Connecticut Legal Rights Project

Who is CLRP?
Connecticut Legal Rights Project, Inc. (CLRP), is an independent, nonprofit agency which advocates for low income adults who have, or are perceived to have, a psychiatric disability. CLRP is separate from the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS).

What does CLRP do?
CLRP's attorneys and legal advocates provide services ranging from brief advice to full legal representation with legal problems related to:

• Services and/or treatment from mental health or other providers
• Enforcement of rights guaranteed by state or federal law, such as due process, non-discrimination, and informed consent
• Administrative and judicial procedures such as grievances, conservatorships, commitments, and medication/hearings

La Comunida Latina
CLRP operates a Latino outreach project staffed by bilingual, bi-cultural advocates prepared to focus on the problems that Latino's experience with mental health services.

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Information and Referral
To avoid duplication of effort and to target limited resources, CLRP prioritizes cases involving clients served by DMHAS facilities or DMHAS funded programs.

CLRP works closely with other agencies and may refer clients who do not meet priority criteria to organizations such as the Office of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities, other legal services, or to private attorneys.

Training and Community Education
CLRP staff is available to speak with consumers, families, community groups, and providers about the rights and responsibilities of individuals with psychiatric disabilities.

CLRP's Offices
CLRP's main office is in Middletown at Connecticut Valley Hospital and is open for business Monday through Friday from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Satellite offices are staffed on a part-time basis. Calls to these offices are checked every day.

Locations and phone numbers for CLRP's H.O.M.E. Project (Helping Others Maintain Equality in housing) are also listed below. The H.O.M.E. program assists people who have psychiatric disabilities, and/or are clients of DMHAS, who are having problems with their housing.

To see if you qualify for services or to obtain further information about CLRP, please call toll-free 1-877-402-2299 between 9:30 A.M. and 2:30 P.M.

• Main Office
  
  Middletown
  Connecticut Valley Hospital
  P.O. Box 351, Silver Street
  Middletown, CT 06457
  (860) 262-5030
  Toll Free (877) 402-2299
  Fax: (860) 262-5035
  
  
• Satellite Offices
  
  Bridgeport
  Greater Bridgeport Community Mental Health Center
  1635 Central Avenue
  Bridgeport, CT 06610
  (203) 551-7638
  
  Hartford
  Capitol Region Mental Health Center
  51 Coventry Street
  Hartford, CT 06112
  (860) 297-0808
  
  New Haven
  Connecticut Mental Health Center
  34 Park Street
  New Haven, CT 06510
  (203) 974-7715
  
  Newington
  Cedarcrest Hospital
  525 Russell Road
  Newington, CT 06111
  (860) 666-7626
  
  Norwich
  401 W. Thames Street, Bldg. 301
  Norwich, CT 06360
  (860) 859-4703
  
  Stamford
  F.S. Dubois Center
  780 Summer Street
  Stamford, CT 06901
  (203) 388-1566
  
  
• H.O.M.E. Project  (Helping Others Maintain Equality in housing)
  
  Main Office
  Connecticut Valley Hospital
  P.O. Box 351, Silver Street
  Middletown, CT 06457
  (860) 262-5030
  Toll Free (877) 402-2299
  
  Torrington
  Prime Time House
  810 Main Street
  Torrington, CT 06790
  (860) 482-3636
  (860) 496-9018