FY 2020-2021 Office of Victim Services Contractor List BHcare, Inc. Project name: Assistance, Counseling and Support (ASC) Program Project description: The ASC Program provides in‐home long‐term counseling and support to help better address the comprehensive needs of families experiencing domestic violence who are at high risk of lethality. An ASC clinician provides therapeutic interventions for cases involving trauma, substance abuse, or mental health concerns. Community Case Managers are placed in police departments identified with the highest LAP activities. Program hours have been expanded to include the most active weekend and evening hours. This expansion provides a more collaborated and immediate response between advocates and police to follow‐up on those Lethality Assessment Program calls that are assessed as High Risk for Lethality. This expansion increases the availability of in‐person emergency and supportive services to those in crisis. The agency provides services to the cities and towns of Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Bethany, Branford, Derby, East Haven, Guilford, Hamden, Madison, Milford, New Haven, North Branford, North Haven, Orange, Oxford, Seymour, Shelton, West Haven, and Woodbridge. Address: 127 Washington Avenue, 3rd Floor North Haven, CT 06473 Contact: Esperina Stubblefield Phone: 203‐736‐2601 Ext. 1338 Website: www.bhcare.org BHcare, Inc. Project name: HOPE Family Justice Center Project description: The HOPE Family Justice Center (HFJC) is a multi‐disciplinary team of professionals who provide coordinated services to victims of family violence. The program offers comprehensive services including counseling and safety planning to victims and children; advocacy; links to Juvenile, Family, and Criminal court; as well as access to on‐site professionals providing civil legal services, job training and placement assistance, public benefits assistance, and mental health services. The HFJC offices also include a trauma‐sensitive and private space for advocates and prosecutors to meet with victims. The project addresses barriers to obtaining services and provides a framework for the coordination of all prevention and intervention services for victims of domestic violence, child abuse, sexual assault, and elder abuse in the Greater New Haven area. Address: 127 Washington Avenue, 3rd Floor North Haven, CT 06473 1 FY 2020-2021 Office of Victim Services Contractor List Contact: Esperina Stubblefield Phone: 203‐736‐2601 Ext. 1338 Website: www.bhcare.org Catholic Charities – Archdiocese of Hartford Program Name: Counseling Services to Families of Homicide Victims Project Description: Provides counseling services to family members of homicides including DUI/DWI homicides and hit and run motor vehicle homicide at the agency’s sites in Ansonia, Hartford, Milford, New Britain, New Haven, Torrington, and Waterbury. Address: 839‐841 Asylum Avenue Hartford, CT 06105 Contact: Ana Texis Phone: 203‐787‐2207 Website: www.ccaoh.org Catholic Charities – Archdiocese of Hartford Program Name: Supporting Victims of Crime Program Project Description: Provides culturally and linguistically competent, trauma informed mental health counseling and care, and case management for victims of violent crimes at the agency’s sites in Ansonia, Hartford, Milford, Torrington, and Waterbury. Address: 839‐841 Asylum Avenue Hartford, CT 06105 Contact: Suzanne DeRosa, LPC Phone: 203‐755‐1196 Website: www.ccaoh.org 2 FY 2020-2021 Office of Victim Services Contractor List Center for Family Justice Project Name: Advocacy and Clinical Mental Health Supports for LEP/LatinX Adult and Child Victims of Domestic Violence in Bridgeport Project description: The Center for Family Justice will provide expanded advocacy services to LEP/LatinX adult and child victims of domestic violence in Bridgeport, and build new internal capacity to provide clinical mental health counseling to adults, children, and family units (excluding abusers). The program also includes expanded outreach to institutions and partners to increase visibility, understanding of rights and resources, and create trust with a population that suffers from under‐reporting of domestic violence. Address: 753 Fairfield Avenue Bridgeport, CT 06604 Contact: Kayte Cwikla‐Masas Phone: 203‐334‐6154 Website: www.centerforfamilyjustice.org Charlotte Hungerford Hospital Project Name: Charlotte’s Place Project Project description: Provides outpatient trauma‐focused individual, family, and group therapy services for child and adolescent victims of sexual abuse, sexual assault, physical abuse, and domestic violence, as well as non‐offending parents and family members impacted by the crimes. Additionally, the project provides case management, advocacy, victim’s compensation education, and a