Kids in Crisis - free round-the-clock help for children, teens, and parents.
call when you are afraid
Since its founding in 1978, Kids in Crisis has helped more than 96,000 Connecticut children and families, in 2007 more than 8,100 children and families received assistance from the organization.
The Kids in Crisis mission is to protect infants, children and teens from abuse and family crisis.
They provide free, round-the-clock crisis intervention, counseling and emergency shelter, prevention programs in local communities and advocacy throughout Connecticut.
life can be hard sometimes
When home is not a safe place to stay, Kids in Crisis Outreach Counselors help children make the transition to a temporary stay at either of the two Kids in Crisis safe homes - the Crisis Nursery for infants and young children and the Teen House, for adolescents.
The doors of Kids in Crisis are always open, staffed with trained professionals including social workers and counselors. They provide a deep level of care and collaboration with an on-site medical team, including a full-time nurse practitioner, psychologist and psychiatrist and an education team to make sure children are helped physically, emotionally and socially.
call if you are worried about a child
The issues that bring people to Kids in Crisis include family conflict, neglect, homelessness, behavioral issues, mental health issues, abuse and physical health problems.
Kids in Crisis offers a safe place to stay for children who are in danger or for children who need a respite from family crisis.
Kids in Crisis is the only place of its kind in New England, offering free, round-the-clock help to children newborn to age 17.
Please visit Kids in Crisis web-site at (www.kidsincrisis.org) or call 203-327-KIDS