Connecticut Clearinghouse is a library and resource center for information on substance use and mental health disorders, prevention, health promotion and wellness, harm reduction, treatment and recovery, and other related topics. | | NATIONAL PREVENTION WEEK COMMUNITY EVENTS AND STATEWIDE CELEBRATION | | | | National Prevention Week is a public education platform to showcase the work of communities and organizations that are preventing substance use and misuse and promoting positive mental health. | Join us as we celebrate the substance use and misuse prevention and mental health efforts happening in Connecticut on Saturday, May 17 at Danbury Fair from 11 AM to 6 PM. | Community partners will include: Alcoholics Anonymous, Connecticut Department of Children and Families, Danbury Student and Business Connection, The Governor's Prevention Partnership, Western CT Coalition, Redding Prevention Council, Stand Together Make a Difference, Two Flower Press, Housatonic Valley Health District, New Milford CAN, DMHAS-GPP Fatherhood Agencies, Youth Recovery CT and Connecticut Clearinghouse. Thank you to the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services for sponsoring this event! | Social media images can be found online at: www.ctclearinghouse.org/npw/shareableimages/ | | | |  | National Prevention Week promotes the world we want to see - where prevention helps keep people and communities healthy and safe. | Communities across Connecticut are spreading the news about prevention throughout the week (and month!) with trainings and community celebrations. | Thanks to Western CT Coalition, The Connecticut National Guard, The Hub, Avon Youth Services in Partnership with CAPP and Amplify, Milford Prevention Council, SERAC, Old Saybrook Youth and Family Services/Old Saybrook Local Prevention Council, Dixwell Q House, and Coventry Human Services for sharing their events! | | | Don't miss our NPW posts! | | UPCOMING EVENTS AND TRAININGS | | To register for an event, click on the flyer or scan the QR Code. | | New Books Available at Connecticut Clearinghouse | | New Pamphlets Available at Connecticut Clearinghouse | | HEALTH OBSERVANCES AND EVENTS | | Mental Health Awareness Month | |
| | Our friends at Amplify are hosting Amplify Our Mental Health on May 29. Learn more at https://amplifyct.org/register/ | Join The STEP Learning Collaborative Early Psychosis Educational Series for Pharmacological Treatment of Psychotic Disorders on May 15. Click here to learn more. | Check out Mental Health America's Action Guide for activities and resources. | Visit Connecticut Clearinghouse for pamphlets, books, ebooks, posters and more! We are open Monday through Friday from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM. | Can't make it in? Check out our mental health resources online. View our pamphlet directory and order print materials here. | Can you spare a moment or two to complete our needs assessment? Click here. Thank you! | | | | Maternal Mental Health Month | |
Our friends at the Connecticut Chapter of Postpartum Support International are offering in-person and virtual events. Visit https://psictchapter.com/ to learn more. | | Download and share these resources: | | | | TRAININGS FOR YOUR EMPLOYEES OR COLLEGE STUDENTS | |
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Staff at the Connecticut Center for Prevention, Wellness and Recovery are available to provide ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) , A-SBIRT (Adolescent Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment), Mental Health First AID, QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer Suicide Prevention), SMART Recovery and other trainings to your employees, volunteers or college students. We can travel to your location, or schedule a training in our conference room. | | | | |
Contact Connecticut Clearinghouse to order pamphlets & posters, borrow books, ebooks, curricula or DVDs.
We offer mail or pick up. Call 800.232.4424 or 860.793.9791.
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