Parent Resources

Please see the following resources for parents

Talking With Your Teen About Alcohol

Parent Guide to Teen Alcohol Use Prevention 

Prevention Strategies for Parents

How to talk about: Marijuana

Talking to your kids: Communicating risks

Five tips for talking to your kids about marijuana

Talking to your kids about opioids

Parent brochure- SAMHSA Talk-They-Hear-You

How to talk to your kids about : opioids

Talk about vaping

How to talk to kids about: Vaping

Ten ways to talk to your kids about vaping

State Resources

Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services has established a 24/7 Access Line to facilitate access to treatment for substance use disorders. Individuals from anywhere in Connecticut may call 1-800-563-4086 to be connected to treatment.

Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services has also developed a website which allows you to preview if there is an opening for residential treatment, recovery houses, detox centers. The website will also list the direct phone number for each location.

Note: If a program shows no open beds, please call for waitlist options and to complete their initial screening process for admission. https://www.ctaddictionservices.com/ 

2-1-1 - is a free community service. You can call 2-1-1 to get information, or to seek help in a crisis. Available 24 hours a day, every day of the year. https://www.211ct.org/

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

Mental Health Resources

North Central Region Mental Health Board https://amplifyct.org/resources/

Healthy Lives Connecticut provides information and tools for maintaining or regaining wellness in the areas of emotional wellness, physical wellness, holistic wellness, financial wellness, and recovery from addiction issues.  The site also includes self-screening tools for mental health and addictions which are anonymous and confidential. https://www.healthylivesct.org/addiction/

For suicide and Crisis Life Line call 988

Groups and Meetings

Al-Anon: Support for friends and family members of individuals who have an alcohol addiction. www.al-anon.alateen.org

Alcoholics Anonymous: https://ct-aa.org/

Narcotics Anonymous: https://ctna.org/find-a-meeting/

Gamblers Anonymous: https://ctwmaga.org/meetings

SMART Recovery: https://smartrecovery.org/meeting 

Gambling

The Connecticut Council on Problem Gambling www.ccpg.org

NATIONAL RESOURCES

Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids - www.tobaccofreekids.org/index.php

The National Institute on Drug Abuse - www.drugabuse.gov

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) - is the largest scientific organization in the world dedicated to research focused on the understanding, treatment, and prevention of mental disorders and the promotion of mental health. www.nimh.nih.gov

Mothers Against Drunk Driving - www.MADD.org

Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America - (CADCA) works to strengthen the capacity or community coalitions in their efforts to create and maintain safe, healthy and drug-free communities. www.cadca.org

Department of Mental Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) - Center for Substance Abuse Prevention. http://www.samhsa.gov/prevention