United Community and Family Services Southern New London County - Norwich Connecticut

United Community and Family Services Southern New London County - Norwich, CT

United Community And Family Services Southern New London County is treatment center located at 47 Town Street in the 06360 zip code in Norwich, CT that offers medication-assisted addiction treatment. It accepts sexual abuse victims, people with co-occurring substance use and mental disorders and veterans into its treatment program. Some of the treatment approaches used by United Community And Family Services Southern New London County consist of brief intervention, motivational interviewing and relapse prevention.

Address: 47 Town Street, Norwich, CT 06360

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

Here are the full facility listing details on United Community and Family Services Southern New London County in Norwich, CT:

Types of Care at United Community And Family Services Southern New London County

  • Substance use treatment
  • Treatment for co-occurring serious mental health illness/serious emotional disturbance and substance use disorders

Service Settings at United Community And Family Services Southern New London County

  • Outpatient treatment
  • Outpatient methadone/buprenorphine or naltrexone treatment
  • Regular outpatient treatment

Opioid Medications used in Treatment at United Community And Family Services Southern New London County

  • Buprenorphine used in Treatment
  • Naltrexone used in Treatment

Type of Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment at United Community And Family Services Southern New London County

  • This facility administers/prescribes medication for alcohol use disorder

Type Of Treatment at United Community And Family Services Southern New London County

  • buprenorphine maintenance
  • suboxone prescription
  • naltrexone administration

Pharmacotherapies at United Community And Family Services Southern New London County

  • Buprenorphine with naloxone (Ex. Suboxone)
  • Buprenorphine (extended-release, injectable, for example, Sublocade)
  • Naltrexone (extended-release, injectable naltrexone - Vivitrol)
  • Medications for psychiatric disorders

Treatment Approaches at United Community And Family Services Southern New London County

  • anger management
  • brief intervention
  • cognitive behavioral therapy
  • contingency management/motivational incentives
  • motivational interviewing
  • relapse prevention
  • substance use counseling
  • trauma-related counseling

FacilityOwnership at United Community And Family Services Southern New London County

  • a private non-profit organization

License/Certification/Accreditation at United Community And Family Services Southern New London County

  • State substance abuse agency
  • State department of health
  • State mental health department

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted at United Community And Family Services Southern New London County

  • Federal, or any government funding for substance use programs
  • Medicare
  • Medicaid
  • Military insurance
  • Private health insurance
  • Cash or self-payment
  • State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid

Payment Assistance Available at United Community And Family Services Southern New London County

  • Sliding fee scale

Special Programs/ Population Groups Supported at United Community And Family Services Southern New London County

  • teenagers
  • adult women
  • adult men
  • veterans
  • people with co-occurring substance use and mental disorders
  • sexual abuse victims
  • domestic violence victims
  • people with trauma

Assessment/Pre-treatment at United Community And Family Services Southern New London County

  • Comprehensive mental health assessment
  • Comprehensive substance use assessment
  • Interim services for clients
  • Outreach to persons in the community

Screening & Testing at United Community And Family Services Southern New London County

  • Drug or alcohol urine screening
  • HIV testing
  • Screening for Hepatitis B
  • Screening for Hepatitis C
  • Screening for mental disorders
  • Screening for substance use
  • STD testing
  • TB screening
  • Drug and alcohol oral fluid testing

Transitional Services at United Community And Family Services Southern New London County

  • Aftercare/continuing care
  • Discharge Planning
  • Naloxone and overdose education

Ancillary Services at United Community And Family Services Southern New London County

  • case management
  • domestic violence services
  • housing services
  • mental health services
  • recovery coaches
  • social skills development
  • mentoring/peer support

Other Addictions Treatment at United Community And Family Services Southern New London County

  • Treatment for non-substance use addiction disorder
  • Treatment for gambling disorder
  • Treatment for internet use disorder

Counseling Services and Education at United Community And Family Services Southern New London County

  • individual counseling
  • group counseling
  • family counseling
  • marital/couples counseling
  • substance use education
  • HIV and AIDS education, support and counseling
  • health education services
  • employment counseling or training

Medical Services at United Community And Family Services Southern New London County

  • Hepatitis A vaccination
  • Hepatitis B vaccination

Tobacco/Screening Services at United Community And Family Services Southern New London County

  • Screening for tobacco use

Facility Smoking Policy at United Community And Family Services Southern New London County

  • Smoking not permitted

Gender Accepted at United Community And Family Services Southern New London County

  • women
  • men

Services for deaf at United Community And Family Services Southern New London County

  • Services for the deaf and hard of hearing are available

Additional Spoken Languages at United Community And Family Services Southern New London County

  • Chinese
  • Spanish

Phone #: 860-892-7042

Call (866) 434-2077 for 24/7 help with treatment.

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