NEW LONDON HOMELESS HOSPITALITY CENTER – PROJECT HOME

Description: Project Home provides transitional housing for veterans who are struggling with mental health or substance abuse issues or who have been unemployed for a long time. The program helps residents with finding a job and accessing veterans’ services. Veterans can stay for up to two years but the goal is to get them into their own apartment quickly.

Place: 51-5553 Mountain Ave, New London, CT 06320

Contact: (860) 439-1573/ web: www.nlhhc.org

NORWICH VETERAN CENTER

Description: Mental health counseling for veterans and their families. The counseling focuses on delayed stress, also known as post-traumatic stress disorder, substance abuse, sleep disorders and self-esteem. ELIGIBILITY: veterans (must have serves in a combat zone or have a military sexual trauma); Veteran Reintegration Counseling readjusting counseling for veterans who serves in combat zones or experiences military sexual trauma General Counseling Services: Mental health counseling for veterans and their families. The counseling focuses on delayed stress, also known as post-traumatic stress disorder, substance abuse, sleep disorders and self-esteem. ELIGIBILITY: veterans (must have serves in a combat zone or have a military sexual trauma) Veteran Reintegration Counseling DESCRIPTION: readjusting counseling for veterans who serves in combat zones or experiences military sexual trauma

Time: M-F: 8:45am-4:45pm

Place: 2 Cliff Street 3rd Floor, Norwich, CT 06360

Contact: (860) 887-1755

US DEPT OF VETERAN AFFAIRS – CT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM

Description: Federal veteran medical center provides inpatient and outpatient medical, rehabilitative and psychiatric services, detoxification and substance abuse treatment, and community based social services for any veteran with an honorable discharge and either 90 days of active duty served prior to 1980 or 24 months active duty served after 1980. Inpatient care is centralized at the West Haven Medical Center and outpatient services are offered at West Haven, as well as at the Newington Campus and community based outpatient clinics. Specialized treatment programs include inpatient rehabilitation for veteran who are blind, specialized health care for female veterans, geriatric assessment and counselling for older veterans, and outreach to veterans who are homeless and veterans with chronic mental illness. The Errera Community Care Center offers community based mental health services including psychiatric and substance abuse outpatient and day treatment programs, psychosocial and vocation rehabilitation, transitional and permanent housing options, and employment services.

Place: 950 Campbell Ave, West Haven, CT 06516

Contact: 866-808-7921, (203) 932-5711/ (877)222-8387- National # for referral to closest facility & medical benefits info Web: www.connecticut.va.gov