Mental Health Care in Bridgeport, CT

Southwest Community Health Center Inc

What Does Southwest Community Health Center Inc Offer?

Southwest Community Health Center Inc is a mental health facility at 968 Fairfield Avenue, Bridgeport, Connecticut, offering outpatient care and telehealth therapy. It accepts Medicaid, Medicare, private insurance, state-financed insurance and self-pay and offers a sliding fee scale. Therapy approaches include CBT and couples and family therapy. It offers walk-in psychiatric emergency services.

Reviewed by Anxiety Help Editorial Team ·October 5, 2026

968 Fairfield Avenue
Bridgeport, CT 06605

Listed in SAMHSA's FindTreatment.gov, checked October 2026. A listing is not an endorsement. Call to confirm services, openings and costs before you go.

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Types of Care at Southwest Community Health Center Inc

Outpatient

Payment, Insurance and Help Paying

Medicare
Medicaid
Private health insurance
State corrections or juvenile justice funds
Cash or self-payment
State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)

Crisis and Emergency Services

Psychiatric emergency onsite services
Psychiatric emergency walk-in services

Therapy and Treatment Approaches

Activity therapy
Cognitive behavioral therapy
Couples/family therapy
Individual psychotherapy
Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
Abnormal involuntary movement scale

Who the Program Serves

Young adults
Seniors or older adults
Veterans
Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
Clients with HIV or AIDS
Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence
Clients who have experienced trauma
Persons with eating disorders
Persons experiencing first-episode psychosis
Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Children/adolescents with serious emotional disturbance (SED)
Ages: Children/Adolescents
Ages: Young Adults
Ages: Adults
Ages: Seniors

Language Services

Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing
Spanish
Other languages (excluding Spanish)
Creole
French
Portuguese

Licensing and Accreditation

Federally Qualified Health Center

Medications Used

Chlorpromazine
Fluphenazine
Aripiprazole
Clozapine
Lurasidone
Olanzapine/Fluoxetine combination
Quetiapine
Risperidone
Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI

Assessment, Recovery Support and Other Services

Family psychoeducation
Case management service
Integrated primary care services
Suicide prevention services

Before you commit, confirm openings, costs and the program's state license. How to find a therapist you can afford lists the questions to ask when you call, and mental health care in Connecticut lists the state's crisis lines and license lookups.