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Rushford Teen Services (Hartford HealthCare)

Meriden, Connecticut

Level of care
Early intervention / evaluation & assessment, Outpatient, Intensive outpatient (IOP), Partial hospitalization (PHP), Residential, Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT / MATCH)
Ages
12 to 18
Insurance
Medicare, State of Connecticut Medicaid (HUSKY), Out-of-State Medicaid, Aetna and 19 more

Listed as operating. 10 sources, newest retrieved Sep 25, 2026. Record researched Jun 23, 2026.

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Published program summary

Described on its own site as "the region's leading provider of teen addiction treatment programs," delivering a full adolescent continuum (early intervention, assessment, OP/IOP/PHP, MAT, and a six-month residential program) anchored on the evidence-based Seven Challenges model. Part of Hartford HealthCare and a designated Connecticut Local Mental Health Authority for the Meriden/Middletown region, with a Spanish-language Latino Services track; residential placement (Stonegate) is by Connecticut DCF referral.

Services and populations

Specialties
Adolescent/teen substance use and addiction treatment, Co-occurring mental health disorders (depression, anxiety, PTSD, self-harm, school issues), Opioid use disorder / medication-assisted treatment, Relapse prevention, Spanish-language / Latino Services (Latino IOP)
Modalities
The Seven Challenges® Program (evidence-based; listed in the SAMHSA National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices), Group therapy, Individual, family, and group therapies, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Medication-Assisted Treatment (buprenorphine/Suboxone, naltrexone/Vivitrol), 12-step recovery orientation, Recreational therapy (residential), Holistic (physical, emotional, spiritual) approach, Academic education integrated with treatment (day school / residential)
Languages
Rushford at Meriden also provides outpatient mental health and addiction services in Spanish through its Latino Services program.
Parent organization
Hartford HealthCare (Rushford Center, Inc. / Hartford HealthCare Behavioral Health Network)

Admissions

Typical length of stay
Residential (Rushford at Stonegate): six-month residential treatment. Outpatient length of stay varies (continuum from partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient down to once-a-week relapse prevention); not specified numerically on site.

Insurance and payment

Insurance listed
Medicare, State of Connecticut Medicaid (HUSKY), Out-of-State Medicaid, Aetna, Anthem BlueCare Prime, Blue Cross, Cigna, ConnectiCare, Connecticut Health Plan, Franklin Health Plan, United Healthcare, Anthem Behavioral Health, Behavioral Health Connecticut, LLC, HMA Behavioral Health, Inc., United Behavioral Health, Magellan Behavioral Health (Merit Behavioral Health), Cigna Behavioral Health, CarePartners of Connecticut (Medicare Advantage), Blue Care Family Plan, Community Health Network, Health Net, Corvel (Workers' Compensation), MasterCare of Connecticut (Workers' Compensation)
Payment notes
Insurance carriers listed are Hartford HealthCare / Rushford org-wide (from the system Billing & Insurance page), not specific to Teen Services. The page hedges: "Hartford HealthCare participates in most major health plans in Connecticut" and "Participation may vary by product and is subject to change." Uninsured/under-insured may qualify for free or discounted care.

Credentials and public record

Accreditation
Joint Commission (The Joint Commission / formerly Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations)
Public record
Not yet checked
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Connecticut list of substance abuse care facility licenses, active and inactive. The state runs or links this lookup. It may not list every program type.

Location

Address
883 Paddock Ave., Meriden, CT 06450 (Teen Services outpatient hub). Residential program, Rushford at Stonegate, is at 459 Wallingford Rd., Durham, CT 06422.
County
South Central Connecticut Planning Region

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