Our Programs

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For parents who are concerned about their child's substance use or addiction.
Meetings: Every Monday Night
Time: 7:00 to 8:30 P.M.
Place: Yalesville United Methodist Church, 8 New Place Street, Wallingford, CT
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For parents who have lost a child to substance abuse.
Meetings: 1st Monday of the Month
Time: 7 to 8:30 P.M.
Place:187 North Main Street, Wallingford, CT

Resources

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National Substance Abuse Index provides a centralized, comprehensive, and easy-to-use directory for the full spectrum of resources related to dealing with alcoholism and drug addiction.
​AA - Telephone 1-888-425-2666
Alcoholic Anonymous for a person suffering from an alcohol use disorder
Rushford Mobile Crisis Unit - Link
By calling Rushford, a crisis team will come to your home, to evaluate on sight an individual having severe issues. 1-877-577-3233 this number will access intervention services as well.
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Yale School of Medicine Screening Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment
How to Help Yourself or a Loved Get the Right Help for a Substance Use Issue By Dr. Michael Pantalon, Clinical Psychologist & Senior Research Scientist, Yale School of Medicine. Courage To Speak _
Narcotics Anonymous is a nonprofit fellowship or society of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem. We are recovering addicts who meet regularly to help each other stay clean. This is a program of complete abstinence from all drugs.
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Wallingford Police Department
135 North Main Street
(203) 294-2800
Fax: (203) 294-2865
Administration:   (203) 294-2828
Chief of Police: William J. Wright
Deputy Chief: Marc Mikulski
Administrative Lieutenant:  Sam Soukup
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If you or a loved one are in crisis and need to speak with someone immediately, call Wheeler Clinic’s HelpLine, a 24-hour-a-day crisis intervention, support and referral service serving Central Connecticut, Greater Hartford and surrounding towns.
  • Adults-Central Connecticut, 860.747.3434
  • Adults-Hartford Area, 860.524.1182
  • Children-866.870.5484, or 2-1-1

Help Groups

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Al-Anon Family Group CT
AL-ANON is a worldwide organization that offers a program of help and mutual support for families and friends of someone with a drinking problem whether or not the person with a drinking problem seeks help or even recognizes the existence of a drinking problem.
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Nar-Anon
This Family Group is primarily for people who know or have known a feeling of desperation concerning the addiction problem of someone very near to them. Call 211 for meeting schedules

Other Resources

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The Courage to Speak Foundation mission is dedicated to "Saving lives by educating and empowering youth to be drug free and encouraging parents to talk to their children about the danger of drugs."
South Central Connecticut Substance Abuse Council’s mission is to identify local needs related to substance abuse prevention, intervention and treatment and to increase awareness and foster local, inclusive and collaborative solutions to the issues related to substance abuse and addictive behaviors.
Shatterproof is a national organization committed to protecting our loved ones from addiction to alcohol or other drugs and ending the stigma and suffering of those affected by this disease. 
​Learn to Cope (LTC) is a unique solutions-based support, advocacy and educational organization for family members of those addicted to opioids and other drugs.

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