 | Capturing a Bat: What You Need To Know |  | CDC Rabies Information |
 | Rabies |  | Rabies in Connecticut Brochure |
 | Rabies Post-exposure Prophylaxis | Rabies | CDC |
 | Live Well Chronic Disease Self-Management |  | Matter of Balance |
 | ASL COVID-19 Vaccine Video YouTube |  | CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Facts Provided by the CDC |
 | CDC Quarantine and Isolation Information |  | COVID-19 Data Tracker |
 | CT COVID-19 Travel Advisory Provided by CT.gov |  | CT DPH COVID-19 Guidance Provided by CT.gov |
 | DPH Coronavirus Information Provided by CT.gov |  | Staying Up To Date With COVID-19 Vaccines – CDC CDC information page |
 | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Radiation Emergencies The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Radiation Emergencies program provides guidance and resources for responding to emergency situations involving radiation. In the event of a radiological emergency, the CDC works closely with other federal and state agencies, and health organizations & local officials to coordinate an effective response. |  | Connecticut Guide to Emergency Preparedness The Connecticut Guide to Emergency Preparedness is a comprehensive guide aimed at educating and preparing individuals and families for emergency situations. The guide provides information on how to plan for emergencies, what supplies should be kept on hand, how to create a communication plan with loved ones, and what steps to take during and after an emergency. |
 | Connecticut State Child Emergency Preparedness Committee (CEPC) The Connecticut State Child Emergency Preparedness Committee (CEPC) is a group formed to promote preparedness for children and families in the State of Connecticut. The committee is made up of representatives from various organizations, including the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, the Department of Children and Families, and the Department of Public Health, among others. |  | Connecticut State Emergency Preparedness and Response Department The Connecticut State Emergency Preparedness and Response Department is responsible for planning and coordinating emergency management activities in the state in the event of a disaster or emergency situation. This includes developing emergency plans, coordinating response efforts, and providing timely and accurate information to the public and stakeholders during emergencies. |
 | Connecticut State Emergency Preparedness Checklist The Connecticut State Emergency Preparedness Checklist is designed to help individuals and families prepare for emergencies and disasters in the state of Connecticut. The checklist provides guidance on essential items that should be included in a preparedness kit, such as food, water, and important documents. It also provides tips on developing an emergency plan and staying informed during an emergency through various channels. |  | Connecticut State Emergency Preparedness for Older Adults and People with Disabilities The Connecticut State Emergency Preparedness for Older Adults and People with Disabilities is an initiative aimed at promoting preparedness for the state's older adults and individuals with disabilities in the event of an emergency or disaster. The initiative provides resources and guidance to help individuals prepare for and respond to emergencies. |
 | Eversource Power Outage Map The Eversource Power Outage Map is a tool that displays real-time information on power outages across the Eversource service area. The map shows the location of outages, the number of customers affected and the estimated time when power is expected to be restored. The tool can be accessed through the Eversource website by entering a specific address or zip code. |  | Family Assistance Center Plan CT DEMHS Region 5 ESF #8 Healthcare Coalition The Family Assistance Center Plan CT DEMHS Region 5 ESF #8 Healthcare Coalition is a plan developed by the Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection (DESPP) to provide guidance for authorities in responding to public health emergencies and to outline the roles and responsibilities of various stakeholders. |
 | Federal Emergency Management Agency The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is a government agency in the United States that is responsible for coordinating the response to disasters that occur within the country. The agency provides assistance to individuals and communities affected by disasters, including financial assistance, temporary housing, and counseling services. |  | Region 5 Regional Emergency Planning Team The mission of the Region 5 Regional Emergency Planning Team (REPT) is to enhance the capability of member municipalities to respond to disasters and emergencies and provide timely and effective mutual aid when needed. The REPT determines the most efficient and effective use of federal Homeland Security Grant funds with regards to equipment procurement, planning and training. |
