Southwest Connecticut MH Systems

Southwest Connecticut MH Systems

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

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Payment Assistance Available

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

Language Services

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

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

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

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

• State government

Education and Counseling Services

• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling

Treatment Approaches

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

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

• Outpatient
• Hospital inpatient/24-hour hospital inpatient

Facility Type

• Psychiatric hospital

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Special Programs/Groups Offered

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

Age Groups Accepted

• Seniors
• Young Adults
• Adults

Emergency Mental Health Services

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

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Screening for tobacco use

Ancillary Services

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

Recovery Support Services

• Mentoring/peer support

Type of Care

• Substance use treatment
• Mental health treatment

Other Languages

• Creole
• Portuguese
• Italian
• Polish