non‐offending parent support group. The Agency serves the towns and cities of Barkhamsted, Bethlehem, Canaan, Colebrook, Cornwall, Falls Village, Goshen, Harwinton, Kent, Litchfield, Morris, New Hartford, Norfolk, North Canaan, Salisbury, Sharon, Thomaston, Torrington, Warren, Washington, Watertown, Winchester, and Woodbury. Address: 50 Litchfield Street Torrington, CT 06790 Contact: Joan Nevesky Phone: 860‐489‐3391 Website: www.charlottehungerford.org 3 FY 2020-2021 Office of Victim Services Contractor List Charlotte Hungerford Hospital Project Name: Hungerford Hope Project Project Description: Provides trauma‐focused outpatient therapy services for adults who have been victims of sexual assault during their lifetime. Experienced clinical staff with EMDR training provide individual and group therapy. A case manager provides assistance with psychosocial needs, advocacy and victims’ compensation support. Towns and cities served: Barkhamsted, Bethlehem, Canaan, Colebrook, Cornwall, Falls Village, Goshen, Harwinton, Kent, Litchfield, Morris, New Hartford, Norfolk, North Canaan, Salisbury, Sharon, Thomaston, Torrington, Warren, Washington, and Winchester. Address: 540 Litchfield Street Torrington, CT 06790 Contact: Cathy Dean Phone: 860‐496‐6350 Website: www.charlottehungerford.org Child Guidance Center of Southern Connecticut Program Name: Child and Adolescent Crime Victim Assistance Program Project Description: provides therapy, crisis counseling, information and referral, both in‐person and by phone, follow‐up, hotline counseling, compensation claim assistance, personal advocacy, and criminal justice support and advocacy to primary and secondary victims of crime in Darien, Greenwich, New Canaan, and Stamford, CT. Address: 103 West Broad Street Stamford, CT 06902 Contact: Setta Mushegian Phone: 203‐517‐3315 Website: www.childguidancect.org 4 FY 2020-2021 Office of Victim Services Contractor List Clifford W Beers Guidance Clinic Program Name: Project CATCH (Collaboration, Advocacy, and Treatment for Children) Project Description: Project CATCH provides supportive services to meet the needs of victims to help them stabilize their lives. The project serves adult and child victims of domestic violence and/or sexual abuse and adults who were sexually abused as children. The program also serves victims of human trafficking, and teen dating victimization. A new service, the Trauma, Bullying and Recovery Education and Intervention Program to help youth victims of bullying overcome vengeance craving, has been added to the program. Project CATCH will also begin providing services at the South Central Child Advocacy Center. The agency serves the cities and towns of New Haven, East Haven, Hamden, North Haven, and West Haven. Address: 93 Edwards Street New Haven, CT 06511 Contact: Martha Plazas Phone: 203‐772‐1270 Website: www.cliffordbeers.org Community Child Guidance Clinic Program Name: Victims of Crime Assistance Program Project Description: Provides crisis intervention, psychotherapy, information and referral, criminal justice advocacy and support, assistance with compensation applications, phone consultation, assistance with victim impact statements, and follow‐up services in addition to collaborating with other agencies who are serving victims of crime. This project focuses on violent crime categories that include child/physical abuse, child sexual abuse, assault, domestic violence, bullying, sex trafficking, teen dating violence, and survivors of homicide. Towns served: Andover, Bolton, Columbia, Coventry, East Hartford, Ellington, Glastonbury, Hebron, Manchester, Marlborough, South Windsor, Stafford, Stafford Springs, Tolland, Vernon/Rockville. Address: 317 North Main Street Manchester, CT 06042 Contact: Shannon Boivin Phone: 860‐643‐2101 Website: www.ccgcinc.org 5 FY 2020-2021 Office of Victim Services Contractor List Community Health Resources, Inc. Program name: North Central MDT Coordination Project Project Description: Provides home‐based family assessment, linkage, mental health treatment, and follow‐up services to child victims of sexual and physical abuse and neglect who are referred to the North Central Multidisciplinary Team. Towns served: East Granby, East Windsor, Enfield, Granby, Simsbury, Suffield, Windsor, and Windsor Locks. Address: 2 Waterside Crossing Suite 401 Windsor, CT. 06095 Contact: Kathy Schiessl Phone: 860‐697‐3323 Website: www.chrhealth.org Community Mental Health Affiliates Program Name: Community Connections for Survivors Project Description: Serves victims of crime in CT, including male and female victims of crime residing in Connecticut correctional institutions, prior to their release and re‐entry into the community. Clinical case managers provide clinical therapy and case management to address trauma,