CIFC/CHCGD Mobile Health

Strengthening Families, Building Communities

Connecticut Institute For Communities, Inc. (CIFC) is the only not-for-profit community development organization in Western Connecticut that combines health care, education, human services and housing in a coordinated approach. CIFC strengthens families and builds communities that support the health and social of our area residents.

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Connecticut Institute For Communities is pleased to announce that Elizabeth (Liz) A. Martucci, CMA, has been appointed as CIFC's new Chief Financial Officer. Liz is a graduate of Rochester Institute of Technology with a degree in Accounting and holds an MBA from Western Connecticut State University. She has over 20 years of financial executive experience, primarily with Pitney Bowes. During that time, she worked with complicated global budgetary systems as well as collaborating and supervising financial professionals in varied areas of corporate fiscal operations. A longtime member of the Greater Danbury community, Liz lives in New Fairfield with her husband, Brian, and their two children. After working in the for-profit arena, Liz moved to the non-profit sector with a passion to 'give back to the community� and to use her expertise and experience 'to

 The Greater Danbury Community Health Center (GDCHC), sponsored by Connecticut Institute For Communities (CIFC), is pleased to announce that Dr. Kristine M. Lisi, M.D. has joined the Health Center as GDCHC's new Medical Director/Chief of Internal Medicine. Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Dr. Lisi has extensive experience working as a Primary Care Physician at the University of Massachusetts Memorial Community Network, as Assistant Professor at Quinnipiac University School of Medicine, and from 2012 as Medical Director of the Family Health Center at St. Vincent's Medical Center. Dr. Lisi takes a passionate, holistic approach to healthcare. When asked to elaborate, she explained, 'it means you have to understand that a patient is a person – body, mind and spirit, not just a disease. If you want your patients to become well, particularly with diseases like

Danbury, CT.  Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Danbury Mayor Mark D. Boughton, James H. Maloney, JD, CIFC President and Chief Executive Officer, and Dr. Francis J. Muska, PhD, CIFC Board Chair, joined by other Project Partners recently formally commenced construction of a new building for CIFC's Greater Danbury Community Health Center (GDCHC).  The new building is being built at 120 Main Street in downtown Danbury, diagonally across the street from St. Peter Church. The Greater Danbury Community Health Center, a federally qualified health center, serves all people regardless of income or insurance; no one is ever turned away.  The 36,000 square-foot, four-story, red-brick structure will house the following Health Center facilities: Pediatric and Adolescent Medical and Behavioral Health services; Comprehensive Women's Health Services (OB/GYN & wellness) Patient intake, enrollment & insurance assistance; An on-site Phlebotomy (blood

  Bevilacqua’s program is rated among the best in the country, in part because of how they’ve empowered families and educated kids.   — Continue Reading

Feds awarded perfect scores for the second consecutive ‘Federal Review’ for CIFC Early Learning Programs’ Head Start and Early Head Start programs. Head Start grantees are reviewed every 3 years on more than 150 specified performance standards.   2014 Head Start Review2011 and 2014 Federal Review Scores UnveiledStudents help to raise National Flag to Celebrate Program’s Perfect Scores Photos by Debbie Channing   Click here to :

The uneven, century-old floorboards in the Danbury Armory on West Street creak and squeak with every step. “The players all know where to dribble,” said Bill Curtis, longtime director of the Harambee Youth Center which calls the armory its home. “They know the bounces.” Read the full article

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Primary Focus of the Provider

• Substance Abuse Treatment Services
• Mental Health Treatment Services
• Mix of Mental Health and Substance Abuse
• General health services

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Type of Care

• Mental health treatment
• Substance abuse treatment
• Detoxification
• Methadone maintenance
• Methadone maintenance for predetermined time
• Methadone detoxification
• Buprenorphine maintenance
• Buprenorphine maintenance for predetermined time
• Buprenorphine detoxification
• Relapse prevention from naltrxone
• Buprenorphine used in treatment
• Naltrexone (oral)
• Vivitrol (injectable Naltrexone)
• Methadone
• Transitional housing or halfway house
• Do not treat opiod addiction
• Use methadone/buprenorphoine for pain management or emergency dosing
• Do not use medication for opioid addiction
• Accepts clients on opioid medication
• Prescribes/administer buprenorphine and/or naltrexone
• All Clients in Opioid Treatment Program
• SAMHSA-certified Opioid Treatment Program

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Facility Type

• Psychiatric hospital or psychiatric unit of a general hospital
• Residential treatment center (RTC) for children
• Residential treatment center (RTC) for adults
• Other residential treatment facility
• Partial hospitalization/day treatment
• Outpatient mental health facility
• Community mental health center
• Multi-setting mental health facility (e.g., residential plus outpatient)

