Connecticut

MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES

Connecticut Sexual Assault Crisis Services, Inc. (CONNSACS)

96 Pitkin Street
East Hartford, CT 06108
(860) 282-9881
(888) 999-5545 *toll-free*
Website: www.connsacs.org
E-mail: info@connsacs.org

Connecticut Sexual Assault Crisis Services, Inc. (CONNSACS) is a statewide coalition of individual sexual assault crisis programs, which work to end sexual violence through victim assistance, community education, and public policy advocacy. CONNSACS actively seeks and distributes funds to develop and support its member organizations; participates in collaborative efforts to promote social change with national, state and local organizations; provides a forum for the exchange of skills and information regarding the response to, and prevention of sexual assault; and serves as a mechanism for the development and maintenance of appropriate standards of services for rape crisis centers.
The following is a list of the Connecticut Sexual Assault Crisis centers. If you call CONNSACS, they will connect you to the Sexual Assault Crisis Service center in your area. Each center provides: hotline services 24 hours/day 7 days/week, 24-hour crisis counseling, information and referrals, short-term counseling for victims and their family and/or friends, support groups, community education programs dealing with sexual assault issues, and community prevention programs dealing with safety concerns. All services are free and confidential.

Center for Women and Families of Eastern Fairfield County, Inc. Rape Crisis Services
753 Fairfield Avenue
Bridgeport, CT 06604
(203) 334-6154
(203) 333-2233 *24-hour sexual assault crisis line*
Website: www.cwfefc.org
Email: cntr.woman@snet.net

Women and Families Center
169 Colony Street
Meridien, CT 06451
(203) 235-9297
Website: www.womenfamilies.com
Email: skerry@womenfamilies.com

Women's Center of Greater Danbury, Sexual Assault Crisis Services
2 West Street
Danbury, CT 06810
(203) 731-5200
(203) 713-5204 *24-hour sexual assault crisis line*
Website: www.danbury.org/womenctr
Email: womens.cntr@snet.net

YWCA of New Britain
Hartford Sexual Assault Crisis Services
163 Murphy Road
Hartford, CT 06114
(860) 241-9217
(860) 547-1022 *24-hour crisis line*
Website: www.ywcahartford.org
Email: info@ywcahartford.org

Rape Crisis Center of Milford, Inc.
70 West River Street
Milford, CT 06460
(203) 874-8712
(203) 878-1212 *24-hour crisis line*
Website: www.rapecrisisctr.org
Email: sheila.mrcc@sbcglobal.net

YWCA of New Britain Sexual Assault Crisis Services
22 Glen Street
New Britain, CT 06051
(860) 225-4681
Email: ywcasacs@ntplx.net

Sexual Assault Crisis Center of Eastern Connecticut, Inc. (SACCEC)
90 South Park Street
Willimantic, CT 06226
(860) 456-3595
(860) 456-2789 *24-hour crisis line*
Website: www.saccec.org
Email: weconect@snet.net

Sexual Assault Crisis Center, Inc.
(serving lower Fairfield County)
666 Glenbrook Road, Suite 1-D
Stamford, CT 06906
(203) 348-9346
Email: sacc1@mindspring.com

Susan B. Anthony Project
(serving northwestern Connecticut)
434 Prospect Street
Torrington, CT 06790
(860) 489-3798
(860) 482-7133 *24-hour crisis line*
Website: www.sbaproject.org
Email: info@sbaproject.org

Safe Haven of Greater Waterbury
29 Central Avenue
Waterbury, CT 06702
(203) 575-0388
(203) 753-3613 *24-hour sexual assault crisis line*
Website: www.safehaven-waterbury.org
Email: dvoffice@earthlink.net

Northeast Clinical Specialists, LLC

21 Church Street
Willimantic, CT 06226
(860) 456-4442
Website: www.neclinical.com
E-mail: ncs@neclinical.com

50 Academy Hill Professional Building
Plainfield, CT 06374
(860) 564-3015
Website: www.neclinical.com
E-mail: ncs@neclinical.com  

Northeast Clinical Specialists, LLC (NCS) is a multi-disciplinary treatment team that offers outpatient psychotherapy to adults experiencing many different kinds of problems. Depending on the situation, NCS can offer a variety of different kinds of help. The staff of psychotherapists at NCS work with adult victims/survivors of rape and sexual assault. In addition to meeting with a person one-on-one for individual therapy, clinicians at NCS are specially trained in providing marital or family therapy, group therapy, and psychological testing. NCS is covered by many major health insurances, and in cases of financial hardship a sliding fee scale based on financial need may be utilized.

