New Canaan Youth & Family Services
Together. Shaping the Future.

More Upcoming Events and Resources for Youth and Families:

Kids Menu: The Substances Available To Our Kids These Days And The Effects On Their Lives
January 19, 7 pm
Saxe Middle School Auditorium

Please join New Canaan CARES and their partners in welcoming New Canaan High School Resource Officer Jeff Deak and Tricia Dahl, Research Assistant from Yale School of Medicine, in an eye-opening discussion about the common substances accessible to our children, how they affect the adolescent brain, and what we see in our community and schools. This program is intended for middle and high school families. Students are invited and encouraged to attend.

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Join the Human Connection
How to Get your Life Back After Divorce or Separation
Tuesday, January 10
7:00-8:30pm
(Additional session dates to come)
WEW Office
21 Locust Avenue, New Canaan, 2nd Floor
Women Empowering Women institute has started a support group designed to help women connect with each other while navigating life after a difficult divorce or separation. This six-week program will focus on strategies to stay positive navigating through the transition, helping children to adjust, and creating a safe, nurturing environment to recognize and fulfill your own potential. The group will be led by a professional MSW (Master of Social Work) Counselor.

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Social Justice Book Group (Hybrid) for
Grades 5-8: Be the Change You Want to See
January 12 @ 7:15 pm - 8:00 pm
New Canaan YMCA’s Wagner Room

Our Social Justice Book Group is reading You Don’t Know Everything, Jilly P! by Alex Gino this month. Tweens and teens in grades 5-8, join us to discuss the book, make some new friends, and brainstorm ways that you can make real, positive changes in your community. All are welcome. Leaders from LiveGirl, S.T.A.R, and New Canaan Library will be on hand to guide

the discussion and to help you transform ideas into actions.    

This program is hybrid (simultaneously on Zoom and in person). Please let us know whether you will participate in person at the New Canaan YMCA (We’ll serve pizza!) or online over Zoom. 

This program is in partnership with LiveGirl, S.T.A.R, and New Canaan Library. This month, we will meet in the New Canaan YMCA’s Wagner Room

(564 South Avenue, New Canaan, CT). 

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Overview
The New Canaan Urgent Assessment (NCUA) Program is a collaboration between the Town of New Canaan and Silver Hill Hospital. Its goal is to connect those in urgent need of mental health treatment with a timely, psychiatric assessment and tailored referral for ongoing care. The program serves children, adolescents, and adults and is available to New Canaan residents for no out-of-pocket cost. The Assessment Program is available by advance appointment only.

For additional information and to schedule an intake screening, please fill out our contact form OR call Silver Hill Hospital admissions at

1-866-542-4455 and indicate that you are inquiring about the

New Canaan Urgent Assessment Program.

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The Young Critics are reading Sanity & Tallulah by Molly Brooks this month.

Join Librarian Rebecca Fox to discuss the book, enjoy some pizza, and chat with your friends! This program is for any children in 4th-6th grades.

This program is hybrid (simultaneously on Zoom and in person). This month, we will meet in the New Canaan YMCA’s Wagner Room (564 South Avenue, New Canaan, CT). Please let us know whether you will participate in person at the YMCA or online over Zoom.

This program is only intended for families with children in grades 4-6.

Jan 31, 2023

7PM-8PM

New Canaan YMCA

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Welcome, New Canaan
Our goal is to provide you with information regarding mental, behavioral, emotional health and intelligence.
We hope to be a steadfast and evolving resource in meeting you where you are. We invite you to participate in an ongoing and inclusive discussion about emotions. Life spins, leaving us feeling lost, weary, confused, and isolated. Maladaptive behaviors serve a temporary purpose but ultimately marry with shame- a powerfully repetitive cycle we can find ourselves swallowed by. There are ways out. You are never alone. Sometimes we need more perspective to build on practices already established that need a bit of refreshing and continued education.
We have found it essential to create a circle of support to help us solve the things that come up so we can better understand ourselves
and one another.
Let’s Talk About It New Canaan.

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