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Treatment Approaches

• Individual psychotherapy
• Couples/family therapy
• Group therapy
• Cognitive/behavioral therapy
• Dialectical behavioral therapy
• Behavior modification
• Integrated dual disorders treatment
• Trauma therapy
• Activity therapy
• Electroconvulsive therapy
• Psychotropic medication
• Telemedicine therapy
• Substance abuse counseling approach
• Trauma-related counseling
• Rational emotive behavioral therapy

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Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted
• Smoking permitted in designated area
• Smoking permitted without restriction

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

• Hospital inpatient
• Residential
• Partial hospitalization/day treatment
• Outpatient
• Short-term residential
• Long-term residential
• Residential detoxification
• Outpatient detoxification
• Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or vivitrol
• Outpatient day treatment or partial hospitalization
• Intensive outpatient treatment
• Regular outpatient treatment
• Hospital inpatient detoxification
• Hospital inpatient treatment
• Computerized treatment
• General Hospital(including VA hospital)
• Psychiatric hospital

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Facility Operation (e.g. Private, Public)

• Private organization
• U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
• State mental health authority
• Other state government agency
• Regional/district or county, local or municipal government
• Tribal government
• Indian Health Service
• State Government
• Local, county, or community government
• Department of Defense
• State substance abuse agency
• State mental health department
• State department of health
• Hospital licensing authority
• The Joint Commission
• Commission on Accreditation and Rehabilitation
• National Committee for Quality Assurance
• Council on Accreditation
• Healthcare Facilitiues Accreditation Program
• Other national oraganization

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Payment/Insurance Accepted

• No payment accepted
• Cash or self-payment
• Medicaid
• Medicare
• State financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
• Private health insurance
• Military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
• IHS/Tribal/Urban (ITU) funds
• Access to recovery (ATR) voucher
• State mental health agency (or equivalent) funds
• State welfare or child and family services funds
• State corrections or juvenile justice funds
• State education funds
• Other State funds
• County or local government funds
• Community Service Block Grants
• Community Mental Health Block Grants
• U.S Department of VA funds
• Federal, or any government funding for substance abuse programs

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Emergency Mental Health Services

• Crisis intervention team
• Psychiatric emergency walk-in services

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Payment Assistance Available

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

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Language Services

• Services for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Spanish
• Native American Indian or Alaska Native languages
• Other languages(excluding Spanish)

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Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders
• Lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) clients
• Veterans
• Active duty military
• Military families
• Clients referred from the court/judicial system
• Seniors or older adults
• Adolescents
• Pregnant/postpartum women
• Adult women
• Adult men
• Persons with HIV or AIDS
• Persons who have experienced trauma
• Persons who have experienced sexual abuse
• Persons who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence
• Children with serious emotional disturbance (SED)
• Persons with serious mental illness (SMI)
• Persons with Alzheimer's or dementia
• Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• Persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI)
• Transitional age young adults
• Persons with eating disorders

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Ancillary Services

• Assertive community treatment
• Intensive case management
• Case management
• Chronic disease/illness management
• Consumer-run (peer-support) services
• Court-ordered outpatient treatment
• Diet and exercise counseling
• Education services
• Family psychoeducation
• Housing services
• Illness management and recovery
• Integrated primary care service
• Legal advocacy
• Nicotine replacement therapy
• Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation medications
• Psychosocial rehabilitation services
• Screening for tobacco use
• Suicide prevention services
• Supported employment
• Supported housing
• Therapeutic foster care
• Smoking/tobacco cessation counselling
• Vocational rehabilitation services
• Alcohol Detoxification
• Benzodiazepines Detoxification
• Cocaine Detoxification
• Methamphetamines Detoxification
• Opiods Detoxification
• Treatment for gambling disorder
• Treatment for internet use disorder
• Individual counseling offered
• Group counseling offered
• Family counseling offered
• Marital/couples counseling offered
• 12-step faciltitation approach
• Brief intervention approach
• Contingency management/motivational incentive
• Motivational interviewing
• Anger management
• Martix Model
• Community reinforcement plus vouchers
• Relapse prevention
• Residential beds for clients children

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Age Groups Accepted

• Children/adolescents
• Young adults
• Adults
• Seniors (65 or older)

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Gender Accepted

• Female
• Male

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Exclusive Services

• Methadone and buprenorphine clients only
• Methadone clients only
• DUI/DWI clients
• Serve only DWI clients

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