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CMHC - Transitional Living Program
CMHC’s Transitional Living Program is an unlocked 10-bed unit which provides a step-down level of care. Length of stay is individualized, with a focus on accomplishing the tasks necessary to secure housing and to obtain the financial and emotional supports needed to facilitate successful transition into the community.
A Behavioral Health Home is an innovative, integrated healthcare service delivery model that is recovery-oriented, person and family centered and promises better patient experience and better outcomes than those achieved in traditional services.
Criminal Justice Subcommittee of the ADPC
The purpose of the Criminal Justice subcommittee is to provide to the Alcohol and Drug Policy Council (ADPC) recommendations.
Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
The Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) provides reasonable accommodations to make sure people with disabilities are able to communicate with and have equal access to DMHAS programs and services under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Pretrial Intervention Program (PTIP)
The Office of Pretrial Interventions operates two programs under CT General Statutes 54-56g and 54-56i, respectively, to serve people referred by the court.
Connecticut Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (CT SBIRT) Program
The purpose of the CT SBIRT Program is to dramatically increase identification and treatment of adults, ages 18 and older, who are at-risk for substance misuse or diagnosed with a substance use disorder through the implementation of SBIRT services in partnering Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) sites statewide.
Warm Lines are telephone services staffed by people with psychiatric disabilities who offer phone support to their peers. These lines are not crisis lines and the hours of operation vary at each facility. Online support groups can be helpful when unable to attend meetings in person.
Connecticut Alcohol and Drug Policy Council (ADPC)
The Connecticut Alcohol and Drug Policy Council (ADPC) is a legislatively mandated body comprised of representatives from all three branches of State government, consumer and advocacy groups, private service providers, individuals in recovery from addictions, and other stakeholders in a coordinated statewide response to alcohol, tobacco and other drug (ATOD) use and abuse in Connecticut.
Connecticut Mental Health Center (CMHC)
The Connecticut Mental Health Center (CMHC) is a cooperative endeavor of DMHAS and the Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry. The center, located in New Haven, provides an array of mental health and addiction services for individuals in the New Haven area.