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- Recovery Services of Connecticut, Perception Programs, Hartford Health, and 14 other treatment centers. (View All)
- Each treatment center in our list has: (a) The Gold Seal of Approval from the Joint Commission for addiction services, (b) Composite online review score of 3/5 stars or better, (c) Robust programs that effectively treat dual diagnosis disorders.
- Find trusted Connecticut addiction resources including 2 crisis hotlines, 2 overdose prevention organizations, and 4 support groups.
- Looking for a particular level of care? Read our rankings of the top inpatient drug rehabs in Connecticut.
Top Dual Diagnosis Treatment Centers
Recovery Services of Connecticut
203-421-6242 | Visit Website
71 Bradley Road, Suite 6, Madison, Connecticut 06443
Personalized treatment plans might include some combination of individual and group therapy, relapse prevention, family therapy, and education. Group counseling services might include relapse prevention, 12-step, and relationship and communication skills building.
What They Treat: Dual diagnosis substance abuse and anxiety and depression.
Levels of Care: IOP, PHP
TRUST SIGNALS
Online Reviews: A
Accreditations: Joint Commission
Treatment includes individual, group, and family therapy along with medication assistance, as well as some combination of art therapy, auricular acupuncture, meditation, mindfulness, trauma therapy, movement therapy, and animal therapy depending on the clients’ needs, goals, and interests.
What They Treat: Dual diagnosis substance abuse and anxiety, depression, and PTSD.
Levels of Care: IOP
TRUST SIGNALS
Online Reviews: A
Accreditations: Joint Commission
Editorial Note: All of the services they offer are bilingual.
Residential treatment at Rushford includes gender-specific programs, individual counseling, group therapy, family involvement and 12-step meetings. They also offer clients medication management and a variety of holistic treatment options including yoga, art therapy, mindfulness, meditation and nutrition counseling and management.
What They Treat: Dual diagnosis substance abuse and depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, PTSD and eating disorders. They also offer services for psychiatric and eating disorders only.
Levels of Care: Detox, Inpatient Treatment, IOP
TRUST SIGNALS
Online Reviews: A
Accreditations: Joint Commission Gold Seal
Editorial Note: They provide both substance abuse and mental health services for adults and teens.
Treatment at High Watch Recovery is highly customized to each client’s specific needs. Options can include individual and group therapies, and 12-step programs. They also offer equine therapy, groups for empowering women, and relationship groups.
What They Treat: Dual diagnosis substance abuse and depression, anxiety and bipolar disorder.
Levels of Care: Inpatient Treatment, IOP, Sober living
TRUST SIGNALS
Online Reviews: A
Accreditations: Joint Commission Gold Seal & NAATP Accreditation
Editorial Note: High Watch Recovery has a special program for clients ages 50 and up.
Progressive Institute
203-816-6424 | Visit Website
2 Trap Falls Road, Suite 120, Shelton, Connecticut 06484
Therapy is going to include CBT, DBT, cognitive processing therapy, and motivational interviewing. Individual and group therapies are central to outpatient treatment at Progressive Institute, and therapists focus on 8 elements of wellness: emotional, environmental, financial, intellectual, occupational, physical, social, and spiritual.
What They Treat: Dual diagnosis substance abuse and anxiety, depression, PTSD, and trauma.
Levels of Care: IOP, OP
TRUST SIGNALS
Online Reviews: B
Accreditations: Joint Commission
Treatment might include evaluations, medication management, individual and family therapy, acupuncture, chiropractic care, pain management, yoga, and mindfulness. Wheeler Clinic also offers a variety of healthcare services and nutrition and physical fitness services in order to promote overall wellness and positive lifestyle choices.
What They Treat: Dual diagnosis substance abuse and anxiety, depression, and trauma. They offer psychiatric-only treatment as well.
Levels of Care: OP, IOP
TRUST SIGNALS
Online Reviews: B
Accreditations: Joint Commission
Clients will receive a combination of individual, group and family therapy, nutrition counseling, DBT, body image groups, medication management, acceptance and commitment therapy, CBT, EMDR, yoga, equine assisted learning, fitness activities, horticulture, experiential learning, music, martial arts, culinary arts, community service, art, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, education and more.
What They Treat: Dual diagnosis substance abuse and depression, anxiety, trauma and eating disorders. They also provide psychiatric only services as well as eating disorders only.
Levels of Care: Inpatient Treatment, IOP
TRUST SIGNALS
Online Reviews: B
Accreditations: Joint Commission Gold Seal
Editorial Note: They offer separate residential programs for boys and girls.
HBH helps to treat substance abuse and possible co-occurring mental health conditions through psychotherapy, psychiatric evaluations, medication monitoring, individual and family or couples counseling, and more depending on what each specific client needs.
What They Treat: Dual diagnosis substance abuse and anxiety, depression, and trauma.
Levels of Care: OP
TRUST SIGNALS
Online Reviews: C
Accreditations: Joint Commission
Along with CBT and DBT, Silverhill Hospital utilizes a combination of acceptance and commitment therapy, cognitive remediation, electroconvulsive therapy, motivational interviewing, nutrition counseling, skills training, acupuncture, acupressure, craniosacral massage, massage, mat pilates, mindfulness meditation, tai chi and yoga. Other options can include art therapy, drumming, writing, and journaling.
What They Treat: Dual Diagnosis Substance Abuse and anxiety disorders, mood disorders, personality disorders, and psychotic disorders. They also provide psychiatric only services.
