Behavioral Health Programs
Use the dropdown menu to filter programs by borough, age range, or behavioral health need.
If you have an emergency please call 911 or 988! Do not use one of the phone numbers on this page.
Adult Mobile Crisis Teams
Rapid, in-home mental health assessment and linkage to services for adults who are experiencing—or are at risk of experiencing—a mental health crisis.
Location:The Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens
Ages Served:Adults aged 21 and older (services are available regardless of insurance status)
Insurance Accepted: Medicaid managed care (services are available regardless of insurance status)
Contact:
988, press 3 for Spanish
Article 31 Outpatient Clinic and School-Based Clinics at PS 369 & MS 179
Team of social workers and psychiatrists/nurse practitioners who can help seriously emotionally and behaviorally disturbed children, teens, and their families with assessment, therapy, and medication management.
Location:The Bronx
Ages Served:Children (aged 5 and older) and adults
Insurance Accepted: Medicaid managed care, Medicare, and commercial insurance
Contact:
Assertive Community Treatment (ACT)
Long-term outpatient psychiatric care, medication management, medical support, care coordination, and case management for seriously mentally ill adults with multiple psychiatric hospitalizations and a lack of engagement with traditional outpatient services.
Location:The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan (shelter), and Queens
Ages Served:Adults
Insurance Required: None
Behavioral Health Community Transitions
Short-term bridge to care services to assist with transition from inpatient units to the community for adults and children who have a diagnosed mental illness and are currently in or were recently discharged from an inpatient psychiatric unit.
Location:All five boroughs, and Nassau and Suffolk counties
Ages Served:Children and adults
Insurance Accepted: Healthfirst and Carelon Medicaid, Medicare
Contact:
NA
Children’s Health Home
Comprehensive care coordination that integrates medical and behavioral health services.
Location:The Bronx and Upper Manhattan
Ages Served:Children and teens (ages 6–20)
Insurance Accepted: Medicaid or managed Medicaid
Contact:
Children’s Mobile Crisis Teams
Rapid, in-home mental health assessment and linkage to services for children and teens who are experiencing — or are at risk of experiencing — a mental health crisis.
Location:The Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens
Ages Served:Children and teens (newborn to 20 years old) and their families
Insurance Accepted: Medicaid managed care (services are available regardless of insurance status)
Contact:
988, press 3 for Spanish
FRIENDS Program (Children & Family Support Team and STEPS)
Training in helpful mental health skills and linkages to community resources. Offers support two times a week for 6–8 weeks — with follow-up support for up to 4 months.
Location:The Bronx
Ages Served:Children ages 5–17 and their families
Insurance Required: None
Contact:
Geriatric Mental Health Initiative (GMHI)
Free, in-home counseling and screening for older adults who are experiencing depression or anxiety.
Location:The Bronx
Ages Served:Adults aged 55 and older
Insurance Required: None
Contact:
Geriatric Mobile Outreach
Short-term mental health outreach, case management, in-home counseling, and linkages to community services for older adults with emotional wellness issues.
Location:The Bronx (age 60+) and Manhattan (age 65+)
Ages Served:Older adults
Insurance Required: None
Contact:
1-212-609-1755 (Manhattan), 1-718-536-3225 (The Bronx)
Health Home Care Management
Long-term care coordination and support for adults with behavioral health or substance use problems, HIV/AIDS, or multiple chronic illnesses.
Location:The Bronx, Brooklyn, and Manhattan
Ages Served:Adults aged 21 and older
Insurance Accepted: Active Medicaid and managed Medicaid
Contact:
Home-Based Crisis Intervention
Short-term, in-home services (crisis intervention, short-term case management, family support) for families with children who are at risk of hospitalization due to serious mental health conditions.
Location:The Bronx and Brooklyn
Ages Served:Children and teens (ages 5–20)
Insurance Required: None
Contact:
1-718-742-7051 (The Bronx), 1-718-840-4058 (Brooklyn)
Intensive Mobile Treatment (IMT)
Long-term outpatient psychiatric care, medication management, medical support, care coordination, and case management for seriously mentally ill adults with a recent history of frequent hospitalization, housing instability, and incarcerations.
Location:Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island
Ages Served:Adults
Insurance Required: None
Parachute
In-home counseling, medication management, crisis intervention, and care management for adults who are high utilizers of emergency departments with a history of poor engagement in their current behavioral health treatment options.
Location:The Bronx, Brooklyn, and Manhattan
Ages Served:Adults aged 18 and older
Insurance Accepted: Healthfirst and VNS Health Plan Medicaid, Medicare
Contact:
Pathway Home
High-touch critical time intervention and care coordination for high utilizers of Harlem Hospital psychiatric inpatient and emergency departments.
Location:Manhattan
Ages Served:Adults
Insurance Required: Determined by contract
Contact:
NA
Promise Zone
Psychotherapy, short-term case management, crisis intervention, consultation, and support for seriously emotionally and behaviorally disturbed children and their families, and school staff.
Location:The Bronx (operates in nine schools)
Ages Served:Children and teens
Insurance Required: None
Contact:
Safe Pathways
Suicide prevention outreach, community outreach and screening, family counseling, peer support, and crisis intervention for LGBTQ+ and BIPOC children and young adults at risk of suicide.
Location:All five boroughs
Ages Served:Children and young adults (ages 10–24)
Insurance Required: None
Contact:
Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Care Management
Six-to-nine-month program that includes outreach, care management, in-home counseling, and psychiatric treatment.
Location:Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, and Queens
Ages Served:Adults aged 18 and older
Insurance Required: Healthfirst, VNS Health Plan Medicaid, or Medicare
Contact:
WeCARE Wellness Care Management
Wellness care coordination and management for adults on cash assistance with a medical or mental health condition that impacts employability.
Location:Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Staten Island
Ages Served:Adults
Insurance Required: None