Albany Cnty Dept for Children Yth Fam

Childrens Mental Health Services

260 South Pearl Street

Albany, NY 12202

Main Tel: 518-447-4550

Intake Tel 1: 518-447-4550

Website: http://www.albanycounty.com/

Information and Services

Age Groups Accepted
  • Children/adolescents
  • Young adults
Ancillary Services
  • Case management
  • Family psychoeducation
  • Intensive case management
  • Consumer-run (peer-support) services
  • Suicide prevention services
  • Screening for tobacco use
Emergency Mental Health Services
  • Crisis intervention team
  • Psychiatric emergency walk-in services
Facility Operation (e.g. Private, Public)
  • Other state government agency
Payment/Insurance Accepted
  • County or local government funds
  • Medicaid
  • Private health insurance
  • Cash or self-payment
  • State financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
  • State mental health agency funds
  • State welfare or child and family services funds
Primary Focus of the Provider
  • Mental Health Treatment Services
Payment Assistance Available
  • Payment assistance (check with facility for details)
  • Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)
Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, etc.)
  • Community mental health center
  • Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups Offered
  • Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
  • Children with serious emotional disturbance (SED)
  • Transitional age young adults
Language Services
  • Services for the hearing-impaired
Facility Smoking Policy
  • Smoking Not allowed
Treatment Approaches
  • Behavior modification
  • Cognitive/behavior therapy
  • Group therapy
  • Integrated dual disorders treatment
  • Individual psychotherapy
  • Psychotropic medication
  • Trauma therapy
Type of Care
  • Mental health treatment