Free Disaster Distress Support:
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| Disaster Distress Helpline (SAMHSA) | This toll-free, multilingual, crisis support service is available 24/7 to all residents who are experiencing emotional distress related to natural or human-caused disasters. |
| Dial 2-1-1 | 2-1-1 provides free and confidential information and referral to Community Resources: Call 211 to be linked to your community provider. |
| Red Cross Disaster Distress Helpline | To reach out for free 24/7 counseling or support, call or text: 1-800-985-5990. |
| 988 Lifeline | The 988 Lifeline is available 24/7/365. Your conversations are free and confidential. (Call/text/chat) |
| Teledoc Health Disaster Hotline | We know you have urgent needs, concerns and decisions to attend to right now. That’s why we’re offering free, easy-to-access telehealth visits to help you, your family and your community get the care needed. |
Upcoming Events
Video Resources
Reading Resources
Tips for Survivors of a Disaster or Other Traumatic Event: Coping With Retraumatization
American Psychological Association: Recovering Emotionally From Disaster
HelpGuide.org, How to Cope with Traumatic Events
American Psychiatric Association: Coping After Disaster
Veterans Affairs National Center for PTSD Help for People Affected by Disasters
Oxford Area Peer to Peer Support
Want to talk to a local neighbor? Request Peer to Peer support here:
Oxford Local Professional Resources
(NfN Verified/Accepting New Clients)
| Name: (CLICK NAME FOR WEBSITE IF AVAILABLE) | Phone: | Address: | Virtual or in-person: | Insurances Accepted: | Notes: |
| Amanda Panniello | 860-752-1605 | 41 East Main St Torrington | both | Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, CIgna and Evernorth, Husky, Medicaid, Optum, United Healthcare | Specializes in grief, trauma, and caregiver burnout. |
| Fairfield County Trauma Response Team | contact form on website | All EMDR trained clinicians that work with first responders. 3 free therapy sessions and then referral to trained therapist. Ongoing support groups for first responders and spouses of first responders. | |||
| Shelly Cofield | 203-361-3832 | Fairfield | virtual | Aetna, cigna and evernorth, oxford, optum, Harvard Pilgrim, United, OON | PTSD, grief, anxiety, depression. |
| Soul Friends | 203-679-0849 | Wallingford; Meriden | in-person | equine assisted therapy; experienced with first responders and their families as well. | |
| Nikole Johnson | contact through website | virtual | cigna, aetna, anthem | first responder and caregiver trauma. | |
| Brigid Carney | 860-625-6225 | Woodbridge | both | cigna | trauma informed, first responders/volunteers out of network benefits. |
| Pamela Pratt (In a practice- Bluebird Counseling. Contact Laura, practice owner to schedule with Pamela) | 203-480-0220 | Straits Turnpike Middlebury | both | aetna, anthem bcbs, carelon, cigna, connecticare, husky, medicaid, medicare, optum, oxford, united | Trained Red Cross volunteer. |
| Ashley Dascola | Shelton | both | aetna, cigna, United | sliding scale, couples therapy, trauma. | |
| Rebecca Carr | virtual | aetna, anthem, cigna, united, connecticare, optum, harvard pilgrim, husky, medicaid | EMDR, trauma, grief. |