Connecticut Mental Health Center

Connecticut Mental Health Center (CMHC), located at 34 Park Street in New Haven, Connecticut, is a renowned urban community mental health center with a 50-year history of providing comprehensive services to individuals experiencing serious mental illness and addiction. Established in 1966 in partnership with the Yale Department of Psychiatry and DHMAS, CMHC serves more than 4,000 patients annually across its main facility and satellite clinics. The center integrates evidence-based treatments with a recovery-oriented model, ensuring patients receive individualized care plans tailored to their psychiatric, medical, and social needs.

CMHC offers both inpatient and outpatient services delivered by a multi-disciplinary team, including psychiatrists, social workers, nurses, and rehabilitation specialists. Inpatient care includes pharmacotherapy, individual, group, family, occupational, rehabilitative, and milieu therapy, while discharge planning ensures seamless transitions into community-based support, housing, and vocational programs. As a nationally recognized center for mental health research, CMHC combines clinical excellence with academic training for mental health professionals, making it a leading institution in advancing the understanding and treatment of psychiatric and addictive disorders.