Causes: Mental Health, Mental Health Associations, Mental Health Disorders, Mental Health Treatment, Substance Abuse Dependency, Prevention & Treatment

Mission: The mission of the organization is to provide the most effective forms of therapy through research and state-of-the-art programs. PCC believes in proactively maintaining mental health to help strengthen positive connection so that people and communities unite and flourish. To accomplish its goals, PCC has created various programs to provide the most effective forms of therapy.

Results: PCC has already proven that it can successfully implement programs for the mental well-being of the community by serving over 700 clients in the year 2016.The Center has available resources and has effective collaboration with other organizations and the Government. PCC has an existing contract with the CT Government for providing court ordered parenting education program. The Center gets referrals from DCF, area hospitals and doctors’ offices. PCC has many bilingual counselors who offer services to the immigrant population in the area. PCC also has few alcohol & drug certified counselors who are qualified to administer Naloxone in opioid overdose cases. The Center is opening a private freestanding mental health facility to provide psychiatric outpatient services. In addition the Center is opening a primary health care center that will act as a medical home for the low income, minority and immigrant population in the area.

Target demographics: low income/minority/immigrant population to resolve mental health and substance abuse issues.

Direct beneficiaries per year: 700

Geographic areas served: Southington, Waterbury, Meriden, Newtown

Programs: Mental health treatment, Substance abuse treatment, Substance use management Education