Logan, state commissioner to host opioid awareness forum in Hamden

Logan, R-Ansonia, represents the 17th District.

PCRC welcomes new medical director

  Dr. Sandra Gomez Luna/Contributed photo

The Parent Child Resource Center, a division of BHcare, is pleased to announce Dr. Sandra Gomez Luna has joined the organization as Medical Director. 

Dr. Gomez Luna is responsible for the administrative and clinical leadership at PCRC in Derby and Shelton. 

She will also work with adults through the new Medically Assisted Treatment program at BHcare’s Ansonia location.

“I am excited to help PCRC and BHcare expand their range of services to include the entire family,” said Dr. Gomez Luna. “Closing the gap between children’s services and adult services is important for long-time recovery.” 

Dr. Gomez Luna is a board certified Child and Adolescent, Adult, and Addiction Psychiatrist.  She has a wide range of expertise in direct service, program development and clinic administration. 

She has consulted for several school districts, she was the founder and service chief of an adolescent transitional living program and was medical director of an inpatient adolescent unit at a private hospital.  

Most recently, Dr. Gomez Luna served as Chief Medical Officer for a DMHAS-operated facility.

About PCRC

PCRC provides hope and help for children, adolescents, teens, and families struggling with emotional and behavioral issues.  

Each year PCRC provides children’s mental health services for more than 1,200 children and families. 

Visit www.bhcare.org for more information.

Conroy: State establishes hotline for treatment of opioid addiction

State Rep. Theresa Conroy (D-Seymour, Beacon Falls, Derby) announced today the state now has a 24-hour hotline for people seeking treatment for addiction to prescription opioids and heroin.

State Rep. Theresa Conroy

“There were more than 700 opioid-related deaths in Connecticut in 2015 – the numbers of deaths have been climbing significantly each year,” Conroy said. "This is a public health crisis that requires a broad response.” Conroy is an APRN.

The legislature this year approved a wide-ranging bill to limit opioid prescriptions and require first responders to carry Narcan, the life-saving overdose antidote.

The state Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) has opened 1-800-563-4086. 

Callers will be immediately connected to a walk-in treatment clinic.


This is a press release from Conroy's office.