Mental Health Resource Center

05/01/2026

The NAMI Family Support Group is back at the MHRC with new dates through September!

The NAMI Support Group is a FREE peer-led support group for any adult with a loved one experiencing symptoms of a mental health condition. This is the only NAMI support group in the Middletown area!

Join us to learn about:
✨Treatment & recovery
✨Effective communication strategies
✨Self-care
✨Crisis preparation

This group meets in person at the Mental Health Resource Center (175 East Main Street, Middletown, CT) - no registration necessary. Call 860-530-4357 or email mhrc@gileadcs.org for more information.

02/05/2026

Just one week away! Join us for A Compassionate Conversation: Stress & Anxiety, Oh My!

We are thrilled to offer this FREE community dialogue about a topic so prominent in this moment in time. Hear from professionals and individuals with lived experience about stress, anxiety, and how to identify the signs. All are welcome to this informative conversation - we hope it's an opportunity to find community and support.

Please register for this event at the link below. Pizza and salad will be served from 5:30-6pm. We hope to see you there!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-compassionate-conversation-stress-anxiety-oh-my-tickets-1979886640238?aff=oddtdtcreator

01/06/2026

Come find community and support at the MHRC! Join us and NAMI for this FREE Family Support Group. This peer-led group is designed to support adults with a loved one experiencing a mental health challenge. The first meeting of the year is Thursday, January 8th at 6pm.

Please note: there will be no meetings during the month of February.

For questions or additional support, please call (860) 530-4357. We're here to help 🩵

01/05/2026

Spots are still open for this FREE training! Please register before Friday, January 9th to reserve your spot. Start your new year with a new skill!

If Mental Health First Aid Training is your goal for 2026, you're in luck!

Start the new year with us at Living of Cromwell on Wednesday, January 28th and Thursday, January 29th from 8am-12pm. Learn the skills necessary to assist someone experiencing a mental health crisis from Gilead Community Services's experienced trainers. Don't miss the chance to attend this FREE training!

Please note that attendance at both sessions is required for certification.

Reserve your spot by January 9th: https://gileadcs.org/programs-services/mental-health-first-aid/register-for-a-mhfa-training/

12/17/2025

If Mental Health First Aid Training is your goal for 2026, you're in luck!

Start the new year with us at Living of Cromwell on Wednesday, January 28th and Thursday, January 29th from 8am-12pm. Learn the skills necessary to assist someone experiencing a mental health crisis from Gilead Community Services's experienced trainers. Don't miss the chance to attend this FREE training!

Please note that attendance at both sessions is required for certification.

Reserve your spot by January 9th: https://gileadcs.org/programs-services/mental-health-first-aid/register-for-a-mhfa-training/

11/19/2025

IMPORTANT UPDATE: Compassion Counts has been postponed!

In a twist worthy of our event title, we’ve run into an unexpected source of stress & anxiety of our own—the location of tonight’s program, St. Francis parish hall, has a broken furnace. Parts have been ordered but they will not arrive in time for this evening’s event.

We all know we can’t avoid stress and anxiety entirely, but sometimes we can make decisions to prevent adding any unnecessary extra—and asking you to sit through the event in a freezing room felt like exactly that. So, we’re postponing the event to a new date (to be announced soon).

Thank you for your understanding—and for rolling with the irony right alongside us.

11/14/2025

You won't want to miss this event! We will be there alongside other community partners.

Just a few days away - Compassion Counts returns after a 6-year hiatus. Join us on Wednesday, November 19th at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Middletown from 5:30-8pm for "Stress & Anxiety, Oh My!" Hear from a panel discussion about how to recognize stress and anxiety in yourself and others. This event is free and open to the public, but registration is highly encouraged! Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/compassion-counts-stress-anxiety-oh-my-tickets-1730975617669?aff=oddtdtcreator

Middletown Youth Services Friends of the Portland Library, Portland CT Middlesex United Way Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services Middlesex YMCA Middlesex Health Kuhn Employment Opportunities, Inc. Community Foundation of Middlesex County Durham Middlefield Youth and Family Services

10/09/2025

Tune in tomorrow! MHRC Business Director, Travis Barker, and Gilead Community Services CEO, Dan Osborne, will be on Wesleyan Engage at 1pm. Listen live at 88.1FM or www.wesufm.org

From Engage Radio: “In this episode, we sit down with Dan Osborne, CEO of Gilead Community Services, and Travis Barker, Business Director of Gilead’s Mental Health Resource Center, for a conversation about what it really means to care for one another. From Gilead’s early beginnings in 1968 to the many lives touched in Middletown and beyond, they share stories of strength, recovery, and community connection. Through it all they have a simple but powerful message: 'People supporting people.'

Tune in for an inspiring discussion about how compassion builds stronger communities and how you, too, can be part of the love that keeps Gilead’s mission alive.”

08/14/2025

Back by popular demand, Mental Health First Aid training sessions are here!

Join us at the Library on Thursday, September 25th and Friday, September 26th from 12:30pm-4:30pm. Learn the skills necessary to assist someone experiencing a mental health crisis from Gilead Community Services's experienced trainers. Please note that attendance at both sessions is required for certification.

Registration is required for these sessions. Please sign-up before September 12th at https://gileadcs.org/programs-services/mental-health-first-aid/register-for-a-mhfa-training/

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!