State offers hotline for confidential support during quarantine

Shared from the CT COVID-19 Response Facebook page:

"Being in quarantine isn't easy. It is normal and healthy to need help - especially for parents. Take a moment and #TalkItOut by phone. 

"Call our hotline at 1-833-258-5011 for free, confidential support. 
"You are not alone. https://youtube/pfrDfVc8-GQ."

BHcare's The Umbrella receives $4K from Archbishop's Annual Appeal

EAST HAVEN - BHcare’s The Umbrella Center for Domestic Violence Services has received a check in the amount of $4,085 from the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal through its Vicariate Outreach Program.

The funding will help UCDVS provide free, confidential services to more than 6,000 victims of domestic violence and their children each year. 

Services such as emergency shelter, 24-hour crisis hotlines, walk-in crisis centers, counseling, advocacy and other supports are provided to those fleeing from domestic abuse. 

“The Umbrella Center for Domestic Violence Services is extremely grateful for the gift and enthusiastically received the check on behalf of the nearly 6,200 victims we served last year,” said Esperina Stubblefield, UCDVS Director. “The money will help bridge funding gaps for much needed services and assistance to victims that are not funded by the state or local grants”.

UCDVS is a program of BHcare that provides services for victims and children of domestic violence free of charge. 

Each year, more than 6,000 abused women and their children walk through the door of UCDVS looking for shelter, help, and hope. 

Learn more at bhcare.org.

About the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal

Since 1981, the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal has been able to assist tens of thousands of people – regardless of race, religion, or color – across the Archdiocese of Hartford, with health care, education, housing, emergency expenses, and in numerous other areas. 

It is through the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal Vicariate Outreach Program and the generosity of its donors the appeal is able to assist a wide array of community-based charities throughout Hartford, New Haven, and Litchfield counties. 

This is a press release from BHcare.

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.