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What Does a Residential Treatment Center in Connecticut Provide?
Residential treatment centers are designed to offer support to men, women, and youth who are experiencing physical or mental health difficulties. Often known as rehab centers, these facilities provide residential treatment that focuses on promoting addiction recovery and ameliorating behavioral issues and mental health challenges. These programs provide residents with a safe space to live in the absence of routine stressors, and the facilities are staffed day and night by trained health care staff.
Residential treatment centers may offer treatment and therapy for issues such as eating disorders, gambling addiction, and anxiety. For example, people experiencing problems with gambling can admit themselves to a specialized treatment center where they receive personalized care tailored to meet their needs. Interaction with fellow residents and mental health professionals help them to learn more about their mental health conditions.
Residential treatment center residents can expect to receive the following basic services: • A safe, drug-free setting where residents focus on recovery. • Individual therapy sessions weekly that help people gain greater self-awareness, self-compassion, and effective coping skills. • Social support from peers, group therapy, and support group meetings, such as 12-step meetings. • Supervision from medical staff during detoxification, for those in treatment for addiction, and to manage medications and health conditions. • Activities ranging from exercise to journaling that help people cultivate their skills and abilities and learn healthy coping strategies. • Outpatient services may be available as well, particularly for former residents who need additional support after they leave the center.
Mental Health Care in Connecticut
The Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services provides oversight for mental health programs within the state of Connecticut. The 2014 Mental Health America (MHA) survey reports that Connecticut ranked 11th out of all the states, suggesting a relatively low prevalence of mental health problems and easy access to mental health care. While Connecticut is ranked 5th in terms of adult care, statistics from the MHA survey also indicate that youth may not be receiving comparable levels of mental health care. Connecticut was ranked 31st in terms of overall well-being for the year 2013 by the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index. While Connecticut ranked 49th in terms of work environment, the state also ranked 14th in physical health, 14th in basic access, and 9th in healthy behaviors.
Connecticut Census Information
In 2013, an estimated 3.6 million people resided in Connecticut. Minors accounted for 22% of the state’s population and seniors made up an estimated 15% of all state residents. Almost 37% of residents above the age of 25 graduated from college with a bachelor’s degree or higher across the state. The median household income for the state of almost $69,500 is significantly higher than the national average of $53,000. Approximately 10% of the population lives below the poverty level.
References:
- Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services. (n.d.). Programs and services. Retrieved from http://www.ct.gov/dmhas/cwp/view.asp?a=2902&q=335208&dmhasNav=|
- Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index. (2013). Connecticut. Retrieved from http://cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/162029/file-620536314-pdf/WBI2013/Connecticut_2013_State_Report.pdf?t=1418935567368
- Mental Health America. (2014). Parity or disparity: The state of mental health in America, 2015. Retrieved from http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/sites/default/files/Parity%20or%20Disparity%202015%20Report.pdf
- United States Census Bureau. (n.d.). State & county quickfacts: Connecticut. Retrieved from http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/09000.html