Substance Abuse
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Description: Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery (CCAR) – organizes the recovery community (people in recovery, family members, friends and allies) by promoting recovery from alcohol and other drug addiction through advocacy, education and service. CCAR also provides Telephone Recovery Support to help people in recovery stay in recovery. A person new in recovery receives a weekly call from a trained person to check in and see how their recovery is going. On average, people receive calls for fourteen weeks, often times much longer. Recoverees can also enroll online.
Pregnant Addict Care Programs- provides pre-natal evaluations, health care, patient education and post-partum care for pregnant narcotic addicts.
Place: 30 Shelbourne Road, Stamford, CT 06902
Contact: Phone: 203-325-7000: Statewide: 1-800-708-9145
Description: A Twelve Step fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength, and hope in order to solve their common problems
Connecticut Al-Anon/Alateen Toll Free Number: 1-888-8AL-ANON (1-888-825-2666)
Description: Cost(s): Public/Private insurance accepted, sliding scale self-pay available Hours: M-F 8:00-4:30
Contact: Phone: (203) 356-1980; (203) 391-7940. Email: info@liberationprograms.org. Website: http://liberationprograms.org
Description: NA is a Twelve Step fellowship of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem. Membership is open to all drug addicts, regardless of the particular drug or combination of drugs used.
Contact: Phone: Statewide: 800-627-3543. Website: www.ctna.org
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
CT Council on Problem Gambling
Contact: Phone: Toll Free Help Line:1-888-789-7777 or 1-800-346-6238
Description: Gambling-specific treatment programs funded by the State of Connecticut. Services are offered at more than 16 locations in Connecticut through community agencies. Most programs offer a variety of outpatient services including: individual, group, and budget counseling for both problem gamblers and family members, psychiatric evaluation for both gamblers and family members, and couples and family counseling.
Connecticut Renaissance: Stamford
Description: Cost(s): Accept Husky A,C and D, several commercial insurances, Self Pay, sliding fee scale . Language(s) Spoken:English, Spanish
Hours: Monday -Thursday 9-9, Friday 9-5
Population Served: Individuals needing behavioral health, psychiatric and medication management and/or substance recovery programs.
Restrictions: 18+ years old, must be safe/stable enough to participate in treatment. Call for intake assessment (will do remote assessments).
Referral/Drop In: Court referred program for DWI diversion and education program. Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible
Can Apply Before Release? Yes
Connecticut Renaissance Stamford provides a wide range of behavioral health services included groups for intensive outpatient (3x/week), outpatient (1x/week), co-occurring (groups separated by gender) and individual treatment and co-occuring for behavioral health.
Place: 141 Franklin Street Stamford, CT 06901
Contact: Phone: (203) 602-4441 e xt 2202 Fax: (203) 602-7782 Contact: PaulArevalo
Email: PaulA@ctrenaissance.com
Website: http://www.ctrenaissance.com/
Description: Fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from a gambling problem.
Contact: www.gamblersanonymous.org