McCallum Place
Bridgeport, CT Joint Commission

Founded

2002

Program Length

45 days

Focus

You can get treatment for eating disorders at this center, helping you navigate symptoms, build coping tools, and restore your physical health under expert care.

Using intensive medical and psychological treatment, McCallum Place treats eating disorders in children, adolescents, and adults. McCallum Place provides 24/7 monitoring, nutritional education, guidance from dietitians and academic care through on-site teachers and tutors. McCallum Place’s treatment professionals include psychiatrists, psychologists, child and family therapists, physicians, nurses, dietitians, and sports medicine professionals. In their residential program, clients receive at least one 1:1 session with their psychologist, 3 weekly individual sessions with their eating disorder therapist, and one weekly session with a dietitian. Each client’s care team meets once a week to collaborate on goals and progress. McCallum Place provides support during and after all meals and snacks. They can provide intensive medical services as needed, like nasogastric tube feeding. McCallum Place can treat anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge-eating disorder, body dysmorphia, laxative abuse, and avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID). Along with primary eating disorders, they treat co-occurring mental health conditions like anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), trauma, self-harm, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), and personality disorders. McCallum Place provides multiple levels of care, including residential treatment, partial hospitalization, an intensive outpatient program, and transitional housing. McCallum Place also provides a specialized recovery program for athletes, Victory Program. Here, athletes receive treatment for eating disorders and athletic support, with sports psychologists, coaches, and sports dieticians helping them recover.

McCallum Place
McCallum Place
McCallum Place
McCallum Place
McCallum Place

Services

Key offerings grouped by category

Type of Care

Substance use treatment Mental health treatment Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children

Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, Inpatient, etc.)

Outpatient

Facility Type

Outpatient mental health facility

Pharmacotherapies

Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI

Treatment Approaches

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

Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public)

Private non-profit organization

License/Certification/Accreditation

Mental health clinic or mental health center

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

Medicaid Private health insurance State corrections or juvenile justice funds Cash or self-payment State welfare or child and family services funds

Payment Assistance Available

Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)

Special Programs/Groups Offered

Seniors or older adults Veterans Active duty military Members of military families 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 trauma Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)

Assessment/Pre-treatment

Screening for tobacco use

Facility Smoking Policy

Smoking permitted without restriction

Age Groups Accepted

Young Adults Seniors

Facility Vaping Policy

Vaping permitted without restriction

Ancillary Services

Court-ordered outpatient treatment Family psychoeducation

Contact Information

Address

140 John Street, Bridgeport, CT, 06604

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