online and in-person classes available
Resources
Articles
Videos
https://youtu.be/Qg-HXbta1uY CT Judicial Branch Family Services
Informational Video
https://youtu.be/c19Oh9tpmPI CT Judicial Branch Family Services
What Parties Should Expect and How To Prepare
https://youtu.be/lCg35S_ASgw CT Judicial Branch Family Services
Helping Children Adjust and Staying Out of Conflict
www.pandemic-parent.org Pandemic Parenting & Parenting Resources
Websites
https://jud.ct.gov/forms/grouped/family/divorce.htm CT Judicial Branch Divorce
www.jud.ct.gov/csc/loc.htm Court Service Center Locations
www.ctlawhelp.org Connecticut Network for Legal Aid
https://findtreatment.samhsa.gov/ Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services
https://thevillage.org/programs/urgent-crisis-center-ucc Urgent Crisis Center
(Mental Health Walk-In 7am to 11pm under 18 years old)
www.211CT.org INFOLINE: Referral info and in-home mental health crisis services
988LifeLine.org Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
https://www.thehotline.org/ National Domestic Violence Hotline
https://www.techsafety.org/resources-survivors Technology Safety & Privacy
www.ctcadv.org Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence
www.collaborative-divorce.com Connecticut Collaborative Divorce Lawyers *
www.ctmediators.org Connecticut Council for Divorce Mediation *
www.ctmediationcenter.com Connecticut Mediation Center *
* Collaborative Divorce & Mediation not recommended if
domestic violence & coercive control concerns in family.
www.pandemic-parent.org Pandemic Parenting & Parenting Resources
www.afccnet.org Association of Family & Conciliation Courts
www.appclose.com Free Co-parenting Online Communication & Planning
https://www.sesamestreet.org/toolkits Sesame Street Divorce Toolkit and Video
https://peaceathomeparenting.com/ Peace at Home Parenting
https://www.afccnet.org/Resource-Center/Resources-for-Families Parenting Plans
and Other Resources
Phone Numbers
203-283-8260 Ansonia-Milford Court Service Center
203-207-8766 Danbury Court Service Center
203-579-7214 Fairfield Court Service Center
860-706-5064 Hartford Court Service Center
860-626-2529 Litchfield Court Service Center
203-238-6499 Meriden Court Service Center
860-343-6499 Middlesex Court Service Center
860-515-5151 New Britain Court Service Center
203-503-6819 New Haven Court Service Center
860-823-0857 Norwich Court Service Center
203-965-5328 Stamford Court Service Center
860-896-4945 Tolland Court Service Center
203-591-3308 Waterbury Court Service Center
860-928-7749 Windham Court Service Center
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860-232-9993 Children's Law Center of Connecticut
888-774-2900 Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence Hotline
800-799-SAFE National Domestic Violence Hotline (Text START to 88788 or TTY 800-787-3224)
211 or 211CT.org Infoline
Infoline is a system of help via the telephone or internet about community
services, referrals to human services, and crisis intervention. It is toll-free from
anywhere in CT by simply dialing 2-1-1. It operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a
year. Multilingual caseworkers and TDD access is available.
988 Call or Text Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Books for Children
American Girl (2009). A Smart Girl's Guide to Her Parents' Divorce: How to Land on Your Feet When the World Turns Upside Down. China: American Girl Publishing. (For girls ages 8-13).
Bloom, Judy (2014). It's Not the End of the World. Atheneum Books Young Readers. (Ages 8-13)
Brown, Laurie and Brown, Marc (2009). Dinosaur's Divorce. New York: Little Brown and Company.
Brace, Rachel (2019). Max's Divorce Earthquake. Little Steps Publishing.
Bullard, Lisa (2015) My Family, Your Family. Lerner Publishing Group.
Burris, Tamar (2020). A New Special Friend. Tamar Burris Copyright.
Karst, Patrice (2000). The Invisible String. California: DeVorss Publications.
Lang, Suzanne (2015). Families, Families, Families! Random House Children's Books.
Lansky, Vicki (1998). It's Not Your Fault, Koko Bear. Minnesota: Book Peddlers.
Oriard, Kelly and Christensen, Callie (2021) Fox's Big Family Change: A Lesson in Change. Slumberkins, Inc. (slumberkins.com)
Roberts, Jillian (2017). Why Do Families Change? Our First Talk About Separation and Divorce. Canada: Orca Book Publishers.
