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2-1-1 is a free, confidential information and referral service that connects people to statewide resources 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, online or over the phone.
Community Health Resources (CHR) – 877-884-3571
Assessment and care coordination for children, families and adults with emotional/behavioral difficulties, addictions, trauma, homelessness and more. Care coordinators develop family-centered treatment plans and coordination of services. CHR offers a full range of treatment options from office-based intervention to in home programs.
Connecting to Care CT – 877-884-3571
Assessment and care coordination for children 0-17 with emotional/behavioral difficulties. Care coordinators develop family-centered treatment plans and coordination of services. CHR offers a full range of treatment options from office-based intervention to in home programs.
Connecting to Care CT – 877-884-3571
Day Kimball Hospital Behavioral Health Services – 860-963-6385
Behavioral health services help people of all ages to address a wide range of behavioral and psychiatric conditions through a caring and comprehensive approach that’s integrated with the rest of your medical care.
Domestic Violence CT Safe Connect Hotlines – 888-774-2900
CT Safe Connect is a free, confidential, 24/7/365 hotline where Connecticut-based families impacted by domestic violence can talk (via call, text, chat, or email) with trained advocates who listen, support, and connect them to local resources.
Dept. of Children & Families Voluntary Services Program – 800-842-2288
The Voluntary Services program is for children and youth with serious emotional disturbances, mental illnesses and/or substance dependency. This program is only for families who are not abusive or neglectful. Parents and families are critical participants in this program and are required to participate in the planning and delivery of services for their child or youth. The Voluntary Services Program promotes positive development and reduces reliance on restrictive forms of treatment and out-of-home placement
The Early Childhood Consultation Partnership (ECCP) – 860-704-6378
The Early Childhood Consultation Partnership (ECCP®) is a strengths-based, mental health consultation program, developed to meet the social/emotional needs of children birth to five. ECCP® is designed to build the capacity of caregivers by offering support, education, and consultation, which promotes the most enduring and optimal outcomes for young children.
Generations Family Health Center – Behavioral Health
Putnam – 860-963-7917
Putnam High School – 860-928-4698
Willimantic – 860-450-0585
Generations Family Health Center provides a full range of behavioral health services for all ages, including: Diagnostic and Assessment Services, Individual Counseling, Group Therapy, Family and Marital Counseling, Psychiatric Evaluations, Medication Therapy.
Gizmo’s Pawesome Guide to Mental Health
Gizmo’s Pawesome Guide to Mental Health takes an upstream approach to supporting youth’s mental health and wellness. The Guide seeks to introduce mental health and wellness and how to care for one’s mental health in a non-threatening way that encourages the self-identification of warning signs and when to apply the use of internal and external healthy coping strategies to help reduce risk.
Mobile Crisis Intervention Services (MCIS) – 211, prompts 1-1
This service provides emergency services including mobile response, psychiatric assessment, medication consultation, assessment, and short-term medication management, behavioral management services, substance abuse screening and referral to traditional and non-traditional services for any family with a child in crisis. The centralized number is accessible 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, 365 days per year
National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI) – 860-882-0236
Offers free information, education, resources, local support groups, and tools to better understand and support you, or your loved ones’ mental health journey.
National Maternal Mental Health Hotline – HRSA – 1-833-TLC-MAMA
The National Maternal Mental Health Hotline is a free, confidential and 24/7 hotline offering help for mothers that are pregnant or just had a baby. You can call or text number or chat on website.
Parent Guidance
FREE library of online courses, developed by leading mental health experts, offers hope, answers, and compassionate help. They make it easier to tackle the tough stuff. Their therapists answer the difficult questions you have about your child.
Quiet Corner Peer Support Group (QCPS)
A nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting first responders and veterans experiencing stress, trauma, or mental health challenges. Mission is to provide peer-driven, trauma-informed support that promotes recovery, resilience, and connection. QCPS partners with public safety agencies and community organizations to deliver crisis response, debriefings, education, and early intervention programs like Acute Stress Adaptive Protocol (ASAP) and Spot the Signs
SERAC – Supporting & Engaging Resources for Action – 860-848-2800
Supporting & Engaging Resources for Action, SERAC unites the communities of Eastern CT to reduce the impact of substance abuse, problem gambling, and mental health challenges.
