Mental Health Care in Bridgeport, CT

Southwest Community Health Center

What Does Southwest Community Health Center Offer?

Southwest Community Health Center is a mental health facility at 1046 Fairfield Avenue, Bridgeport, Connecticut, offering outpatient care and telehealth therapy. It accepts Medicaid, private insurance and self-pay and offers a sliding fee scale. Therapy approaches include CBT. It offers walk-in psychiatric emergency services.

Reviewed by Anxiety Help Editorial Team ·October 5, 2026

1046 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

Outpatient

Payment, Insurance and Help Paying

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

Crisis and Emergency Services

Psychiatric emergency walk-in services

Therapy and Treatment Approaches

Cognitive behavioral therapy
Group therapy
Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment
Individual psychotherapy
Telemedicine/telehealth therapy

Who the Program Serves

Seniors or older adults
Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients
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 post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Ages: Young Adults
Ages: Adults
Ages: Seniors

Language Services

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

Licensing and Accreditation

Federally Qualified Health Center

Medications Used

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

Assessment, Recovery Support and Other Services

Court-ordered outpatient treatment
Psychosocial rehabilitation services
Case management service
Suicide prevention services
HIV testing

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.