Schmitz, Tamara (2008) Standing on My Own Two Feet: A Child's Affirmation of Love in the Midst of Divorce. New York: Penguin Young Readers Group.
Spelman, Cornelia Maude (1998). Mama and Daddy Bear's Divorce. Illinois: Albert Whitman & Company.
Thomas, Pat (1999). My Family's Changing. New York: Barrons.
Walsh, Melanie (2012). Living with Mom and Living with Dad. China: Candlewick Press.
Videos for Preschoolers and Early Elementary Children
Parental Divorce
Sesame Street: Little Children, Big Challenges - What is Divorce?
Sesame Street: Little Children, Big Challenges - Feelings and Routines
Sesame Street: Little Children, Big Challenges - Big Feelings Song
Sesame Street: Little Children, Big Challenges - Bird Family Song
Sesame Street: Little Children, Big Challenges - It's Not Your Fault
Sesame Street in Communities: Divorce - Expressing Feelings & Being Loved
Sesame Street: Little Children, Big Challenges - Abby's Story
Sesame Street in Communities: Divorce - Abby is Stronger
Sesame Street: Little Children, Big Challenges - Chase's Story
Sesame Street, Little Children, Big Challenges - Victoria's Story, Dad Lives Long Distance
Sesame Street, Little Children, Big Challenges - Two Hug Day Digital Book
Parental Addiction
Sesame Street in Communities: Parental Addiction - Meet Salia
Sesame Street in Communities: Parental Addiction, Lending a Hand
Sesame Street in Communities: Play, Talk, Imagine Digital Book
Parental Incarceration
Sesame Street in Communities: What is Incarceration?
Sesame Street in Communities: Visiting a Parent in Prison
Sesame Street in Communities: In My Family Digital Book
Additional Resources
Sesame Street in Communities: Topics including Parental Divorce, Addiction, Incarceration
Visual Schedules and Kids' Calendars
Books for Parents
Ahrons, C. (2004). We're Still Family: What Grown Children Have to Say About Their Parents' Divorce. New York: Harper Collins Publishing.
Everett, C.A. (Ed.). Minority and Ethnic Issues in the Divorce Process. New York: Haworth Press.
Garrity, C., Johnston, J.R., Baris, M.A., & Bruenig, K. (1997). Through the Eyes of the Children: Healing Stories for Children of Divorce. New York: Simon & Schuster.
Family Center of the Conciliation Court. (2001). Children and Divorce, Second Edition. Tuscon, Arizona: The Family Center of the Conciliation Court.
Garber, Benjamin (2008). Keeping Children Out of the Middle: Child Centered Parenting in the Midst of Conflict, Separation and Divorce. Deerfield Beach, Florida: Health Communications.
Garber, Benjamin (2016). Holding Tight and Letting Go: Raising Healthy Kids in Anxious Times. Scottsdale, Arizona: Unhooked Books, LLC.
Hone, Lucy (2017) Resilient Grieving: Finding Strength and Embracing Life After a Loss that Changes Everything. New York: The Experiment Publishing.
Johnston, J.R., & Roseby, V. (1997). In the Name of the Child: A Developmental Approach to Understanding and Helping Children of Conflicted and Violent Divorce. New York: Free Press.
Johnston, J.R., & Campbell, L.E. (1999). Impasses of Divorce. New York: Fireside.
Mercer D., & Pruett, M.K. (2001). Your Divorce Advisor: A Lawyer and a Psychologist Guide You Through the Legal and Emotional Landscape of Divorce. New York: Fireside.
Viorst, Judith (1998). Necessary Losses: The Loves, Illusions, Dependencies and Impossible Expectations that All of Us Have to Give Up in Order to Grow. New York: Free Press.
Wolf, A. E. (1998). Why Did You Have to Get a Divorce? And When Can I Get a Hamster? New York: Noon Day Press.
Wolf, A. E. (2002). Get Out of My Life But First Could You Drive Me and Cheryl to the Mall? A Parent's Guide to the New Teenager. New York: Noon Day Press.
Wolf, A. E. (2000). The Secret of Parenting. New York: Farrar, Strauss & Giroux.