Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions
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About this dataset
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Description
Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions reports the number of monthly admissions to Substance Abuse programs, as reported to the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS), and organized by town.
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Full Description
The Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services runs many programs providing services and support to those with Mental Health and/or Substance Abuse problems. This dataset reports the number of admissions for such Substance Abuse programs. Substance Abuse treatment admissions include admissions to both public and private programs. All data is for residents 18 and older. Data are available for each month, for each town. The town data are taken from the client’s admission record that is recorded in the DMHAS data system. Admission values of zero indicate no admissions were reported.
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Source
Connecituct Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, accessed via data.ct.gov.
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Suppression
Towns with less than 6 admissions are suppressed.