Southwest Community Health Center

Southwest Community Health Center - Bridgeport, CT

Southwest Community Health Center is an addiction and mental health rehab center located at 1046 Fairfield Avenue in the 06605 zip code in Bridgeport, CT. It is operated by a private non-profit organization. Southwest Community Health Center provides suboxone prescription and buprenorphine maintenance. Some of the treatment approaches used by Southwest Community Health Center include relapse prevention, counseling for substance abuse and CBT. Southwest Community Health Center provides outpatient rehabilitation, intensive outpatient treatment program and regular outpatient treatment. It also provides inpatient treatment for co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders and residential treatment for substance use.

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Address: 1046 Fairfield Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06605

  1. Types of Care
  2. Service Settings
  3. Opioid Medications used in Treatment
  4. Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment
  5. External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment
  6. Type Of Treatment
  7. Pharmacotherapies
  8. Treatment Approaches
  9. Facility Ownership
  10. License/Certification/Accreditation
  11. Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted
  12. Payment Assistance Available
  13. Special Programs/ Population Groups Supported
  14. Assessment/Pre-treatment
  15. Screening & Testing
  16. Transitional Services
  17. Ancillary Services
  18. Counseling Services and Education
  19. Tobacco/Screening Services
  20. Facility Smoking Policy
  21. Age Groups Accepted
  22. Gender Accepted
  23. Services for deaf

Here are the full facility listing details on Southwest Community Health Center in Bridgeport, CT:

Types of Care:

  • residential substance abuse treatment
  • inpatient treatment for co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders

Service Settings:

  • outpatient services
  • intensive outpatient treatment program
  • outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
  • regular outpatient treatment

Opioid Medications used in Treatment:

  • Buprenorphine clinical treatment

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment:

  • Accepts clients using medication assisted treatment for alcohol use disorder but prescribed elsewhere

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment:

  • Personal physician/health care provider

Type Of Treatment:

  • buprenorphine maintenance
  • suboxone prescription

Pharmacotherapies:

  • Acamprosate (Campral)
  • Buprenorphine with naloxone (Ex. Suboxone)
  • Medications for psychiatric disorders

Treatment Approaches:

  • anger management
  • brief intervention
  • cognitive behavioral therapy
  • motivational interviewing
  • relapse prevention treatment
  • counseling for substance abuse
  • trauma counseling
  • 12 step rehabilitation

Facility Ownership:

  • a private non-profit organization

License/Certification/Accreditation:

  • State substance abuse agency
  • State mental health department
  • Certified by The Joint Commission

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted:

  • Accepts Medicaid
  • Accepts private health insurance
  • Accepts cash

Payment Assistance Available:

  • Sliding fee scale

Special Programs/ Population Groups Supported:

  • adult women
  • rehab for adult men
  • judicial clients
  • co-occurring addiction and mental health treatment
  • people with trauma

Assessment/Pre-treatment:

  • Comprehensive mental health assessment
  • Comprehensive substance use assessment

Screening & Testing:

  • Breathalyzer or blood alcohol testing
  • Drug or alcohol urine screening
  • Screening for mental disorders
  • Screening for substance use

Transitional Services:

  • Aftercare/continuing care
  • Discharge Planning

Ancillary Services:

  • recovery management
  • domestic violence services
  • sober housing services
  • mental health services
  • transportation assistance

Counseling Services and Education:

  • counseling for individuals
  • group counseling
  • counseling for families
  • substance use education
  • health education services

Tobacco/Screening Services:

  • Screening for tobacco use
  • Smoking/tobacco cessation counseling

Facility Smoking Policy:

  • Smoking permitted in designated area

Age Groups Accepted:

  • adult rehab
  • accepts young adults

Gender Accepted:

  • women
  • men

Services for deaf:

  • Services for the deaf and hard of hearing are available

Phone #: 203-330-6054

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What is dual diagnosis treatment?

Dual diagnosis treatment is a specialized approach to helping individuals who are dealing with both substance abuse issues and mental health disorders simultaneously. It recognizes the interconnected nature of these challenges and aims to address them comprehensively.

People with dual diagnosis face a unique set of hurdles as their mental health issues and substance use often reinforce each other, creating a cycle that can be difficult to break. For instance, someone with depression might turn to drugs or alcohol as a way to cope with their emotions, and the substance use can, in turn, exacerbate their mental health symptoms. This complex interaction requires a tailored treatment approach.

The primary goal of dual diagnosis treatment is to provide integrated care that addresses both the substance use disorder and the mental health condition concurrently. This involves a team of professionals, such as psychiatrists, psychologists, addiction specialists, and counselors, working collaboratively to develop a comprehensive treatment plan.

The treatment plan may include various therapeutic modalities, medication management, and support services. Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and motivational interviewing are commonly used therapeutic approaches. Medications may be prescribed to manage psychiatric symptoms and support the individual's recovery from substance use.

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