Resources
If you need emergency assistance, dial 9-1-1 immediately.
If you are in a mental health crisis situation or suicidal, dial 9-8-8 immediately.
If you are homeless or soon to be, or to access many other services, dial 2-1-1.
Youth & Family Services is glad to sit down and discuss social service options, resources, referrals, and needs with anyone and everyone. Please contact Jesse at (860) 342-6758 jrevicki@portlandct.org.
Prenatal
In-home prenatal and child development support
Contact Jessica Michaud (860) 910-9913 michaudj@childandfamilyagency.org
Youth 0 - 5
In-home prenatal and child development support
Contact Jessica Michaud (860) 910-9913 michaudj@childandfamilyagency.org
Mental Health
List of resources locally and around CT. Portland is Eastern Region. Includes list of Community Based Behavioral Health providers, Youth Service Bureaus, School Based Health Centers, Family Resource Centers, Regional Behavioral Health Action Organizations, and some statewide providers.
The Cove Center for Grieving Children
At the Cove Center for Grieving Children, our mission is to provide hope and healing for grieving children/teens and their families, and training for the professionals who work with them. We provide family and school-based programs utilizing the peer support group concept for helping children, teens and families work with their unresolved grief due to the death of someone significant in their lives. (Program List)
Adolescent & Family Counseling Center
We provide a broad range of health, mental health and educational services, through individual, couples, family and group psychotherapy, by performing assessments and evaluations, and by offering presentations and workshops. We offer therapeutic care and other services for the full gamut of age populations.
Substance Use
The Root Center offers a number of holistic programs focused on substance use and co-occurring disorders.
Connecticut Drug Rehabilitation Centers
Information about addiction in Connecticut, causes and signs of substance abuse, and a listing of Rehab Centers in Connecticut through addictions.com.
Connecticut Drug Use & Treatment Information
Information about addiction services in Connecticut, causes and signs of substance abuse, listing of services available throughout the state, and a helpline through addicted.org.