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Connecticut ADAP (CADAP)

AIDS Director

HIV/AIDS Services in Connecticut

Connecticut provides assistance to people living with HIV or AIDS (PLWA) and their families through various "HIV/AIDS service organizations." Services include support for, but may not be limited to the following: case management, medical, dental, mental health, nutrition, substance abuse, specialty care prescriptions, alternative therapies, transportation, housing, meals, and related emergency financial assistance. PLWA can access case management services throughout Connecticut for assistance with the services they need at no cost.

For additional information, contact the Department of Public Health at 1-860-509-7806. The following is a list of HIV/AIDS services and who to contact in Connecticut.

  • AIDS Drug Assistance
    The Connecticut AIDS Drug Assistance Program (CADAP) can help pay for many Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved drug treatments. There is no asset limit. The income limit is 400% of the Federal Poverty Level. Physician verification of HIV/AIDS is required. For more information, call 1-800-233-2503

  • AIDS Health Insurance Assistance
    The Connecticut Insurance Assistance Program (CIAPAP) was created to pay employer-related group health insurance premiums for HIV+ employees who have stopped working and qualified dependents who meet program requirements. For more information, call the CIAPAP Coordinator at 1-800-842-1508 or 1-860-424-5388

  • Pediatric AIDS Program
    The Pediatric AIDS Program of the Connecticut Primary Care Association provides Pediatric HIV Care and intensive family support/case management services to children with HIV and their family members. For more information, call the Program Coordinator at 860-727-0004

  • Transitional Linkage into the Community (Project TLC)
    "Project TLC" is a service designed to assist people ready for, or recently released from Connecticut's correctional system. The project can help with the coordination of HIV/AIDS services throughout Connecticut. For more information, call 860-527-1866

  • CT's Mental Health Services for HIV Affected Children's Programs
    When someone has HIV or AIDS, everyone who cares about that person is affected. Children are no exception. They may exhibit signs of anxiety, depression, or other symptoms related to the stress of living with loved ones who have HIV. Behavioral problems such as poor school performance and acting out inappropriately may be a result of the child's inability to cope with this stressful situation. Services are available to help children and their families deal with these problems through individual or family therapy, group therapy, bereavement counseling or through other therapeutic modalities.

    For more information call:
    Child Guidance Center of Greater Bridgeport
    (Bridgeport) 203-367-5361

    Child Guidance Center of Southern Connecticut
    (Stamford) 203-324-6127

    The Village for Families and Children
    (Hartford) 860-527-4224

    Community Child Guidance Clinic (Manchester)
    860-643-2101

    Clifford W. Beers Guidance Clinic
    (New Haven) 203-772-1270

    Child Guidance Clinic of Southeastern Connecticut
    (New London) 860-437-4552

    Meriden Child Guidance Clinic
    (Meriden) 203-235-2815

 doctorState Resources - Connecticut specific contact information for different programs through which you can access a variety of services. Includes links to other resources.

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fiber optics phooPatient Assistance Programs : Sometimes a state has a waiting list until certain programs become available. You may need to try a Patient Assistance Program, or try to get Medicaid or Medicare or private insurance first. Do not ever drop your private insurance without first seeing if your state will cover part or the whole premium, especially if you have children. The pharmaceutical industry has set up programs that offer medications for free, or sometimes at a very low price. You may have to apply directly to a specific company, or use a national service set up by a group of companies like pparx.org. Your doctor or another member of your health care team like a case manager will usually help you out to apply, and you may need to apply to more than one company for the treatments you need.


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