Health and Human Services

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  • Drug Control Division

    The Drug Control Division works to protect the health and safety of Connecticut residents by regulating all persons and firms involved in the distribution of all legal drugs, medical devices and cosmetics in Connecticut. The division oversees the programs of compliance and enforcement, commission of pharmacy, prescription monitoring program and the medical marijuana program.

    Agency: Department of Consumer Protection
  • Durable Medical Equipment

    The Department of Social Services Durable Medical Equipment program provides equipment to help you move around: canes, crutches, walkers and wheelchairs. DME also includes equipment needed to care for you at home: bed pans, heat lamps or pads, hospital beds, special toilet seats and machines that help make breathing easier. *Service available to Medicaid recipients only

    Agency: Department of Social Services
  • EBT

    The WIC Electronic Benefits Transfers (EBT) is an electronic process where the food benefits are automatically added onto a card, similar to a debit card. This card, which will be known as the eWIC card, replaces the current paper vouchers/checks.

    Agency: Department of Public Health
  • Economic Security - Electronic Benefits Transfer EBT

    The goals of the DSS-EBT project are to: provide a more reliable, stable, and convenient benefit delivery system; to provide a more cost effective and efficient benefit issuance system; to eliminate ATP card redemption, SNAP handling, and check cashing in Connecticut banks; to provide authorized SNAP retailers with EBT technology at the point-of-sale and streamlined accounting and settlement procedures for SNAP; to reduce the administrative costs of benefit issuance; and to reduce fraud and SNAP benefit trafficking associated with the paper benefit issuance process.

    Agency: Department of Social Services
  • Economic Security - Financial Assistance

    The financial assistance programs provide income support to individuals and families to meet their basic needs while encouraging their maximum degree of independence.

    Agency: Department of Social Services
  • Economic Security - Financial Assistance

    The financial assistance programs provide income support to individuals and families to meet their basic needs while encouraging their maximum degree of independence.

    Agency: Department of Social Services
  • Elderly Nutrition Program

    The purpose of the Elderly Nutrition Program is to provide meals, reduce hunger and food insecurity, promote socialization and the health and well-being of older adults. The program provides nutritionally balanced meals to eligible residents 60 years of age and over and their spouses. Meals are served through community cafes or delivered to the home-bound older adults.

    Agency: Department of Aging and Disability Services
  • Emergency Mobile Psychiatric Services (EMPS)

    A mobile intervention service for children and adolescents experiencing a behavioral or mental health crisis. The program comprises a team of trained mental health professionals that can respond immediately by phone or face to face when a child is experiencing an emotional or behavioral crisis.

    Agency: Department of Children and Families
  • Energy Assistance - Cold Weather Preparedness Tips

    When the weather gets cold, elders especially may develop a reduction in their body temperature more easily, as a result of decreased ability in temperature control and decrease in subcutaneous fat. Excessive drop in body temperature can lead to hypothermia. Elders with chronic illnesses, such as chronic respiratory diseases or asthma, are also vulnerable to disease deterioration in cold weather.

    Agency: Department of Social Services
  • Environmental Health Topics

    The Department of Public Health (DPH) evaluates and quantifies health risks posed by environmental and occupational exposures to chemicals and radiation. Find information on topics including Rabies, Lyme Disease, Fish Consumption Advisory, Lead Poisoning, Mold and Radon.

    Agency: Department of Public Health
  • Families

    A complete A-Z listing of services geared towards children offered by the state. Information on mentoring, bullying, child welfare and more.

    Agency: Department of Children and Families
  • Family Support Services

    The Division of Family Support Services provides a comprehensive approach to preventing child abuse and neglect to ensure the health, well-being and positive growth and development of all young children in Connecticut.

    Agency: Connecticut Office of Early Childhood
  • File an Insurance Complaint

    Options for filing a complaint with the Connecticut Insurance Department (CID). Filing a complaint with CID doesn't include support for Husky Health or health insurance that is regulated by the federal government.

    Agency: Department of Insurance
  • Find a Local Agency

    The Department of Public Health funds 12 local agency WIC Programs through contracts to operate 23 full-time offices and 35 part-time satellite sites covering Connecticut's 169 towns. A list of local agency coordinators and nutritionists.

    Agency: Department of Public Health
  • Food Assistance - Farmers' Markets, Farms and Farm Stands

    Many Farmers' Markets and Farm Stands throughout Connecticut now can accept EBT/SNAP (Formerly known as Food Stamps). This means you will once again be able to buy locally grown fruits and vegetables that arrive more quickly and fresher than those transported long distances from other states and countries.

    Agency: Department of Social Services