Harm Reduction

Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center - MAT Program

Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center

Medication-assisted treatment for substance use, including methadone maintenance, Suboxone, Vivitrol, outpatient substance use treatment, psychiatric evaluation, recovery support, Narcan training, and detox connections through Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center.

Walk-ins welcome for addiction treatment; call 203-503-3300 for current methadone, Suboxone, Vivitrol, outpatient, and detox intake hours

Before you go: If overdose risk is present, ask about Narcan training and overdose prevention support.

A Place to Nourish your Health (APNH)

APNH

Provides free and confidential HIV/STI testing, PrEP services, harm reduction supplies, and case management for people living with or at risk of HIV. Also offers housing assistance and support groups.

Mon-Thu 9am-5pm (closed 12:30-1:30pm); closed Fri

Before you go: Testing and services are free and confidential. Go Mon-Thu, but not 12:30-1:30pm (lunch) and never Fridays, they're closed.

AIDS Project New Haven (APNH)

APNH

Provides free and confidential HIV/STI testing, PrEP services, harm reduction supplies, and case management for people living with or at risk of HIV. Also offers housing assistance and support groups.

Mon, Wed, Thu 9am-4:30pm; Tue 9am-8:30pm

Before you go: Bring photo ID, insurance or HUSKY card if you have one, and a medication list.

Anchor Health - Hamden Health Center

Anchor Health

LGBTQ-affirming healthcare near New Haven, including primary care, sexual health, HIV/STI testing, PrEP navigation, mpox vaccination, case management, and gender-affirming care.

Mon-Wed 8am-6pm, Thu 11am-7pm, Fri 8am-6pm

Before you go: Free HIV, STI, and mpox vaccine services may be available; call to confirm eligibility.

APT Foundation - Addiction Treatment

APT Foundation

Comprehensive addiction treatment including medication-assisted treatment (methadone, buprenorphine), outpatient counseling, residential treatment, gender-specific programs, and aftercare support.

Mon-Fri; call for clinic-specific hours

Before you go: If this is urgent or you may hurt yourself or someone else, call 988 or 911.

APT Foundation - Orchard Clinic

APT Foundation

Outpatient methadone maintenance and medication-assisted treatment clinic for opioid use disorder. Provides individual and group counseling alongside medication management.

Mon-Sat early morning; call for specific times

Before you go: Call or check outreach hours before going because mobile and drop-in schedules can change.

APT Foundation - Syringe Services

APT Foundation

Free syringe exchange, Narcan distribution, HIV/Hep C testing, and connections to treatment.

Mon-Fri 7am-7pm, Sat 8am-12pm

Before you go: You don't need an ID or insurance to get syringes, Narcan, or testing. Just walk in. Saturday closes early at noon, so go before then on weekends.

BHcare Counseling

BHcare

Outpatient mental health and addiction counseling services throughout Greater New Haven.

Mon-Fri 8:30am-5pm

Before you go: If this is urgent or you may hurt yourself or someone else, call 988 or 911.

CASA Inc - MAAS Day Treatment

CASA Inc

Intensive outpatient program for adults with substance use disorders. Services in English and Spanish.

Mon, Wed, Fri 9am-12pm

Before you go: Call or check outreach hours before going because mobile and drop-in schedules can change.

CCAR New Haven Recovery Community Center

Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery

Peer-led recovery community center. CCAR does not provide detox or clinical treatment itself. It works as a clearinghouse: recovery coaches help you get into detox, rehab, or an intensive outpatient program, and help with food assistance, reentry needs, relapse prevention, and sober living. Recovery meetings are held every day except Sunday and are open to every recovery pathway, so they are not AA or NA meetings. Telephone recovery support and job readiness programs are also available. All services are free.

Mon-Fri 9am-5pm; meetings in evenings

Before you go: This is not a detox or treatment facility. Coaches connect you to those services and can help you get in.

Community Health Care Van (CHCV)

Yale School of Medicine

Mobile medical clinic and storefront providing primary care, behavioral health, HIV care, flu/COVID vaccines, substance use treatment, and syringe services. Operates one of the largest naloxone distribution programs in CT.

Storefront: Mon-Fri; Mobile schedule varies weekly

Before you go: Walk in free, no ID or insurance needed. The storefront at 270 Congress Ave is open Mon-Fri, but call ahead for the mobile van: its stops change every week.

Crossroads Recovery Center

Crossroads

Safe, nurturing recovery environment for addiction and mental health disorders. Culturally competent care.

Residential program; call for admissions and current visiting/intake hours.

Before you go: Call or check outreach hours before going because mobile and drop-in schedules can change.

CSHHC Recovery & Wellness Center (formerly Grant Street Partnership)

Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center

Substance abuse treatment for men and women. Temporary housing for homeless men in treatment. Meals and transportation provided.

Residential program; call for information

Before you go: Bring photo ID and any eviction, shelter, lease, or income paperwork you have.

