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A HOLISTIC, PEER-LED APPROACH
DISCOVER YOUR FULL POTENTIAL
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Advocacy Unlimited, Inc.
114 West Main St. Suite 201
New Britain, CT
9am-5pm
(860) 505-7581
advocacyunlimited.org
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Join Rise Be
114 West Main St.
Suite 310
New Britain, CT
HOURS VARY
(855) 646-7366
joinrisebe.org
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Toivo Center
1477 Park St.
Suite 102
Hartford, CT
9am-5pm
(860) 296-2338
toivocenter.org
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Featured Article: Framing Depression as a Functional Signal Rather than a Disease Promotes Hope and Reduces Stigma, Study Finds
Free Community Education
- Breathwork Classes
- Breath Body Mind Workshop
- Stand In Your Sacred Ground
AU Spaces to Connect
- Bridger Program Community Meet Up
- Creative Space Meet Up
- Young Adult Warmline - Phone Based Peer Support
Peer Support Groups
- Alternatives to Suicide - Group Times
- Connecticut Hearing Voices Network - Group Times
Maastricht Approach Project
- Participate In a MAP Interview
- Join The Provider Network
Connect with a Community Bridger
Join Rise Be
- Statewide Young Adult Advisory Board
- Young Adult Warmline
Toivo: Holistic Stress Management Initiative
- August Offerings
- Connect With Toivo's Instagram!
Individual Advocacy Network
Employment Opportunities
Community Spotlight
Peer Community Resources
CT Community Resources
Contact Us
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AUGUST CREATIVITY PUZZLE
Remote Association Test
The Remote Associates Test normally takes a linguistic form: given three words, the participant is asked to come up with a fourth word associated with all three of them.
Example: Square | Cardboard | Open - BOX
Wise, Work, Tower| ASSOCIATED WORD
ANSWER AT THE BOTTOM OF NEWSLETTER!
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Framing Depression as a Functional Signal Rather than a Disease Promotes Hope and Reduces Stigma, Study Finds
By Julia Lejeune
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This featured article is provided by Mad In America, a nonprofit organization dedicated to serving as a catalyst for rethinking psychiatric care in the United States. | |
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New research reveals that individuals seeking depression treatment may benefit from an explanation of depression as serving an important human function, as opposed to a disease arising from genetic and environmental risk factors.
The study, published by Hans Schroder and colleagues in Social Science & Medicine, investigates the effects of different messages of depression etiology on participants’ beliefs about depression, attitudes toward treatment, and self-stigma. Findings from the randomized controlled trial indicate that the message invoking the language of depression as serving an important function leads to more adaptive beliefs about depression and lower levels of self-stigma.
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This free community education is hosted by Advocacy Unlimited, Inc. Registration is strongly encouraged.
Virtual trainings are offered via Zoom. No recording will be available. Once you register, you will receive an email about 72 hours before the training begins that includes the link to join the training
Click here to read our community informed consent statement: INFORMED CONSENT
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BREATHWORK CLASSES:
(IN PERSON & VIRTUAL)
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Breath Body Mind Two-Day Workshop | |
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Final Breath-Body-Mind Course to be offered September 11th & 12th
Our breath is always with us. Utilizing breathwork can be an empowering tool to support and sustain our recovery.
In this free, two-day workshop you will learn gentle movement and breathing practices to improve stress resilience, energy levels, sleep, and restore a sense of calmness. Breath-Body-Mind techniques are easy to learn and allow any individual the ability to heal from within. This training is for anyone who wishes to improve their physical health and general well-being.
This is the last BBM training that will be held at Toivo in 2023. We sincerely hope you join us to learn & experience the healing power of breath! Contact [email protected] to register.
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Stand In Your Sacred Ground | | |
Meet Up With the Bridger Program | | |
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YOUNG ADULT WARMLINE | PHONE-BASED PEER SUPPORT
1-855-646-3669 | 7 Days a week | 12pm-9pm
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CT HEARING VOICES NETWORK | | | |
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The CT Hearing Voices Network provides statewide support for people who hear voices or have other alternative experiences. www.cthvn.org | |
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VIRTUAL GROUPS
Mondays from 2:00 - 3:30 P.M.
