Westbrook Youth and Family Services

Westbrook Youth and Family Services

The agency offers affordable counseling for individuals (adults and children), couples and families. Our clinicians are trained as Marriage and Family Therapists, and treat people with a variety of mental health concerns, including depressions, anxiety, stress management, coping with long-term disability and family issues. Clients may pay for services based on a sliding-scale fee. Please call 860-399-9239 to schedule a meeting with one of our clinicians. 

Emegency Mental Health Services

River Valley Services

Serving Middlesex County and operated by the State of Connecticut Department of Mental Health. Services for people suffering from serious mental health disorders who lack financial means to secure services.

Leak Hall, Silver Street, PO Box 351
Middletown, CT  06457
Phone:  860-262-5200

Middlesex County 24 hour mental health crisis line:  860-344-2100.

Hours of Operation:  Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 4:30 pm
Crisis Services 24 hours a day 7 days a week

Suicide Prevention

Suicide Crisis and Mental Health Infoline

Call Infoline by dialing 2-1-1 from anywhere in Connecticut. You will speak to a caseworker who can help make it easier for you to find information, discover options or deal with a crisis. Infoline is certified by the American Association of Suicidology.

Suicide Prevention Lifeline

1-800-273-TALK (8255)
http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

Community Health Center

Community Health Centers throughout the state are dedicated to providing affordable health and mental health care services, especially to uninsured populations. Local branches include:

Old Saybrook: 860-388-4433
263 Main Street #202
Old Saybrook, CT
06475

Clinton: 860-664-0787
114 East Main Street
Clinton, CT
06413  

Find Other Mental Health Providers in our Region

Connecticut Department of Mental Heatlh and Addiction Services: Region 2 Mental Health Services

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: Mental Health Services Locator

Enhanced Care Clinics

Connecticut children and adults covered by the HUSKY health care plan may use any of these clinics, which provide such outpatient services as individual therapy, group therapy, family therapy, and medication management. They are managed by the Connecticut Behavioral Health Partnership. Download a list of clinic sites (PDF) | Visit the BHP website | Visit the HUSKY site

For More Information

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Mental Health

The website includes basic public health information on mental health. The site aims to foster collaboration and advancement in the field of mental health in support of CDC's public health mission.

Connecticut Clearinghouse Resource Room

Created by a partnership with Wheeler Clinic, the Connecticut Clearinghouse website features information and mental health and substance abuse, including publications you can read online and a searchable database of service providers.

These websites offer a wealth of information.

Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

You Are Not Alone

Check out this SAMHSA site to share experiences and talk to others living with mental illness

Did You Know?

Today in America:

• One in four adults—about 57.7 million Americans—experience a mental health disorder in a given year.
• Despite effective treatments, there are long delays between the first onset of symptoms and when people seek and receive treatment.
• Fewer than one-third of adults and one-half of children with a diagnosable mental illness receive mental health services in a given year.
• In the United States, the annual economic cost of mental illness is estimated to be $79 billion. Approximately $63 billion reflects the loss of productivity as a result of illnesses.

Source: National Alliance on Mental Illness

Recommended Reading

Do you or your loved ones suffer from anxiety or panic disorders? Consider reading Triumph over Fear by Jerilyn Ross