Mental health services include counseling, therapy, psychiatric care, peer support and crisis lines, many from providers who understand incarceration and what it leaves behind. Many accept Medicaid, and some are free regardless of insurance.
If you or someone with you is in crisis, call or text 988 any time, day or night. Tip: bring your Medicaid card or number to your first visit if you have one; it opens up the most options and shortens the wait.
Queens has fewer local listings than Manhattan or Brooklyn, so the citywide services below, many of which work by phone, fill much of the gap.
6 services based in Queens, plus 49 citywide
Full-service reentry hub: housing (emergency to permanent), benefits enrollment, case management, education, employment, outpatient substance use and mental health treatment, family services, HIV/AIDS services and ATI programs. No legal services.
Provides an Article 32 outpatient program for people 15+ with co-occurring mental illness and substance use disorders, plus an intensive residential program for adults 18+ with chronic substance use disorders. Services include counseling, vocational training, health education, relapse prevention, and mental health evaluations, with letters of reasonable assurance available for people being released.
Group and individual services addressing problematic sexual behaviors, intimate partner, family and community violence and bias incidents; mostly telehealth.
Food pantries, housing, mental health and senior services; serves all faiths.
Violence interruption and youth programs in Southeast Queens.
Federally qualified health centers in the Bronx and Queens.
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.
Teams of nurses, social workers and psychiatrists provide mental health crisis services, mainly in homes, 7 days a week 8am-8pm.
Provides services to children, families, and adults, including therapeutic, educational, vocational, and supportive services for young adults on Rikers Island before and after release, Multi-Systemic Therapy for court-involved youth, foster care, early childhood education, and family/community services such as counseling, employment, and substance use treatment.
Clubhouse-model mental health rehabilitation: job development and coaching, supported education, supportive housing, virtual programs and social events.
Offers counseling, substance use treatment, early childhood mental health and education programs (including Head Start and Early Head Start), and after-school and enrichment programs for youth in Brooklyn, Queens, and Manhattan. The Jamaica Family Wellness Center serves court-involved youth, and the Benefits Access program helps families enroll in entitlement benefits and health insurance and get referrals for financial and legal assistance.
Voluntary case management for people released on their own recognizance or on bail with a pending case: needs assessment, referrals for housing, entitlements, jobs, substance use and mental health, weekly check-ins and court reminders.
Free peer-led virtual support groups Mon-Sat at 12pm and 6pm for people with lived experience of mental illness, substance misuse, trauma, disability or grief, and their loved ones.
Offers a wide range of information and services for men with histories of unwanted or abusive sexual experiences, and anyone who cares about them, including free and confidential weekly online support groups for men who have experienced sexual abuse or assault, trauma-informed trainings and webinars, resources and...
24/7 call, text or chat line for mental health crises, suicidal thoughts or emotional distress.
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.
Supportive housing and mental health services, including Life is Precious suicide prevention for Latina teens.
Supportive and affordable housing for people with mental illness, veterans and families.