Contact facilitator Claire (she/her)
[email protected] or (203) 804-5507
Mondays from 6:00 - 7:00 P.M.
Contact facilitator Linda (she/her)
[email protected]
Tuesdays from 7:30 - 8:30 P.M.
Contact facilitator Skye (they/them) [email protected]
Or (860) 952-4050
Wednesdays from 11:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.
Contact facilitator Tina (they/them)
(203) 913-4409
Thursdays from 6:30 - 7:30 P.M.
Contact facilitator Skye (they/them)
[email protected]
Or (860) 952-4050
Fridays from 9:30 - 11:00 P.M.
Contact facilitator Denise (she/her)
(959) 333-7017
Saturdays from 8:30 - 10:00 A.M.
Contact facilitator Denise (she/her)
(959) 333-7017
Saturdays from 4:00 - 5:00 P.M.
Contact facilitator Tina (they/them)
(203) 913-4409
NEW FRIENDS AND FAMILY GROUP!
Friends and Family Support Group! Online Tuesdays from 6:00 - 7:00 P.M.
Click here to learn more.
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IN PERSON
East Windsor Group
Meets: Mondays, 2:00 - 3:00 P.M.
Location: Warehouse Point Library
107 Main Street
East Windsor, CT 06088
Contact: Denise - (959) 333-7017
Library- (860) 623-5482
Hartford Group
Meets: Wednesdays, 3:00 - 4:00 P.M.
Location: Free Center
460 New Britain Ave,
Hartford, CT 06106
Contact: Ryan - (203) 707-1001 [email protected]
New Britain Wednesday Group
Meets: Wednesdays, 12:00 – 1:00 P.M.
Location: Advocacy Unlimited
114 West Main St
Suite 201
New Britain, CT 06051
Contact: Tina (They/them) -[email protected]
New Britain Thursday Group
Meets: Thursdays, 2:30 – 3:30 P.M.
Location: Advocacy Unlimited
114 West Main St
Suite 201
New Britain, CT 06051
Contact: Skye Collins (They/them) -
(860) 952-4050
[email protected]
Community Action Agency of New Haven Group
Meets: Wednesdays, 5:00 - 6:00 P.M.
Location: Whalley Medical & Professional Center
419 Whalley Avenue
New Haven, CT 06511
Contact: Quashea - (475) 209-1091
New Haven Inpatient RESOURCE Group
HVN Affiliate (Not open to the public)
Meets: Tuesdays 2:00 -3:00 P.M.
Location: Yale-New Haven Psychiatric Hospital
184 Liberty Street
New Haven, CT 06519
Contact: Claire - (203) 804-5507
[email protected]
New London Group
Meets: Wednesdays, 3:00 - 4:00 P.M.
Location: Recovery 12 Solutions
155 Montauk Ave
New London CT 06320
Contact: Skye (They/them) -
(860) 952-4050
[email protected]
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MAASTRICHT APPROACH PROJECT | | |
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The Maastricht Approach Project (MAP) is a community of informed supporters working together to normalize and embrace the full spectrum of human experiences | |
JOIN THE PROVIDER NETWORK | The Maastricht Approach Project is building a community network of providers, called "Maastricht Guides,” who are trained in both offering the Maastricht Interview, as well as the skills and philosophies of providing an integrative approach to therapy. MAP will connect participant/client with providers. | |
CT PROVIDER NEEDS ASSESSMENT
This assessment is for Connecticut-based providers of mental health and addiction services. "Providers" is a broad term, and if you believe and feel you are a provider, please complete this survey. Results will be used to determine the need for provider education and training in the area of working with people who hear voices or experience paranoia.
PLEASE SHARE WITH OTHERS YOU MAY KNOW WHO IDENTIFY AS MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION SERVICE PROVIDERS.
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PARTICIPATE IN A MAP INTERVIEW | |
The Maastricht Interview is a questionnaire that includes questions related to the experience of voice hearing and paranoia.
The interview is a 1:1 approach, and conducted between 6-8 sessions.
The interview encourages the participant to explore the experience of voice hearing, built trust, openness, and understanding in their own experience. This occurs in a structured and supportive environment, led by trained Maastricht’s Guides.
