Today, as part of Hartford Hospital, it is one of America's leading not-for-profit centers for comprehensive patient care, research and education in the fields of behavioral, psychiatric, and addiction disorders.

Its full spectrum of services includes outpatient, day treatment, residential (supervised living), inpatient, crisis intervention, and consultation, as well as the Grace S. Webb School for elementary, middle, and high school students. Specialty programs include the Addiction Recovery Service, Adult Programs, the Anxiety Disorders Center, the Child and Adolescent Program, the Eating Disorders Program, the Geriatric Program, the Program for Professionals, the Assessment Center, Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services, the G.R.O.W. Program, Schizophrenia Treatment Services, and trauma services.

Research and education are important elements of The Institute's mission. Affiliated with Yale, the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, and the  Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, The Institute has training programs in psychiatry, psychology, social work, nursing, and rehabilitation. As a research center, The Institute conducts clinical trials of investigational new drugs and is a leader in outcome studies.  Researchers at The Institute have also devised a unique computerized clinical alert system. In 2002, The Institute opened the Olin Neuropsychiatry Research Center, a $25 million complex dedicated to research in schizophrenia and other neuropsychiatric disorders.  Headed by Godfrey Pearlson, M.D., Olin Center researchers make use of sophisticated neuroimaging techniques and have attracted significant grant funding and competitive awards.

Community commitment is strong at The Institute of Living. As a south end fixture for over 175 years, The Institute is proud to contribute to the stability and strength of its immediate neighborhood and the city beyond.

The oldest building on The Institute's grounds, Center Building, was constructed in 1822-23.

As a member of the Southside Institutions Neighborhood Alliance (SINA), The Institute has worked in collaboration with neighborhood organizations and city and state officials to improve housing and living conditions in the south end of Hartford.

The largest ginkgo tree in the state lives on The Institute's grounds.  Click here for more information.