COMMUNITY RESOURCE GUIDE
Tapping into your Community for Support
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CT Safe Connect (Domestic Violence)
Call / Text / Chat: 888-774-2900
Multilingual, connects to local DV agencies988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Dial 988 (free, confidential, 24/7)CT ACTION Line (Adult Crisis)
1-800-HOPE-135 (800-467-3135) or dial 2-1-1SAMHSA National Helpline
1-800-662-HELP (4357) — referral & treatment info
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Interval House (Greater Hartford region, including nearby towns)
24-Hour Hotline: 860-838-8467 / Spanish: 844-831-9200
Emergency shelter & advocacy services.
(Exact shelter address is confidential.)Prudence Crandall Center (serves New Britain area & surrounding towns)
24-Hour Helpline: 888-774-2900
Emergency shelter, support, counseling.
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South Park Inn (Hartford)
Address: 75 Main St, Hartford, CT
Phone: 860-724-0071
Walk-in phone access in lobby; use 2-1-1 for referralsMercy Housing & Shelter / St. Elizabeth House & Friendship Center (Hartford)
Admin: 221 Main St, Hartford, CT — 860-808-2048
Friendship Center (meals / day shelter): 118 Main St, Hartford, CTFriendship Service Center (New Britain)
Provides shelter & support services in New Britain area
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Gifts of Love
Office: 34 East Main St, Avon, CT
Phone: 860-676-2323
Provides household goods, donations, assistanceHabitat for Humanity ReStore – Hartford
Address: 315 Garden St, Hartford, CT
Sells low-cost furniture, appliancesCatholic Charities (Hartford region)
Multiple sites; may assist with household goods via referral
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Community Health Services, Inc. (FQHC)
Address: 500 Albany Ave, Hartford, CT
Phone: 860-249-9625
Provides primary care, behavioral health; accepts HUSKY & many plansCharter Oak Health Center (FQHC)
Address: 21 Grand St, Hartford, CT
Phone: 860-550-7500
Sliding fee + Medicaid, commercial insuranceInterCommunity Health Care
Clinics in Hartford / East Hartford area
Offers primary care + behavioral health & addiction servicesTrinity Health – Primary Care (Rocky Hill)
Address: 476 Cromwell Ave, Rocky Hill, CT
Phone: 860-714-9510Hartford HealthCare Medical Group – New Britain
Address: 100 Grand St (various suites), New Britain, CT
Phone: 860-224-5310Starling Physicians – Rocky Hill location
Main lines: 860-258-3470
Site: 1111 Cromwell Ave or 2110 Silas Deane Hwy (Rocky Hill)ProHealth Physicians – Rocky Hill Pediatrics
Address: 546 Cromwell Ave, Rocky Hill, CT
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Clinic / Center Providers
HOCC / New Britain – Outpatient Psychiatry & Behavioral Health Address: 73 Cedar St, New Britain, CT 06051 Phone: 860-224-5267 Offers individual, group therapy, medication management, IOP. Note: Spanish & Polish speaking clients served.HHC Behavioral Health+1
Institute of Living (Hartford HealthCare) Main campus: 200 Retreat Ave, Hartford, CT Phone: 860-545-7000 Example psychiatrists / APRNs: • Dr. Helen Bradshaw, MD (Psychiatry)Institute of Living 
• Dr. Shahana Ayub, MD (Psychiatry)Institute of Living 
• Jill Day, APRN (Psychiatry)Institute of Living
Hartford Hospital – Psychiatry Department Address: 80 Seymour St, Hartford, CT 06102Hartford Hospital
Connecticut Psychiatry (Dr. Christopher Hammel, MD, MPH) Address: Hartford, CT (private practice)Connecticut Psychiatry
Integrative Psychiatry CT (Hartford area) Address: 670 Prospect Ave, Hartford, CT 06105 Phone: (860) 978-9888 Combines medication, psychotherapy, supplementation, holistic approaches
Mekessia Richards-Carby, PMHNP Hartford, CT (serving area) Phone: (860) 792-4721 Board-certified psychiatric nurse practitioner, treats across lifespanPsychology Today
Briana Komar, MD (Psychiatrist) Hartford, CT (serves region)Psychology Today
Bridgitte Ackeifi, APRN, PMHNP-BC (MHPS, New Britain / telehealth) Telehealth / virtual practice with New Britain location Book via MHPS website or via Tebra Note: offers holistic psychiatric & MAT approachesTebra
Sindhia Shyras, PMHNP (New Britain, CT 06052) Practice: New Britain, CT Phone: (860) 750-8447 Board-certified; outpatient psychiatric NPPsychology Today
Nancy Concepcion, APRN (New Britain, bilingual) Address: New Britain, CT 06052 Phone: (860) 845-0989 Bilingual NP; psychiatric medication management ages 12+ Psychology Toda
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Wheeler Health – New Britain Address: 75 North Mountain Rd, New Britain, CT Offers IOP, outpatient behavioral health & SUD services THOCC+1
Root Center for Advanced Recovery Clinic in Hartford (345 Main St) and New Britain site
Connecticut Valley Hospital – Blue Hills campus Hartford area, state SUD & mental health services Admissions line: 860-293-6400 THOCC
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CCAR – Hartford Recovery Community Center
Peer recovery coaching, support groups (free)
(See CCAR Hartford for location / schedule)SMART Recovery (Hartford / CT meetings)
Science-based mutual help groups; check “SMART Recovery CT” meeting finderThe Phoenix (Sober Active Community)
Free sober community & fitness events; membership = 48 hours sober
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Hartford Gay & Lesbian Health Collective (The Health Collective)
Address & phone: call 860-278-4163
LGBTQIA+ medical, dental, sexual health servicesHartford HealthCare Center for Gender Health
Hartford HealthCare network; offers gender-affirming care & behavioral healthCharter Oak Health Center (Hartford)
FQHC with LGBTQ-supportive services & inclusive care
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Swan Integrative Health & Wellness (Glastonbury) Address: 49 Welles St, Ste 215, Glastonbury, CT Phone: 860-325-2679 Functional medicine for gut / hormones; claims to accept BCBS, Cigna, HUSKY (verify plan)
Saint Francis Hospital – Nutritional Counseling Center Address: 1000 Asylum Ave, Gengras Bldg, Ste 2106, Hartford, CT Phone: 860-714-4313
Hartford HealthCare – Outpatient Nutrition (Hartford Hospital sites) Address: 80 / 85 Seymour St, Hartford, CT Phone: 860-972-2604 or 860-972-3526
HOCC / The Hospital of Central CT – Diet & Nutrition Address: 100 Grand St, New Britain, CT Phone: 860-224-5803 THOCC+1
 
Food Pantries & Basic Needs
Rocky Hill Human Services Food Pantry
Address: 699 Old Main St, Rocky Hill, CT
Phone: 860-258-2799Hands On Hartford – MANNA Community Pantry
Address: 55 Bartholomew Ave, Hartford, CT
Phone: 860-246-6757Glastonbury Food Bank (Town Social Services)
Address: 2155 Main St, Glastonbury, CT
Phone: 860-652-7638HOCC / New Britain Foodshare / Community-Partner Pantries
Check The Hospital of Central Connecticut / local community listingsText FOODSHARE to 85511- to Find the nearest food truck location
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