School Referrals
In-Home Therapeutic Services
A school-referred pilot program supporting thoughtful, clinically informed planning for eligible students and families in Hamden and surrounding communities.
Program overview
A coordinated path to care
The School-Referred In-Home Therapeutic Services Pilot Program offers preliminary screening and coordinated intake planning for students referred by school professionals. The process helps determine whether routine intake and home-visit planning may be appropriate, whether additional safety planning or consultation is needed, or whether another level of care should be considered.
School-referred
Family-centered
Safety-informed
In-home planning
Before referring
Eligibility and referral information
Referrals are initiated by a school professional or referring clinician for a student whose needs may be appropriate for therapeutic services and preliminary home-visit planning. The referral should identify the presenting concern, available family contact information, and known safety considerations relevant to the student, household members, and visiting clinicians.
The preliminary screening supports triage and planning. It does not replace a comprehensive clinical assessment, emergency risk assessment, or school safety process. Alternative Therapy reviews each referral to determine fit, availability, and the next appropriate step.
Routine referral questions: raalternativetherapy@yahoo.com or gsalternativetherapy@yahoo.com.
Eligibility and referral
Please do not send sensitive clinical records or protected health information through ordinary email. Download and complete the screening form, then contact the practice for instructions on a confidential submission method. You may also call 203-281-0300. Our office is located at 2911 Dixwell Ave, Suite 401, Hamden, CT 06518.
Referral form
Preliminary safety and risk screening
Download the official two-page Preliminary Safety & Risk Screening form. The form supports pre-service screening of safety risks to the referred client, household members, and in-home clinicians.
The form includes referral and client information; client safety and behavioral risk; home and clinician safety; preliminary service and safety determination; and the referring clinician or school professional attestation.
The Alternative Therapy, Inc. Review section is completed internally by the practice after submission. Referrers should not complete that section.
Start a routine referral
Download, complete, and contact us
Secure online submission is not available on this page. Download the form, complete the referrer sections and attestation, then contact us for confidential submission instructions. Do not email sensitive clinical records through ordinary email.