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34 Park Street, New Haven, CT 6511, USA

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 The Connecticut Mental Health Center The Hispanic Clinic 34 Park Street New Haven, CT06519 (203) 974-5800 Main, (203) 974-5850 Fax

 The Connecticut Mental Health Center

(203) 974-5800 Main, (203) 974-5850 Fax

The Hispanic Clinic provides culturally appropriate and recovery oriented mental health and addiction services to the Latino/a community. We are committed to fostering an environment of wellness, empowerment, professionalism and collaboration.

The Hispanic Clinic of the Connecticut Mental Health Center (CMHC) is a collaborative endeavor of the Yale University Department of Psychiatry and the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS). Since its inception in 1973, the Hispanic Clinic has served the mental health and addiction needs of the monolingual Latino community of the greater New Haven area. The Clinic staff is bilingual/bicultural and representative of the diversity of the Latino cultures. Clients are self referred or referred by a variety of health and human service agencies in the community.

As a hub for Latino services, program development, and professional training, the Hispanic Clinic also functions as the coordinating anchor for the CT Latino Behavioral Health System (CT LBHS). The CT LBHS represents a united effort among thirteen organizations throughout south central Connecticut that have joined to expand and enhance a network of treatment services developed from regional partnerships and tailored to meet specific community needs. For more information go to www.ctlbhs.org.

Treatment ProgramsThe Hispanic Clinic provides services through the following treatment programs: triage, outpatient services, the Ambulatory Specific Adjunctive Program (ASAP), and specialty groups (alcohol, domestic violence and co-occurring disorders). Clinicians also facilitate referrals to community resources, including vocational agencies, health care providers, consumer initiatives, and educational, rehabilitation, and prevention programs.

TrainingThe Hispanic Clinic is a training site for the Department of Psychiatry Residency Program of the Yale School of Medicine. The Clinic also houses the APA approved Latino track pre-doctoral psychology fellowship of the Division of Psychology/Yale School of Medicine. In addition, the Clinic serves as a training site for practicum students from multiple disciplines, social work interns, and psychology post-doctoral fellows.

Research In line with the teaching mission of the ConnecticutMentalHealthCenter and the Yale School of Medicine, clinical research is conducted at the Hispanic Clinic. Current projects include research on co-occurring disorders, eating disorders, and the programmatic evaluation of the CT Latino Behavioral Health System. The Clinic is the recipient of the 2009 SAMHSA Science and Service Award ? Co-occurring Disorders Category.

EligibilityClients must be 18 years and older, monolingual, receiving state assistance or without entitlements and in need of mental health, addiction, and/or co-occurring services. Fees are based on the ability to pay.

Monday through Friday: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; except for the 1st and 3rd Wednesday: 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. 

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Primary Focus of the Provider

  • Mental Health Treatment Services

Type of Care

  • Substance abuse treatment
  • Naltrexone (oral)
  • Accepts clients on opioid medication

Facility Type

Treatment Approaches

  • Cognitive/behavioral therapy
  • Dialectical behavioral therapy
  • Substance abuse counseling approach
  • Trauma-related counseling

Facility Smoking Policy

  • Smoking permitted in designated area

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

  • Outpatient
  • Regular outpatient treatment
  • Computerized treatment
  • Psychiatric hospital

Facility Operation (e.g. Private, Public)

  • State Government
  • State substance abuse agency
  • State mental health department
  • State department of health
  • The Joint Commission

Payment/Insurance Accepted

  • Medicaid
  • Medicare
  • State financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
  • Federal, or any government funding for substance abuse programs

Emergency Mental Health Services

Payment Assistance Available

  • Payment assistance (check with facility for details)

Language Services

  • Spanish

Special Programs/Groups Offered

  • Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders
  • Seniors or older adults
  • Adult women
  • Adult men
  • Persons who have experienced trauma
  • Persons who have experienced sexual abuse
  • Persons who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence

Ancillary Services

  • 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
  • Relapse prevention

Age Groups Accepted

  • Young adults

Gender Accepted

  • Female
  • Male

Exclusive Services

  • Connecticut Mental Health Center

    34 Park Street, New Haven, CT 6511

Rehabilitation Process