By supporting McCall’s programs and services, your valuable donation will:
- Enable people to achieve their recovery goals
- Reduce financial barriers to care
- Help struggling teens make life-affirming choices
- Give seniors a place for healthy social interactions
- Support in-school programs dedicated to wellness
- Enhance resources to prevent opioid deaths
- Help fund individual counseling, support groups, and group homes
- Bring hope to thousands across western Connecticut
That’s what compassionate contributions can do!
A note from our President and CEO
Dear Friends:
Too often, people in crisis tell themselves, “Well, I did it to myself,” and sink deeper into shame and self condemnation. But at McCall, we know a powerful truth—healing begins with compassion. When someone feels trapped by despair, that thought becomes a heavy weight, keeping them stuck in cycles of blame, anger, or hopelessness. Instead of sparking change, it deepens the pain. At such pivotal moments, the real way forward isn’t through greater shame or punishment—it’s achieved with compassion, trust, and human connection.
This can be surprising to most of us. We’ve been taught to believe that through shame and punishment, we will learn the tough lessons needed to make a change in our behavior. We’ve been conditioned to believe that compassion is the opposite of accountability.
However, research supports the benefits of consistent, caring connection. When someone in despair meets with a compassionate outreach worker again and again, trust grows—and so does hope. That’s when recovery takes root.
Your gift connects individuals in their darkest moment to skilled, caring clinicians. Your donation supports essential services that lead to health, safety, and recovery. Together, we can keep walking people out of the darkness and into the light. Thank you for making that journey possible.
With love and gratitude,
Maria Coutant Skinner, LCSW
President and Chief Executive Officer
Together, we can keep walking people out of the darkness and into the light.
This year’s McCall Annual Appeal concludes at midnight on December 31, 2025. Whether you’ve supported us in the past or you’re a first-time contributor, the McCall Network extends our heartfelt thanks!
McCall at a glance.
The McCall Behavioral Health Network is a nonprofit organization that helps individuals heal. We specialize in whole person care that includes expertise in substance use and mental health diagnoses. We offer a full range of services, from prevention and treatment to recovery support and community engagement.
In our 2024 fiscal year:
- Our outpatient and residential treatment programs served thousands of individuals.
- 96 teens received support from McCall’s Adolescent Services.
- 65 caregivers successfully completed the Parenting Support Services Program.
- More than 360 individuals over the age of 55+ participated in McCall’s Senior Services programs.
These are just a few examples of how the McCall Network helps people build resilience, overcome adversity, and achieve wellness.
It is our mission to ensure those who come to us receive best-in-class, evidence-based, holistic care and are not turned away if they lack financial resources.
For more than 50 years, the McCall Behavioral Health Network has been proudly serving individuals and families in western Connecticut, with locations in:
Canaan | Danbury | Torrington | Waterbury | Winsted