Referral
List
We have
tried to provide a comprehensive picture of services available; however, the
information is subject to change, and The Women’s Health Project is not responsible
for its accuracy.
Lifenet
Safe Horizon's
Hotlines
Domestic Violence Hotline: (800) 621-HOPE (4673)
Crime Victims Hotline: (866) 689-HELP
Rape, Sexual Assault & Incest Hotline: (212) 227-3000
TDD Phone Number for all hotlines: (800) 810-7444
(212) 714-1141
To
Report Child Abuse
1-800-342-3720
Substance
Abuse
Alcohol Abuse and Crisis Intervention: 800-234-0246
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Helpline and Treatment: 800-234-0420
Alcohol Hotline Support & Information: 800-331-2900
Suicide
Prevention
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255)
TTY: 1-800-799-4TTY (4889)
The
Addiction Institute of
St.
Luke’s/
1000
Fax: (212) 523-8057
St. Luke’s Division
Evaluation Unit, Inpatient Detoxification
Evaluation Unit, Outpatient Services, Inpatient Detoxification & Rehabilitation, Methadone Treatment Program
1000
Website: http://www.addictioninstituteny.org/
The Addiction Institute of New York offers an extensive array of inpatient and outpatient treatment programs and associated support services.
Outpatient
Department
The Addiction Institute of New York Outpatient Department is comprised of separate yet integrated treatment components that range from low intensity to very high intensity services.
The Basic Goals of Treatment
• Aggressively address and arrest the addiction, as well as
any associated medical and/or psychiatric problems
• Help the person understand and accept her or his addiction
• Achieve the skills necessary to remain abstinent
Locations:
Outpatient
Services
1000
8th Floor
(212) 523-6491
Methadone Treatment
Program
(212) 523-6166 or 6150
Adolescent
Program
(212) 523-7156
Trinity
Outpatient
(212) 280-0100
Inpatient
Detoxification
• Location: St. Luke's Hospital - Detoxification Unit
-
• Drugs: All
• Length of Stay: Three to seven days (average)
• Admission Criteria (one or more of the following):
Moderate or high risk of severe withdrawal
Outpatient detoxification contraindicated
Inpatient
Dual Diagnosis Detoxification
• Location: St. Luke's Hospital - Detoxification Unit
-
• Drugs: All
• Length of Stay: Four to eight days (average)
• Admission Criteria
Primary substance dependence diagnosis
Secondary psychiatric diagnosis
Moderate or high risk of severe withdrawal
Outpatient detoxification contraindicated
Sub-Acute
Inpatient Detoxification
• Location:
• Drugs: All
• Length of Stay: Three to seven days (average)
• Admission Criteria (one or more of the following):
Minimal risk of severe withdrawal
Unlikely to complete outpatient detoxification and continue treatment
No acute medical or psychiatric problems
Outpatient
Detoxification
• Location:
• Drugs: All
• Time: Usually two to five visits
• Admission Criteria (one or more of the following):
Minimal risk of severe withdrawal
Likely to complete detoxification and continue treatment
Supportive home and social environment
No significant medical or psychiatric problems
For Information Contact:
John Bellamy Taylor, CASAC
(212) 523 - 8373
St. Luke’s Evaluation Unit
Gene McCullough, RN
(212) 523 –1897
Fee: Medicaid, Medicare, and other insurance
Website: http://www.mountsinai.org/msh/msh_frame.jsp?url=clinical_services/aod.htm
Comprised of a team that consists of psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers and intake CASAC personnel, the program is designed for people with moderate-to-severe alcohol and substance abuse problems. This program offers intensive initial support, followed by gradual step-down support as the individual moves into recovery.
• Primary care: one individual/family session per week, plus three extended groups three times a week, for four to six weeks
• Intermediate care: Individual/family sessions as needed, and two extended groups per week, for 12-15 weeks
• Continuing care: Individual/family sessions as needed, plus one group per week to address longer-term recovery issues
St. Vincent’s
Hospital
Phone: (212) 604-8273
For referrals: (212) 604-8220
The
For individuals who require a more highly structured
program in order to prevent inpatient hospitalization or to provide transitional
structure after inpatient rehabilitation,
The Outpatient Chemical Dependence Program offers the following specialty services:
Methamphetamine
(Crystal Meth) Treatment Track
This newly developed track treats methamphetamine (crystal meth) users, focusing on the impact of an individual’s drug use and risky behaviors in a context of recovery readiness counseling, harm reduction, support and eventual abstinence.
