Your Weekly News & Updates
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Our focus in this issue is to highlight access
to a host of services in region 5
Please share!
Contact Dawn Fawcett- admin@wctcoalition.org
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Be well and stay safe.
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Wearing a mask to protect ourselves and others
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Bill Nye the Science Guy-
Why do we need to wear a mask?
"The reason we want you to wear a mask is to protect ME from YOU!"
"This is literally a matter of life or death."
Bill Nye demonstrates the importance of wearing a mask. Check out his
video on Tik Tok
The Governor of CT issued an Executive Order back in April that any person in a public place in Connecticut who cannot or does not maintain a safe social distance of six feet must cover their mouth and nose with a mask or cloth face-covering.
Please be safe and wear your masks folks!
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Regional Opioid Prevention Policy Workgroup Update
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We have 2 state-wide campaigns here in CT addressing opioid use disorder and covering topics from prevention, safe storage, and access to naloxone to how to seek treatment and live a full life in recovery.
There is a wealth of information within these web pages.
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There are many treatment and recovery centers throughout the state of CT to help individuals suffering with an opioid use disorder or another addiction.
To get more information about treatment options, call the Department of Mental Health & Addiction Services’ Access Line at
800-563-4086
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Drug Free Schools Committee
Resources for Parents and Families
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Intensive In-Home Child & Psychiatric Service (IICAPS)
IICAPS is a Yale University Child Study Center model providing intensive treatment for children with severe emotional disorders.
IICAPS is a home-based, family-focused treatment program accommodating the family's everyday schedule. It helps identify and resolve problems that could result in hospitalization or out-of-home placements and improves the child's relationships and functioning at home, in school and in the community.
This treatment model is offered through:
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Other Behavioral and Mental Health Treatment options for adolescents in our service area include:
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Nuvance Health
Center for Child and Adolescent Treatment Services (CCATS)
Offering intensive out patient (IOP) to treat:
- Depression, anger and anxiety
- Family and school issues
- Substance abuse issues, secondary to primary diagnosis
- Self-injurious behaviors and thoughts of suicide
- Social and friendship issues
They also offer an out-patient group that meets weekly. For more information click
here
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Charlotte Hungerford Hospital in Torrington
offers multiple adolescent behavioral health treatment options:
- Adolescent Partial Hospital Program
- Adolescent Intensive Outpatient Program
Click
here
for more information
Their
Center for Youth and Families
is a Child Advocacy Center with services to assist children and families with emotional, behavioral, developmental, and family difficulties. The Center’s interdisciplinary team includes Licensed Therapists, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists, and Advanced Practice Nurses
The Center offers outpatient treatment in the areas of Individual, group, and family therapy and the use of evidence based models.
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Child Health and Development Institute of CT (CHDI)
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Within it's mission of improving the health and well-being of children, CHDI works toward reforming policies, improving practices, and strengthening services in CT.
Their web page includes this interactive map highlighting trauma-informed treatment across the state. Click on the map image for a link.
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Region 5 Mental Health Services
Click here
for the following resources in our region:
Local Mental Health Authorities
DMHAS-funded Mental Health Programs
Crisis Intervention Services in Region 5:
249 Winsted Road
Torrington, CT 06790
1-860-482-1560
Toll free: 1-888-447-3339
24 Hospital Ave.
Danbury, CT 06810
1-203-739-7799
95 Thomaston Avenue
Waterbury, CT 06702
1-203-805-5480
Toll free: 1-866-794-0021
Click here
for Crisis Intervention Phone Numbers by Town
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Region 5 Suicide Advisory Board Update
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At our Region 5 Suicide Advisory Board meeting in June, guest speaker Dr. Paula Gill from Fairfield University School of Psychology highlighted the importance of
Maslow's Heirarchy of Needs
as it relates to social emotional wellness. It is
a tool used to guide individuals into reaching their full potential and experiencing a quality of life.
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We will continue to offer the
QPR- Question, Pursuade, Refer Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Training
as a webinar. Our July trainings are full but we will have a new flyer out soon with our August dates.
If you are part of a community group or organization who would like to host a training, please contact Kathy Hanley- khanley@wctcoalition.org or Abby Wood- awood@wctcoalition.org
(we ask for a minimum of 12 and not more than 20 participants)
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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.
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The coronavirus that causes COVID-19 attacks the lungs, and could be a particularly serious threat to tobacco users, both smokers and vapers. Yet, our
research shows only 31% of employers do anything to encourage employees to quit or to reduce vaping.
Want to quit vaping or smoking?
Cessation supports and resources are available:
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Problem Gambling Awareness
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The Western CT Coalition is currently airing this
PSA
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You may have heard it on i-95 WRKI, KICKS 105.5 or at your gas pump in Waterbury, Prospect, and Cheshire.
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BETTOR CHOICE & PROBLEM GAMBLING SERVICES
Bettor Choice Programs are gambling-specific treatment programs funded by the State of Connecticut. Services are offered at more than 16 locations in Connecticut through community agencies. Most programs offer a variety of outpatient services including: individual, group, peer recovery support, medication, and budget counseling for both problem gamblers and those affected. Services are provided at little to no cost. You can speak with a gambling counselor or find the nearest Bettor Choice Program by dialing 860.344.2244.
The Bettor Choice Program in Region 5 is offered through
MCCA
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