InterCommunity Recovery House in Hartford
InterCommunity Recovery House is a substance-free residential recovery program associated with InterCommunity Health Care at 56 Coventry Street in Hartford, Connecticut. The program is designed for people who are working toward continued recovery and may be waiting for an opening in another residential treatment program. InterCommunity’s current official description explains that residents receive safe, substance-free housing along with services for addiction and mental health needs. For someone recovering from alcohol problems, Recovery House can provide structure and accountability during a vulnerable period without presenting itself as the same thing as medical alcohol detox or intensive inpatient treatment.
Recovery-Focused Housing and Programming
Recovery House participants attend approximately five to fifteen hours of programming per week. The setting is intended to help residents remain sober, stay focused on recovery, and maintain connection with behavioral health services. This lighter level of structure distinguishes the program from InterCommunity’s 3.7 intensive residential service or its medically monitored withdrawal-management center. A person in alcohol recovery may use the program to reinforce daily routines, maintain treatment engagement, strengthen coping skills, and prepare for the next stage of housing or clinical care.
Part of a Larger Addiction Continuum
InterCommunity operates a broad continuum that includes outpatient treatment, IOP, Extended Outpatient Treatment, medications for substance use disorders, withdrawal management, intensive residential treatment, intermediate treatment, Coventry House, Clayton House, and Recovery House. That range allows clients to move between levels as their needs change. Someone who has completed alcohol detox may need a period of residential treatment before Recovery House, while another person may use the house as a bridge while waiting for a treatment bed. The appropriate sequence depends on alcohol severity, mental health needs, relapse risk, housing stability, and clinical recommendations.
Not a Substitute for Withdrawal Management
Recovery House is not the place to manage dangerous alcohol withdrawal. Anyone who is still drinking heavily or who has a history of seizures, delirium, severe withdrawal symptoms, or significant medical problems should tell InterCommunity staff during screening. The organization’s separate withdrawal-management center at 500 Blue Hills Avenue provides the medically monitored service intended for acute alcohol withdrawal. Making this distinction protects clients from assuming that all residential recovery settings provide the same medical capabilities.
Current Referral and Payment Information
InterCommunity’s main access number is 860-569-5900. Connecticut DMHAS currently lists Recovery House as an active recovery-house service with 22 beds and identifies 860-569-5900 extension 668 as the program phone. The state system lists Medicaid HUSKY A and D as accepted coverage and advises commercially insured clients to confirm network status and preauthorization directly. InterCommunity also states organization-wide that no one is denied services because of inability to pay and that discounted/sliding-fee arrangements are available based on family size and income. People seeking alcohol recovery housing should call to verify bed availability, eligibility, payment requirements, and whether Recovery House is the correct next step in their alcohol treatment plan.
