United Community and Family Services

They provide outpatient and telemedicine. Whichever one you start at the usual pattern is to step down through the levels rather than stop at once, and Norwich is the closest place to carry that on if you move.

No. The nearest place that does offer one is in Norwich, 7.7 miles away.

Within 14 miles there are 8 other centers, across Norwich, Moosup and North Stonington.

Yes. They treat ages 12 to 17, which only a minority of centers do. Jewett City has 8 other centers, and an age range is the first thing to confirm on the call.

They treat both. Confirm it for the specific diagnosis rather than in general, because transitional services and recovery support services covers a lot of ground and Jewett City may have a narrower service than a bigger city would.

Treatment that involves the household tends to hold up better than treatment that does not. Family sessions are often the first place anybody explains what the next year is actually going to look like. Ask whether family sessions carry on after the main program ends.

Bring the paperwork, the medications and enough clothing for a week. Most places do laundry. Arrival normally involves a bag search, and the list of what is not allowed is longer than people expect. Ask what to do about prescriptions and mail arriving at home while you are away.

There is usually a way to do this that does not cost you the job, and it is worth asking before assuming. Short term disability sometimes applies to a residential stay, depending on the policy. Ask the program for a date it will confirm in writing, because a leave request needs a date rather than an intention.