Services

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• 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.

• Citizens Community Collaborative

  The Citizens Community Collaborative is comprised of mental health advocates, researchers, practitioners, scholars, recovery support specialists, people in recovery, civic leaders and community members, all working together to fulfill the promise of social inclusion and full community membership for people with mental health challenges.

• CMHC - Community Forensic Services

  Community Forensic Services (CFS) is comprised of several community re-entry programs and jail diversion initiatives which provide services for clients with serious mental illness and/or co-occurring substance use disorders who are involved with the criminal justice system.

• 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.

• CMHC - Law & Psychiatry

  The Law & Psychiatry division has five components that serve CMHC, the New Haven community, the courts and the Yale School of Medicine.

• 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.

• 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.

• CMHC - STEP (Specialized Treatment Early in Psychosis) Clinic

  The STEP Clinic provides comprehensive care to individuals ages 16-35 who are early in the course of a psychotic illness.

• 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.

• CMHC - Wellness Center

  The CMHC Wellness Center provides on-site healthcare and illness prevention services to registered CMHC clients, as well as navigation of other health services and wellness activities offered at CMHC and in the community.

• CMHC - Inpatient Service

  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.

• CMHC-Available Services

• 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.

• CMHC - PRIME - Psychosis Risk Syndrome Clinic

  The PRIME Clinic provides evaluation and treatment of individuals ages 12-25 who show early warning signs of psychosis, also known as Psychosis Risk Syndrome or Clinical High Risk.

• 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.