NORTH HAVEN PREVENTION COUNCIL

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To register for our meetings & receive regular updates, visit: https://tinyurl.com/NHPC2023

Need a resource or information about substance use or mental health? Email us so we can help: northhavenprevention@gmail.com;

The North Haven Prevention Council is a newly formed grassroots coalition, comprised of passionate community members who want to act on preventing substance misuse and promoting mental health in our community. We are seeking committed volunteers representing a variety of local stakeholder groups.

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Areas of Focus:


We ask our members to:

  • Join our monthly meetings on the third Thursday of each month at 2 PM online or via Zoom.
  • Share their local experiences/perspectives.
  • Provide data (quantitative & qualitative) that helps drive efforts.
  • Share feedback and insight on work conducted.
  • Help raise awareness & engage new members.
  • Implement strategic prevention framework strategies.

Current Initiatives (August 2023):

  • Collaboration with the First Selectman’s Office to plan strategically for the use of Opioid Settlement Dollars.
  • Develop roll-call educational for town emergency response staff to educate on current drug trends & local community support programs.
  • Partner with Hearst Media to develop a communication campaign to educate on the dangers of vaping and highlight potential mental health implications.
  • Craft other campaign materials such as PSAs to raise awareness on topics like addiction, overdose prevention, and response.
  • Generate resident-driven messaging and programming that addresses community-level concerns related to substance use and mental health initiatives.
  • Collect data through environmental scans, surveys, and focus groups that give us better insight into health status, needs, and issues influencing the quality of health of North Haven residents.

Supports & Resources:

  • 9-8-8 is the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline which provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress. If you are thinking about suicide or are worried about a friend or loved one and would like emotional support, call, or text 9-8-8.
  • 211 CT is a free, confidential information and referral service that connects people to essential health & human services, 24 hours a day, seven days a week online and over the phone.
    • Visit 211ct.org or dial 2-1-1 to get connected.
  • Drug-Free CT is a website dedicated to helping Connecticut understand, prevent and recover from substance use disorders.
  • You Think You Know is a campaign prevention professional in CT created to help raise awareness regarding the dangers and increasing availability of counterfeit pills in CT.
  • The Quinnipiack Valley Health District (QVHD) & the New Haven Health Department (NHHD) created ConnectGNH.org to link residents to overdose prevention, harm reduction, and other substance use education supports relevant to the Greater New Haven area. To schedule a Naloxone training, to receive a free overdose response kit, or for other support, visit their site.