The outcome is a document written fully in the words of the participant, outlines their unique lived experience, as well as identified points of interest to work towards personal recovery.
The act of documenting ones experience can be validating to the Voice Hearer. With continued conversation, ultimately reducing internalized stigma, and promoting social engagement.
For More Information:
Email [email protected]
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Learn skills to cope and negotiate with voices to build a more positive relationship with the voices.
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Research shows that control over voices is possible and benefits clinical outcomes.[i]
- Voice hearers can learn to have pride in their experience and to give their voices personal and positive meaning.
- Learn to no longer be dominated by ones voices, and make their own choices.
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[i] Mourgues, et. al. (2022). Measuring Voluntary Control Over Hallucinations: The Yale Control Over Perceptual Experiences (COPE) Scales. Schizophrenia bulletin, 48(3), 673–683. https://doi.org/10.1093/schbul/sbab144
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The Bridger Program at Advocacy Unlimited Inc. provides non-clinical, person-centered support to adults statewide whose lives have been affected by psychiatry, trauma and/or addiction.
The Bridger Team is made up of individuals who draw from their own diverse lived experiences, coupled with the principles of Intentional Peer Support and their training as Recovery Support Specialist to build authentic, safe relationships defined by mutual trust, respect and personal agency. Engagement in the Bridger Program is 100% voluntary.
For more information contact the Bridger Program Manager:
Char'Dornne Bussue (860) 882-9980 | [email protected]
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YOUNG ADULTS | JOIN RISE BE | | |
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AN EMERGING ADULT RECOVERY INITIATIVE | We are a grant funded peer-led initiative built by young people for young people. We are based in New Britain, Connecticut and travel statewide to create space through presentations, workshops, and peer-groups. We our shared lived experience so others feel comfortable to do the same. We are here to influence positive change across our current mental health system and within our communities. Through our effort we cultivate the belief that recovery is possible and we all have the capacity to achieve self-defined success. |
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UPCOMING MEETINGS
July 6
August 3
September 7
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YOUNG ADULT ADVISORY BOARD EVERY FIRST THURSDAY | 11AM-1PM | |
A space for young adults from across Connecticut to share, connect and use our collective experiences to improve the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services' young adult programming.
During meetings, we connect, share, and plan statewide recovery and leadership events. We are currently planning the 2023 Young Adult Summer Funfest.
TO REGISTER EMAIL [email protected]
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Our Warmline offers statewide phone-based peer support for young adults.
Similar to hotlines, staff connect callers to community resources, hold space, and inspire callers to step forward and towards a life of self-defined purpose.
Callers may be feeling burnout or overwhelmed, recovering from trauma, or seeking a friend - all are welcome to call to connect with a peer today!
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OPERATORS
ARE AVAILABLE
EVERYDAY
12PM-9PM
1-855-6-467-3669
or 1-855-6-HOPENOW
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HOLISTIC STRESS MANAGEMENT | Toivo is a peer-led initiative that includes statewide classes, workshops and a center for holistic healing and stress management located in Hartford, Connecticut. To Learn more visit the Toivo website HERE | | |
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Donation-based offerings include yoga, meditation, qigong, sound healing, laughter yoga, drumming, creative expression, healing arts, support groups and more.
Toivo activities are offered regularly at the center in Hartford as well as in psychiatric hospitals, addiction rehab facilities, club houses, shelters, prisons, schools, senior centers, corporations, community events and conferences. Most importantly, Toivo is a community, a safe space to find support and understanding. We believe that human connection is essential to healing. It is at the heart of everything we do.
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Keep up to date with the latest offerings from Toivo, and get a peak into the center itself by following the Toivo Instagram page @toivo_center or click the icon above. |
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AU Individual Advocacy Network | |
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Virtual Meetings
Twice a Month
1st and 3rd Fridays
10-11:30AM
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The shared purpose of IAN
We are a group of people whose lives have been devastated by the mental health and addiction service system of Connecticut. People are suffering. People are seeking help from an expensive, broken system that is not meeting their needs. We must do better. Our intention is to promote approaches that support people to move through emotional distress. Our hope is that you will join us and take action.
