The Transitions Clinic in New Haven is a medical home for people in the New Haven area who have recently been released from prison and have a chronic medical condition.

  The Transitions Clinic believes that people with a history of incarceration:

• Have a right to confidential medical services
• Have the capacity to make decisions about their own healthcare
• Should be treated with respect
• Should have access to timely, tailored and effective healthcare services

Each patient is paired with a dedicated and experienced community health worker (CHW) who has a previous history of incarceration. The CHW helps patients navigate the local healthcare systems and the community’s social service agencies. The CHW also provides chronic disease self-management support and makes necessary referrals for employment, housing, medical coverage and education.