Visiting Nurse Service of New York

Friends Clinic

489-493 East 153rd Street

Bronx, NY 10455

Intake Tel 1: 718-742-7109

Intake Tel 2: 718-742-7000

Information and Services

Age Groups Accepted
  • Children/adolescents
  • Young adults
Ancillary Services
  • Case management
  • Family psychoeducation
Emergency Mental Health Services
  • Crisis intervention team
Payment/Insurance Accepted
  • Medicaid
  • Private health insurance
  • Cash or self-payment
  • State financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
Primary Focus of the Provider
  • Mental Health Treatment Services
Payment Assistance Available
  • 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
  • Lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) clients
  • Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
  • Children with serious emotional disturbance (SED)
  • Persons with serious mental illness (SMI)
  • Transitional age young adults
Language Services
  • Spanish
Facility Smoking Policy
  • Smoking allowed in designated area
Treatment Approaches
  • Activity therapy
  • Behavior modification
  • Cognitive/behavior therapy
  • Couple/family therapy
  • Dialectical behavior therapy
  • Group therapy
  • Individual psychotherapy
  • Psychotropic medication
  • Trauma therapy
Type of Care
  • Mental health treatment