APT Foundation Amethyst House
APT Foundation’s Amethyst House is a residential substance use treatment program for women with young children at 54 East Ramsdell Street in New Haven, Connecticut. APT’s current residential system includes separate programs for men, women, and women who live in treatment with their children, and the organization specifically identifies Amethyst House as the women-with-children program. Connecticut’s Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services also lists Amethyst House as a women and children’s residential treatment program. For a mother seeking help with alcohol addiction, the program offers a structured living environment while supporting family responsibilities during recovery.
Residential Care for Women and Children
APT describes its residential services as evidence-based substance use treatment supported by primary care, mental health counseling, vocational services, and recovery-oriented programming. Residents work on changing behaviors that contribute to substance use and rebuilding healthier relationships with family, peers, and the community. For women whose alcohol use has become difficult to control in an outpatient setting, residential care can provide greater structure and separation from daily triggers. The ability for eligible mothers to remain with young children is a distinctive feature that can reduce a major barrier to entering alcohol treatment.
Evidence-Based Therapy and Co-Occurring Care
APT’s broader clinical model uses motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioral theory, dialectical behavior therapy, and trauma-informed treatment. Its substance use services are integrated with psychiatry and primary care, which can be valuable when alcohol problems occur alongside depression, anxiety, trauma, medical conditions, or other substance use. Treatment is person-centered rather than built around a single standardized pathway. Women can work on coping skills, relapse risks, parenting and relationship stress, emotional regulation, and the practical changes needed to maintain recovery after leaving residential alcohol rehab.
Medication and Withdrawal Considerations
APT provides pharmacotherapeutic treatment as part of its addiction system, with particularly extensive medication services for opioid use disorder. Public facility data also identifies medications used for alcohol use disorder, but medication decisions must be made individually by the clinical team. Amethyst House should not automatically be treated as an acute hospital detox unit. A woman with previous alcohol withdrawal seizures, delirium, serious medical instability, or other high-risk symptoms should disclose that history during referral so the correct withdrawal-management setting can be arranged before or alongside residential placement.
Current Address, Phone, Insurance, and Referral
The verified address is 54 East Ramsdell Street, New Haven, CT 06515. APT’s current residential division uses 203-781-4600 as its main contact, while Connecticut DMHAS lists 203-337-9943 ext. 3964 specifically for Amethyst House. Public facility data reports Medicaid, Medicare, private insurance, TRICARE, and state insurance among accepted coverage categories. Because residential authorization rules can differ from outpatient benefits, prospective clients should confirm coverage and any personal cost directly. Women seeking alcohol treatment should also verify referral requirements, current bed availability, eligibility to bring children, and the recommended level of care.
