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Mental health is the level of psychological well-being or an absence of mental illness. It is the state of someone who is "functioning at a satisfactory level of emotional and behavioral adjustment".


CHR is Collaborating with Killingly Schools

CHR is Collaborating with Killingly Schools

Posted On: August 15, 2023
CHR’s Michael Asinas, LCSW, was featured in a WFSB � Channel 3 Eyewitness News news story about the behavioral healthcare services CHR is now offering in Killingly schools. Similar to a model used in more than 40 schools across central and eastern CT, CHR opened a satellite of its Child Outpatient practice in the Killingly schools. For students and parents, school-based services are a convenient, family-friendly way to help youth address issues related to depression and anxiety. Learn more through our news segment on WFSB here. The pos...[More]





CHR is Collaborating with Killingly Schools

CHR is Collaborating with Killingly Schools

Posted On: August 15, 2023
CHR’s Michael Asinas, LCSW, was featured in a WFSB � Channel 3 Eyewitness News news story about the behavioral healthcare services CHR is now offering in Killingly schools. Similar to a model used in more than 40 schools across central and eastern CT, CHR opened a satellite of its Child Outpatient practice in the Killingly schools. For students and parents, school-based services are a convenient, family-friendly way to help youth address issues related to depression and anxiety. Learn more through our news segment on WFSB here. The pos...[More]



CHR Celebrates Renovations to Putnam Campus

CHR Celebrates Renovations to Putnam Campus

Posted On: August 4, 2023
PUTNAM, Conn. � Behavioral healthcare provider Community Health Resources (CHR) celebrated the completion of renovations throughout its Putnam campus yesterday alongside members of the Northeastern Connecticut Chamber of Commerce, Centreville Bank, as well as with many other proud CHR donors and supporters. CHR recently completed renovations to expand the Pathways Outpatient Medication for Opioid Use Disorders (MOUD) Program, as well as the residential treatment programs for women with substance use disorders. Construction began last fall us...[More]





CHR Celebrates Renovations to Putnam Campus

CHR Celebrates Renovations to Putnam Campus

Posted On: August 4, 2023
PUTNAM, Conn. � Behavioral healthcare provider Community Health Resources (CHR) celebrated the completion of renovations throughout its Putnam campus yesterday alongside members of the Northeastern Connecticut Chamber of Commerce, Centreville Bank, as well as with many other proud CHR donors and supporters. CHR recently completed renovations to expand the Pathways Outpatient Medication for Opioid Use Disorders (MOUD) Program, as well as the residential treatment programs for women with substance use disorders. Construction began last fall us...[More]



Advocating on the National Stage

Advocating on the National Stage

Posted On: July 20, 2023
Heather Gates Elected Second Vice Chair of the National Council for Mental Wellbeing Two Senior Leaders Elected to Leadership Roles with the National Association of Social Workers Heather Gates, President and CEO of Community Health Resources (CHR), was recently elected Second Vice Chair of the Board of Directors for the National Council for Mental Wellbeing, the nation’s leading advocacy organization representing agencies like CHR that provide mental health and substance use services for people across the country. A National Council Board me...[More]





Advocating on the National Stage

Advocating on the National Stage

Posted On: July 20, 2023
Heather Gates Elected Second Vice Chair of the National Council for Mental Wellbeing Two Senior Leaders Elected to Leadership Roles with the National Association of Social Workers Heather Gates, President and CEO of Community Health Resources (CHR), was recently elected Second Vice Chair of the Board of Directors for the National Council for Mental Wellbeing, the nation’s leading advocacy organization representing agencies like CHR that provide mental health and substance use services for people across the country. A National Council Board me...[More]



Innovative Pilot Program Launched to Help Prevent Overdose Deaths

Innovative Pilot Program Launched to Help Prevent Overdose Deaths

Posted On: July 5, 2023
New Effort by Somers Fire Department Paramedics, Trinity Health New England & Community Health Resources (CHR) is First-of-its-Kind in New England To help prevent overdose deaths and connect people to life-saving services, the Somers Fire Department Paramedics and behavioral healthcare provider Community Health Resources (CHR) recently launched an innovative pilot program to provide the addiction treatment medication Suboxone at the scene of an overdose, following resuscitation by Narcan. Known as the Somers Fire Department Prehospital Suboxone...[More]





