Western CT Coalition Weekly Update

Volume 10 | June 10, 2020

Your Weekly News & Updates

Be well and stay safe.

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COVID19 Resources

For people coming out of quarantine

It can be stressful to be separated from others if a healthcare provider thinks you may have been exposed to COVID-19, even if you do not get sick. Everyone feels differently after coming out of quarantine.

Emotional reactions to coming out of quarantine may include:

Mixed emotions, including relief after quarantine.
Fear and worry about your own health and the health of your loved ones.
Stress from the experience of monitoring yourself or being monitored by others for signs and symptoms of COVID-19.
Sadness, anger, or frustration because friends or loved ones have unfounded fears of contracting the disease from contact with you, even though you have been determined not to be contagious.
Guilt about not being able to perform normal work or parenting duties during quarantine.
Other emotional or mental health changes.

Children may also feel upset or have other strong emotions if they, or someone they know, has been released from quarantine.

Visit the CDC website for more tips on coping with daily life anxiety during COVID-19.

Regional Opioid Prevention Policy Workgroup Update

COVID-19 Resources

Substance Use Treatment & Recovery

Call 1-800-563-4086 for access to treatment for substance use disorder in Connecticut.
CCAR Virtual Recovery Meetings
Search for Narcotics Anonymous Meetings
Search for Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings
In The Rooms: A Global Recovery Community

Drug Free Schools Committee

Resources for Parents and Families

Some practical advice can be found here for families struggling to decide whether their children should socialize:

How Do You Decide if Children Can Play Together Again?

Summer Camps

Following new COVID-19 policies and guidelines, these organizations in our service area will be offering a camp experience. Check them out:

Through the Regional YMCA of Western CT and opening June 22:

Camp Greenknoll

Summer Club at Grassy Plain

Camp Cochipianee

in Goshen will be opening June 29th

Pratt Nature Center is also opening June 22

Fore more information state-wide check out this guide:

ConneCT Kids

Region 5 Suicide Advisory Board Update

We can all save lives.

The QPR mission is to reduce suicidal behaviors and save lives by providing innovative, practical and proven suicide prevention training. The signs of crisis are all around us. We believe that quality education empowers all people, regardless of their background, to make a positive difference in the life of someone they know.

Because of COVID-19 and social distancing, QPR Institute granted permission for trainers to offer the QPR, Question, Persuade, Refer suicide prevention gatekeeper training as a webinar.

Since April, the Western CT Coalition has trained 97 individuals.

Please consider joining us for one of our Friday trianings:

If you’re feeling alone and struggling, you can reach out the CrisisText Line by texting CT to 741-741 or

the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

1-800-273-TALK.

Prevention

Do you enjoy a drink now and then?

Many of us do, often when socializing with friends and family.

For anyone who drinks, this site offers valuable, research-based information. What do you think about taking a look at your drinking habits and how they may affect your health?

Find out more at Rethinking Drinking:

See signs of a problem
Get tools to make a change

RETHINKING DRINKING is a service mark of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Problem Gambling Awareness

Lottery and scratch cards ‘not harmless forms of gambling’

Problem Gambling Training - New Webinars

Friday, June 12, 2020 - 11:00 AM EST - 90 minutes (1.5 CEUs)

Video Games: A Gateway to Gambling?

Today, video games are designed to not only keep you playing, but increasingly to keep you spending money.

Thursday, June 18, 2020 - 2:00 PM EST - 60 minutes (1 CEU)

Working with State and Local Departments of Aging on Problem Gambling Prevention - Learn how to work with the Department of Aging; problem gambling strategies to implement; and how to provide presentations at local senior centers.

CLICK HERE for more information and to register

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The Maine Council on Problem Gambling & AdCare Educational Institute of Maine are pleased to offer this Free Webinar:

Gambling as a Co-Occurring Disorder

presented by Fred Fetta and Jeremy Wampler

June 15, 2020

2:00 - 3:00 PM EST

Click here to register

Collegiate Problem Gambling Awareness: strategies for student collaboration and engagement

Friday, June 19, 2020

12:00 pm-1:30 pm

Click here to register

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