Forensic Drug Diversion (ForDD) Clinic

Connecticut Mental Health Center and Yale School of Medicine

Free outpatient clinic for adults with court, probation, parole, or reentry involvement who want an assessment or treatment for substance use. A joint program of the Connecticut Mental Health Center (DMHAS) and the Law and Psychiatry Division at the Yale School of Medicine. Services include diagnostic evaluation, individual and group therapy, medication for substance use, case management, harm reduction, peer support, relapse prevention, trauma and domestic violence groups, and referrals to primary care.

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM. Wednesday 8:30 AM to 8:00 PM.

Before you go: There is no fee, and the clinic treats people with and without insurance.

Free Narcan Distribution

CT Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services

Free naloxone (Narcan) kits to prevent opioid overdose deaths. Training provided.

Mon-Fri 9am-5pm

Before you go: Call or check outreach hours before going because mobile and drop-in schedules can change.

Grant Street Partnership

Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center

Substance abuse treatment for men and women. Temporary housing for homeless men in treatment. Meals and transportation provided.

Call 203-503-3350 for current intake, treatment, and residential-program hours.

Before you go: Call or check outreach hours before going because mobile and drop-in schedules can change.

MCCA New Haven Outpatient

Midwestern CT Council on Alcoholism

Full range of outpatient addiction treatment - individual, group, and intensive outpatient (IOP).

Mon-Fri 7am-7pm

Before you go: If this is urgent or you may hurt yourself or someone else, call 988 or 911.

New Beginnings

Trinity Church on the Green

Free Christian fellowship group for people with lived experience of homelessness or substance use.

Tuesdays 1:00 PM-2:30 PM

Before you go: This group generally does not provide a meal.

New Haven Syringe Services Program (NHSSP)

Yale School of Medicine / CHCV

Syringe exchange and harm reduction services including safer use supplies, overdose education, naloxone distribution, wound care kits, and safer sex supplies. Drop-in and mobile delivery available.

Drop-in hours vary; mobile delivery available

Before you go: Call or check outreach hours before going because mobile and drop-in schedules can change.

Planned Parenthood - New Haven Center

Planned Parenthood of Southern New England

Reproductive and sexual healthcare including birth control, pregnancy testing, STI testing and treatment, HIV testing, PrEP/PEP, vaccines, and related preventive care. Services are available in English and Spanish with interpretation services.

Mon-Tue 9am-5pm, Wed 8am-6pm, Thu 10am-5pm, Fri 8am-4pm, Sat 8am-2pm

Before you go: Bring insurance information if you have it; ask about sliding-scale or low-cost options if uninsured.

SATU - Yale Addiction Treatment

Connecticut Mental Health Center / Yale

Substance use and Addiction Treatment Unit offering comprehensive addiction services including MAT.

Mon-Fri 8am-4:30pm

Before you go: If this is urgent or you may hurt yourself or someone else, call 988 or 911.

The 180 Center

Christ-centered outreach center on East Street serving free breakfast and lunch to anyone in need, six days a week. The center also runs an 18-month live-in recovery program for adult men, Christian sober houses in the New Haven area, and Christian 12-step meetings, and operates as a city warming center in cold weather.

Meals: Monday to Friday 7:00 AM and 12:00 PM; Saturday 8:00 AM and 12:00 PM. Office: Monday to Friday 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM, Saturday 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM, Sunday 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM.

Before you go: Breakfast and lunch are free and served to anyone in need. There is no meal on Sunday.

Turnbridge Young Adult Treatment

Turnbridge

Addiction and mental health treatment program specializing in young adults ages 18-35. Offers residential, intensive outpatient, and general outpatient programs for substance use and co-occurring mental health disorders.

24/7

Before you go: If this is urgent or you may hurt yourself or someone else, call 988 or 911.

Yale New Haven Hospital - Emergency Suboxone

Yale New Haven Hospital

Emergency department can start Suboxone treatment for opioid use disorder with bridge prescription and treatment referral.

24/7

Before you go: No appointment needed. Walk into the Emergency Dept at 20 York St any hour, day or night, and ask to start Suboxone. They'll give a bridge script plus a referral.

APNH Food Pantry, Testing, and Case Management

APNH: A Place to Nourish Your Health

Free and confidential HIV, Hep C, syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing; PrEP linkage; HIV case management; behavioral health referrals; and emergency food pantry access for APNH clients and community pantry days for New Haven residents.

Office/testing: Mon-Fri 9am-4pm. Community pantry: 1st & 3rd Thu 9:30am-12:30pm and 1:30pm-3pm.

Before you go: Testing, PrEP and case management are walk-in friendly Mon-Fri 9-4, but the free pantry only opens 1st & 3rd Thursdays (9:30-12:30 & 1:30-3) at 1302 Chapel.

Leeway

Leeway, Inc.

New Haven residential and healthcare provider for people living with HIV/AIDS and co-occurring conditions. Services include skilled nursing, residential care, independent housing units, behavioral health support, addiction treatment support, and community case management.

Residential and skilled nursing care operate 24/7; call admissions before visiting

Before you go: Ask the referring provider to gather current medical records, medication list, insurance information, and HIV/AIDS-related care information.