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Programs: Inpatient treatment:natchaug hospital provides a full range of inpatient psychiatric and substance-abuse treatment for children, adolescents and adults at our 57-bed mansfield center facility. The highly qualified, experienced and dedicated professional staff of natchaug hospital provides expert care in a supportive, therapeutic setting - helping people regain their stability and return as soon as possible to their own homes. The hospital serves medicare and medicaid subscribers and provides care without regard to ability to pay. Intermediate care (icc):this is an acute level of care for a longer length of stay for persons living with prolonged and severe mental illness. Historically, people from eastern connecticut who were in need of an extended length of stay were referred to cedarcrest hospital in newington. Natchaug hospital icc provides this much-needed care for persons from the eastern region, closer to the communities where they live and work. United services and the southeastern mental health authority are the local mental health authorities (lmha's) responsible for authorizing admission to the intermediate care program. The above includes the authorization of department of mental health and addiction services (dmhas) funds to pay for care in the event the patient is medically indigent, has exhausted his/her medicare benefit, or has no medicare hospitalization coverage. Patients are most likely to be referred from eastern region hospital inpatient units when it becomes clear that the patient will not be able to safely return to the community following an acute care stay. Upon admission, each patient is assessed by a psychiatrist, a registered nurse and a primary therapist. A treatment plan is developed for each patient. The treatment team works closely with the patient, their family and community providers to develop a discharge plan and ensure that community supports are in place. In-patient treatment programs:* treats approximately 60 patients on a daily basis at the mansfield locationinpatient treatment includes:* comprehensive bio-psycho-social assessment* formulation of a treatment plan developed with the patient/family which may include the use of medications * group therapy (a primary treatment approach)* family therapy and individual therapy* formulation of a discharge/aftercare plan* case management servicestypical patient experience: the majority of our patients arrive via ambulance through the ambulance entrance. All patients receive an initial assessment by a registered nurse and psychiatrist which is completed within 8 hours of admission. Patients are oriented to the unit, the milieu, and the schedule. Our patients are closely monitored for the first 24-48 hours, depending on presentation and symptoms.

joshua centers: the joshua centers provides various treatment programs including:partial hospital program (php): the partial hospital program provides four hours of intensive psychiatric support daily for up to five days per week. This is a morning program for adults and an after-school program for children and adolescents. The program can eliminate the need for a hospital stay, and/or help with the transition back to home and regular school after a period of inpatient care. Intensive outpatient program (iop): the intensive outpatient program is somewhat less intense than the php, providing three hours of intensive treatment each day for up to five days each week. This program is offered both in the morning and during the evening for adults and after-school for children and adolescents. The iop program is designed to help continue progress with behavioral health stabilization and recovery. Extended day treatment (edt):this special program, partially funded by the connecticut department of children, supports children and adolescents who have emotional or behavioral health issues that put them at risk of needing psychiatric residential or inpatient care. The extended day treatment program is particularly helpful for children with special needs who are in foster care. Child & adolescent treatment programs:* treat about 250 children and adolescents daily in all programs/locations* may prevent hospitalization* aids in transition back to the community following hospitalization* transportation to partial hospital program, intensive outpatient program and extended day program: most of this transportation is provided by natchaug hospital staff, driving the hospital vans that pick up patients from their school or home. * average length of stay in php/iop program, 6 - 8 weeks; edt and intensive in-home child & adolescent psychiatric services, 6 months. Joshua program treatment services include: * comprehensive bio-psycho-social assessment* group therapy (the primary treatment approach)* family and individual therapy* medication management* occupational and creative rehabilitation therapy* comprehensive aftercare/discharge planningpartial hospital program (php): four hours of treatment for up to five days per week intensive outpatient program (iop): three hours of treatment up to five days per week extended day treatment (edt) is a specialized therapeutic after-school support program that provides structured groups for three hours a day up to five days per week to learn and practice social skills such as group interaction, listening, cooperative leisure activities. Intensive in-home child & adolescent psychiatric services(iicaps): developed and monitored by the yale university child study center, provides in home services 2-3 times per week to help meet the needs of families with children with persistent psychiatric disorders. Client referral to a child/adolescent treatment program:* referred from an inpatient program in connecticut* community providers (child & family services; united children & families; emergency rooms)* school systems* private providers (community psychiatrists or therapists)* family and friendsin a treatment day, clients arrive after being picked up from their school (or home) in one of natchaug hospital vans and will attend four groups in php and three groups in iop. Groups include a psychotherapy group, educational groups and an activity group. The activity group is led by a mental health worker or a crs staff member; all other groups are led by a masters level clinician. Education groups might include managing emotions, dangers of substance abuse, handling relationships, etc.

education: natchaug provides various educational programs such as:clinical day treatment school programs (cdt):natchaug's clinical day treatment programs, which are approved by the connecticut department of education, offer special education services to students in grades 1 - 12, whose social, emotional or behavioral health problems prevent them from functioning successfully in a regular school environment. Each student's individual academic and clinical treatment plan is designed to address their special needs and return them to their regular schools as soon as possible. Natchaug hospital schools operate in enfield, danielson, mansfield, norwich, and windham. Natchaug is also the contracted operator of a school for the town of norwich. Natchaug hospital's board of directors serves a number of functions similar to a board of education, with responsibilities for the oversight and the implementation of certain state statutes and federal legislation. Natchaug hospital school programs:* each school day, an average of 200 students attend natchaug hospital's school programs* approved by the connecticut department of education * inpatient school, journey house school, clinical day treatment school in six sites students come to the inpatient school on an emergency basis, and for non-educational reasons; school staff determines if the student receives special education services, and if there is an individual education plan (iep) to be implemented. Students come to the journey house school on a planned basis and for non-educational reasons. Each student's school files are evaluated for proper placement in school. Girls who receive special education, section 504, and regular education all are educated at the journey school. Students come to the six cdt sites via a planning and placement team (ppt) meeting from their home school district. They may be placed on a diagnostic basis with ppt meetings every two weeks while psychiatric, psychological and educational assessments are performed. Students also may enter the program already receiving special education services with an iep (individualized education plan) in place. Students at the hickory street school are placed by the norwich board of education. All students are identified as special education and have an iep in place. Transportation to all day school programs is provided by the local education authority (lea) that placed the student; however, transportation during the school day for field trips is often provided using natchaug vans with school staff driving; sometimes school field trips are transported by outside vendors. Description of typical day:a typical day in the inpatient and journey house school is a five-hour day that covers all academic areas, including electives of art and pe. A typical day in the cdt schools is similar to any traditional school day, with academic subjects in addition to psycho-educational groups led by school clinicians.

natchaug hospital is eastern connecticut's leading provider of mental health and addiction services for children, adolescents and adults. Founded in 1954, natchaug hospital provides a wide range of mental health and addiction treatment services for children, adolescents and adults in eastern connecticut. Natchaug offers inpatient services, including one of only six pediatric inpatient units in the state of connecticut, residential treatment for court-involved teenage girls, clinical day treatment schools, and ambulatory services through its 10-site network of care. In addition to above, natchaug provides the following services/programs:child services adolescent servicesyoung adult servicesadult servicesalcohol abuseolder adults programattention deficit hyperactivity disorder evaluations autism spectrum disorder evaluationspsychological servicesschoolsextended day treatmentinpatient treatmentintensive in-home child and adolescent psychiatric services (iicaps)intensive outpatient treatmentjoshua center programsjourney house programpartial hospitalizationresidential treatment programmedication assisted treatment close to home (match)