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• Waiver Services

• Waiver Introduction

• Mental Health Waiver Program Staff

• Waiver Advisory Board

• PROUD - Parents Recovering from Opioid Use Disorders

  PROUD serves pregnant and postpartum women with substance use disorders including opioid use disorder in the Greater Hartford and New Britain areas.

• Women’s Services Practice Improvement Collaborative

  The Women’s Services Practice Improvement Collaborative is designed to enhance DMHAS' behavioral health service system for women. The goal was to improve the quality of services for women receiving substance use treatment in Connecticut, and thus the treatment outcomes, by participation in a recovery-oriented treatment system of care, incorporating current best practices in gender-responsive and trauma-informed programming.

• Resources for Providers

• Women's REACH Program

  The Women's REACH (Recovery, Engagement, Access, Coaching & Healing) program provides statewide integration of 15 Recovery Navigators positioned throughout each of the five DMHAS regions.

• Resources for Clients

• Specialty Programs for Women & Children

• Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA)/Family Care Plan

  Recent changes to federal legislation around the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) and Comprehensive Addiction Recovery Act (CARA) have outlined new state mandates requiring data collection around the impact of substance exposed infants and development of plans of safe care nationwide.

• Naloxone Legislation

  This page lists highlighted opioid and naloxone related legislation in Connecticut.

• Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder (OUD)

  There is a range of treatment options for those who struggle with opioid use disorder (OUD). With the right care, support, and treatment, recovery is possible — there is life with OUD.

• Prevention and Treatment

• Naloxone (Narcan) Initiative

  Naloxone, also known as Narcan, is a prescription medication that reverses opioid overdoses.