Helpful Resources

PERINATAL MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES:

• Postpartum Psychosis requires calling 911 immediately!  Check your state’s definition of “mental health arrests.”  Inform 911 this is a MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS for a mental health professional to coordinate and assist
• Postpartum Support International Website including support groups for ALL populations

• National Maternal Mental Health (MMH) Hotline: 1-833-9-HELP4MOMS (1-833-943-5746) Open 24/7/365; Call or Text

• The Center for Women’s Mental Health, which provides state-of-the-art evaluation and treatment of psychiatric disorders associated with female reproductive function including PMAD

• Paternal Perinatal Mental Health

HOTLINES:

• National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 800-273-8255

• Access Line (for 24/7 access to substance use treatment, including detox and transportation): 1-800-563-4086

• LGBTQI+ National Hotline: 1-888-843-4564

  • Hours of Operation: Monday through Friday, 4pm – 12am ET. Saturday and Sunday, 12pm – 5pm ET

• LGBT National Senior Hotline (Ages 50+): 1-888-234-7243

  • Hours of Operation: Monday through Friday, 4pm – 12am ET. Saturday and Sunday, 12pm – 5pm ET

• LGBT National Youth Hotline: 1-800-246-7743

  • Hours of Operation: Monday through Friday, 4pm – 12am ET. Saturday and Sunday, 12pm – 5pm ET

• The Trevor Lifeline (ages 13-24): 1-866-7386

  • The only national 24/7 crisis intervention and suicide prevention hotline for LGBTQ young people 

• Trans Lifeline: 1-877-565-8860

  • The only national hotline in which all operators are transgender. 

  • As a result of the particularly vulnerable relationship between transgender individuals and police, it is the only service in the country with a policy against non-consensual active rescue 

RESOURCES FOR MENTAL HEALTH/CRISIS INTERVENTION:

• Connecticut Mental Health Center (Mobile Crisis Intervention Unit):

  • https://portal.ct.gov/DMHAS/CMHC/Services/CMHC-Mobile-Crisis-Intervention-and-Evaluation

  • Call 211

  • Non-discriminatory policy for ages 18+. No one of this age bracket is denied screening, crisis intervention, or emergency care at CMHC.

  • Services administered through mobile crisis intervention, walk in appointments, and by telephone

  • Hours of Operation: 24/7

  • Guaranteed operators during the following times: 10:00am-4:00am EST

RESOURCES FOR LGBTQI+ FOLKS:

• LGBTQ National Online Peer-Support Chat:

  • https://www.glbthotline.org/peer-chat.html

• LGBTQ Teens Online Talk Group (ages 12-19):

  • https://www.glbthotline.org/lgbtqteens.html

  • A weekly moderated group for LGBTQ teens to speak and express themselves in a safe space

  • Hours of Operation: Tuesdays at 1pm-9pm EST

• TrevorChat: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/get-help-now/#tc

  • A free, confidential, and secure online instant messaging service for LGBTQ youth that provides live help from trained counselors 

  • Hours of Operation: Daily, 3-10pm EST

• TrevorText: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/get-help-now/#tt

  • A free, confidential, and secure texting service in which LGBTQ youth can text a trained counselor for support and crisis intervention

  • Hours of Operation: Weekdays 3-10pm

RESOURCES FOR TRANSGENDER FOLKS:

• Trans Teen Online Talk Group (Ages 12-19):

  • https://www.glbthotline.org/transteens.html 

  • A weekly moderated group for transgender, pan-gender, gender-fluid, nonbinary, agender teens to speak and express themselves in a safe space.

  • Hours of Operation: Thursdays 7-9pm EST

• Trans Youth Online Chat Group (Ages 13 and younger):

  • https://www.glbthotline.org/transyouth.html

  • A weekly moderated group for trans and gender-expansive young people to speak and express themselves in a safe space. 

  • Hours of Operation: Thursdays 7-9pm EST

CONNECTICUT SUPPORT GROUPS:

• Growth Therapy, LLC

  • Parents/Caregivers of Gender Expansive Youth – growththerapyllc.com/groups

• Connecticut TransAdvocacy Coalition (State-wide):

  • https://www.transadvocacy.org/ 

  • An education and social advocacy organizations for Trans* and gender non-conforming individuals.

• Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) Connecticut (State-wide):

  • https://www.glsen.org/chapter/connecticut 

  • Works to ensure safe schools for all students, regardless of sexual orientation and gender identity

• Lambda Legal Connecticut (State-wide):

  • https://www.lambdalegal.org/states-regions/connecticut

  • A group working to achieve full civil rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender people and everyone living with HIV through impacting litigation, education and public policy work

• Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) Connecticut: Hartford, Norwalk, Waterbury):

  • https://pflag.org 

  • Uniting people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) through support, education, and advocacy

• Queer Unity Empowerment Support Team (Waterbury):

  • https://questct.com

  • A community-based collaborative formed to create healthy, inclusive and safe spaces for members of the LGBT community in the Greater Waterbury area that foster meaningful relationships, learning and joy.

• Stonewall Speakers (State-wide):

  • https://www.stonewallspeakers.org 

  • All-volunteer speaker’s bureau comprised of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender people and their allies

• Triangle Community Center (Norwalk): 

  • https://www.ctpridecenter.org 

  • Fairfield County’s leading provider of programming and resources to nurture growth and connection within the LGBTQ community

LGBTQI+ FRIENDLY HEALTH CENTERS IN CONNECTICUT:

• Apex Community Care (Danbury):

  • https://apexcommunitycarect.org

  • HIV/AIDS testing, treatment, and prevention

• APNH – A Place to Nourish Your Health (New Haven):

  • https://apnh.org

  • HIV/AIDS testing, treatment, and prevention.

• Anchor Health Initiative (New Haven, Stamford):

  • http://www.anchorhealthinitiative.org 

  • Primary and specialized healthcare for transgender, gay, lesbian, and bisexual individuals.

• Aware Recovery Care (Statewide):

  • http://www.anchorhealthinitiative.org

  • Provides competent, safe, age, gender, and story matched In-Home Addiction Treatment for the LGBTQ+ community

• Center for Advanced Reproductive Services (Farmington, Hartford, New London):

  • https://www.uconnfertility.com 

  • Fertility treatment and family building services for the LGBTQ+ community

• Connecticut AIDS (Hartford):

  • https://www.aids-ct.org

  • A coalition of organizations that provide services to people living with HIV/AIDS in Connecticut

• Hartford Gay & Lesbian Health Collective (Hartford):

  • https://www.hglhc.org

  • Empowers individuals of diverse sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions to lead healthy lives through the provision of health and support services, education and advocacy.

• Health Care Advocates International (Stratford):

  • https://www.hcaillc.com

  • HIV/AIDS testing, treatment, and prevention.

• Jim Collins Foundation (New London):

  • https://jimcollinsfoundation.org

  • Provides financial assistance to transgender people for gender-confirming surgeries

• Mid-Fairfield AIDS Project (Norwalk):

  • https://mfap.org

  • HIV/AIDS testing, treatment, and prevention.

• Planned Parenthood of Connecticut (17 locations around Connecticut):

  • https://www.plannedparenthood.org/planned-parenthood-southern-new-england

  • Provide individuals with information and services to manage their fertility and sexual health

• World Health Clinicians (Norwalk):

  • https://www.circlecarecenter.org 

  • HIV/AIDS and STI treatment and prevention, patient advocacy and assistance, and health education.

LGBTQI* AFFIRMING BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS:

• Strandsfortrans.com