The Connection - Center for Behavioral Health Meriden

The Connection offers nationally recognized child welfare-focused programs that help families provide stable, loving homes for all children. We can help you reunite and stabilize your family after difficult life challenges such as trauma, substance use, struggles with behavioral health or homelessness.

Young adults ages 18-24 need specialized care when they find themselves homeless or in unstable housing situations. At The Connection, our homeless young adult services focus on connecting people to the community resources they need, expanding and nurturing their natural supports, and developing independent living skills. Young adults can access services by calling 211.

Having a safe home is one of the most important parts of successful recovery. The Connection is a housing first provider, which means we believe that housing must be prioritized for recovery to begin. We have a range of opportunities to assist with housing that include homeless outreach and engagement, emergency shelter, rapid re-housing, and permanent supportive housing.

As a nonprofit, The Connection has a unique understanding of the challenges faced by nonprofits and seeks to use that expertise to improve the social determinants of health by helping people, communities and organizations solve problems, adapt to change, and evolve. Advancing the systems that support communities promotes the health and wellbeing of the people who live there.

You can make The Connection by financially supporting the quality care for those who are homeless, face mental health and substance use challenges, or are returning to the community after incarceration.

After spending my career in Non-Profit management in human services, I feel especially privileged to be writing this message as Chief Executive Officer of The Connection. This is a special time in this company’s history as we celebrate our successes and the tremendous growth of our valuable services in Connecticut over the past 50 years.

The Connection has become synonymous with our commitment to helping thousands of individuals, families and children grow and thrive through our array of Family & Child, Young Adult, Adult, and Housing Services. Our programs provide multiple levels of care that can range from outpatient care to residential settings. We take pride in providing exceptional client care and are dedicated to enhancing the physical, emotional, intellectual health and wellness of the people in our communities.

Our mission is building safe, healthy, caring communities and inspiring people to reach their full potential as productive and valued citizens. The Connection stands for excellence in leadership, integrity, and full transparency in the spirit of community collaboration.

Looking ahead, we are focused on strategically accelerating our growth while continuing to build the quality of our organization. We are excited to expand our Institute for Innovative Practice by providing quality professional development, training and consultation to help people, communities and organizations solve problems, adapt to change, and evolve.

I am writing to express our sincere appreciation to The Connection for making Cochegan House available during the COVID-19 Pandemic. It was a lifeline to house residents who tested positive for the Coronavirus. We applaud your efforts and support!