Latino
Program
The Latino program offers group and individual treatment in Spanish to monolingual as well as bilingual individuals. Groups focus on helping Spanish-speaking individuals to overcome problems with addiction in a culturally sensitive manner.
MICA
Services
This program assists clients challenged with both mental illness and chemical dependency to reach sobriety while achieving and maximizing personal functioning. Treatment includes helping clients to explore the relationship between their sobriety and mental illness.
Older
Adult Services
Groups in this track focus on addiction issues specific to older adults, including coping with retirement, changes in health status, and social isolation.
Adolescent
Services
This after-school program is designed for clients ages 13 to 18 who are experiencing problems with alcohol and other substances. Family involvement is an integral part of the program.
Buprenorphine
Treatment
Outpatient detoxification using buprenorphine is available for persons dependent on opiates such as pain medication, heroin or methadone. Buprenorphine has been shown to prevent withdrawal symptoms, reduce cravings and block the effects of opiates. Group therapy is an integral part of this treatment.
Fee: Medicaid, Medicare, sliding scale fee
Employment Program
for Recovered Alcoholics
Robert Hamm
(212) 947-1471 ext. 116
EPRA will provide the following placement related services for treatment programs and their clients:
On site visits to treatment programs to discuss placement services for individuals in the variety of treatment modalities.
Consultation with EPRA staff about vocational rehabilitation and placement.
Cooperative relationship between treatment program and EPRA staff in establishment of placement goals.
Vocational assessment, including psychometric testing, to match client skills and abilities with job openings.
Direct job placement .
EPRA Job Readiness Training, including development of successful interviewing skills and refinement of resumes and cover letters.
Ongoing support to deal with issues of self-esteem and the stress of the job search.
Worksite experience to enable clients to develop and increase understanding of employer expectations and workplace demands.
Follow up client and employer support
Weekend and evening programming to promote job stability and address need for upward mobility.
Ongoing communication
and collaboration with treatment programs.
AA
Meeting List
Website: http://www.nyintergroup.org/meetinglist/
NA
Meeting List
Website: http://www.newyorkna.net/
Phone: (212) 523-4728
Website: http://cvtc-slr.org/
The staff, comprised of a New York State certified social workers (and a psychiatrist) offers a full range of free services for victims of violence, including crisis intervention, individual, family, and group counseling and psychiatric consultation.
Fee: Free of Charge
Karen Horney
Clinic:
Dr. Giselle Galdi, Director
Phone: (212) 838-4333
Fax: (212) 838-7158
Patients participating in this program have been the victims of various types of crimes including:
· Rape
· Assault
· Robbery
· Mugging
· Bias-related incidents
· Domestic Violence
· Sexual Harassment
The Center also treats people traumatized by: Accident
· Illness
In addition to focusing on the needs of victims, this program includes therapy for family members and friends of victims of a homicide or those individuals who have experiences the traumatization of a loved one.
Individual and group treatment can be either brief or extended, depending on the individual needs of the patient, and may include participation of family and friends.
Fee: Medicaid, Medicare, and sliding scale fee ($45-$150). $75 intake.
Safe Horizon
Fax: (212) 577-3897
Website: http://www.safehorizon.org
Safe Horizon offers services dealing with a myriad of issues including: domestic violence, rape/sexual assault, stalking, providing shelter, case management, counseling, and support groups. Safe Horizon also offers other ancillary programs such as the Domestic Violence Accountability Program for batterers and the Project Safe program that provides free locks or cylinders for anyone that has filed a police report. Safe Horizon houses psychiatrist, psychologists, and social workers on staff.
Fee: Some services are free of charge. Others Medicaid, Medicare, Crime Victims Board, Child Health Plus, private health insurance, and sliding scale fee. Staff will assist with completing forms to obtain coverage.
Box
One Gustave L. Levy Place
Website:
http://www.mssm.edu/SAVI/index.shtml
Counseling, Referrals and Support Services for Survivors
SAVI offers free and confidential counseling to survivors of rape, sexual assault, and incest. We also provide services to friends and families of survivors.
Counseling is important immediately after the assault. Counseling is also immensely valuable no matter how long ago the assault occured.
Counseling sites are located at The Mount Sinai Hospital, Elmhurst Hospital Center, and the Queens District Attorney's Office.
Free and Confidential
Support Groups - Throughout the year, SAVI offers short-term groups for
adult survivors of rape, incest, and childhood sexual abuse.
