Connecticut Valley Hospital Blue Hills Substance Services

Services

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• This facility administers/prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Age Groups Accepted

• Adults
• Young Adults

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

• Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
• Federal, or any government funding for substance use treatment programs
• Private health insurance
• IHS/Tribal/Urban (ITU) funds
• State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
• Cash or self-payment
• Medicaid
• SAMHSA funding/block grants
• Medicare

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Comprehensive substance use assessment
• Professional interventionist/educational consultant
• Screening for substance use
• Screening for tobacco use
• Screening for mental disorders
• Comprehensive mental health assessment
• Complete medical history/physical exam

Type of Care

• Substance use treatment
• Detoxification
• Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children

Medical Services

• Hepatitis A (HAV) vaccination
• Hepatitis B (HBV) vaccination

Hospitals

• Psychiatric hospital

Pharmacotherapies

• Nicotine replacement
• Naltrexone (oral)
• Buprenorphine (extended-release, injectable)
• Medications for HIV treatment
• Acamprosate (Campral®)
• Medication for mental disorders
• Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
• Clonidine
• Buprenorphine without naloxone
• Disulfiram
• Medications for Hepatitis C treatment
• Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable)
• Buprenorphine with naloxone
• Methadone
• Medications for pre-exposure to prophylaxis

Detoxification (medical withdrawal) Services

• Cocaine Detoxification
• Benzodiazepines Detoxification
• Methamphetamines detoxification
• Medication routinely used during detoxification
• Alcohol Detoxification
• Opioids detoxification

Gender Accepted

• Female
• Male

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Adult men
• Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients
• Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
• Adult women
• Clients with co-occurring pain and substance use disorders
• Clients with HIV or AIDS
• Clients who have experienced sexual abuse
• Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence
• Clients who have experienced trauma

Language Services

• Spanish
• Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Recovery Support Services

• Recovery coach
• Housing services
• Mentoring/peer support
• Assistance with obtaining social services
• Employment counseling or training
• Self-help groups

Payment Assistance Available

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

Type of Opioid Treatment

• Methadone detoxification
• Buprenorphine maintenance
• Prescribes naltrexone
• Relapse prevention with naltrexone
• Methadone maintenance
• Buprenorphine detoxification
• Federally-certified Opioid Treatment Program
• Lofexidine or Clonidine detoxification
• Prescribes buprenorphine
• Maintenance service with medically supervised withdrawal after stabilization

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

• Hospital inpatient treatment
• Hospital inpatient detoxification
• Hospital inpatient/24-hour hospital inpatient

Transitional Services

• Naloxone and overdose education
• Discharge Planning

Testing

• Drug or alcohol urine screening
• Testing for Hepatitis B (HBV)
• STD testing
• TB screening
• Testing for Hepatitis C (HCV)
• Breathalyzer or blood alcohol testing
• HIV testing
• Metabolic syndrome monitoring

Opioid Medications used in Treatment

• Naltrexone used in Treatment
• Methadone used in Treatment
• Buprenorphine used in Treatment

Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public)

• State government

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Other Services

• Treatment for gambling disorder

Ancillary Services

• Transportation assistance
• Case management service
• Mental health services
• Integrated primary care services
• Early intervention for HIV
• Suicide prevention services
• Acupuncture
• Social skills development

License/Certification/Accreditation

• Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)
• The Joint Commission
• SAMHSA certification for opioid treatment program (OTP)
• Hospital licensing authority

Education and Counseling Services

• Vocational training or educational support (for example, high school coursework, GED preparation, etc.)
• Hepatitis education, counseling, or support
• Group counseling
• Substance use disorder education
• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
• HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support
• Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis
• Marital/couples counseling
• Individual counseling
• Family counseling

Treatment Approaches

• Relapse prevention
• Motivational interviewing
• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Trauma-related counseling
• 12-step facilitation
• Matrix Model
• Anger management
• Brief intervention
• Contingency management/motivational incentives
• Substance use disorder counseling

External Source of Medications Used for Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment

• Other contracted prescribing entity

Location

500 Vine Street, Hartford, CT 6112

Phone: (866) 453-5835

Website: http://www.ct.gov/dmhas

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