Get Help Now

• 2-1-1 Community Resources & Help
• Suicide Prevention Lifeline (call or text 988)
• Veterans Crisis Line (1-800-273-8255, press 1)
• Have a Personal Health Question? Medical librarians at the UConn Health Sciences Library research personal health questions for Connecticut residents. This Wellness Through Answers service is free and confidential. Call or email with your question: (860) 679-4055 / hnet@uchc.edu

Reference Solutions

Reference Solutions provides FREE access to U.S. Healthcare listings for physicians and dentists. Additional listings include U.S. residential, businesses, job/internship postings, and more!

researchIT CT: Connecticut’s Research Engine

See the Health & Science section of researchIT CT to access free academic articles and resources. ResearchIT CT is a service of the CT State Library and Bloomfield Public Library.

Teen Health & Wellness

Teen Health & Wellness provides middle and high school students with FREE up-to-date, nonjudgmental, self-help support – it’s safe, private, and available 24/7. For offsite access, click the green “Instant Login” button and choose “Log in with your library card.”

Additional Health & Wellness Resources

• COVID-19 Resources
• AARP (American Association of Retired Persons)
• Access Health Connecticut – Insurance Marketplace
• Alcohol Treatment Navigator (National Institutes of Health)
• American Academy of Pediatrics
• American Heart Association
• Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
• ChooseMyPlate.gov (USDA)
• CT Department of Mental Health & Addiction Services
• CT Licensed Physicians
• CT State Library (see Health & Science section, or use OneSearch box)
• Family Health Portrait (online tool from CDC/Surgeon General)
• Genetics Home Reference (National Library of Medicine)
• Healthfinder (U.S. Dept. Health & Human Services)
• Health Websites in Other Languages (CT State Library)
• HealthyChildren.org (American Academy of Pediatrics)
• Mayo Clinic
• Medicare
• MedicineNet
• Medline Plus
• National Institute on Aging – Health Information
• National Institute on Aging – Exercise & Physical Activity Guide
• Nutrition Information (USDA)
• PubMed®
• Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
• Veterans Benefits & Healthcare (U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs)
• Vaccine Safety (National Academies)
• WebMD
• Wellness Through Answers, a Patient & Family Health Information Service (personal health questions answered by medical librarians at the UConn Health Sciences Library)