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CMHC - ACT (Assertive Community Treatment) Team
The ACT Team provides clinical and case management services to individuals who have serious mental illness, often complicated by substance abuse.
The CMHC Inpatient Service makes admission decisions in consultation with Utilization Management staff from the DMHAS Office of the Commissioner. Residents of catchment areas 5, 6, 7, and 8, comprising the Greater New Haven area, are generally given priority for admission to CMHC’s beds.
List of services available at the Connecticut Mental Health Center (CMHC) in New Haven.
CMHC - Hispanic Clinic & CT Latino Behavioral Health System
The Hispanic Clinic provides culturally appropriate and recovery oriented mental health and addiction services to the Latino/a community.
Western Connecticut Mental Health Network (WCMHN)
The Western Connecticut Mental Health Network (WCMHN) was formed to coordinate clinical, fiscal and administrative oversight of Region 5 contracted and state-operated mental health services. Within this service system, there are three state-operated Local Mental Health Authorities, which are located in Waterbury, Danbury and Torrington. In partnership with the WCMHN they provide and coordinate local clinical services.
CMHC - Deaf/Deaf Blind/Hard of Hearing (DHOH) Services
CMHC DHOH Services are person-centered and recovery-oriented services that are culturally and linguistically affirmative for Deaf, Deaf Blind, and Hard-of-Hearing adults, who are eighteen (18) and older with persistent mental illness and/or substance use problems.
CMHC - Clinical Neuroscience Research Unit
The Clinical Neuroscience Research Unit admits individuals for evaluation and treatment of major psychiatric disorders.
CMHC - Abraham Ribicoff Research Facilities
For 30 years, the Abraham Ribicoff Research Facilities have furthered our understanding and treatment of schizophrenia, depression, mania, development disorders, anxiety, stress, and drug and alcohol addiction.
The Law & Psychiatry division has five components that serve CMHC, the New Haven community, the courts and the Yale School of Medicine.
CMHC - Mobile Crisis Intervention and Evaluation
The Mobile Crisis Intervention and Evaluation serves as the main portal of entry for the majority of inpatient and outpatient services at CMHC.
CMHC - Substance Abuse Treatment Unit (SATU)
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.
Southeastern Mental Health Authority (SMHA)
Southeastern Mental Health Authority (SMHA) is a community mental health agency operated by the State of Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) providing behavioral health services to residents in Southeastern Connecticut.
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.
CMHC - West Haven Mental Health Clinic (WHMHC)
The West Haven Mental Health Clinic is a satellite clinic of the Connecticut Mental Health Center (CMHC) that is the location of the Young Adult Service and the Child and Adolescent Service.