 | State of Connecticut Radiological Emergency Preparedness The State of Connecticut Radiological Emergency Preparedness program is responsible for planning and preparedness activities related to a radiological emergency within the state. Coordinating with state and federal agencies, this program is designed to protect the public during an emergency related to radioactive materials or substances. |
 | Cosmetology Licensing Application |  | DEEP Reporting Form |
 | Effects of pandemic on Routine Vaccination |
 | Adult Vaccinations Click here for list of vaccines offered, costs, and insurances accepted |  | Childhood Immunization Resources for Immunization Partners | CDC |
 | Connecticut Immunization Information System |  | Connecticut Vaccine Program (CVP) Ensures all children in the state get the vaccinations they need, when they need them, to stay healthy. |
 | Provider Communications – portal.ct.gov |  | Talking with Parents about Vaccines for Infants | CDC |
 | Vaccine FAQs |
 | Connecticut Harm Reduction Alliance |  | DMHAS |
 | drugfreect.org |  | Litchfield County Opiate Task Force |
 | Live Loud |  | NORA Response App |
 | Start Your Recovery |  | Wheeler CT Clearinghouse |
 | ASPR The Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) is a national network of more than 300,000 volunteers, organized locally to improve the health and safety of their communities. MRC volunteers step up to keep their family, friends, and neighbors safe and healthy. Learn more about the MRC on the ASPR Website. |  | CT Medical Reserve Corps In Connecticut, MRC counts with 25 units made up of over 5,000 volunteers, grouped into the five Emergency Support Function-8 – Public Health regions of the state. Volunteers include medical and non-medical individuals. MRC units engage these volunteers, as well as local and state-level partners to strengthen public health, improve emergency response capabilities, and build community resiliency. |
 | DPH CT Responds! To register with the Medical Reserve Corps as a volunteer for medical or non-medical missions, visit CT Responds! page on the state's Department of Health website and register. When volunteer opportunities arise, your unit leader will reach out to you and other volunteers that match the needs based on profile completeness, skills, trainings, medical licensure verification, and availability. |  | Medical Reserve Corps Locations There are 700 locations across the United States. Use this tool to find a local MRC location nearest to you. |
 | TAHD Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Volunteer Interest Form |  | TAHD Volunteer Management Policy Plan |
 | Local Drug Collection Boxes |  | Medication Drop Box Disposal Areas |
 | Proper Disposal of Prescription Drugs |
 | Opioid Crisis Information |  | Opioid Epidemic Overview |
 | Proper Disposal of Prescription Drugs |  | State & Local Opioid and Prescription Overdose Data |
 | CT.gov DPH Healthy Homes Program |  | CT.gov DPH Radon Program |
 | DPH: Time to Test for Radon |
 | Local Sanitary Code 2023 TAHD Local Sanitary Code, September 2023 |  | Local Sanitary Code 2024 |
 | 1 Word 1 Voice 1 Life The CTSAB is a network of diverse advocates, educators and leaders concerned with addressing the problem of suicide with a focus on prevention, intervention, and health and wellness promotion. The CTSAB seeks to eliminate suicide by instilling hope across the lifespan. |  | 1 Word 1 Voice 1 Life Suicide Prevention Plan |
 | Addiction Center Addiction and suicide have a very complicated relationship, where addiction greatly increases the risk of suicide and suicidal thoughts and tendencies greatly increase the risk of addiction. Connect with the Addiction Center as your guide to addiction and recovery |  | Additction Center |
 | After a Suicide: A Toolkit for Schools Second Edition |  | American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Focusing on eliminating the loss of life from suicide by delivering innovative prevention programs, educating the public about risk factors and warning signs, raising funds for suicide research and programs, and reaching out to those individuals who have lost someone to suicide. |
 | CDC: Suicide Prevention |  | CT 211 2-1-1 is a free, confidential information and referral service that connects people to essential health and human services 24 hours a day, seven days a week online and over the phone. 2-1-1 is fully certified in crisis intervention by the American Association of Suicidology and is certified by The Alliance of Information and Referral Systems (AIRS). |
 | CT Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services The Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services is a health care agency whose mission is to promote the overall health and wellness of persons with behavioral health needs through an integrated network of holistic, comprehensive, effective, and efficient services and supports that foster dignity, respect, and self-sufficiency in those we serve. |  | CT Department of Public Health The Connecticut Department of Public Health protects and improves the health and safety of the people of Connecticut by assuring the conditions in which people can be healthy, preventing disease, injury, disability, and promoting the equal enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health. |
