Type of service: Behavioral Healthcare
Connecticut employees: 460
Headquarters: Ansonia
Top executive: Marilyn Cormack, CEO
Nomination category: Nonprofit collaboration of the year
CommuniCare, Inc. is a regional behavioral healthcare partnership between Birmingham Group Health Services, Inc. of Ansonia, Harbor Health Services, Inc. of Branford, and Bridges, A Community Support System, Inc., of Milford, providing comprehensive behavioral health services for adults and children living primarily in south central Connecticut.
In 2009, CommuniCare received a $2 million grant from the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. This grant, one of only 13 awarded nationwide, is strengthening CommuniCare’s ability to address health care gaps that shorten the life expectancy and quality of life of thousands of Connecticut adults with mental health and substance abuse disorders.
