West Hartford Cares Crisis and Community Resources
Crisis Services available 24/7
Emergency Police/Fire/EMS
Phone: 911
Confidential Crisis Hotline
Phone: 211
Poison Control
Phone: 1 800 222 1222
Sexual Assault Crisis Hotline
Phone: 1 888 999 5545
Suicide
Phone: 911
Mobile Assessment Services/Suicide Hotline
Phone: 211
The Bridge Youth Shelter
Phone: 860 521 6890
Other Resources
Infoline for any service or program
Phone: 211
Bullying
StopBullying.gov or Report Suspected Bullying
Child Abuse Care Line (DCF)
Phone: 800 842 2288
Continuing Education/GED/ESOL
Phone: 860 651 6900
Gambling Helpline
Phone: 800 346 6238
Counseling
The Bridge Family Center
Phone: 860 521 8035
Institute of Living
Phone: 860 545 7200
Jewish Family Services
Phone: 860 236 1927
Wheeler Clinic
Phone: 800 793 3588
Dating/Domestic Violence
Interval House
Phone: 860 527 0050
Eating Disorders
Institute of Living
Phone: 860 545 7203
Main & Weinstein
Phone: 860 313 4431
Gay/Lesibian/Bisexual/
Transgender
True Colors
Phone: 860 232 0050
PFLAG (Family/Ally Org)
Phone: 860 785 0909
Grief & Loss
The Cove
Phone: 203 634 0500
West Hartford Social Services - emergency assistance with food, energy, and housing
Phone: 860 561 7561
Hospital Emergency Departments
CT Children's Medical Center
Phone: 860 545 9200
Hartford Hospital
Phone: 860 545 0000
Saint Francis Hospital
Phone: 860 714 4001
UConn Health Center
Phone: 860 679 2588
Healthcare
HUSKY Healthcare for Uninsured Children & Youth
Phone: 877 284 8759
Legal
Legal Aid
Phone: 800 453 3320
Police
Routine Calls - West Hartford
Phone: 860 523 5203
Recreation
Teen Room (WH Public Library)
Phone: 860 561 6996
WH Teen Center (The Bridge)
Phone: 860 313 1119
YMCA
Phone: 860 521 5830
Sexual Information
Planned Parenthood
Phone: 860 953 6201
Substance Abuse
Al-Anon/Alateen
Phone: 888 825 2666
The Bridge Family Center
Phone: 860 521 8035
Narcotics Anonymous
Phone: 800 627 3543
The Next Right Thing
Phone: 860 233 8803
UConn Health - T-TAAD Program
Phone: 860 679 8478
National Association of School Psychologists
- Tips for school administrators for reinforcing school safety
- Talking to children about violence – Tips for parents and teachers
- Disaster: Developing a Crisis Response Plan
- Coping with crisis – Helping Children with Special Needs
- Helping Children Cope: Tips for Parents and Educators
- Dealing with Death in the Schools
- School Crisis Aftermath: Care for the Caregivers
- Death and Grief
