Southwest Connecticut MH System

Southwest Connecticut MH System

Services:
Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment
• Accepts clients using medication assisted treatment for alcohol use disorder but prescribed elsewhere
• This facility administers/prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

• Federal, or any government funding for substance use treatment programs
• Medicaid
• State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
• Private health insurance
• Medicare

Testing

• Breathalyzer or blood alcohol testing
• Drug or alcohol urine screening

Payment Assistance Available

• Payment assistance (check with facility for details)
• Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)

Gender Accepted

• Female
• Male

Pharmacotherapies

• Nicotine replacement
• Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
• Naltrexone (oral)
• Medication for mental disorders
• Buprenorphine without naloxone
• Buprenorphine with naloxone
• Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable)
• Buprenorphine (extended-release, injectable)
• Clonidine

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Screening for tobacco use
• Screening for mental disorders
• Outreach to persons in the community
• Comprehensive substance use assessment
• Comprehensive mental health assessment
• Screening for substance use

License/Certification/Accreditation

• The Joint Commission
• State mental health department
• State Substance use treatment agency

Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public)

• State government

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Other Services

• Treatment for other addiction disorder

Recovery Support Services

• Self-help groups
• Recovery coach
• Housing services
• Mentoring/peer support
• Employment counseling or training
• Assistance with obtaining social services

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
• Veterans
• Adult women
• Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients
• Clients who have experienced sexual abuse
• Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence
• Clients who have experienced trauma
• Adult men
• Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer/questioning (LGBTQ)
• Young adults

Opioid Medications used in Treatment

• Naltrexone used in Treatment
• Buprenorphine used in Treatment

Education and Counseling Services

• Substance use disorder education
• Group counseling
• Marital/couples counseling
• Family counseling
• Hepatitis education, counseling, or support
• Individual counseling
• Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis
• HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support
• Vocational training or educational support (for example, high school coursework, GED preparation, etc.)
• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling

Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, Inpatient, etc.)

• Outpatient
• Regular outpatient treatment
• Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment

Type of Opioid Treatment

• Prescribes buprenorphine
• Prescribes naltrexone
• Relapse prevention with naltrexone

Other Languages

• Portuguese
• Italian
• Creole

Language Services

• Other languages (excluding Spanish)
• Spanish

Ancillary Services

• Transportation assistance
• Domestic violence services, including family or partner
• Suicide prevention services
• Social skills development
• Mental health services
• Case management service

Treatment Approaches

• Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
• Brief intervention
• Anger management
• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Contingency management/motivational incentives
• Trauma-related counseling
• Substance use disorder counseling
• Motivational interviewing
• 12-step facilitation
• Relapse prevention

Transitional Services

• Discharge Planning
• Naloxone and overdose education
• Aftercare/continuing care

Age Groups Accepted

• Adults
• Young Adults

Type of Care

• Substance use treatment
• Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• In-network prescribing entity