Innovative Pilot Program Launched to Help Prevent Overdose Deaths

Innovative Pilot Program Launched to Help Prevent Overdose Deaths

Posted On: July 5, 2023
New Effort by Somers Fire Department Paramedics, Trinity Health New England & Community Health Resources (CHR) is First-of-its-Kind in New England To help prevent overdose deaths and connect people to life-saving services, the Somers Fire Department Paramedics and behavioral healthcare provider Community Health Resources (CHR) recently launched an innovative pilot program to provide the addiction treatment medication Suboxone at the scene of an overdose, following resuscitation by Narcan. Known as the Somers Fire Department Prehospital Suboxone...[More]



Foster Parents Urgently Needed in Willimantic

Foster Parents Urgently Needed in Willimantic

Posted On: June 15, 2023
CHR is proud to coordinate Functional Family Therapy- Foster Care, an evidence-based program to nurture and support children, teens, and families in the Willimantic region. There is currently an urgent need for foster parents to help provide love and support to hundreds of children and teens who have no home. If you or someone you know is interested in learning more, please contact CHR’s FFT Foster Care Team at 860-730-8727 or [email protected]. View CHR’s new ad here, appearing now on WFSB. CHR provides foster parents with: • C...[More]





Foster Parents Urgently Needed in Willimantic

Foster Parents Urgently Needed in Willimantic

Posted On: June 15, 2023
CHR is proud to coordinate Functional Family Therapy- Foster Care, an evidence-based program to nurture and support children, teens, and families in the Willimantic region. There is currently an urgent need for foster parents to help provide love and support to hundreds of children and teens who have no home. If you or someone you know is interested in learning more, please contact CHR’s FFT Foster Care Team at 860-730-8727 or [email protected]. View CHR’s new ad here, appearing now on WFSB. CHR provides foster parents with: • C...[More]



CHR Participates in Nonprofit Rally & Lobby Day

CHR Participates in Nonprofit Rally & Lobby Day

Posted On: May 24, 2023
Today, CHR participated in the Nonprofit Rally & Lobby Day hosted by The Alliance: The Voice of Community Nonprofits at the Connecticut State Capitol in Hartford. The purpose of this day is to advocate for meaningful funding increases for community nonprofits in the final state budget. As the most comprehensive, non-profit behavioral healthcare provider in Connecticut, CHR offers a wide range of personalized services for children, families and adults whose lives have been touched by mental illness, addiction or trauma. Increased nonprofit fundi...[More]





CHR Participates in Nonprofit Rally & Lobby Day

CHR Participates in Nonprofit Rally & Lobby Day

Posted On: May 24, 2023
Today, CHR participated in the Nonprofit Rally & Lobby Day hosted by The Alliance: The Voice of Community Nonprofits at the Connecticut State Capitol in Hartford. The purpose of this day is to advocate for meaningful funding increases for community nonprofits in the final state budget. As the most comprehensive, non-profit behavioral healthcare provider in Connecticut, CHR offers a wide range of personalized services for children, families and adults whose lives have been touched by mental illness, addiction or trauma. Increased nonprofit fundi...[More]



Virtual Career Fairs on May 24 and 25!

Virtual Career Fairs on May 24 and 25!

Posted On: May 22, 2023
This virtual event will feature all open positions at CHR. Sign up today here! To learn more or register, contact us at [email protected]. Hope to see you soon! CHR is a dynamic and diverse workplace, repeatedly named among the Top Workplaces in Connecticut and committed to professional development and growth for all employees. The post Virtual Career Fairs on May 24 and 25! appeared first on CHR....[More]





Virtual Career Fairs on May 24 and 25!

Virtual Career Fairs on May 24 and 25!