 | CT Suicide Resource Center Accurate data, up-to-date research, and knowledge of effective strategies and interventions are all essential to our ability to prevent suicide. This section provides information on the suicide problem and links to resources that can help you learn more. |  | Litchfield County Suicide Intervention and Postvention Policy Document |
 | Preventing Suicide |  | Start Your Recovery |
 | State of Connecticut |  | Suicide Postvention Support Resources |
 | Western CT Coalition |  | Western CT Coalition A coalition of volunteers, citizens, and prevention professionals dedicated to developing and coordinating services that improve mental health, reduce substance misuse, and raise awareness about available resources. WCTC focuses on individuals, families, and children living and working in the 43 towns comprising the Northwestern region of Connecticut. |
 | Zero Suicide |
 | 988 If you need support, you can call, text, or chat with someone 24/7 through 988. They work to provide support and resources reflective of all communities and their own needs. You can reach a specialized LGBTQIA+ affirming counseling by texting Q to 988 or pressing 3 when calling. |  | LGBTQ Get Help Brochure |
 | The Trevor Project Connect to a crisis counselor 24/7, 365 days a year, from anywhere in the U.S via text, chat, or phone. The Trevor Project is 100% confidential and 100% free. |
 | Anchor Health Initiative Connecticut health center for the LGBTQ+ community-groundbreaking, radically inclusive, gender-affirming, and sex-positive care. |  | Circle Care Center Specializes in primary care for people living with HIV, the LGBTQ+ community. |
 | Connecticut Children’s Gender Program Connecticut Children’s celebrates our work supporting Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, Intersex and Asexual (LGBTQIA) children and youth. |  | Hartford Healthcare Gender Health Provides safe, sensitive, comprehensive, coordinated care for the LGBTQ +community, regardless of where the patient enters the system. |
 | Glad Legal Advocates & Defenders Through strategic litigation, public policy advocacy, and education, GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) works in New England and nationally to create a just society free of discrimination based on gender identity and expression, HIV status, and sexual orientation. |  | GLSEN GLSEN Connecticut is a grassroots initiative, working locally to ensure safe schools for all students, regardless of sexual orientation and gender identity. |
 | I’m From Driftwood The stories on I’m From Driftwood send a powerful message to LGBTQIA+ people everywhere: you exist, you matter, you belong. |  | Out In The Corner A new coalition of LGBTQIA+ community members and organizers, Pride groups, resource providers, and allies. The mission of Out in the Corner is to support the wellbeing of all LGBTQIA+ people within Litchfield County by focusing on the following: building community, identifying gaps in services, sharing resources. |
| The Trevor Project Connect to a crisis counselor 24/7, 365 days a year, from anywhere in the U.S via text, chat, or phone. The Trevor Project is 100% confidential and 100% free. |  | You Matter AFSP is dedicated to preventing suicide among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people. As a public health organization, AFSP believes that it is our individual and collective responsibility to support the mental health and wellbeing of LGBTQ people. |
| Addiction Center Addiction and suicide have a very complicated relationship, where addiction greatly increases the risk of suicide and suicidal thoughts and tendencies greatly increase the risk of addiction. Connect with the Addiction Center as your guide to addiction and recovery | | Western CT Coalition A coalition of volunteers, citizens, and prevention professionals dedicated to developing and coordinating services that improve mental health, reduce substance misuse, and raise awareness about available resources. WCTC focuses on individuals, families, and children living and working in the 43 towns comprising the Northwestern region of Connecticut. |
 | American Foundation for Suicide Prevention AFSP is focused on sharing and expanding suicide prevention strategies, programs, research initiatives, and public policies to prevent suicide in LGBTQ communities and supporting the mental health and wellbeing of LGBTQ people. |  | Gender Spectrum Gender Spectrum’s mission is to create a gender-inclusive world for all children and youth. To accomplish this, we help families, organizations, and institutions increase their understanding of gender and consider the implications that evolving views have for each of us. |
