SAAC Links to Interesting and Valuable Sites
DMHAS: State of Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services.
A Healthcare Service Agency.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: The Robert Wood
Johnson Foundation is the nation's leading philanthropy devoted exclusively to
health and health care. This website contains information about obtaining
grants, lists of national programs, many RWJF publications, and much
more.
Connecticut Clearinghouse: The Connecticut
Clearinghouse is the state's resource center for information about alcohol,
tobacco, other drugs, and related issues affecting mental health and wellness.
We are part of Connecticut's Prevention Infrastructure and designated by the
national Center for Substance Abuse Prevention as the state's RADAR network
center. A program of Wheeler Clinic, the Clearinghouse is funded by the CT
Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services.
Connecticut MATCH
Coalition: MATCH is a coalition established in 1995 to help
Connecticut's kids stay tobacco free.
CT Prevention Network:
Formerly known as CARE, CPN is a network of the
state's 13 Regional Action Councils, grassroots organizations working with
Connecticut's communities to prevent substance abuse and other addictions.
Join Together
Online: Join Together is a national resource center for
communities working to reduce substance abuse and gun violence.
National Clearinghouse:
The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information's
(NCADI) PREVLINE is one of the largest repositories of science based substance
abuse prevention, education and policy information on the Internet. Access and
order thousands of free federal documents, streaming video and audio, searchable
databases, statistical reports and briefs, fact sheets, press releases, e-books,
daily news updates and forums. Topics include alcohol (abuse, dependence and
alcoholism), tobacco (Synar, cessation, prevention) and illicit illegal drugs
(addiction, treatment and health effects).
SAMSHA treatment locator: To locate the drug and
alcohol abuse treatment programs/facilities nearest you, find your State on the
map at this link and click on it.
Connecticut
Coalition to Stop Underage Drinking: CT Coalition To
Stop Unserage Drinking, change policies, social norms, and advertising in order
to keep youth safe, from alcohol related injuries, acts of violence and death,
Funded by Robert Wood Johnson, teenage alcohol abuse, teenage drinking, underage
drinking.
CT
Community for Addiction Recovery: Each and every person
in the Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery will strive to ensure that
people in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction will be treated with dignity
and respect in their recovery process regardless of the type of addiction,
treatment or support.
INFOLine:
Search the Infoline database for
substance abuse treatment and prevention services
North Central Regional Mental Health Board.
Prevention programs that work (NE Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies)
Planning for prevention
Strategies to keep kids alcohol free
Information on college drinking
Connecticut Department of Public Health
Course of study at Tunxis Community College to become a substance abuse counselor.
Alcohol
Screening: A web site to give you the information you
need to assess your own drinking pattern and understand if this behavior is
likely to cause harm to your health or increase your risk for future
harm.
Citizens actively involved in determining and monitoring mental health services
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