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State AgencY info
HuskyCare http://www.huskyhealth.com/
The HUSKY Plan is designed to help all children who don’t have health insurance. It includes services under the traditional Medicaid program (now known as HUSKY Part A). It also provides brand-new health services for children in higher-income families (called HUSKY Part B). There’s also HUSKY Plus--a new coverage option for children who have intensive physical or behavioral health needsCT Dept of Social Services – Medicaid http://www.dss.state.ct.us/
CT Dept.Mental Health &Addiction Services
http://www.dmhas.state.ct.us/
Department of Children and Families http://www.state.ct.us/dcf/
Department of Mental Retardation http://www.dmr.state.ct.us/
(State of )Connecticut Insurance Department
http://www.state.ct.us/cid/
Connecticut State Department of Education
http://www.state.ct.us/sde/
State of Connecticut Department of Public Health
http://www.state.ct.us/dph/
Office of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities
http://www.state.ct.us/opapd/
STATE AND LOCAL Resource list
Action for Bridgeport Community Development (ABCD)
1070 Park Avenue
Bridgeport, CT 06604
203-366-8241
http://www.abcd.org/
Serving the Bridgeport, Fairfield, Stratford, Easton, Trumbull and Monroe communities with programs of early learning, family and youth services, assistance with energy costs including weatherization, and assistance/empowerment of people to achieve self-sufficiency
African Caribbean American Parents of Children with Disabilities (AFCAMP)
60-B Weston Street
Hartford, CT 06120-1551
afcamp@sbcglobal.net
(860) 297-4358
AFCAMP is a parent advocacy organization whose central mission is to educate, empower, and support parents of children with disabilities in the City of Hartford for the purpose of improving their children's education and quality of life.
Commission on Children
http://www.cga.ct.gov/COC/
Created with bipartisan support in 1985 by the Connecticut legislature, the 25-member Commission on Children brings representatives of all three branches of government—legislative, executive, and judicial—together with representatives of the private sector to promote public policies in the best interests of children. The agency is mandated to:
- provide information and conduct research regarding the status of children and children's programs in the state of Connecticut;
- enlist the support of leaders in business, education, and state and local governments, along with the news media, to improve services and policies for children;
- review coordination and assess all programs and practices in all state agencies as they affect children;
- serve as a liaison between government and private groups concerned with children; and
- make recommendations for children annually to the legislature and the governor.
The CT Association for Children with Learning Disabilities (CACLD)
http://www.cacld.org/
The Connecticut Association for Children and Adults with Learning Disabilities is a regional, non-profit organization that supports individuals, families, and professionals by providing information, education, and consultation while promoting public awareness and understanding. CACLD's goal is to ensure access to the resources needed to help children and adults with learning disabilities and attention deficit disorders achieve their full potential.
Connecticut Clearinghouse
http://www.ctclearinghouse.org/
Wheeler Clinic's Connecticut Clearinghouse is a statewide resource for information about mental health, substance use disorders, health promotion, recovery and wellness. Materials from the Clearinghouse’s specialized library and resource center are available to Connecticut families, teachers, students, professionals, communities and children.
Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery http://www.ccar-recovery.org/ While focused mainly on adults, parents of older children may find some of the information useful. CCAR does the following:
- Advocates at the state level for policies and priorities that are pro-recovery.
- Holds monthly meetings in the Greater Hartford Area and six other locations convenient to large population centers.
- Develops and delivers dozens of useful training programs annually to those in recovery as well as to healing professionals and counselors, like clergy, who are working in the field of addiction.
- Puts a public face on recovery by testifying before the legislature and state commissions, as well as through well-attended public events like CCAR's annual "Recovery Walks!" which attracts several thousand supporters.
- Recovery Housing database, in collaboration with Connecticut Assets network, a prevention organization and their asset mapping software, CCAR developed a product that displays recovery housing listings in an “eBay’ format.
- Maintains an informative Website, providing 24/7 online access to links, advice, facts, contacts.
Connecticut Parent Advocacy Center, Inc.
http://www.cpacinc.org The CT Parent Advocacy Center, Inc. (CPAC) is a statewide nonprofit organization that offers information and support to families of children with any disability or chronic illness, age birth through 26. The Center is committed to the idea that parents can be the most effective advocates for their children, given the confidence that knowledge and understanding of special education law and its procedures can bring.
Link to documents that will help you advocate for your child such as how to prepare for a PPT meeting (Planning & Placement Team) or participate in writing an IEP (Individualized Education Plan): http://www.cpacinc.org/materials.htm
The Courage to Speak Foundation, Inc.
The Courage To Speak Foundation Support Group was founded in 2002 and the purpose is to share with others who have found the strength and hope in the group.
The death of a child is the most devastating and tragic loss for anyone to face. When a child is lost to drugs, societal marking can further thrust parents and surviving family members into a pain that is defined by isolation and exclusion. The Courage To Speak Support Groups was formed to help parents and families who lost their child to the ravages to substance abuse.
Our meetings are intended to be as comfortable and stress less as possible. People can share their experiences with others or just listen. The Courage To Speak Foundation Support group is helpful because although our stories are different and our experience of grief are similar. Suggestion for help is shared. The Courage To Speak Foundation Support Group provides a circle of care, understanding and respect. The group acts as an underlying strength that helps keep us united as a family. After meeting many people to keep in contact with each other by phone and or email.
We meet one Monday night of each month at 6:30 pm to 8 pm in Norwalk, CT. The Courage To Speak Support Group and our gatherings are not only devoted to parents, but are also for those who are grieving for a parent, spouse, sibling or a friend due to substance abuse. We are here to help.
www.couragetospeak.org
gkcourage@aol.com
Families United
Families United is a Connecticut support and advocacy group, run by and for families of children and youth with emotional, behavioral or mental health needs.
FAVOR, Inc.
2138 Silas Deane Highway
Rocky Hill, CT 06067
http://www.favor-ct.org
(860) 563-3232 Ext 201
mcole@favor-ct.org
Umbrella for several advocacy groups – Families United, AFCAMP, Padres Abriendas Puertas, and NAMI-CT
H.O.P.E. (Helping Overwhelmed Parents Educate)
Oxford Ambulance,
484 Oxford Rd.
http://www.hopeforparentsct.org
(203) 217-4870
hopeforparents@snet.net
H.O.P.E. is a support group for parents who are seeking help with problems associated with their children. We provide monthly professional speakers on topics that need to be addressed in our community.
Telephone based information, referral and crisis intervention service available throughout the state.
Padres Abriendas Puertas (PAP)
An Organization of Hispanic Parents of Children with Disabilities
60-B Weston Street
Hartford, CT 06120-1551
(860) 297-4391
Parent Empowerment through Education, Training, and Advocacy (PEETA) - The New Haven affiliate of AFCAMP
Peeta-sgb@sbcglobal.net
(203) 627-4985 or (203) 786-2513
Saint Francis Hospital Parent Aide Program
Patricia Berky
PBerky@stfranciscare.org
Find a Support Group using the calendar maintained by FAVOR