT. Outside of CT, call 1-800-273-8255

Crisis Text Line
Website: www.crisistextline.org
Text HOME to 741741 and a counselor will text back, 24 hours/day, 7 days/week

Mental Health
Middlesex County 24 Hour Mental Health Crisis Line
Phone: 860-344-2100

BHcare
Local Mental Health authority Branford, East Haven, Guilford, Madison, North Branford, and North Haven
Website: www.bhcare.org
Phone: 203-446-9739

River Valley Services
Local Mental Health Authority for Chester, Clinton, Deep River, Essex, Killingworth, Old Saybrook, Westbrook, and other towns.
Website: www.ct.gov/dmhas/rvs
Phone: 860-262-5200

Mental Health America
Website: http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/
Phone: 1-800-969-6642

National Alliance on Mental Illness/Connecticut
Website: www.namishoreline.org
Phone: 203-421-5563

State Department of Mental health & Addiction Services
Website: www.ct.gov/DMHAS

Dignity and Advocacy Network
Website: www.dignityandadvocacynetwork.org

Toivo
Website: www.toivocenter.org

Advocacy Unlimited
Website: www.mindlink.org

Hearing Voices Network
Website: www.hearingvoicesusa.org

Mad in America
Website: www.madinamerica.com

Spiritual Emergence Network
Website: http://spiritualemergence.info

Branford Counseling Center
Website: www.branford-ct.gov/Counseling

Domestic Violence
CT Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Website: www.ctcadv.org
Phone: 888-774-2900
For anyone who would prefer to speak Spanish, it is 1-844-831-9200.

Women & Family Life Center
Website: www.womenandfamilylife.org
Phone: 203-458-6699

Addiction/Substance Abuse Services
State Department of Mental health & Addiction Services
Website: www.ct.gov/DMHAS
Phone: 860-418-7000

CT Council on Problem Gambling
Website: www.ccpg.org/get-help
Phone: 1-888-789-7777

Youth Services
For 24-hour information, referral and crisis intervention/assessment call Infoline "211"

Tri-Town Youth Services Bureau
Website: www.tritownys.org
Phone: 860-526-3600

Youth and Family Services of Haddam-Killingworth, Inc.
Website: www.hkyfs.org/resources

Westbrook Youth and Family Services, Inc.
Website: www.wyfs.org/resources/mental_health__safety-children

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