Agencies
Hotlines & Helplines
- 24 Hour Access Line to Treatment in Connecticut: 1.800.563.4086
- CT 211 is a free, confidential information and referral service that connects people to essential health and human services 24 hours a day, seven days a week online and over the phone.
- Contact the DMHAS Action Line - For adults in distress who are 18 years of age or older - 1-800-HOPE-135 (1-800.467.3135), or 211.
- The Disaster Distress Helpline provides immediate crisis counseling for people who are experiencing emotional distress related to any natural or human-caused disaster. Call or text 1.800.985.5990. Multilingual, and confidential.
- If you are in Connecticut and experiencing abuse in a relationship, please visit CTSafeConnect.org or call (888) 774-2900.
In the U.S., call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 or TTY 1-800-787-3224. Online chat is also available. - Mobile Crisis Intervention Services, when your child is in crisis, call: 211, then press 1 and 1 again.
- National Eating Disorders Association Hotline: 1.800.931.2237 Monday-Thursday 11am-9pm ET, Friday 11am-5pm ET. Translation services available on the phone. Text 1.800.931.2237 Monday-Thursday 3pm-6pm ET, Friday 1pm-5pm ET
- National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: 988
- The Trevor Project offers phone, chat, and text support. Call 1.866.488.7386 or visit Online
- Veteran's Crisis line: 1.800.273.8255 press 1
- Warmlines offer support by people with expertise in mutual support. Please note that these are not crisis lines.
State-Wide Agencies, Organizations & Initiatives
- Advocacy Unlimited
- AFSP - Connecticut Chapter
- Connecticut 211
- Connecticut Association of Prevention Professionals
- Connecticut Council on Problem Gambling
- Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services
- Connecticut Harm Reduction Alliance
- Connecticut Prevention Network
- Connecticut Quitline
- Crisis Services by Town
- CT Center for Harm Reduction
- CT Youth Services Association
- CCAR
- Drug Free CT
- Gizmo4MentalHealth
- The Governor’s Prevention Partnership
- Healthy Lives CT
- LiveLoud
- Mental Health Connecticut
- Mobile Crisis Intervention Services
- NAMI-CT
- Prevention Training & Technical Assistance Service Center
- Prevent Suicide Connecticut
- Regional Behavioral Health Action Boards
- Regional Mental Health Boards
- SEPI-CT: Substance-Exposed Pregnancy Initiative of Connecticut
- Southington Behavioral Health Resource Directory
- Toivo
- TriCircle, Inc.
- Turning Point CT
- You Think You Know CT (Danger of Counterfeit Rx Drugs)
- Youth Recovery CT
Federal Agencies
- Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
- National Institute on Drug Abuse
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
- National Institute of Mental Health
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
National Agencies & Organizations
- Addiction Technology Transfer Center
- American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
- American Society of Addiction Medicine
- Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America
- Faces & Voices of Recovery
- Mental Health America
- NAADAC: The Association for Addiction Professionals
- National Alliance on Mental Illness
- National Council on Behavioral Health
- National Council on Problem Gambling
- National Eating Disorders Association
- National Harm Reduction Coalition
- Partnership for Drug-Free Kids
- Prevention Technology Transfer Center Network