Social Service - Headrest

To the Citizens of Hartford: We can not thank you enough for your continued support in the fight against substance abuse. The monies that you contribute are used to fund several programs that serves the residents of Hartford along with many other residents of the State of Vermont. Our Crisis Hotline, Crisis Teenline, and the National Hopeline - 1-800-Suicide are manned 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Headrest is 1 of 70 national call-in sites for 1-800-Suicide and we are accredited by the American Association of Suicideology whose headquarters are in Washington, D.C.

Last year we had received a total of 12,000+ calls on our crisis hotlines and this service is funded solely by the local Towns & Cities (like Hartford), the United Way of the Upper Valley, United Way of Sullivan County and private donations. Our crisis hotline has been in operation for 33 years, that's more than 12,000 consecutive 24 hour days of continual service to the Upper Valley.

Our records identify 187 calls were received from individual who identified themselves as Hartford residents, and based on the current trends, we would expect the calls received from the Town of Hartford resident will exceed 200.

Substance abuse has been identified as one of the leading public health issues that we are facing locally and nationally. Studies show that nationally, deaths directly related to drug use have more than doubled since the early 1980's. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention found in their 1995 study that "Alcohol is a major factor in the leading causes of youth death - Accidents, Homicides and Suicide."

Once again, we thank you for your contribution and look forward to your continued support.

Michael Cryans, Executive Director

The Hartford Housing Authority | Windsor County Partners | Health Care & Rehabilitation of Southern Vermont | Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) | Southeastern Vermont Community Action (SEVCA) | The Upper Valley Haven, Inc. | Women's Information Services (WISE) | The Vermont Center for Independent Living | Vermont Adult Learning | Visiting Nurse Alliance of Vermont and New Hampshire, Inc. | The Family Place | Headrest | Bugbee Senior Center | Advance Transit