LEGAL SERVICES

Connecticut Bar Association, Lawyer Referral Information and Services

30 Bank Street
P.O. Box 350
New Britain, CT 06050
(860) 223-4400
Website: www.ctbar.org
E-mail: ctbar@ctbar.org

The Connecticut Bar Association publishes annually a Guide to Connecticut Lawyers. The purpose of the Guide is to inform members and the public of the critical role lawyers play in the legal system and our communities, and to provide guidance to the public on seeking and finding a lawyer. It contains listings of Connecticut lawyers by geographic area and practice area, as well as information on how to choose a lawyer, and insights into buying or selling a home, wills and living trusts, divorce, land use issues, auto accident issues, criminal law issues, consumer rights, employee rights, and much more. The Connecticut Bar Association Guide to Connecticut Lawyers listings can be purchased or searched on-line at http://www.ctbar.org/article/Guide/.
Additionally, the following local and county Bar associations offer lawyer referral services to help individuals find an attorney in their county:

. Hartford, Litchfield, Middlesex, Tolland and Windham
(860) 525-6052
. Fairfield
(203) 335-4116
. New Haven
(203) 562-5750
. New London
(860) 889-9384

Connecticut Civil Liberties Union (CCLU)

32 Grand Street
Hartford, CT 06106
(860) 247-9823
Website: www.cclu.org

The CCLU deals with complaints regarding violations of individuals' rights by the government and would like to hear from people who have been raped or sexually assaulted in jail or prison so that they can provide legal assistance. The CCLU does not return calls regarding legal assistance. Legal requests must be sent in writing and in less than two pages, you must describe what occurred, when and where it occurred, who was involved, and why it happened. Remember to include a return address and a daytime telephone number. Do not send any supportive documents until you are asked for them. You will receive a response within three to four weeks. If you are unable to write, please call on Friday between 9am and 10am when volunteers are available.

Connecticut Correctional Ombudsman

110 Bartholomew Ave., Suite 4010
Hartford, CT 06106
(860) 951-8867
E-mail: jrbookwalter@hotmail.com

Connecticut Correctional Ombudsman Inc., is a private non-profit corporation that operates under an agreement with the Connecticut Department of Corrections. The Ombudsman is an impartial, independent agent who takes complaints about the Department of Corrections from inmates in state correctional institutions and seeks to resolve them. Inmates must first use the Inmate Grievance Procedure before seeking assistance from the ombudsman. If the complaint is not resolved, inmates may then submit complaints to the ombudsman by completing a request form and putting it in the box for inmate requests, or in the Ombudsman box (where available), or sending the request by mail.

Lambda Legal: National Headquarters

120 Wall street, Suite 1500
New York, NY 10005
(212) 809-8585
Website: www.lambdalegal.org
E-mail: legalhelpdesk@lambdalegal.org

Lambda Legal is a national organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people, and those with HIV through impact litigation, education and public policy work.

National Headquarters provides services for those who are located in Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington D.C and accepts Legal Help Desk calls at any time during regular business hours (9 am-5 :30 pm) and also Monday evenings from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. If Help Desk staff are busy helping other callers, your call will be routed to the Legal Help Desk voicemail. Please leave the following information: name, state, contact info, best time to reach you, and a brief message outlining your legal inquiry. A Help Desk staff person will return your call. It is usually most efficient for Help Desk callers to contact us by phone. If you are in a place where you are not able to make long distance calls, we can make an appointment to call you. If you are absolutely unable to call us, you may e-mail us at legalhelpdesk@lambdalegal.org or write to the addresses above.

Yale Law School, Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization

P.O. Box 209090
New Haven, CT 06520-9090
(203) 432-4800
Website: www.law.yale.edu/outside/html/Legal_Services/lso-index.htm
E-mail: brett.dignam@yale.edu

The Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization (LSO) links law students with individuals and organizations in need of legal help who cannot afford private attorneys. Students, supervised by Law School faculty members and participating attorneys, interview clients, write briefs, prepare witnesses, try cases, negotiate settlements, draft documents and new legislation, participate in commercial transactions, arrange "deals," and argue appeals in state and federal courts, including the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and the Connecticut Supreme Court. LSO's work is divided into 9 major projects. The Prison Project represents men and women in state and federal prisons in Connecticut and focuses on claims involving conditions of confinement and complex federal litigation. Cases are handled on a limited basis. Requests for assistance should be mailed in writing with a brief description of the facts surrounding the incident that occurred.