Fee: Free of charge
The
Phone: (212) 714-1184
Website: http://www.nycagainstrape.org/index.html
The New York City Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project (AVP) is the nation's largest crime-victim service agency for the lesbian, gay, transgender, bisexual, and HIV-affected (LGTBH) communities. Since AVP's founding in 1980, we have assisted thousands of crime victims every year, from all five boroughs of the city.
AVP offers free and confidential support to victims of bias crimes, domestic violence, pick-up crimes, police misconduct, HIV-related violence, rape, and sexual assault. Individual and group counseling is available at AVP, while a bilingual (English/Spanish) crisis hotline offers 24-hour assistance from counselors and trained volunteers. In addition, AVP provides accompaniments and advocacy for our clients with the police, the courts, medical, and social service agencies.
AVP is the only agency in
Fee: Free of charge
William Alanson White Institute
Website: http://www.wawhite.org/home/home.htm
Fee: Does not accept Medicaid, Medicare, Sliding Fee Scale
Self-Pay: $40.00 out of pocket per session (minimum), $125.00/ session regular fee
The
Center Posttraumatic Disorders Program
The
Center offers short-term, directed treatment for adults who exhibit acute
symptoms associated with posttraumatic and dissociative
disorders and other trauma-based conditions. A national model in the treatment
of adult posttraumatic syndromes, The Center’s innovative program provides
rapid stabilization and essential training in self-management skills through
the use of stage-oriented, cognitive and behavioral strategies. Designed
to meet the individual needs of patients at different stages of treatment
and respond to the challenges posed by a rapidly changing healthcare environment,
our problem- and skill-focused continuum of care includes inpatient and
partial hospitalization in the
Phone: 1-800-369-2273 or 202-885-5610
Website: http://www.thecenteratpiw.com/home.cfm
Florence Hannigan, the program administrator, may be reached to answer questions and coordinate admissions during business hours at 202-885-5752.
Fee: The Center accepts Medicare, Blue Cross/Blue Shield and many other private insurance plans. Working arrangements also exist with many managed care companies.
The
The
center's overall treatment goal is to help people live their lives in
the present, rather than continuing to experience today as a mere extension
of the traumatic past. Acute and complex trauma are
treated for both adults and children. Outpatient, crisis, and partial
hospitaliztion offered in the
Phone: 617-232-1303
Website: http://www.traumacenter.org/
Fee: Currently able to accept the following types of reimbursement for our school & clinic- based psychotherapy services: Medicaid, Mass Health administered through Massachusetts Behavioral Health Partnership (MBHP), self pay, and select grant funded services.
St. Luke's/Roosevelt Hospital Center
Phone: (212) 523-8080
Website: http://www.wehealny.org/psych/adult_psych.html
The AOPC provides comprehensive psychiatric evaluations and symptom focused treatment to patients with acute, remitting episodes of illness, covering a wide range of Axis I and Axis II disorders.
All patients entering the AOPC receive a comprehensive psychiatric evaluation which includes both an extensive clinical interview and a battery of psychosocial assessment tests. These tests may include an abbreviated Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (mini-SCID), Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS), Beck Depression Scale and Beck Suicide Index. The initial evaluation generally takes about two hours and results in a plan for the patient's treatment. Following the evaluation, options are discussed with the patient and referral source to facilitate the patient's transition into treatment.
Treatment Programs
Psychopharmacologic
Treatment
Medication therapy may be the sole treatment for some patients, but it is usually offered in conjunction with either group or individual therapy. Supervision by a senior psychopharmacologist permits the use of sophisticated, state-of-the-art medications and combinations of medications to treat a wide range of mental disorders.
In selected cases, long-term psychodynamic treatment
is provided by psychiatric residents and by psychology interns/fellows
as part of their academic training. Decisions about which patients might
benefit from long-term treatment are made by the
Although the AOPC does not offer family and couples treatment on a regular basis, these interventions are offered on a limited basis when clinically indicated.
Referral to the AOPC can be arranged by calling the
Jewish Board of
Family and Children's Services, Inc.
Alan
and
Director: Robin Brinn, LCSW
Phone: (212) 397-4250
Fax: (212) 632-4495 Services: Community Counseling Centers
Website: http://www.jbfcs.org/wwa/Dprogram.htm
The Center helps people struggling with a range of emotional and psychosocial problems. Services for adults and children include evaluation and assessment; crisis intervention; short-term, and ongoing individual, couple, family, and group psychotherapy; psychological testing, psychiatric evaluations, a loss and bereavement program for bereaved children and their caregivers.
