Crisis Services

CSN programs provide an array of crisis services, including respite beds, emergency care, and intensive supports during acutely stressful times. For further information or to make a referral:

Central Crisis Services: 785-6281
Continuum of Care Respite Program: 752-8710
CMHC Acute Services: 974-7300
YNHH Crisis Intervention Unit:688-9907

Continuum of Care Crisis Program - An alternative to psychiatric inpatient care for individuals who are clinically appropriate for short-term crisis care. This collaborative effort provides admission, clinical care, and day service. The goals of the program are to reduce the stigma often associated with hospitalization, and the successful reintegration of the client into the community. Key components of program are: flexibility; private home in family neighborhood; four person capacity; staff to client ratio typically 1:1; and intensive case management.
Contact: (203) 752-8710

Continuum of Care Respite Program - Provides a short-term private home setting for individuals who are in need of time away from their usual residence and who are not in need of the more intensive services of the Crisis Program. The goal is to allow time for reflection, building strength, and problem solving around issues which may be causing stress, thereby decreasing the need for more acute services. Key components of program are: intensive case management; staff involvement in day programming; three person capacity; and staff to client ratio typically 1:1.
Contact: (203) 766-4083

Yale New Haven Hospital Crisis Intervention Unit - A locked unit in the Yale New Haven Hospital Emergency Department that provides emergency psychiatric assessment, treatment and referral for patients in highly acute psychiatric conditions. Patients may be in need of psychiatric hospitalization or outpatient treatment. The CIU is multidisciplinary and is represented by Psychiatry, Nursing and Social Work.
Contact: (203) 688-9704
20 York Street
New Haven, CT  06504