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COURIER ONLINE APRIL 2021

The Connecticut Clearinghouse Newsletter

Connecticut Clearinghouse is a library and resource center for information on substance use and mental health disorders, prevention, health promotion and wellness, treatment and recovery, and other related topics.

The Connecticut Clearinghouse newsletter features information about new resources, educational campaigns, prevention and health awareness events, and more.

We are pleased to announce that people may schedule a visit to Connecticut Clearinghouse by calling 1-800-232-4424. Curbside and mail services are also still available.

UPCOMING EVENTS

LET'S #MENTIONPREVENTION

Let's #MentionPrevention is a grassroots substance use prevention, education and awareness campaign with the goal of strengthening Connecticut communities through the power of communication.  Connecticut Clearinghouse and the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services developed this portion of the campaign in collaboration with local coalitions in order to address the timely substance use-related issues that Connecticut communities face.  Presently, the focus of the campaign is to address the health risks associated with alcohol use, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.   Order print materials and download dozens of shareable files in our digital toolkit! Contact Tom Fulton, Project Coordinator at Connecticut Clearinghouse with any questions.

DIGITAL TOOLKIT

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HEALTH OBSERVANCES

NEW BOOKS & CURRICULA

Guided Growth incorporates the latest research-based information into a guide designed for teachers, parents, physicians, psychologists – for anyone who works with children. The authors ask the reader to consider the child affected by prenatal substance exposure or early trauma and to shift perceptions – from seeing the child as one who is willfully disobedient to one whose central nervous system may have been affected by conditions that were beyond his or her control.

Readers learn why it's so important to take severe depression seriously—just as one would with a diagnosis of cancer, heart disease, diabetes, or any other life-threatening illness. Readers will also learn how changing behavior can actually change brain chemistry.

Real Talk About Sex and Consent is a comprehensive guide with essential information about setting boundaries, coercion, reciprocity, and communication. Readers will also find facts about sex and trauma, the effects of pornography and cultural expectations, and much more.

In this compassionate guide, readers will discover how the mind can affect the way one feels physically, and discover body-oriented skills to help your body heal after experiencing loss. Includes strategies to help readers relieve feelings of anxiety and confusion that can worsen physical symptoms worse, and finally begin the healing process.

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Check out our Library Catalog, which has a new look and user-friendly search features. Visit www.ctclearinghouse.org/resources and click on Library Search. Visitors may place holds on books and DVDs, right from from the catalog, or call 800.232.4424 or 860.793.9791

NEW PAMPHLETS

Contact Connecticut Clearinghouse to order pamphlets, posters and more. Call 800.232.4424 or 860.793.9791. Click Here to use our online order form. Visit www.ctclearinghouse.org/topics/fact-sheets/ to download our Fact Sheets.

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