Useful Links
Parent Resource
AHM Youth & Family Services, Inc.: Their mission is to help provide mental and positive youth development services that assist children, young people, and their families in creating a supportive and caring environment, for them to reach their maximum potential as members of society. Check out their website for the various programs and services they have to offer.
Hebron Interfaith Human Services: HIHS is dedicated to serving the needs of Hebron and surrounding communities through their client choice food pantry, weekend food backpack for Hebron students, support for RHAM Raptors Food Pantry at the middle and high schools, guidance with fuel assistance, and help with holiday meals and gifts. They are located at 26 Pendleton Drive, Hebron.
Marlborough Food Bank, Inc.: The Marlborough Food Bank, Inc is a volunteer organization that provides food assistance and clothing to individuals in need in the local community. They a partner agency with Connecticut Food Share, the statewide food service provider. Check their website for eligibility requirements.
Andover Food Pantry: The Andover Food Pantry is located in the Historic Meeting House on the property of the First Congregational Church at 359 Route 6. Parking lot located on Long Hill Road between the church and Public Library.
Connecticut Foodshare: Connecticut Foodshare supports individuals and families – from one end of the state to the other – by addressing root causes, creating long-term solutions, and distributing nutritious food through local partner programs in an effort to alleviate hunger. Click here to view their Mobile Food Pantry schedule.
Mobile Crisis Intervention Services (211): Mental health crisis intervention services are provided by teams of mental health workers (psychiatrists, RN’s, MSW’s, psychologists, psychiatric technicians) who intervene in situations where an individual’s mental or emotional condition results in behavior which constitutes an imminent danger to him or herself or to another. Mobile crisis teams visit people in their homes or community sites, and others meet clients in clinics or hospital emergency rooms. Psychiatric emergency rooms and mental health facilities can provide crisis services to people in crisis who can travel or get help with transportation to a facility. In the event a parent is concerned about their child self-harming or if they are currently self -harming, a parent or the child can dial 211 to get assistance anytime of day or night.
National Suicide Prevention Hotline (988): The 988 Lifeline is a national network of local crisis centers that provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in the United States. We're committed to improving crisis services and advancing suicide prevention by empowering individuals, advancing professional best practices, and building awareness. Families and students can call or text 988 for support.
Sexual Assault Crisis Center: The Sexual Assault Crisis Center is a private, non-profit agency offering free and confidential, comprehensive services to victims of sexual assault and abuse. SACCEC is a member of the Connecticut Alliance to End Sexual Violence, the statewide coalition of sexual assault crisis agencies.
Walden Behavioral Care-Eating Disorder Treatment Clinic: Walden Behavioral Care welcomes individuals of all genders in our day and evening programs and offer a variety of specialized eating disorder programs unique to the region including programming specific to co-occurring trauma and co-occurring substance use. In fact, we are the only eating disorder program utilizing Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) with individuals who have experienced trauma. Family-Based Therapy is the focal point of our adolescent treatment program and is designed to give parents an active and positive role in helping their child to reduce disordered eating behaviors, restore weight and resume proper adolescent development.
Urgent Crisis Centers: Urgent Crisis Centers are now available to families of children who are experiencing a behavioral health crisis but do not require emergency department level of care.
Licensed and funded by DCF, the centers function as walk-in clinics, providing youths and their families with immediate access to resources while they are experiencing a behavioral health crisis, such as thoughts of suicide or self-injury, feelings of depression or anxiety, out-of-control behaviors; substance misuse, etc. The centers are aimed at diverting youths and their families from making visits to emergency rooms to address behavioral health crises.
Should you have concerns that your child self-harming or if they are self-harming and your unsure where to take them for services, below is a useful chart to help make that decision. Remember that 211 and 988 are also available 24/7.