Suicide & Crisis Hotline in CT – 988 (Call or Text)
Services include rapid 24/7 access to trained crisis contact center staff who can help people experiencing suicidal, substance use and other mental health crises, provide referrals to resources, and perform warm transfers to mobile crisis services or emergency services. In addition to call or text options, there is a chat option on website.
UCFS Healthcare – Child First Program – 860-822-4905
For infants and children through age 5 who have emotional or behavioral problems, developmental or learning problems, or come from environments in which there is considerable risk to their health and development. Pregnant caregivers can enroll in services. Families receive in-home visits by Clinicians and Care Coordinators
United Services, Inc. – 860-774-2020
Comprehensive behavioral health, mental and substance abuse evaluation and treatment for adults, children and families. Child guidance clinic, family services, emergency and psychiatric consultation under medical oversight. Medication evaluation and management Spanish speaking services available
Urgent Crisis Center for Children & Teens – 860-440-7182
Provides walk-in (no appointment necessary) care to children and teens experiencing an urgent mental health or behavioral health crisis, including: thoughts of suicide or self-injury, feelings of depression, anxiety, or hopelessness, out-of-control behaviors, substance misuse or any mental health crisis.
Addiction Recovery/Substance Use Programs & Detox Treatment
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2-1-1 is a free, confidential information and referral service that connects people to statewide resources 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, online or over the phone.
Blue Hills Hospital – Connecticut Valley Hospital – 877-884-3571
Blue Hills/Addiction Services Division provides services to walk-ins and to referrals from family members, hospital ERs and inpatient units, area substance abuse and mental health clinics, community agencies, case managers, courts, probation, and other sources for adults. They offer a detoxification program, a rehabilitation program and more.
Community Health Resources (CHR) – 877-884-3571
Assessment and care coordination for children, families and adults with emotional/behavioral difficulties, addictions, trauma, homelessness and more. Care coordinators develop family-centered treatment plans and coordination of services. CHR offers a full range of treatment options from office-based intervention to in home programs. They offer a full range of treatment options including residential, outpatient and intervention.
Community Mental Health Affliates (CMHA)
Appointments/Referrals – 860-224-8192
Crisis Line – 860-224-3331
CMHA provides outpatient mental health and substance abuse services for children, families, and adults.
Natchaug Hospital – 860-456-1311
Natchaug Hospital provides a wide range of mental health and addiction treatment services for children, adolescents and adults in eastern Connecticut. Natchaug offers inpatient services, including one of only six pediatric inpatient units in the state of Connecticut, residential treatment for court-involved teenage girls, clinical day treatment schools, and ambulatory services through its 10-site network of care. Check website for all their locations.
Pathways Counseling Center – 860-963-4971
Pathways offers psychiatric services, community support, mental health education, psychological evaluations, play therapy and pre-hospital screenings. They provide services for substance abuse, gambling addiction and much more.
SAMHSA’s National Help Line – 800-622-HELP
Provides walk-in (no appointment necessary) care to children and teens experiencing an urgent mental health or behavioral health crisis, including: thoughts of suicide or self-injury, feelings of depression, anxiety, or hopelessness, out-of-control behaviors, substance misuse or any mental health crisis.
Southeast Council on Alcohol & Drug Dependence (SCADD) – 860-447-0381
SCADD has a high intensity residential treatment center for men with substance use and co-occurring mental health disorders, as well as a low intensity residential transitional treatment for both men and women, and outpatient services.
United Services, Inc. – 860-774-2020
Comprehensive behavioral health, mental and substance abuse evaluation and treatment for adults, children and families. Child guidance clinic, family services, emergency and psychiatric consultation under medical oversight. Medication evaluation and management Spanish speaking services available
Mental Health Task Force (MHTF)
NECC recognizes the importance of mental health for all families and the growing need for support in our community. In response, we established the Mental Health Task Force (MHTF). This group brings together providers, school staff, community organizations, policymakers, and parents to share resources, highlight available services, and collaborate across systems to better support children’s mental health.
If you are interested in joining one of our virtual meetings, please contact us for more information and check out our Upcoming Events page to see when the next one is.