Levels of Care: Inpatient Treatment, IOP
TRUST SIGNALS
Online Reviews: C
Accreditations: Joint Commission Gold Seal
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Children’s Center of Hamden
203-248-2116 | Visit Website
1400 Whitney Avenue, Hamden, Connecticut 06517
Outpatient treatment involves individual therapy sessions, family therapy, and medication management. They also offer SMART Recovery meetings as an adjunct support. Treatment plans are going to be highly individualized based on what specific needs and goals need to be met.
What They Treat: Dual diagnosis substance abuse and anxiety and depression.
Levels of Care: OP
TRUST SIGNALS
Online Reviews: C
Accreditations: Joint Commission
Editorial Note: Services are provided to boys and girls ages 3 to 18.
Retreat Behavioral Health
855-859-8808 | Visit Website
915 Ella T. Grasso Boulevard, New Haven, Connecticut 06519
Holistic options available to clients through Retreat Behavioral Health are yoga, culinary art, equine-assisted therapy, massage therapy, gardening, art therapy, music therapy, mindfulness meditation, games or puzzles and other recreational activities.
What They Treat: Dual diagnosis substance abuse and PTSD, depression, personality disorders, bipolar disorder, and anxiety.
Levels of Care: Inpatient Treatment, IOP
TRUST SIGNALS
Online Reviews: C
Accreditations: Joint Commission Gold Seal
Blue Sky Behavioral Health
888-822-7348 | Visit Website
52 Federal Road, Suite 2A, Danbury, Connecticut 06810
Addiction treatment through Blue Sky Behavioral Health is going to include motivational interviewing, harm reduction, 12-step programs, exposure-response therapy, DBT, CBT, rational emotive behavior therapy, seeking safety therapy, recovery-oriented therapy, expressive therapy, and trauma therapy.
What They Treat: Dual diagnosis substance abuse and anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, personality disorders, depression, PTSD, and trauma. They also provide psychiatric-only services.
Levels of Care: PHP, IOP, OP
TRUST SIGNALS
Online Reviews: C
Accreditations: CARF
Editorial Note: Blue Sky offers therapeutic independent living services.
Stonington Institute
800-832-1022 | Visit Website
75 Swantown Hill Road, North Stonington, Connecticut 06359
Along with individual, group, and family therapy, Stonington Institute offers cognitive processing therapy, EMDR, art therapy, martial arts, yoga, nutrition, music therapy, and experiential learning opportunities like vocational education and spirituality. Some clients may choose to participate in anger management and other psychoeducation groups, relapse prevention, nutrition counseling, trigger management, or 12-Step work.
What They Treat: Dual diagnosis substance abuse and anxiety and depression.
Levels of Care: Inpatient Detox, PHP, IOP, Sober Living
TRUST SIGNALS
Online Reviews: C
Accreditations: Joint Commission
Outpatient substance abuse and co-occurring mental illness services are going to include individual and group therapy and medication management. They also offer dialectical behavior therapy skills training and symptom management. Other options are going to be available on an as needs basis, depending on the needs and goals of each client.
What They Treat: Dual diagnosis substance abuse and anxiety and depression.
Levels of Care: IOP
TRUST SIGNALS
Online Reviews: C
Accreditations: Joint Commission
Clients will be able to choose from a list of treatment options including specialized group therapies, DBT, coping skills, emotion regulation, medication management, individual, family, and couples therapy, and symptom management. Other therapies might be available depending on the client’s needs.
What They Treat: Dual diagnosis substance abuse and anxiety and depression.
Levels of Care: PHP, IOP, OP
TRUST SIGNALS
Online Reviews: D
Accreditations: Joint Commission
Community Mental Health Affiliates
860-348-2310 | Visit Website
233 Main Street, New Britain, Connecticut 06051
Treatment is going to vary on a case-by-case basis depending on what each client needs. Each person with substance abuse and possible co-occurring mental health conditions is going to require a specific treatment plan, so this will be designed during the evaluation and assessment process. Some might include medication assistance and gender-specific group therapy.
What They Treat: Dual diagnosis substance abuse and depression and anxiety.
Levels of Care: IOP
TRUST SIGNALS
Online Reviews: D
Accreditations: Joint Commission
Editorial Note: All services are bilingual.
Treatment programs are going to include a combination of individual and group therapy, medication management, skill-building, psychoeducation, and relapse prevention. Other options are going to depend on the specific needs of each client.
What They Treat: Dual diagnosis substance abuse and anxiety and depression.
Levels of Care: IOP
TRUST SIGNALS
Online Reviews: D
Accreditations: CARF
More Nearby Rehabs
Connecticut Addiction & Mental Health Support
Additional Resources For Finding Help in Connecticut:
- Connecticut Action Line: 1-800-467-3135
- Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services
- Read our actionable guide to finding an inpatient drug rehab near me.
- Find out why Joint Commission Accreditation Matters.
- Search for more Joint Commission Accredited Facilities on QualityCheck.org.
Overdose Prevention Resources
- In the event of a suspected overdose call 911 and monitor the individual until paramedics arrive.
- Next Distro – Connecticut: A national overdose prevention organization, their site provides resources and information about naloxone and where to get naloxone in Connecticut.
- Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services: This government program provides a wealth of resources to find naloxone to help prevent overdose deaths.
Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services: 203-974-7713
- Crisis Text Line Connecticut: Text “LISTEN” to 741-741
Addiction Recovery Support Meetings
- Alcoholics Anonymous – List of AA meetings in Connecticut.
- Narcotics Anonymous – The NA Connecticut regional service committee website features a full list of NA meetings in the state.
- Heroin Anonymous – The Heroin Anonymous World Services site lists meetings in three cities across Connecticut each week.
- Cocaine Anonymous – List of CA meetings in the state of Connecticut.