Recovery support covers outpatient and residential treatment, medication for opioid use disorder such as buprenorphine and methadone, harm reduction services and peer-led groups. The risk of overdose is much higher in the first weeks after release, because tolerance drops while you're inside.
Tip: carry naloxone (Narcan). It's sold without a prescription, and many programs here give it out free along with training on how to use it.
Brooklyn is large, so check the address and travel time before you go, and ask whether the program takes walk-ins.
12 services based in Brooklyn, plus 27 citywide
OASAS-licensed outpatient program for anyone, whether or not affected by the criminal legal system: counseling, medication-assisted treatment (methadone, buprenorphine, naltrexone), mental health counseling, employment services, drug testing, HIV/hep C testing, court advocacy.
Community-based harm reduction: syringe services, hygiene kits, counseling for people who use drugs, housing for people with HIV/AIDS, case management, medical transportation.
OASAS-approved treatment centers for adults 18+, offering medical, psychiatric, and withdrawal management services alongside individual, group, family, and couples counseling. Also provides DWI/DUI-mandated screening, assessment, counseling, and treatment.
Care for low-income New Yorkers with HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, substance use disorder, mental illness and other chronic conditions: care management, harm reduction, HIV and hep C testing, peer education. Also WIC and wellness programs.
Provides alternative-to-incarceration programming, mental health and substance use treatment, and youth education and employment services for court-involved New Yorkers.
Statewide network for people affected by mass incarceration: substance treatment and recovery communities, sentence mitigation, court advocacy, workforce readiness, civic restoration, emergency/transitional housing, youth mentoring.
Culturally responsive mental health and substance use services for people ages 5 and up, including medication for addiction treatment (methadone and buprenorphine) for opioid use disorder, counseling, psychiatric and medical care, peer support, and harm reduction. Also offers job training and workforce development for adults.
Outpatient counseling, anger management, art therapy and vocational evaluation, with specialized services for court-involved people (supervised urinalysis and breathalyzer screenings, domestic violence and parenting classes). Psychotherapy clinic 718.622.2000.
Outpatient treatment for substance use, dual diagnosis, relapse, gambling, DWI, anger management and more, including a program specifically for formerly incarcerated people. Telehealth available.
A multi-service, community-based behavioral health care organization. Services include case management for people living with HIV, living with mental illness, or former substance users; STI, HIV and hepatitis C testing; psychiatric evaluations; individual and group therapy; and smoking cessation.
Brooklyn DA reentry program offering counseling, substance use treatment, job help and transitional work for people on parole.
Runs the Kings County Re-entry Task Force, ComALERT and GRASP: Medicaid/SNAP enrollment, clothing, HSE classes, resumes, treatment, counseling; pays for lost birth certificates and NYS ID.
These serve people from every borough, often by phone, online or at more than one office.
Connects soon-to-be-released and formerly incarcerated individuals to medical, mental health, and case management services, including substance use programs, plus vocational training, help obtaining entitlements, and referrals to long-term housing placement.
24/7 information and referrals to state-certified treatment programs plus an online provider directory by location.
A mobile outreach van providing confidential healthcare, counseling, and support to adults and young people regardless of immigration status or ability to pay. Services include STI/hepatitis C/HIV screening, PrEP/PEP, needle exchange, overdose prevention counseling, and gynecologic care, plus case management and support groups off the van.
Peer support group for people recovering from crystal meth use, offering meeting information by phone or through its website.
A free, anonymous, and confidential intimate partner abuse prevention helpline for people who want to stop using abuse and control in their intimate relationships. If a caller gives identifying information and a crime is disclosed, the Helpline will follow legal duty to report requirements.
Large Latino-led network with health, behavioral health, addiction treatment and housing services.
Support groups for family and friends of people with drinking problems.
Provides information on the risks of smoking and vaping, and resources on how to quit.
Provides printed information on liver disease, including hepatitis C and HIV/HCV coinfection, as well as referrals to support groups for people with HCV, community health centers, and liver specialists in the New York area.
The website provides checklists of what to do immediately after an individual realizes their personal information has been stolen and used, how to repair the damage, and potential additional steps that may be necessary.
A support group for individuals whose lives have been affected by someone with a gambling problem. Visit the website for more information and details to join a meeting.
Support meetings for families and friends of people struggling with drug addiction.
