Connection - West Village
Connection - West Village is an Addiction Treatment Facility located in New Haven, CT. Established in 1972, it has been providing support and treatment to individuals struggling with addiction and mental health issues for almost 50 years. Connection - West Village offers a range of services to help those with dual diagnoses and mental health conditions. They provide outpatient levels of care, allowing individuals to receive the necessary treatment while still maintaining their daily lives. The facility accepts private health insurance, making it more accessible for those seeking professional help in their recovery journey. Connection - West Village is affiliated with Harborside Healthcare, expanding their network of resources and expertise.
Connection - West Village provides a variety of services tailored towards dual diagnosis and substance abuse treatment. With a focus on outpatient care, they deliver comprehensive support that allows individuals to remain connected to their communities. Their treatment methods include therapy sessions that help clients work through underlying issues contributing to addiction or co-occurring disorders. Individualized treatment plans are created to address specific needs, ensuring each person receives personalized care. Connection - West Village also offers family therapy sessions to aid in the recovery process for both the individual seeking treatment and their loved ones. Overall, Connection - West Village aims to provide well-rounded assistance, combining medical expertise with compassionate care for those striving towards long-lasting recovery from substance abuse and mental health disorders.
- 2 Conditions Treated
- Insurance Accepted
- 2 Levels of Care
- Speaks English
- 8 Therapies & Programs
- Multiple Locations
Conditions and Issues Treated
Dual-Diagnosis
Dual diagnosis refers to someone who has both an addiction and a mental or emotional illness. Dual diagnosis treatment includes therapy for both issues simultaneously, allowing for effective treatment of either.
Sometimes people with addiction disorders also have co-occurring disorders like depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, etc. These require specialized treatment programs that address both drug and alcohol addiction as well as psychiatric illnesses. Some rehabilitation facilities provide patients with co-occurring disorders a program with highly integrated services and a clean, distraction-free environment.
Levels of Care
This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Dual-Diagnosis, Outpatient, with additional therapies available as listed below.
Alcohol or drug addiction, or co-occurring disorders, are treated in an outpatient program. The patient must attend therapy and other programs at the facility but can return home each night.
Outpatient treatment allows recovering addicts to live at home while receiving addiction treatment. Outpatients can attend group sessions for a few hours per week. Outpatients may also continue to work full time and study/attend school without interruption if they choose.
Therapies & Programs
Different people react differently to various treatment options. Some drug rehabilitation centers offer individualized treatment that caters to the specific needs of a drug addict. The best treatment option varies on an individual depending on the type of drug abused, life history, medical condition of the person, social circumstances, and the environment they live in now.
When a person enters drug rehab, they usually have anti-drug associations such as withdrawal symptoms, stress, cravings, etc. The first step of drug rehab is to detoxify the body from any residual substances in it. Drug rehabilitation centers usually employ trained medical professionals to help in this process. Usually, the initial detoxification lasts for five days, where the person is monitored under close supervision.
Couples therapy is a treatment method used to help couples in which at least one member of the couple has a drug addiction. The treatment is designed to help the couple strengthen their relationship to minimize the effects of drug addiction on their lives and promote healthy communication between them.
Couples therapy can be used whether the addicted partner is using drugs or in recovery. It helps the couple create healthy communication and coping skills to minimize the problem-solving abilities of one partner, which can then be directed at solving issues related to their addiction. It also helps couples address problems that may be related to drug addiction. Couples therapy can help couples feel like a team and not feel like their partner is the problem.
Couples therapy is very challenging for both the drug addict and their partner. It requires an intense commitment between the two individuals to participate in the sessions and the homework assigned between sessions.
An additional benefit of couples therapy is that it can help make other types of treatment, such as 12-step programs, more effective.
Family therapy sessions typically involve the addict and their family members. During these sessions, a therapist will work with everyone involved to help them understand addiction and find healthy ways of coping without substance abuse.
Some addicts might feel embarrassed about their substance abuse problems. By encouraging family members to attend these sessions, therapists can show addicts that they’re not alone in dealing with addiction. Therapists can also work with family members to help them understand addiction and learn how to offer support and encouragement to their loved one as they deal with substance abuse issues.
Attending group therapy at Connection - West Village in , is a useful way for those seeking sobriety to realize they aren’t the only one going through it.
This is when a group of people on different recovery phases get together and talk about what they’re going through, their triggers, successes, and failures. This can include alternative types of therapies too! Group therapy may occur on an outpatient or inpatient basis with groups that have no pre-existing relationships outside the session, unlike support groups where everyone already knows each other beforehand.
Patient Experience
Experiential Therapy at Connection - West Village
Experiential therapy is a type of therapeutic approach that focuses on having patients work through problems, issues, or emotions by engaging directly in some real experience. It occurs face-to-face with a therapist who helps these people to explore their feelings first hand. The hope is that when this happens, the patient will feel driven to turn away from their destructive behavior and instead take up positive behaviors or coping mechanisms. Direct experience methods, role play, psychodrama, interpersonal and social learning are a few different forms of experiential therapy.
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Location & Contact
52 Howe street
New Haven, CT 6511
Phone Number
(203) 786-5316
Additional Locations
- Harborside Healthcare - Arden House in Hamden, CT
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Location
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52 Howe street
New Haven, CT 6511 -
(203) 786-5316
Accepts
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AgeAdults (20+), Seniors (65+), Teenagers
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ModalityCouples, Family, Group, Individuals
Harborside Healthcare
Listed October 26, 2021
Updated June 24, 2024
New Haven, Connecticut Addiction and Treatment
Connecticut has a higher rate of substance abuse and addiction than the national average. The state ranks in the top 10 in the country for illicit drug dependence among those ages 18 to 25. In 2010, there were 9,211 people admitted to an alcohol treatment facility for alcohol abuse combined with a secondary drug. Connecticut ranked fifth in the United States of America for the number of fatalities involving drunk driving in 2014.
New Haven, Connecticut, home to Yale University, offers a variety of outdoor activities, cultural attractions, and community events. The city provides a comfortable environment for those pursuing drug rehab treatment. However, New Haven County has seen a 15% increase in opioid-related treatment admissions from 2014 to 2018, with fentanyl accounting for 41% of drug overdose deaths in 2020.
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