Rushford at Stonegate is a legacy name associated with Rushford’s adolescent residential campus at 459 Wallingford Road in Durham, Connecticut. Hartford HealthCare’s current English-language location page now presents the active Durham residential program as Rushford Academy, while Rushford’s official history identifies Stonegate as the earlier program name. This listing preserves the Stonegate name so families searching older records can understand what it refers to, but current admissions should be directed to the Rushford Academy Durham program at 877-577-3233.
What the Stonegate Name Refers To Today
The Durham campus provides residential substance use and addiction treatment for teens ages 13 to 18. Hartford HealthCare currently describes Rushford Academy as a six-month residential program available only through referral from the Connecticut Department of Children and Families. The treatment model includes a 12-step recovery orientation, the Seven Challenges Program, family involvement, and a holistic approach to physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being. These elements are relevant for adolescents whose alcohol use is occurring with other behavioral or mental health concerns.
For families who remember the Stonegate name, the important point is that the current service is not a separate adult alcohol rehab, outpatient clinic, or detox center. It is the same Durham treatment campus now identified publicly as Rushford Academy. A teen may be referred because drugs or alcohol are interfering with safety, family life, school performance, emotional stability, or decision-making. Treatment can address substance use and co-occurring mental health needs together rather than treating each problem in isolation.
Alcohol Recovery in an Adolescent Setting
Rushford’s broader addiction program explicitly treats alcohol use disorder in teens. In the Durham residential setting, young people can work on motivation, coping skills, family relationships, recovery routines, and the consequences of substance use in a highly structured environment. The Seven Challenges approach encourages adolescents to examine their choices and develop personal reasons for change. This may be helpful when a teen is resistant to treatment or does not yet recognize the seriousness of alcohol-related problems.
Academic support is built into the current Durham program through individualized tutoring and coordination with the student’s school. That connection matters because alcohol and other substance use can contribute to absences, declining grades, disciplinary issues, and loss of healthy activities. The goal is to help the adolescent make clinical progress while maintaining a path back to school and community life.
Referral, Safety, and Payment
The current program is not designed for unscheduled medical alcohol withdrawal. Referral sources should report any history of severe withdrawal, seizures, medical instability, medications, and recent substance use so that Rushford can determine the safest level of care. Hartford HealthCare does not publish ordinary insurance or self-pay admission options for this DCF referral-only residence, so payment fields are intentionally left unassigned in this directory record. Anyone searching for Rushford at Stonegate should call 877-577-3233 and ask for the current Durham adolescent residential program rather than relying on older Stonegate admission information.
