Albany Mental Health

Albany, New York Mental Health

Whether you are new to Albany and have a mental illness or live in Albany and are new to mental health, you will find Albany Mental Health has established resources and programs for it’s citizens in every area of behavioral health. Their services range from counseling at the family level all the way to forensic services for the seriously mentally ill.

Albany Mental Health offers counseling and treatment for families who are suffering from mental illness. This includes offering support services for the family members of those who are ill, a critical tool to help keep the entire family healthy. This is also available for drug and alcohol counseling and rehabilitation services. They will supervise a recovery program with a medical staff. Their services cover drugs, alcohol and other addictions. Albany Mental Health will address all areas of substance abuse with the patient, not just how to stop addiction. They have a trained medical staff experienced in behavioral health and psychology. In addition to this staff the patients are also monitored by medical doctors. Information for support groups like Alcoholics Anonymous and Al-anon are also available.

The adult treatment clinic provided by Albany Mental Health offers services to those who are mentally ill. This includes psychiatric services and family support. The Children’s Services department focuses on the special needs of a child in a crisis. The department states that the typical intake patient is a child who is suicidal or displaying some sort of psychotic behavior. This specialized department is able to perform an evaluation on mentally ill children. A unique program to Albany Mental Health from others in the country is their intensive ACT treatment program for high need mentally ill individuals. They offer intensive case management and care to adults and children.

Albany Mental Health has integrated a great emergency and crisis line. Not only is there a 24 hour crisis line, but they also have a 24 hour mobile crisis unit. The unit will be able to provide the person in crisis with the right facility or persons who are trained to handle the emergency situation. The number is 518-447-9650. Albany is invested in it’s community and so is the community invested in Albany. Albany Mental Health has a Community Services Board with positions held by members of the community. Members consist of those who care about the community’s mentally ill citizens and want to help. The board meets every other month. If you are interested please call 518-482-5744 to confirm meeting dates.

The local chapter of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, NAMI, can be found right in Albany. They may be contacted at NAMI 260 Washington Ave., Albany, NY 12210-1312 or www.nami.org. NAMI can locate support groups specifically for your illness; like Depression, Bipolar, Schizophrenia, or support groups for family members of the mentally ill.