Wilton Youth Services
Phone: 203-834-6241
Web: Wiltonct.org/youth-services
About: Wilton Youth Services tends to the social, emotional, and behavioral needs of Wilton’s young people. We provide information on all things child-related, referrals, consultation with parents and professionals, case management, problem assessment, and counseling services. Youth Services, along with the Director of Social Services, offers assistance to families with financial need to ensure children can access extracurricular activities.
Youth Services collaborates closely with parents, schools, and other youth-serving organizations to identify youth problems and needs and collaborates in developing solutions. Additionally, Youth Services partners with the Wilton Youth Council, a private non-profit organization, to offer community, parent, and youth programming.
Emergency Mobile Crisis
Phone: 211
Web: uwc.211ct.org/mental-health-crisis-intervention-services-connecticut/
About: 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.
Kids In Crisis
24 Hour Helpline: 203-661-1911
About: Ensuring the well-being of children through vital 24-hour services
Kids In Crisis provides temporary housing and comprehensive medical, educational and therapeutic support services for children of all ages in Fairfield County. It is the only Connecticut agency that can house children from newborn to age 18, of any gender,including a safe and welcoming environment for LGBTQ adolescents.
Lighthouse
24 Hour Helpline: 203-661-1911
Web: kidsincrisis.org/get-help/lighthouse/
About: A welcoming, inclusive and safe space where lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender, questioning (LGBTQ) youth and their allies meet every Tuesday in Stamford.
Planned Parenthood
Phone: 203-853-2605
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Phone: 800-273-8255
Web: suicidepreventionlifeline.org
If you or someone you know has thoughts of death or suicide, call (800) 273-TALK (800-273-8255) or 9-1-1 immediately. You can also text DBSA to 741-741. Or contact a medical professional, clergy member, loved one, friend, or hospital emergency room.
Crisis Text Line
Web: crisistextline.org
Text HOME to 741-741
To connect with a Crisis Counselor — Free 24/7 support at your fingertips.
CT Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services
Web: portal.ct.gov/DMHAS/Programs-and-Services/Finding-Services/Finding-Services
Phone: 1-800-563-4086
CT Clearing House: Substance Abuse Help
Web: ctclearinghouse.org
About: Connecticut Clearinghouse is a statewide library and resource center for information on substance use and mental health disorders, prevention and health promotion, treatment and recovery, wellness and other related topics. Materials from our specialized library and resource center are available to Connecticut families, teachers, students, professionals, communities and children.