Annual Appeal 2025
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Here in Connecticut:
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1 in 5 adults and nearly 1 in 5 young people are struggling with a mental health challenge.​
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Nearly 500,000 people are living with a substance use disorder.​
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Approximately 19.8% of youth in Connecticut, aged 12 to 17, have faced a mental health issue, a rate comparable to the national average of 20% for that age group. ​
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Over 90% of veterans with a substance use disorder have at least one co-occurring mental health condition.​
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In 2022, an average of 17.6 veterans died by suicide each day
Every day in Connecticut, thousands of children, Veterans, and families in crisis are searching for healing. Too often, the care they need is out of reach. At Healing Hoofbeats of CT, we open our gates to anyone who needs help and your generosity makes that possible.
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"I will never forget the first time I stepped onto the farm at Healing Hoofbeats. I was carrying more than I knew how to handle — grief, anxiety, trauma — and I wasn’t sure where to turn. When I admitted I couldn’t afford therapy, I braced myself to hear 'no.' Instead, I heard: 'We’ll find a way.'
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Thanks to the Financial Aid Fund made possible by donors like you, I received the trauma-informed care I needed. What I found there wasn’t just therapy. I found peace, strength, and a path forward.​
That means in every classroom, workplace, and neighborhood, someone is carrying an invisible burden. Because of donors like YOU, Healing Hoofbeats can continue to say yes to people like ME who have nowhere else to turn."
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-Amanda S. (former client and advocate for mental health reform in CT)
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Please, make your gift today. Whether it’s $25, $100, or $1,000, your donation is a lifeline that brings healing to children, Veterans, families in crisis, and others who might otherwise go without care.
Together, we can keep the gates open for every person who needs us.
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With gratitude,
Ashley Kenney
Director of Development
Healing Hoofbeats of CT
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