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Silver Hill Hospital - Adolescent Program
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New Canaan, Connecticut · Part of Silver Hill Hospital
- Level of care
- Inpatient, Residential, Intensive outpatient (IOP)
- Ages
- 13 to 17
- Insurance
- Optum (in-network), United Healthcare, Connecticare, Oxford Health Plans
Published program summary
DBT-based adolescent program (ages 13-17) at a nonprofit psychiatric hospital that is an academic affiliate of Yale School of Medicine, offering a full continuum from inpatient crisis care through K-House residential transitional living and intensive outpatient, all anchored by Dialectical Behavior Therapy.
Services and populations
- Genders served
- Co-ed adolescent program (boys and girls)
- Specialties
- ADHD, Anxiety disorders, Co-occurring substance use, Depression, Disordered eating, Emerging personality disorders, Emotion dysregulation, Anger management, Family conflict, Impulsivity, Mood disorders, Peer relationship problems, School avoidance, Self-esteem issues, Suicidality and self-harm
- Modalities
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Individual therapy, Group therapy, Skills coaching, Art therapy, Yoga, Writing groups, Recreational therapy
- Approximate published capacity
- Adolescent inpatient unit: five double rooms (~10 beds), with average census around 10. K-House residential contains both double and single rooms (exact bed count not stated).
Admissions
- Typical length of stay
- Inpatient: average 7 to 10 days. Adolescent Residential: minimum 5 weeks (the separate K-House Adolescent Transitional Living phase is listed as a minimum of 4 weeks).
Daily life and family
- Daily life
- Daily individual sessions with psychiatrist; frequent meetings with social worker
- School support and outdoor activity time
- npatient treatment takes place on the third floor of the Patricia Regnemer Main House. The unit is locked for patient safety and no personal computers or cellphones are permitted. The average length of stay is 7-10 days.
- Family involvement
- Close family involvement in the treatment process
- Family support and integration is an important part of successful treatment and recovery. Silver Hill encourages close collaboration with families through every stage of care.
- Family campus visits (details vary by level of care)
- Departure planning meeting (all levels of care)
- Weekly virtual family DBT groups for families and caregivers to acquire DBT skills along with their adolescent and learn how to best reinforce them at home (Residential and Outpatient)
- Weekly family meeting with the treatment team (Residential)
- Family therapy sessions when appropriate (no additional cost) (Residential)
Insurance and payment
- Insurance listed
- Optum (in-network), United Healthcare, Connecticare, Oxford Health Plans
- Payment notes
- Adolescent Residential Program is in-network with Optum (behavioral health provider for many insurers, including UnitedHealthcare, Connecticare, Oxford Health Plans). "Other insurance plans often cover our adolescent residential services on an out-of-network basis." Per the hospital's Fees & Insurance page, inpatient treatment is generally covered by health insurance and IOPs are generally covered by participating health plans (these latter statements are not adolescent-specific).
Credentials and public record
- Accreditation
- The Joint Commission - Hospital Accreditation Program, The Joint Commission - Behavioral Health Program, The Joint Commission - Opioid Treatment Program
- Public record
- Not yet checked
- License
- Not yet checked
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Location
- Address
- 208 Valley Road, New Canaan, CT 06840
- County
- Western Connecticut Planning Region
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Sources
- Program own site · Source date Jun 23, 2026
- Program own site · Source date Jun 23, 2026
- Program own site · Source date Jun 23, 2026
- Program own site · Source date Jun 23, 2026
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