Mental Health Resource Center

06/09/2025

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06/02/2025

Visit the Gilead table for information about Mental Health First Aid and other MHRC offerings!

Happy Pride Month! As we welcome a month that is marked by celebrations of acceptance and individuality, we can learn from and reflect on the origins of Pride Month - a fight for equity and liberation 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Gilead is excited to participate in Middletown Pride this year on Saturday, June 7th. Stop by our table to learn more about our community programs and get some swag. We are fortunate to work in a vibrant community that hosts one of the largest Pride celebrations in the state. We hope to see you there!

01/02/2025

New year, new Mental Health First Aid Sessions!

Join us at Fellowship Place (McDowell Center, 441 Elm St, New Haven) on Thursday, January 23rd & Thursday, January 30th for this FREE training. Registration and attendance at both sessions is required to receive full certification.
Mental Health First Aid is a skills-based course that gives people the tools to identify, understand, and respond to someone who might be struggling with a mental health or substance use challenge. This training is designed for anyone - no clinical or prior experience necessary!

Thank you to the Cigna Group Foundation for funding to provide these free trainings.

Please register at the following link by January 6th:
https://gileadcs.org/programs-services/mental-health-first-aid/register-for-a-mhfa-training/

12/03/2024

Donations on help better serve our community. Donations of any amount can make an impact!

11/18/2024

New Mental Health First Aid Sessions available! Join us at the Portland Library (20 Freestone Ave, Portland, CT) on Monday, December 9th & Tuesday, December 10th for this FREE training. Registration and attendance at both sessions is required to receive full certification.
Mental Health First Aid is a skills-based course that gives people the tools to identify, understand, and respond to someone who might be struggling with a mental health or substance use challenge. This training is designed for anyone - no clinical or prior experience necessary!
Thank you to the Cigna Group Foundation for funding to provide these free trainings.
Please register at the following link by November 22nd.
https://gileadcs.org/programs-services/mental-health-first-aid/register-for-a-mhfa-training/

09/26/2024

NEW DATES ANNOUNCED!

Join us at the Middlesex YMCA (99 Union St, Middletown, CT) on Friday, October 11th and Friday October 18th from 11am to 3pm for this FREE training. Registration and attendance at both sessions is required to receive full certification.
Mental Health First Aid is a skills-based course that gives people the tools to identify, understand, and respond to someone who might be struggling with a mental health or substance use challenge. This training is designed for anyone - no clinical or prior experience necessary!
Thank you to the Cigna Group Foundation for funding to provide these free trainings.
Please register at the following link by September 10th.
https://gileadcs.org/.../register-for-a-mhfa-training/

Gilead Community Services of Connecticut provides outpatient psychiatric counseling, residential services for the mentally ill, case management, and social / vocational rehabilitation.

09/09/2024

JUST TWO SPOTS LEFT!

Join us at the Portland Library (20 Freestone Ave, Portland, CT) on Wednesday, September 18th and Thursday, September 19th for this FREE training. Registration and attendance at both sessions is required to receive full certification.
Mental Health First Aid is a skills-based course that gives people the tools to identify, understand, and respond to someone who might be struggling with a mental health or substance use challenge. This training is designed for anyone - no clinical or prior experience necessary!
Thank you to the Cigna Group Foundation for funding to provide these free trainings.
Please register at the following link by September 10th.
https://gileadcs.org/.../register-for-a-mhfa-training/

09/05/2024

New dates announced! Join the Mental Health Resource Center and NAMI Connecticut for the Friends and Family Support Group. The peer-led support group meets on Thursday evenings (9/5, 9/19, 10/17, 11/7, 12/5 & 12/19) from 6pm-7:30pm. No pre-registration necessary! For more information, please contact us at 860-530-4357 or mhrc@gileadcs.org

09/04/2024

New Mental Health First Aid Sessions available! Join us at the Portland Library (20 Freestone Ave, Portland, CT) on Wednesday, September 18th and Thursday, September 19th for this FREE training. Registration and attendance at both sessions is required to receive full certification.
Mental Health First Aid is a skills-based course that gives people the tools to identify, understand, and respond to someone who might be struggling with a mental health or substance use challenge. This training is designed for anyone - no clinical or prior experience necessary!
Thank you to the Cigna Group Foundation for funding to provide these free trainings.
Please register at the following link by September 10th.
https://gileadcs.org/programs-services/mental-health-first-aid/register-for-a-mhfa-training/?

Please click on the tab with the location & date you’d like to sign up for. Approximately 1-week before the training, you will receive registration instructions and class details via

08/23/2024

These sessions are full. More MHFA dates will be announced soon. Stay tuned!

Please click on the tab with the location & date you’d like to sign up for. Approximately 1-week before the training, you will receive registration instructions and class details via

08/20/2024

Anxiety, stress, anger, depression - how do we manage it all? Join the MHRC starting September 20th from 10:30am-11:30am for group sessions about Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT). EFT can be a helpful tool to manage our emotions, using a combination of speech and therapeutic tapping. These sessions will be informed by group members, and offer tapping sequences based on the collective needs.

For more information and initial insurance screening, please contact the MHRC at 860-530-4357 or mhrc@gileadcs.org