Southwest Connecticut MH Systems

Southwest Connecticut MH Systems

Services:
Treatment Approaches
• Abnormal involuntary movement scale
• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Group therapy
• Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment
• Couples/family therapy
• Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
• Individual psychotherapy
• Dialectical behavior therapy
• Activity therapy

Other Languages

• Polish
• Creole
• Portuguese
• Italian

Language Services

• Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Other languages (excluding Spanish)
• Spanish

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Pharmacotherapies

• Loxapine
• Chlorpromazine
• Olanzapine
• Nicotine replacement
• Fluphenazine
• Risperidone
• Olanzapine/Fluoxetine combination
• Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
• Clozapine
• Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI
• Perphenazine
• Thioridazine
• Haloperidol

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

• Outpatient
• Hospital inpatient/24-hour hospital inpatient

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

• State government

Education and Counseling Services

• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling

Age Groups Accepted

• Seniors
• Young Adults
• Adults

Facility Type

• Psychiatric hospital

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Screening for tobacco use

Type of Care

• Mental health treatment
• Substance use treatment

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

• Medicaid
• Medicare
• State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid

Payment Assistance Available

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

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Recovery Support Services

• Mentoring/peer support

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)
• Clients who have experienced trauma
• Seniors or older adults
• Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
• Young adults
• Persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI)
• Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer/questioning (LGBTQ)
• Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• Veterans

Ancillary Services

• Vocational rehabilitation services
• Legal advocacy
• Intensive case management
• Case management service
• Therapeutic foster care
• Education services
• Suicide prevention services
• Diet and exercise counseling
• Psychosocial rehabilitation services
• Family psychoeducation
• Supported employment

Emergency Mental Health Services

• Psychiatric emergency mobile/off-site services
• Psychiatric emergency walk-in services
• Crisis intervention team
• Psychiatric emergency onsite services