COMMUNITY RESOURCE GUIDE

Tapping into your Community for Support

    • CT Safe Connect (Domestic Violence)
       Call / Text / Chat: 888-774-2900
       Multilingual, connects to local DV agencies

    • 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
       Dial 988 (free, confidential, 24/7)

    • CT ACTION Line (Adult Crisis)
       1-800-HOPE-135 (800-467-3135) or dial 2-1-1

    • SAMHSA National Helpline
       1-800-662-HELP (4357) — referral & treatment info

    • 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.

    • 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 referrals

    • Mercy 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, CT

    • Friendship Service Center (New Britain)
       Provides shelter & support services in New Britain area

    • Gifts of Love
       Office: 34 East Main St, Avon, CT
       Phone: 860-676-2323
       Provides household goods, donations, assistance

    • Habitat for Humanity ReStore – Hartford
       Address: 315 Garden St, Hartford, CT
       Sells low-cost furniture, appliances

    • Catholic Charities (Hartford region)
       Multiple sites; may assist with household goods via referral

    • Community Health Services, Inc. (FQHC)
       Address: 500 Albany Ave, Hartford, CT
       Phone: 860-249-9625
       Provides primary care, behavioral health; accepts HUSKY & many plans

    • Charter Oak Health Center (FQHC)
       Address: 21 Grand St, Hartford, CT
       Phone: 860-550-7500
       Sliding fee + Medicaid, commercial insurance

    • InterCommunity Health Care
       Clinics in Hartford / East Hartford area
       Offers primary care + behavioral health & addiction services

    • Trinity Health – Primary Care (Rocky Hill)
       Address: 476 Cromwell Ave, Rocky Hill, CT
       Phone: 860-714-9510

    • Hartford HealthCare Medical Group – New Britain
       Address: 100 Grand St (various suites), New Britain, CT
       Phone: 860-224-5310

    • Starling 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

  • 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

    • 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

    • 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 finder

    • The Phoenix (Sober Active Community)
       Free sober community & fitness events; membership = 48 hours sober

    • Hartford Gay & Lesbian Health Collective (The Health Collective)
       Address & phone: call 860-278-4163
       LGBTQIA+ medical, dental, sexual health services

    • Hartford HealthCare Center for Gender Health
       Hartford HealthCare network; offers gender-affirming care & behavioral health

    • Charter Oak Health Center (Hartford)
       FQHC with LGBTQ-supportive services & inclusive care

    • 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: 860-258-2799

  • Hands On Hartford – MANNA Community Pantry
     Address: 55 Bartholomew Ave, Hartford, CT
     Phone: 860-246-6757

  • Glastonbury Food Bank (Town Social Services)
     Address: 2155 Main St, Glastonbury, CT
     Phone: 860-652-7638

  • HOCC / New Britain Foodshare / Community-Partner Pantries
     Check The Hospital of Central Connecticut / local community listings


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