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Look Through A Few Relevant Listings! | | |
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Advocacy Unlimited Seeking a RSS Course Administrator | |
The RSS Course Administrator publicizes, organizes, and co-facilitates five 10-session RSS trainings, across the state of Connecticut, and serves as a community resource, point of contact and advocate for our growing number of graduates and alumni. This position requires a passion for the peer movement, strong communication skills, and the willingness to network with community partners to carry the message of Advocacy Unlimited. If you are interested in this position please view the full job description below.
To apply please email a resume and cover letter to: [email protected].
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Join Rise Be Is Looking For A Young Adult Peer Leadership Specialist | |
The YA Peer Leadership Specialist will lead young adult statewide advisory board meetings, organize and conduct leadership trainings, assist with the facilitation of young adult RSS training, and complete other duties as assigned. The full job description is available below.
To apply please email a resume and cover letter to: [email protected].
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Job openings at The Village | The Village has a wide variety of job opportunities available in a database which is regularly updated. | |
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Multiple Opportunities: CMHA | Multiple positions for per diem Residential Monitors at CMHA in locations across the state! Check out their list. | | |
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Multiple Opportunities: Mental Health Connecticut, Inc | Multiple opportunities with Mental Health Connecticut, Inc in locations across the state! Check out their list. | |
Multiple Opportunities: CommuniCare CT | |
CommuniCare CT has multiple job opportunities open! Click the link below to see their current listings.
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CCAR Hiring Multiple Positions | |
CCAR Is currently hiring for multiple positions. The ideal applicants will be enthusiastic, extremely well-organized, and passionate about supporting people in recovery.
A cover letter is required. Resumes without cover letter will not be considered.
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Looking for a job where you can support others through your own lived experiences?
We regularly update the Job Opportunities page on our website.
Check it out here!
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Got an Peer Opening?
Know of a job opportunity available? Please let us know, and we'll get the word out to our network of qualified applicants.
Email: [email protected]
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SING Music Study at Yale seeks participants. Up to $700 stipend for participants who complete study | |
The Understanding Control Over Voice-Hearing Experiences Project By The Yale COPE Project | | |
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The COPE II Project at Yale Home | Yale COPE Project
The COPE II Project seeks to understand the methods some voice hearers (including psychic mediums, clairaudients, and shamans) use to control onset and offset of their voices. Information gathered will be used to develop holistic treatments for voice hearers who currently do not have this control. Stipend of up to $830 for people who complete the subject, with the possibility of travel reimbursement. COPE II is looking for the following people:
- Voice hearer with a psychosis spectrum diagnosis
- Voice hearer without a psychosis spectrum diagnosis
- Person with psychosis spectrum diagnosis who does not hear voices
- Person without a psychosis spectrum diagnosis who does not hear voices
If you are interested in participating, email [email protected] to request a pre-screening form. Please include “control study” in the subject line. For more information on what participating in the study requires read the full explanation below under "what to expect."
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¿Sabes cómo obtener servicios de apoyo en estos momentos tan difíciles?
Hay programas de ayuda para las necesidades básicas, salud mental y adicción, incluso apoyos a bajo costo y para indocumentados. Si tú o un ser querido necesita ayuda, no tardes en contactarte con una de las opciones a continuación.
Haga Clic Aquí
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July 05, 2023: Abolish Phy? With Craig Newnes
Are psychotherapy’s assumptions completely misguided? What is really at stake in the research and practice of psychology? Is it possible to take a step back and see “psy” for what it is? Craig Newnes is a Jewish dad, grandad, musician, writer, and former director of one of the UK’s largest NHS Psychological Therapies Directorates, and he joins Will Hall to discuss a critical view of the entire psy industry. Past editor of the British Psychological Society clinical psychology division newsletter for 19 years, Craig has doctorates in History and Clinical Psychology and currently edits the Journal of Critical Psychology Counseling and Psychotherapy. He has published over 200 articles and 25 books, including the upcoming Psychomusicology, available from Egalitarian Publishing.
LISTEN HERE
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National Paranoia Network | |
The Paranoia Network was originally launched in 2004. Run by Peter Bullimore, Kate Crawford and Shaun Hunt, the organization aims to raise awareness of how disabling paranoia can be, and to breakdown social taboos.
