In Need of Mental Health Services-- New to Town

Submitted by moonbrainUwU t3_107kp7x in Hartford

My partner has comorbid diagnoses of Bipolar Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, ADHD, and Complex-PTSD. This year she went on disability to deal with these challenges, but we just moved to the Hartford area and she's having a very hard time regulating-- to the point of possible self harm.

We are really at a loss for where to start-- she wants to go in to the hospital for possible in-patient treatment but we don't know anything about the system here or patient experience. We have Aetna insurance, and any guidance on where to start would be so helpful-- I really want to make sure no harm happens if we can avoid it.

Specifically:

-What ER do you recommend for mental health/psychiatry?

-What organizations provide Intensive Outpatient Treatment Programs?

-Any psychiatrists or therapists that are recommended?

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00I00I t1_j3nlm2o wrote

The Institute of Living provides intensive DBT group therapies which I’d highly recommend.

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77kloklo77 t1_j3o08ik wrote

Call 211

Edit - I should add 211 is a good resource for finding urgent/crisis mental health care in CT.

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Owl-whisperer-77 t1_j3oyl2p wrote

I agree the Institute of Living is very good and it's right there. Yale New Haven Hospital and Silver Hill also offer excellent DBT programs. Silver Hill offers inpatient DBT treatment. It's hard to get in though because it's very expensive and exclusive. But they take private insurance. Utilize 211. They will direct her to a crisis line and someone may be able to come to the home to assess her. They can assess whether she needs to go to the hospital or arrange for an intake at a local mental health agency for services.

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