Connecting to Care (CtoC) is a non-profit TeleHealth Service Center located in Redding California whose mission is to fill gaps in health care services. The CtoC mission focuses on improving the lives of individuals with mental health issues, special needs, and physical barriers to health resources.
Connecting to Care is committed to creating measurable, meaningful differences in the lives of the people we serve. Utilizing technology to assist individuals to independently access education, employment and their community.
“Virtual Clinics”
TeleHealth brings the patient, family, physician, specialist and caregivers together using advanced camera and video technology.
“Peer Advocate Program“
Trained peer advocates use Assistive Technology (AT) to conduct scheduled on-site visits in special need adult day programs to introduce and demonstrate technology options. Advocates model the use of augmented communication devices to individuals who may benefit from using Assistive Technology to be more independent.
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“Giving Students Equal Access”
“Quality of Life”
The Assistive Technology program gives individuals with visual, hearing, verbal and physical barriers the ability to access to their community, employment, education and medical care independently.
Connecting to Care is dedicated to improving the lives of individuals with disabilities, mental health issues and barriers to health resources due to living in rural communities. Individuals benefit from an integrated approach to meet more than one need. We offer a spectrum of services including; Assistive Technology, TelePsychiatry, and Behavioral Health. We accept referrals from many organizations such as; Regional Centers, Dept. of Rehab, Schools, Residential Group Homes, Physicians, SLP’s and Physical Therapist. Staffed by professionals, our programs are tailored to bring out the abilities of the people we serve.
I am writing to give my whole-hearted support for Connecting to Care and the services this outstanding non-profit provides. The Department of Psychiatry has been providing telepsychiatry services to consumers of Far Northern Regional Center for over a decade and has been collaborating with Connecting to Care for that purpose. Our faculty has a collaborative