Posted On: May 22, 2023
This virtual event will feature all open positions at CHR. Sign up today here! To learn more or register, contact us at [email protected]. Hope to see you soon! CHR is a dynamic and diverse workplace, repeatedly named among the Top Workplaces in Connecticut and committed to professional development and growth for all employees. The post Virtual Career Fairs on May 24 and 25! appeared first on CHR....[More]



CHR Selected as Stop & Shop Community Bag Program Beneficiary

CHR Selected as Stop & Shop Community Bag Program Beneficiary

Posted On: May 5, 2023
Windsor, Conn. � Behavioral healthcare provider Community Health Resources (CHR) has been selected as a beneficiary of the Stop & Shop Community Bag Program for the month of May 2023 at the Stop & Shop located at 313 Cottage Grove Road, Bloomfield, CT. CHR will receive a $1 donation every time the $2.50 reusable Community Bag is purchased at this location during May, unless otherwise directed by the customer through the Giving Tag attached to the bag. For more information on the Stop & Shop Community Bag Program, visit stopandshop.2givelocal...[More]





CHR Selected as Stop & Shop Community Bag Program Beneficiary

CHR Selected as Stop & Shop Community Bag Program Beneficiary

Posted On: May 5, 2023
Windsor, Conn. � Behavioral healthcare provider Community Health Resources (CHR) has been selected as a beneficiary of the Stop & Shop Community Bag Program for the month of May 2023 at the Stop & Shop located at 313 Cottage Grove Road, Bloomfield, CT. CHR will receive a $1 donation every time the $2.50 reusable Community Bag is purchased at this location during May, unless otherwise directed by the customer through the Giving Tag attached to the bag. For more information on the Stop & Shop Community Bag Program, visit stopandshop.2givelocal...[More]



May is Mental Health Awareness Month

May is Mental Health Awareness Month

Posted On: May 1, 2023
Mental Health Awareness Month Mental Health Awareness Month, observed in the United States in May since 1949, is a great opportunity to raise awareness about mental health, fight stigma, and educate the public about the millions of people in the country that are affected by mental illness. According to a study published in the Archives of General Psychiatry, 46 percent of Americans will at some point in their life meet the criteria for a diagnosable mental health condition (Kessler et al., 2005). Particularly since the pandemic in 2020, not onl...[More]





May is Mental Health Awareness Month

May is Mental Health Awareness Month

Posted On: May 1, 2023
Mental Health Awareness Month Mental Health Awareness Month, observed in the United States in May since 1949, is a great opportunity to raise awareness about mental health, fight stigma, and educate the public about the millions of people in the country that are affected by mental illness. According to a study published in the Archives of General Psychiatry, 46 percent of Americans will at some point in their life meet the criteria for a diagnosable mental health condition (Kessler et al., 2005). Particularly since the pandemic in 2020, not onl...[More]



New Video Shows Real Hope in Action

New Video Shows Real Hope in Action

Posted On: March 24, 2023
A new video produced by the United Way of CT shows how CHR and other nonprofits are meeting the needs of our communities in the aftermath of the pandemic. CHR’s portion starts about one minute and 20 seconds into this brief video and shows how 211 connects callers in crisis with CHR’s Mobile Crisis Response Team. Similar to the situation in the video, experienced, trained clinicians on CHR’s Adult and Child Crisis Teams are here for the community 24/7 to help individuals experiencing behavioral health emergencies with resources, support a...[More]





New Video Shows Real Hope in Action

New Video Shows Real Hope in Action

Posted On: March 24, 2023
A new video produced by the United Way of CT shows how CHR and other nonprofits are meeting the needs of our communities in the aftermath of the pandemic. CHR’s portion starts about one minute and 20 seconds into this brief video and shows how 211 connects callers in crisis with CHR’s Mobile Crisis Response Team. Similar to the situation in the video, experienced, trained clinicians on CHR’s Adult and Child Crisis Teams are here for the community 24/7 to help individuals experiencing behavioral health emergencies with resources, support a...[More]



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