Real Hope is Here
CHR is the most comprehensive, non-profit behavioral healthcare provider in Connecticut, offering a wide range of personalized services for children, families and adults whose lives have been touched by mental illness, addiction or trauma. Our largest outpatient offices are in Manchester and Enfield, with smaller offices throughout central and eastern Connecticut and several community-based programs.
CHR’s mission: Inspiring hope for individual and community wellbeing.
CHR’s vision: Every life will get better.
CHR’s history dates back to the mid-1960s, and since its creation, we have become a trusted community resource and well-respected service provider. Throughout our history, we have added new programs, grown into new locations, collaborated with other healthcare providers and recruited exceptional staff to meet the needs of the clients we serve.
Today, we employ more than 800 experienced professionals, including licensed therapists, psychiatrists, child psychiatrists, case managers, and people with lived experience who provide expert care to more than 27,000 people every year. We are accredited by The Joint Commission, licensed by the state and were the first nonprofit in Connecticut to meet all of the rigorous federal criteria as a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC), reflecting our broad range of services for people of all ages. In addition, CHR has repeatedly been voted among the Top Workplaces in Connecticut by the Hartford Courant.
Casting Our Vision
Guided by compassion and respect, CHR transforms lives by offering hope. CHR’s Executive Management Team is directly responsible for ensuring this happens. As experts in their respective fields, each brings years of training and experience to providing the highest standard of quality services.
Our Culture
At CHR, we recognize that providing excellent and person-centered care, begins with treating every person who seeks our services with dignity and respect. As such, we provide care in multiple languages, in accordance with national CLAS standards, and strive to ensure that all care is culturally appropriate and reflects the voice and values of the individuals and families we serve. To bolster this commitment, we’ve worked hard to recruit and retain a workforce that mirrors the communities we serve in all regards.
Similarly, CHR strives to foster an environment where all employees feel valued, respected, and empowered to succeed. We honor the many perspectives, experiences, and talents that our staff bring to CHR and actively work to instill a sense of belonging, so all employees continue to learn, grow, and reach their full potential.