InterCommunity Healthcare

Also known as School Based Health Center

Address: 15 Mercer Avenue, East Hartford, CT 06118 · Map

OutpatientDual diagnosisMedicaidMedicarePrivate insuranceTRICARE / VASliding scaleSelf-pay

About InterCommunity Healthcare

Comprehensive outpatient facility offering coordinated treatment for adults dealing with both substance use and mental health conditions.

Levels of care: Outpatient
Treatment focus: Substance use treatment · Mental health treatment · Treatment for co-occurring disorders plus serious emotional disturbance (SED) in children
Treatment approaches: Cognitive behavioral therapy · Couples/family therapy · Group therapy · Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment · Individual psychotherapy
Education and counseling: Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
Special programs: Clients who have experienced trauma · Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Ages accepted: Children/Adolescents · Young Adults
Payment accepted: County or local government funds · Community Mental Health Block Grants · Community Service Block Grants · Medicare · Medicaid · Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE) · Other State funds · Private health insurance · Cash or self-payment · State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid · State mental health agency (or equivalent) funds
Payment assistance: Payment assistance (check with facility for details)
Licensing and accreditation: Federally Qualified Health Center
Ownership: Private non-profit organization
Other services: Chronic disease/illness management · Diet and exercise counseling · Family psychoeducation · Illness management and recovery · Integrated primary care services · Suicide prevention services · Education services
Language services: Spanish

Accreditation: Joint Commission
Care offered: Outpatient · Co-Occurring Mental Health
Substances treated: Chronic Relapse · Co-Occurring Disorders · Drug Addiction · Smoking Cessation
Conditions treated: Anger · Chronic Pain Management · Eating Disorders · Gambling · Post Traumatic Stress Disorder · Trauma
Therapies: 1-on-1 Counseling · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy · Dialectical Behavior Therapy · Eye Movement Therapy (EMDR) · Family Therapy · Group Therapy · Life Skills · Online Therapy · Trauma-Specific Therapy
Who it serves: Adolescents · Children · Men · Older Adults · Women · Young Adults
Aftercare: Continuing Care · Employment Counseling · Intensive Outpatient Program · Outpatient Treatment · Recovery Coach · Support Meetings
Languages: English · Spanish

Have your insurance or Medicaid card ready and ask whether the facility is in network.
Ask how soon they can do an assessment and whether there is a waitlist.
Confirm the facility is licensed by Connecticut.
If you are withdrawing from alcohol or benzodiazepines, ask about medical detox; do not stop suddenly on your own.