Greenwich Hospital raises $4 million for behavioral health expansion

Greenwich Hospital has already raised $4 million toward its expansion of behavioral health services for adolescents, young adults and older adults — an effort that began only a few months ago.

The hospital is building a variety of programs, including a new Intensive Outpatient Program for patients 19 years and older, located at a new facility on 1281 East Main St. on the Stamford and Darien border. The program will include intensive outpatient services, cognitive-behavioral group and individual therapies, and medication management.

To kickstart the new program's development, an anonymous Westchester-based couple donated $1 million to fund the operational cost from its inception through the first few years.

Community members rallied behind another donation, a lead matching gift given by longtime Greenwich residents Richard and Ellen Richman in January toward the creation of a new Adolescent Behavioral Health Outpatient Program, planned for 500 W. Putnam Ave. The center, geared for youth ages 12 to 18, will include intensive adolescent outpatient services, cognitive-behavioral group interventions and medication management.