Community Resources
The Connecticut Department of Social Services administers many programs designed to assist Connecticut residents in meeting their health and medical care needs. Please visit their website below, for more information.
Parenting Resources
The Bristol Hospital Parent and Child Center provides support for families; targeting areas such as stress management, family finances, communication skills, child development and more. Please visit their website below for more information.
Link: http://www.bristolhospital.org/Services/Parent-and-Child-Center.aspx
Medication & Prescription Drug Resources
If you are having difficulty paying for your prescriptions, please look into the following resources. If you are unable to get assistance from these resources, please let your pediatrician know before you discontinue the medication for your child.
- Partnership for Prescription Assistance: 1-888-4PPA-NOW. A database of prescription savings programs created by pharmacists to help individuals afford medications, regardless of their prescription insurance coverage.
- Needy Meds: A database of assistance programs for individual prescription medications.
- The Medicine Program: Free prescription medicine is available through patient assistance programs.