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Hospital of Saint Raphael
1450 Chapel Street
New Haven, Connecticut 06511
(203) 789-3000
Sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth

Children's Psychiatric
Emergency Services

Jennifer Fuoco, LCSW, Director Inpatient Child Psychiatry (203) 789-3340 or jfuoco@srhs.org, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
At all other times or in an emergency, please contact the unit at (203) 789-3633.

Children's Psychiatric Emergency Services is a 20-bed, brief treatment inpatient unit for children and adolescents from age 2 to 17 (13 for boys), suffering from a variety of psychiatric disorders. Emphasis is on evaluation and stabilization. Treatment consists of intensive individual, family, and group psychotherapy.

Treatment includes:

Psychiatric evaluation by board-certified child and adolescent psychiatrists, including medication evaluation
Each child will be assigned a therapist who will provide individual and family psychotherapy throughout their stay
24-hour care by specially trained nurses
Tutorial instruction provided by a teacher with a master’s degree in special education from ACES (Area Cooperative Educational Services)
Parent and sibling education programs and support groups

Upon admission, each child receives a physical examination from a pediatrician. A pediatric neurologist is available to perform a neurological assessment as needed.

Outpatient programs include:

Adolescent Day Hospital
Children's Day Hospital

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