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Sunday, September 19, 2010

Services and Resources by Category


Here is a list of services and resources by category.  Links to each are provided on the right in alphabetical order.

Clinical Services
1) Clifford Beers Child Guidance Clinic, Inc.
2) Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center: Child and Family Guidance
3) DCF Voluntary Services
4) Emergency Mobile Psychiatric Services
5) Hospital of St. Raphael: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
6) The Children's Center of Hamden
7) Yale Child Study Center: Outpatient Psychiatric Clinic

Care Coordination
1) Clifford Beers Child Guidance Clinic, Inc.
2) Infoline 211
3) Family Advocacy for Children's Mental and Behavioral Health
4) State Office of the Child Advocate
5) Hamden Family Resource Center

Advocacy
1) Center for Children's Advocacy
2) Connecticut Parent Advocacy Center
3) State Office of the Child Advocate
4) Family Advocacy for Children's Mental and Behavioral Health

Information
1) Connecticut Clearinghouse
2) CT Network of Care for Behavioral Health
3) CTPARENTING.COM (a DCF Service)
4) Hamden Youth Services Bureau
5) Infoline 211
6) Map of Youth Services in Greater New Haven

Other Services
1) Experience Corps of Greater New Haven
2) Hamden Public Schools
3) Hamden/North Haven Collaborative for Youth
4) Infoline 211
5) The Consultation Center

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Welcome to the Virtual Community of the ECC!

Welcome to the virtual community of the ECC.  Emotional and behavioral problems among K-12 students represent barriers to school success and to healthy development.

Did you know that 1 in 14 Connecticut high school students attempted suicide last year?  Did you know that public schools are the biggest providers of mental health services to children in the U.S.?  The mission of the ECC is to help K-12 students access these services.

In the early stages of our virtual community, we plan to provide up-to-date information about existing services to address the prevention of emotional-behavioral problems as well as the treatment of acute and pre-existing conditions.

Mental health is an important issue for everyone.  It can be impaired by academic failure, learning disabilities, family issues, physical or sexual abuse, drugs or alcohol, bullying, and long-standing medical problems, among others.

Stay tuned for updates.  In the meantime, please review the links on the right for a range of services that may be of immediate use to you, your children, or your students.

Sincerely,

Eric Arzubi, MD
Co-Creator, ECC