Services

CSN programs provide an array of crisis services, including emergency care, respite beds and intensive supports during acutely stressful times. For additional information or to make a referral:

CSN clinical programs provide a continuum of recovery-oriented clinical services including inpatient, outpatient and day programs. For additional information or to make a referral contact the agency/program directly.

• Connecticut Mental Health Center
• Mental Health Services | Developmental Disability Services | Continuum of Care, Inc.
• Cornell Scott - Hill Health Center
• Continuing Care Clinic St. Raphael's Campus, Yale New Haven Hospital
• Yale Behavioral Health at Hamden Yale New Haven Psychiatric Hospital

For general questions/comments, you may also call 203-974-7082.

The CSN provides various housing services and can help connect individuals with additional housing resources in New Haven. These services include shelters, transitional housing, and permanent housing with support services. The available support ranges from 12- hour to 24-hour programs focused on residential rehabilitation to weekly case management programs that assist individuals living in their own apartments.

To make a referral for CSN housing and residential programs, complete the Inter-Agency Referral Form. Please note that for CSN housing options, clients require a minimum monthly income of $900.

The housing agencies/ programs offered by CSN include the Continuum of Care and The Connection, Inc.

If you need additional housing services, including crisis and respite care, permanent housing, and programs for women and children or individuals living with HIV/AIDS, you can contact the following agencies directly: Continuum of Care, Fellowship Place, Leeway, Liberty Community Services, New Reach, and Shelter Plus Care.

For general questions, you may contact Lauren Rusconi, lauren.rusconi@yale.edu , 203-974-7311.

Supported Employment

CSN Supported Employment services help people find and retain jobs in the community that pay competitive wages and are based on individual preferences and abilities. Supportive services include resume writing, interview skills, job seeking and retention, career counseling, job placement and coaching, workplace skills training, benefits counseling, peer supports and small business development.

SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT is based on six principles

• Eligibility is based on YOUR choice. No one is excluded who wants to participate.
• Supported employment is integrated with treatment. Employment specialists coordinate plans with your treatment team: your case manager, therapist, psychiatrist, etc.
• Competitive employment is the goal. The focus is community jobs anyone can apply for that pay at least minimum wage, including part-time and full-time jobs.
• Job search starts soon after YOU express interest in working. There are no requirements for completing extensive pre-employment assessment and training, or intermediate work experiences (like prevocational work units, transitional employment, or sheltered workshops).
• Follow-along supports are continuous. Individualized supports to maintain employment continue as long as YOU want the assistance.
• YOUR preferences are important. Choices and decisions about work and support are individualized based on YOUR preferences, strengths, and experiences.

To make a referral, complete an Inter-Agency Referral Form.

For general questions, you may also contact Ann Joy, ann.joy@yale.edu, 203-974-7874

Supported Education

CSN Supported Education provides counseling and assistance to help individuals living with a chronic mental illness begin and complete a post secondary education. Services include education assessment and planning, assistance with the college enrollment process (e.g. completing applications and financial aid forms, preparing for placement tests, and, when needed, seeking accommodations from the Disabilities Office), as well as on-going support while enrolled in classes. The program promotes self sufficiency and recovery with the long term goal of creating opportunities for participants to acquire the education and skills they need for meaningful employment. Requirements include that the individual must have a high school diploma or a GED. For additional information or to make a referral please contact Fellowship Place directly.

CSN Social Programs work holistically to improve an individual's ability to manage and support their recovery while building relationship with others. A broad array of programs are offered to reduce social isolation and to encourage engagement in meaningful social roles. Our program areas include: advocacy and empowerment, the arts, computer skills, general social & recreational activities, and health and wellness programs.

Social programs are conducted through Fellowship Place. To make a referral, complete an interagency referral packet.

For general questions, you may also call 203-974-7082.

CSN/CMHC Community Forensic Services provide clinical services in collaboration with state and community agencies operating the following jail diversion and community re-entry programs in New Haven for clients with serious mental illness and/or co-occurring disorders currently involved with the criminal justice system. Clients must be referred to these programs by a criminal justice referral agent such as the Department of Correction and parole, the Connecticut Judicial Branch Court Support Services Division (probation and pre-trial/IAR) and DMHAS Jail Diversion.

For general questions, you may also contact Dana Ashby, Dana.ashby@ct.gov, 203-974-7173

CSN provides a variety of specialized clinical, case management, residential and housing services addressing homelessness. These include Street Outreach services and other programming.

For general questions, you may also contact James Adu, james.adu@ct.gov, 203-969-7063

CSN Case Management services connect individuals to a broad array of recovery-oriented supports and help clients sustain these linkages. Case management is an integral component of many CSN services, including Crisis, Clinical, Residential and Housing, Community Forensic, Homeless Services and parenting education.

Agencies that offer case management through the CSN are The Connection, Inc. and the Continuum of Care.

For general questions, you may also call 203-974-7082.

CSN Consumer Services offers a wide range of recovery-oriented supports, including education, advocacy, training, and employment opportunities. Examples of these supports include participation in the CSN Empowerment Council (this ended many years ago), and representation on various boards such as the Regional Mental Health Board and NAMI of Elm City.

For general questions, you may also contact Becca Miller, Rebecca.miller@yale.edu, 203-974-7350.

CSN Family Services offers a wide range of recovery-oriented support for family members of clients.

Different family events available in the community include the Connecticut Mental Health Center’s (CMHC) Family and Friends events, held monthly at CMHC, usually the 2nd Thursday of the month from,5-7 pm.

Other resources include support groups through NAMI Elm City the STEP program, and advocacy organizations like the Regional Mental Health Board and the Dartmouth Project on Family Advocacy.

For general questions, you may contact: you may also contact Ann Joy, ann.joy@ct.gov, 203-974-7874, or Becca Miller, Rebecca.miller@yale.edu, 203-974-7350.

The CSN provides a range of holistic and interfaith supportive services that address the spiritual and religious concerns of people in recovery and their family members or natural supports. Services include individualized spiritual care and counseling, distribution of religious and spiritual literature and other materials, facilitated group programs and training and consultation. The CMHC/CSN Chaplain and Director of Spiritual Services convenes an interfaith, interdisciplinary group called the Spiritual Roundtable and is also available on request to speak with faith communities and other groups about the spiritual and religious dimensions of mental health and addictions recovery. CMHC/CSN also own a hand-painted 22 ft diameter canvas labyrinth that is available for use on request.

For general questions/comments, you may also cal 203-974-7082.