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The Connecticut Mental Health Center 

The Substance Abuse Treatment Unit
One Long Wharf Drive, Box 18
New Haven, CT  06511
(203) 974-5777 Tel.    (203) 974-5790 Fax

SATU Office Building
Promoting Change, Hope, and Recovery

About Us
The Substance Abuse Treatment Unit (SATU) of the Connecticut Mental Health Center, is a cooperative endeavor of the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) and the Department of Psychiatry of Yale University School of Medicine. Since 1968, SATU has provided substance abuse evaluations, treatment, and referrals for the Greater New Haven community.

Services Offered

  • Substance Abuse Evaluations
  • Individual Therapy
  • Group Therapy
  • Smoking Cessation
  • Naltrexone Program
  • Auricular Acupuncture
  • Occupational Counseling
  • Psychiatric Evaluation/Medication Management
  • Referrals to appropriate treatment facilities

Groups Offered

  • Acupuncture Group
  • Relapse Prevention
  • Young Adult Group
  • Women’s Trauma Group
  • Harm Reduction Group
  • CBT Group
  • Coffee And Group
  • Women’s Group
  • Smoking Cessation Group
  • Impaired Health Care Professionals Group
  • Motivational Interviewing Change Group
  • Co-Occurring Group
  • Bilingual Group (for Spanish Speakers)

The services available at SATU could help you:

  • Identify if you have a substance abuse problem
  • Learn about your triggers for use and identify high-risk substance use situations
  • Develop personalized action plans to help you reach your short and long-term treatment goals
  • Build on personal strengths to maintain desired changes
  • Connect with appropriate community services ( e.g. detox, inpatient, intensive outpatient programs, housing, and vocational services)

For more information about services or to schedule an evaluation, call: (203) 974-5777*  (*Dial zero to reach the receptionist).

Substance Abuse Treatment Unit
1 Long Wharf Drive, Box 18; New Haven, CT 06511
Phone: (203) 974-5777 Fax (203) 974-5790

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