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United Way of Connecticut
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Press Release
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Celebrate 2-1-1 Day
United Way of Connecticut 2-1-1 stands ready to help 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
Rocky Hill, Conn.
- On Tuesday, 2/11, celebrate National 2-1-1 Day by reminding your family, friends, neighbors and coworkers to dial 211 or visit 211ct.org for the information, education and connection to services they need. Are you in a housing crisis? Are you or someone you care about in need of mental health services? Are you looking for an opportunity to volunteer in your community? In Connecticut, 2-1-1 Contact Specialists are ready to help 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
2-1-1 is a free, confidential information and referral service that connects more than 94 percent of our nation to essential health and human services either online or over the phone. 2-1-1 Connecticut is one of more than 200 2-1-1's located throughout the country.
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For a closer look at our call data visit 2-1-1 Counts (http://ct.211counts.org).
Filter data by town, zip code or legislative district to explore the top needs in your community.
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Every day, highly-trained 2-1-1 Contact Specialists help callers access basic needs assistance, community resources and financial stability programs and resources such as free tax preparation assistance, job training and budget coaching. Contact Specialists also help callers in distress find relief when they are faced with food insecurity, homelessness, a mental health crisis or addiction. In 2019, 2-1-1 received more than 340,000 requests for service and more than 1.3 million web visits were made to 211ct.org.
2-1-1 HealthyLives Navigator
Social and economic factors have a significant impact on an individual's ability to lead a healthy life. Access to nutritious food, stable housing, reliable transportation, substance use treatment and mental health services greatly influence a person's health outcomes. 2-1-1 Connecticut's new HealthyLives Navigator is an online tool designed to screen for social determinants of health.
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HealthyLives Navigator is a brief, anonymous questionnaire that screens
for the eleven (11) social needs that are most closely linked with poor health outcomes.
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In addition to providing information and referrals to programs and services, the 2-1-1 Connecticut contact center is certified in crisis intervention and accredited by the American Association of Suicidiology. Last year, Contact Specialists handled more than 120,000 crisis calls from individuals faced with situational, behavioral and emotional crises.
2-1-1 is proud to be the first place Connecticut residents turn to access help and find resources in their communities.
2-1-1 Connecticut is operated by United Way of Connecticut and receives support from the State of Connecticut and Connecticut United Ways.
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About Connecticut United Ways
Connecticut United Ways advance the common good by creating opportunities for all, with a particular focus on education, income/financial security, health, and basic needs - the building blocks for a good quality of life. We engage people and organizations throughout our communities who bring passion, expertise, and resources needed to get things done, and we invite everyone to be part of the change.
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About 2-1-1 Connecticut
2-1-1 Connecticut is a free health and human service information and referral service, with a continuously updated database of more than 4,000 agencies and 40,000 programs and services. Free, confidential assistance is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, every day of the year online at 211ct.org and over the phone by dialing 2-1-1. 2-1-1 Connecticut has organizational accreditations from the Alliance of Information and Referral Systems (AIRS), and the contact center is certified by the American Association of Suicidology for crisis intervention.
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United Way of Connecticut
1344 Silas Deane Highway
Rocky Hill, CT 06067
Phone: (860) 571-7500 Fax: (860) 571-7525
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Media Contact
Annie Scully
Phone: (860) 571-7500
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