 | GLAAD This series is grounded in a basic truth: that understanding our audience — and meeting them where they’re at with the language and descriptions we use — is essential to connecting with those undecided Americans who can move from ambivalent to supportive when we reach out in terms they understand. |  | GLAAD Terminology Founded in 1985, GLAAD is a non-profit organization focused on LGBTQ advocacy and cultural change. GLAAD works to ensure fair, accurate, and inclusive representation and creates national and local programs that advance LGBTQ acceptance. Serving as a storyteller, media force, resource, and advocate, GLAAD tackles tough issues and provokes dialogue so that authentic LGBTQ stories are seen, heard, and actualized. |
 | LGBTQ Family Acceptance Research from the Family Acceptance Project® shows that families play a critical role in contributing to serious health risks & promoting well-being for LGBTQ young people. Learn about how family behaviors affect your LGBTQ child’s health risks and ways to reduce risk and increase support. |  | Peer Pride PeerPride based in Connecticut is a partnership between diverse peer support and equity experts delivering consulting and direct service programming across the US offering curriculum development, cultural competency & humility training, crisis & peer support service development, equity assessments & coaching. |
 | PFLAG Glossary Search a word or phrase to understand what it means. PFLAG (Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) is the nation's largest organization dedicated to supporting, educating, and advocating for LGBTQ+ people and those who love them. Waterbury Chapter 860-916-5951 |  | SPRC.org Youth Resources This series of guides can help professionals, families, and communities support the mental well-being of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual, and Two-Spirit (LGBTQIA2S+) youth. The series includes a resource guide and four companion focus guides designed for specific populations. |
 | TALKING ABOUT Suicide & LGBT Populations Expansive news coverage of several recent suicide deaths of youth known or believed to be gay has resulted in an unprecedented national discussion about suicide risk among lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people. Some of that coverage, however, has oversimplified or sensationalized a number of the underlying issues, and in some cases may have created the potential for suicide contagion risk... |
| After a Suicide: A Toolkit for Schools Second Edition | | Litchfield County Suicide Intervention and Postvention Policy Document |
| Suicide Postvention Support Resources |
| 1 Word 1 Voice 1 Life Suicide Prevention Plan | | Preventing Suicide |
| Start Your Recovery | | State of Connecticut |
| Zero Suicide |
| 1 Word 1 Voice 1 Life The CTSAB is a network of diverse advocates, educators and leaders concerned with addressing the problem of suicide with a focus on prevention, intervention, and health and wellness promotion. The CTSAB seeks to eliminate suicide by instilling hope across the lifespan. | | American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Focusing on eliminating the loss of life from suicide by delivering innovative prevention programs, educating the public about risk factors and warning signs, raising funds for suicide research and programs, and reaching out to those individuals who have lost someone to suicide. |
| CT 211 2-1-1 is a free, confidential information and referral service that connects people to essential health and human services 24 hours a day, seven days a week online and over the phone. 2-1-1 is fully certified in crisis intervention by the American Association of Suicidology and is certified by The Alliance of Information and Referral Systems (AIRS). | | CT Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services The Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services is a health care agency whose mission is to promote the overall health and wellness of persons with behavioral health needs through an integrated network of holistic, comprehensive, effective, and efficient services and supports that foster dignity, respect, and self-sufficiency in those we serve. |
| CT Department of Public Health The Connecticut Department of Public Health protects and improves the health and safety of the people of Connecticut by assuring the conditions in which people can be healthy, preventing disease, injury, disability, and promoting the equal enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health. | | CT Suicide Resource Center Accurate data, up-to-date research, and knowledge of effective strategies and interventions are all essential to our ability to prevent suicide. This section provides information on the suicide problem and links to resources that can help you learn more. |
