Connecticut Healthy Campus Initiative (CHCI)
This initiative is funded through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s State Opioid Response (SOR) Grant.
State Opioid Response to the Opioid Crisis
August 2019-September 2020
The Connecticut Healthy Campus Initiative (CHCI) is a catalyst for creating and sustaining healthy college campus and community environments. Members of the Connecticut Healthy Campus Initiative include individuals from campus-community coalitions throughout the state.
CHCI is a program of Wheeler Clinic’s Connecticut Center for Prevention, Wellness and Recovery and is funded by the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) with support of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA).
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As part of the State Opioid Response (SOR) to the Opioid Crisis grant, DMHAS developed a plan that creates a comprehensive network of prevention and intervention activities to reduce risk across the state, including college campuses. A Request for Proposals was released and 18 Connecticut institutions of higher education have received funding to implement on-campus activities that will positively impact the campus community environment, including: information dissemination or training on medication safe storage and safe medication disposal; training for faculty, staff, and students on opioid overdose and Narcan administration; public awareness activities; opioid misuse prevention education; and survey administration to assess the level of the problem on campus. Awarded campuses: |
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Asnuntuck Community College |
Housatonic Community College |
Sacred Heart University |
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Capital Community College |
Naugatuck Valley Community College |
Southern CT State University |
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Central CT State University |
Northwestern CT Community College |
Trinity College |
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Connecticut College |
Norwalk Community College |
University of Bridgeport |
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Eastern CT State University |
Quinebaug Valley Community College |
University of New Haven |
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Gateway Community College |
Quinnipiac University |
Western CT State University |
For more information about this important initiative, please contact:
Dawn Grodzki-Sideman, BS, CPS, Behavioral Health Program Manager, Prevention & Health Promotion Unit, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, 410 Capitol Ave, Hartford, CT 06134; 860-418-6772 or Dawn.Grodzki@ct.gov
Cathy Sisco, MPA, CPS, Associate Director, Prevention, Wellness & Recovery, Wheeler Clinic, 334 Farmington Ave, Plainville, CT 06062; 860-793-2164 or CSisco@Wheelerclinic.org