In an emergency, Call: Mobile Crisis Unit Hotline Toll-Free
(860) 482-1560 (24 Hours)
AA (Alcoholics Anonymous)
Meetings are held at the following locations:
Canaan – Mountainside, Route 7
Falls Village – Falls Village Congregational Church
Kent – First Congregational Church: Parish House
St. Andrew’s Church: Parish House
Lakeville – United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall
Trinity Episcopal Church
Sharon – Sharon Hospital, Hospital Hill Road
Salisbury – Noble Horizons, 17 Cobble Road
Meeting times listed monthly in your local newspaper
Al-Anon (Family, Spouses, Friends of Alcoholics)
Canaan, CT – Mountainside, Route 7
Millerton, NY – Presbyterian Church
Torrington, CT – Charlotte Hungerford Hospital
Meeting times listed monthly in your local newspaper. See also ctalanon.org
Catholic Charities
132 Grove Street
Torrington CT 06790
(860) 482-5558
Outpatient care: Mix of mental health and substance abuse services.
Charlotte Hungerford Mental Health
(860) 496-6350 charlottehungerford.org/services/behavioral-health-services
Community Mental Health Affiliates
Provides integrated behavioral health care.
100 Commercial Blvd., Torrington CT
(860) 482-8561
CT Narcotics Anonymous
Statewide 24/7 Hotline: 1-800-627-3543
Greenwoods Counseling Referrals, Inc. Litchfield
(860) 567-4437 www.greenwoodsreferrals.org
Provides referrals for high quality and affordable mental health care and related social services to individuals, families and children.
High Watch Farm
(860) 927-3772
Kent, CT
High Watch is a residential retreat facility for those with an alcohol and/or drug problem. The program is based upon the principles of Alcoholics Anonymous. Also offered is a Rest and Renewal Program.
Housatonic Youth Service Bureau
(860) 824-4720
Falls Village
Business Hours: 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. or by appointment for evening hours.
Director: Kelly Parker, MPA
Email Address: info@hysbct.org
Website: www.hysb.org
Physical/ Mailing Address: 236 Warren Turnpike Road, P.O. Box 356, Falls Village, CT, 06031.
The Youth Service Bureau offers resource and referral information, youth advocacy, short-term counseling for youth to age 21, parenting and grand-parenting classes, crisis intervention, parent support and education groups, coordination of area service provider meetings and community education on youth and family issues. There is no charge for services. The programs are open to all residents in Kent, Cornwall, Sharon, Falls Village, Canaan, Lakeville, and Salisbury.
Infoline 211
Directory of Community Services
MCCA (Midwestern CT Council of Alcoholism)
(877) 874-6222 for confidential inquiries. http://www.mccaonline.com Substance abuse prevention, evaluation and treatment services.
McCall Foundation
Intensive residential program as well as outpatient assessment and counseling for men and women with substance abuse and mental health issues. Classes offered on alcohol & prescription medication abuse, and parenting skills.
Offices in Torrington, Winsted and at our new satellite office on the Geer Campus in North Canaan
58 High Street
Torrington, CT 06790
Centralized intake line: (860) 496-2100
HOTLINE: (800) DRUG [3784]
McCall is a private, non-profit, behavioral healthcare agency focused on recovery, prevention and community. We provide a full range of high quality and compassionate care for substance abuse and mental health treatment including;
*Intervention programs,
*Outpatient treatment; intensive, traditional and medically assisted,
*Residential care; intensive and intermediate and
*Mental health outreach and treatment.
McDonough House/MCCA
Drug and alcohol rehabilitation, detox and evaluation.
203 Old Ridgebury Road, Danbury, CT
(203) 792-4515 / (877) 874-6222
Also: Torrington, New Milford and more outside NW Corner
Mountainside
(800) 500-0399
Canaan, CT
An addiction treatment center providing innovative inpatient substance abuse treatment at an affordable cost. Mountainside incorporates many approaches, including detox, to treating the disease of addiction helping the individual get into recovery and design a plan for living. Mountainside’s mission: To Help people discover their innate ability to heal themselves in Mind, Body and Spirit.
NAMI (National Alliance for Mental Illness)
www.nami.org Support Group for families & friends of adult individuals with behavioral health issues in the Danbury area, at the Danbury Unitarian Universalist Congregation. For more information contact: Gale at 860-350-4915 or mrabbatnet@aol.com. For other resources see website.
Northwest CT Substance Abuse & Mental Health Resource Guide
Go to the website below to get this very comprehensive guide.
NY State Crisis Hotline
Mental health crisis including addition for New York State residents
(845) 485-9700
Prime Time House
We give people with mental illness the choice of having a place to go versus isolating at home, a place to build relationships, access support and pursue their goals. We promote health, wellness and recovery, and provide an array of employment opportunities so that everyone who wants to return to work has the choice and opportunity to do so.
(860) 618-2479 www.primetimehouse.org
Senior Behavioral Health Center of Sharon Hospital
(860) 364-4288
Offers 24-hour, inpatient services available to adults 55 years of age and older who are experiencing acute psychiatric problems.
Substance Abuse in College
National Institute on Drug Abuse points out that the use of marijuana, prescription drugs and illicit drugs is on the rise. The good news is that students can be proactive in understanding what constitutes substance abuse, how to keep their own habits in check, and how to spot problems in themselves or others. The guide at the website below offers a wealth of resources to help students do all of those things and more. http://www.affordablecollegesonline.org
Western Ct Mental Health Authority
(860) 496-3700 Hotline: (888) 447-3339
Torrington, CT
For Support, Information & Referrals