Cornell Scott-Hill Health at the Dixwell New Haven

Cornell Scott-Hill Health at the Dixwell New Haven is a nonprofit rehab center in New Haven. It offers full outpatient treatment to people with a substance use disorder and to those whose drug or alcohol use overlaps with a mental health condition. You attend scheduled sessions and go back home afterward rather than staying overnight. Individual and group counseling are at the core of what the center offers, and the team includes therapists trained in several specific approaches.

The center builds a plan around your own diagnosis and circumstances instead of a standard script for everyone in New Haven. You develop practical skills you can use outside the building and spend time with other people in treatment, which many people find steadies the harder weeks. Sessions draw on cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy, both structured talk therapies aimed at changing patterns of thinking and coping. Trauma-specific therapy is available for people whose history includes post-traumatic stress disorder or other trauma.

One point deserves a plain statement: this guide does not deliver treatment and does not diagnose anyone. The helpline beside this page puts callers in touch with licensed providers using trained advisors. It costs nothing, stays private, and comes with no strings attached. It is a way to ask questions and check what is available before you decide anything.

Programs at Cornell Scott-Hill Health

The center provides outpatient care only, so there are no residential beds and no overnight withdrawal management on site in New Haven. Sessions draw on cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy, plus one-on-one counseling, group therapy, and relapse prevention counseling. Trauma-specific therapy is available for people whose history includes post-traumatic stress disorder or other trauma. Additional services include acupuncture, life skills work, and online therapy for people who cannot always attend in person. Tobacco cessation support is offered as well, which matters because smoking often goes unaddressed in addiction treatment.

Continuing care and ongoing outpatient treatment are part of the plan after the initial course of care ends. The center's usual program length is about 5 days, so ask how many visits per week that involves and what a typical schedule looks like. If you are uncertain whether outpatient treatment suits your situation, you can call to check space and benefits with this center. When you call, ask what happens if you need a higher intensity of care such as residential or detox, partway through.

• Life Skills
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
• Trauma-Specific Therapy
• Relapse Prevention Counseling
• Acupuncture
• 1-on-1 Counseling
• Online Therapy
• Dialectical Behavior Therapy
• Group Therapy

Who this program is built for

• Adults of any gender, with programming that includes men and women specifically
• Young adults and older adults at different life stages
• Veterans
• People who identify as LGBTQ+
• People with co-occurring disorders such as PTSD, trauma, anger, or perinatal mental health needs
• People seeking help with drug use, problem drinking, or smoking cessation, including those with a gambling concern

Setting, languages, and length of care

You will find the center on the second floor at 197 Dixwell Avenue in New Haven, Connecticut, delivered in an outpatient format rather than a residential one. Staff speak English, French, and Spanish, which helps if English is not the language you think in when things get difficult. The usual program length is about 5 days, and the Joint Commission accredits the organization. Because the center is outpatient, a typical week involves scheduled visits rather than a live-in stay. When language or location is a barrier, then ask about online therapy and whether sessions can be conducted in Spanish or French.

Paying for treatment here in New Haven

The center takes cash pay rates as a private pay choice, and a nonprofit structure privately funds its services. The listing does not spell out insurance and coverage details, so the practical thing is to phone and ask what your plan covers before you pick a start date. If you are unsure about your coverage, then you can phone to check space and benefits with this center without any cost to you. That call does not commit you to anything and stays private.

Useful questions before beginning

• What insurance plans are accepted by the center, and what portion of costs will I pay?
• In the 5-day program, how many visits per week are involved, and what does a typical schedule look like?
• Can you treat my mental health condition and my substance use at the same time, or do I need two separate programs?
• What happens if I need a greater level of care, like inpatient or detox, partway through?
• Is therapy available in Spanish or French, and can I request a specific counselor?