Fee: Medicaid and sliding scale fee
8th Floor
(Phone): 718-960-0324
Website: http://www.fordhamtremont.org/
Adult Outpatient Clinic (AOC)
Individual, family, group, and psychopharmacological services are provided to individuals 18 years of age and over. Special services include: groups for batterers, support groups for victims of domestic violence, groups on Women's issues, specialized services for persons 55 years of age and older, and case management. The program operates a MED-PLUS Clinic for clients who are stable and need medical supervision only. Mental health clinicians are composed of licensed social workers and psychiatrists. Accepts Medicaid.
Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday: 9:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M. Wednesday and Friday: 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
Fee: Medicaid, Affinity, Community, HIPP, Partners in Health, Health Plus, Value Option, 11-99, and sliding scale fee
Phone: (212) 434-3365
Website: http://www.lhh-psych.org/services/
The
Fee: Medicaid, Medicare, Affinity, GHI, Americhoice, Fedelis, and sliding scale fee
Private
Practice:
Phone: (917) 532-4655
Fee range: sliding scale
Insurance accepted: Medicare,
Specialities: Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, PTSD, Sexuality, Anxiety and Depression, Eating Disorders, Couples
Nathilee A. Caldeira, Ph.D.
Phone: (347) 563-5946
No Insurance.
Practice Day: Saturday only
Specialty: Relationship and work Stress, PTSD, Alcohol, Substance Abuse
Ann Goelitz, LCSW
Phone: (212) 561-1633
Fee: $100 and sliding scale
Insurance accepted: United Behavioral Health and pending approval
to accept
Sees clients on upper west side
in
Child and Family
Institute
St. Luke's/Roosevelt Hospital Center
411 West 114th Street
New York, NY 10025
For intake appointments call: (212) 523-3082
The Child and Family Institute provides comprehensive evaluations and treatment for children and their families.
Evaluation
Diagnostic and Urgent Care Services
Neuropsychological and Learning Disorders Evaluation Service
Psychiatric
Services
Outpatient Clinic
Home and Community Based Services Waiver Program
Children's Blended Case Management Program
Pediatric Weight Management Program
School-Based Health Clinics
Comprehensive Adolescent Rehabilitation and Education Services (CARES)
Adolescent Alternative Day Program (AADP)
Addiction
Services
Comprehensive Addiction Program for Adolescents (CAPA)
Contact
for Adolescent Alternative Day Program:
For referrals, call-
Shilpa Taufique, Assistant Clinical Director
(212) 523-3153
Mount
Sinai Hospital
Adolescent Violence Prevention and Treatment Program
320 East 94th Street
New York, NY 10028
Phone: (212) 423-2981
Provides
individual and group therapy to adolescent survivors (ages 14-21) of
abuse.
Fee Range: Free
Jacobi
Medical Center
1400 Pelham Parkway South
Bronx, NY 10461
Phone: (718) 918-3895, for child/adolescent intakes
Provides individual, group and family therapy for children and adolescents ages 5-18.
Greenwich House Children's Safety Project
27 Barrow Street
New York, NY 10014
Phone: (212) 242-4140 ext. 237
Roberta Shafter, Clinical Coordinator
Provides
individual, group and play therapy to children, adolescents and young
adults up to 21 years of age who have been physically or sexually abused
as well as those who have witnessed domestic violence and other crimes.
Offers long term treatment to the child and his/her family.
Fee range: Sliding scale
Private
Ellen DiMeglio, Psy.D.
138 West 25th Street, Suite 13
New York, NY 10001
Phone: (646) 957-5394
Email: drdimeglio@gmail.com
Website: www.drdimeglio.com
Provides
individual and group therapy for children, adolescents, and young adults.
Also, conducts neuropsychological, learning disability, and ADHD evaluations
and provides parent seminars.
Fee Range: sliding scale
The Ackerman Institute
Fax: (212) 744-0206
The
Fee:
Fees are based on a sliding scale and services are provided to
families from the entire tri-state area. Ackerman is an in network provider
for
Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services
Madeleine Borg Community Services (MBCS)
Director:
Patricia Payne, CSW
Phone:
(212) 795-9888
Fax:
(212) 795-9899
Website: http://www.jbfcs.org/wwa/Dprogram.htm
Services:
The
Center serves
Fee: Medicaid and sliding scale fee
Bilingual Spanish Couples
Therapy:
Unitas
Near
Phone: (212) 982-3470
Please
speak with Gladys or someone in the Intake Dept for more information
Each
partner will be seen individually on the first visit. Then the couple
may request collateral sessions together.
Fee: Medicaid, Medicare, sliding scale fee