Laurel House, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, provides mental health services and programs in New Canaan, CT and the surrounding areas in lower Fairfield County. Laurel House helps individuals and their families achieve and sustain mental health recovery.
Our services for New Canaan, CT residents are offered through one-on-one meetings in the community or at our Resource Center in Stamford, CT. Programs and services include recovery planning, life skills coaching and skill building, supported education, supported employment, Thinking Well (cognitive remediation), housing and residential services, food service and wellness, social opportunities, and active outreach to individuals who might otherwise be isolated. By utilizing our mental health resources and recovery services to support individuals and families in New Canaan, CT, the Laurel House team is able to help clients reintegrate into the community with independence and a positive self-image.
Mental Health Resources to Recover
- Early Intervention and Remediation – helping New Canaan, CT families connect with the right mental health services to prevent the harmful secondary effects of mental illness.
- Social Inclusion – reintegration and full client participation in their local communities.
- Recovery – clients gain independence and achieve their life goals through adjustment and adaptation to mental illness.
Laurel House regularly collaborates with the New Canaan Community Foundation and our President and CEO, Linda Autore, is a Board Director at Silver Hill Hospital and our Chief Financial Officer, Dennis O’Connor, is a New Canaan resident. We also have standing supported education office hours at Norwalk Community College, providing an additional convenient location from which to serve New Canaan residents.