Read A tribute to Peter Bullimore
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The Wildflower Alliance supports healing and empowerment for our broader communities and people who have been impacted by psychiatric diagnosis, trauma, extreme states, homelessness, problems with substances and other life-interrupting challenges. | Wildflower Alliance Website: wildfloweralliance.org | |
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MADNESS NETWORK NEWS
Madness Network News is dedicated to the interchange of energy and support of mad people and psychiatric survivors. Our work is rooted in psychiatric abolition and mad liberation movements, and we are committed to fighting against psychiatric oppression and violence everywhere.
BLOG: Anti-psychiatry vs. Psychiatric Abolition
BY: Róisín
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September 6 - 9, 2023 | New Orleans
Click the link below for registration and travel information.
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NARPA’S mission is to support people with psychiatric diagnoses to exercise their legal and human rights, with the goals of abolishing forced treatment and ensuring autonomy, dignity and choice.
NARPA exists to promote social justice for people who experience the world in ways society often calls “mental illness.”
We do this through:
◊ Education
◊ Advocacy
◊ Rights advancement
◊ Promoting alternatives to coercive and harmful practices
So the right to choice can be meaningful.
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Open everyday 11:00 am - 11:00 pm PT.
The Psychedelic Peer Support Line is staffed by rigorously trained, compassionate, supportive volunteers from diverse backgrounds who listen deeply and from a place of non-judgment.
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Alcoholics Anonymous is a worldwide fellowship of people who help each other to stay sober. They offer the same help to anyone who has a drinking problem and wants to do something about it. Since they are all alcoholics themselves, they have a special understanding of each other. They know what the illness feels like – and they have learned how to recover from it in AA.
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RIPPLE is a small collective of people who have lived experience with mental health and/or addiction challenges. Their mission is to empower their peers and use their voices to educate, inform, and inspire new leaders in the community. They aim to bring new and innovative ideas to the recovery process for the benefit of all.
RIPPLE has a comprehensive list of resources in Connecticut, organized by need and county.
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Learn About:
-The opioid epidemic
-How to prevent an overdose
-How to recognize warning signs & symptoms
-How to administer Narcan (Naloxone)
-Current protective legislation in CT
-Local resources & services
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DMHAS Mental Health Bed Website | A new project listing open beds, including 45 state-operated and private non-profit agencies, covering six types of programs and more than 1700 beds. Programs will be updating this site when there is a change in availability and at least weekly. | |
Blac Leaders: Anti-Racism Resources | Blac Leaders and Administrators Consortium has compiled a list of anti-racism resources, including children's books, social media accounts, and videos and other media. | |
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Helping Hands: A Resource Guide for Families With Loved Ones In Prison | Prison Families Alliance (PFA) is committed to improving the lives of families and children who have loved ones in the criminal justice system. | |
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Amplify has compiled a list of resources available for support in Connecticut, by region.
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VETERAN PEER SUPPORT SERVICES
Peer support services help Veterans who are using mental health treatment services in VHA. Any Veteran can have mental health problems, trouble with addictions, or other related problems. These can all negatively affect their daily living and personal wellness. Peer Specialists are employees who are Veterans. They have personally experienced similar life challenges to the Veterans who are using mental health services in VHA.
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Need support? Call to talk to a peer who understands.
CHR Warmline:
1-866-927-6225
(6pm-10pm, 7 days a week)
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HUSKY Medicaid Program Updates
The HUSKY Medicaid Program made several changes to their programs in 2020 to ensure better access to services and to best ensure the safety of patients and healthcare providers.
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Late-Night Support Meetings | |
Are you a night owl?
Join RIPPLE for their late-night support groups on zoom, from 10pm-12am on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
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Eating Disorder Support Lines | |
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Looking for Shelter? Call 2-1-1 Press 3, then 1 to speak with a housing specialist.
As of 11/17/2014 all requests for shelter beds must be made through 2-1-1
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CREATIVITY PUZZLE Remote Association Test
ANSWER: Wise, Work, Tower | CLOCK
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Thanks for reading, and see you next month! | | | | |
