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INFORMATION FOR

    Britt Lewis, DSW, LCSW

    Assistant Clinical Professor of Social Work in Psychiatry
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    Additional Titles

    Director of Clinical Services , Connecticut Mental Health Center

    Contact Info

    Psychiatry

    Connecticut Mental Health Center, 34 Park St.

    New Haven, CT 06519

    United States

    About

    "Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced." -James Baldwin

    Titles

    Assistant Clinical Professor of Social Work in Psychiatry

    Positions outside Yale

    Director of Clinical Services , Connecticut Mental Health Center

    Biography

    Dr. Britt Lewis is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, a “New Havener” born and raised, and is a bi-racial Black woman. She currently works for the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services at the Connecticut Mental Health Center as the Director of Clinical Services, has a Private Practice in downtown New Haven, and has a Yale University faculty appointment as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Social Work in Psychiatry. Dr. Lewis was a member of the Yale ARTF-Community Team and is now serving as one of the Co-Chairs of the Yale ARCH-Professional Development Team. She received her Bachelor of Social Work from Southern Connecticut State University, her Master of Social Work from Fordham University, and her Doctor of Social Work from Southern Connecticut State University. Dr. Lewis has focused her work primarily on combatting the symptoms of racial trauma and working towards racial equity.

    Last Updated on April 15, 2026.

    Appointments

    • Psychiatry

      Assistant Clinical Professor (Social Work)
      Primary

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    Education & Training

    DSW
    Southern Connecticut State University , Social Work (2025)
    MSW
    Fordham University, Social Work (2007)
    BSW
    Southern Connecticut State University , Social Work (2006)

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    Psychiatry

    Connecticut Mental Health Center, 34 Park St.

    New Haven, CT 06519

    United States