Albany County Department of Mental Health

Albany, New York

260 South Pearl Street
Albany, NY 12202

(518) 447-4551

About Albany County Department of Mental Health

Albany County Department of Mental Health, located in Albany, New York is a public alcohol and drug rehab that offers treatment for a variety of substance abuse addictions including alcoholism, co-occurring mental health disorders, and opiate addiction. They offer flexible outpatient addiction therapy allowing patients to live at home while receiving regular treatment. Additional levels of care offered include relapse prevention.

Specialty rehab programs at Albany County Department of Mental Health include tailored care focusing on women's specific needs and experiences, gender-specific addiction treatment addressing unique challenges faced by men, and accessible addiction treatment using sign language and adapted communication methods.

Albany County Department of Mental Health has received accreditations from SAMHSA and the state of New York.

Dollar icon Payment Options

  • self-pay iconSelf-pay options
  • financial-aid iconFinancial aid
  • sliding-scale-payment iconSliding scale payment assistance
  • medicaid iconMedicaid
  • medicare iconMedicare
  • shield-cross iconPrivate insurance

Medical briefcase icon Levels of Care

outpatient iconOutpatient

Outpatient Programs (OP) are for those seeking mental rehab or drug rehab, but who also stay at home every night. The main difference between outpatient treatment (OP) and intensive outpatient treatment (IOP) lies in the amount of hours the patient spends at the facility. Most of the time an outpatient program is designed for someone who has completed an inpatient stay and is looking to continue their growth in recovery. Outpatient is not meant to be the starting point, it is commonly referred to as aftercare.

aftercare iconAftercare Support

Completing a drug or alcohol rehab program shouldn't spell the end of substance abuse treatment. Aftercare involves making a sustainable plan for recovery, including ongoing support. This can include sober living arrangements like halfway houses, career counseling, and setting a patient up with community programs like Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) or Narcotics Anonymous (NA).

User icon Programs

adult-program iconAdult program

hearing iconHearing impaired program

men iconProgram for men

women iconProgram for women

young-adult iconYoung adult program

Shield icon Insurance

Our Policy: Albany County Department of Mental Health works with several private insurance providers and also accepts private payments when possible, please contact us to verify your specific insurance provider.

Heart icon Treatment

alcohol iconAlcoholism

The goal of treatment for alcoholism is abstinence. Those with poor social support, poor motivation, or psychiatric disorders tend to relapse within a few years of treatment. For these people, success is measured by longer periods of abstinence, reduced use of alcohol, better health, and improved social functioning. Recovery and Maintenance are usually based on 12 step programs and AA meetings.

drugs iconDrug Addiction

When you choose drug rehab in New York, you'll participate in a variety of treatments that are designed to help you live a drug-free lifestyle. Common methods of treatment include group, individual, and family counseling, medication management, nutrition, exercise, and management of co-occurring mental health disorders.

check iconDual Diagnosis

Many of those suffering from addiction also suffer from mental or emotional illnesses like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, or anxiety disorders. Rehab and other substance abuse facilities treating those with a dual diagnosis or co-occurring disorder administer psychiatric treatment to address the person's mental health issue in addition to drug and alcohol rehabilitation.

mental-health iconMental Health and Substance Abuse

A combined mental health and substance abuse rehab has the staff and resources available to handle individuals with both mental health and substance abuse issues. It can be challenging to determine where a specific symptom stems from (a mental health issue or an issue related to substance abuse), so mental health and substance abuse professionals are helpful in detangling symptoms and keeping treatment on track.

opium iconOpioid Addiction

Opioid rehabs specialize in supporting those recovering from opioid addiction. They treat those suffering from addiction to illegal opioids like heroin, as well as prescription drugs like oxycodone. These centers typically combine both physical as well as mental and emotional support to help stop addiction. Physical support often includes medical detox and subsequent medical support (including medication), and mental support includes in-depth therapy to address the underlying causes of addiction.

Hand holding medical sign icon Clinical Services

inpatient-file iconCognitive Behavioral Therapy

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a therapy modality that focuses on the relationship between one's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It is used to establish and allow for healthy responses to thoughts and feelings (instead of unhealthy responses, like using drugs or alcohol). CBT has been proven effective for recovering addicts of all kinds, and is used to strengthen a patient's own self-awareness and ability to self-regulate. CBT allows individuals to monitor their own emotional state, become more adept at communicating with others, and manage stress without needing to engage in substance abuse.

dialectical iconDialectical Behavior Therapy

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a modified form of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), a treatment designed to help people understand and ultimately affect the relationship between their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. DBT is often used for individuals who struggle with self-harm behaviors, such as self-mutilation (cutting) and suicidal thoughts, urges, or attempts. It has been proven clinically effective for those who struggle with out-of-control emotions and mental health illnesses like Borderline Personality Disorder.

intervention iconGroup Therapy

Group therapy is any therapeutic work that happens in a group (not one-on-one). There are a number of different group therapy modalities, including support groups, experiential therapy, psycho-education, and more. Group therapy involves treatment as well as processing interaction between group members.

mental-health iconIndividual Therapy

In individual therapy, a patient meets one-on-one with a trained psychologist or counselor. Therapy is a pivotal part of effective substance abuse treatment, as it often covers root causes of addiction, including challenges faced by the patient in their social, family, and work/school life.

desert iconMotivational Interviewing

Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a clinical approach to helping people with substance abuse issues and other conditions shift behavior in positive ways. It is more goal-oriented than traditional psychotherapy, as MI counselors directly attempt to get clients to consider making behavioral change (rather than wait for them to come to conclusions themselves). Its primary purpose is to resolve ambivalence and help clients become able to make healthy choices freely.

nicotine iconNicotine Replacement Therapy

Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) is a way of getting nicotine into the bloodstream without smoking. It uses products that supply low doses of nicotine to help people stop smoking. The goal of therapy is to cut down on cravings for nicotine and ease the symptoms of nicotine withdrawal.

house-medical iconTrauma Therapy

Trauma therapy addresses traumatic incidents from a client's past that are likely affecting their present-day experience. Trauma is often one of the primary triggers and potential causes of addiction, and can stem from child sexual abuse, domestic violence, having a parent with a mental illness, losing one or both parents at a young age, teenage or adult sexual assault, or any number of other factors. The purpose of trauma therapy is to allow a patient to process trauma and move through and past it, with the help of trained and compassionate mental health professionals.

Check icon Accreditations

SAMHSA

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is a branch of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Established in 1992 by congress, SAMHSA's mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on American's communities.

SAMHSA Listed: Yes

State License

State Licenses are permits issued by government agencies that allow rehab organizations to conduct business legally within a certain geographical area. Typically, the kind of program a rehab facility offers, along with its physical location, determines which licenses are required to operate legally.

State License: New York

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260 South Pearl Street
Albany, NY 12202

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Kayla C
6 months ago
1

I m concerned this is the place we have to advocate for the mental health. My therapist recommended this awful place.They don t take you for walk ins and don t follow up with phone calls. Someone could be in a crisis without medication and they could end up dead before getting help from this place.Staff is very rude. Please find a new job if you don t like the field.

Official Angel Anes
6 months ago
1

Fraud. Just a huge trafficking ring about to go down.

Apple Maintenance
1 year ago
1

Cannot even give it a star since the OMH Finance Dept. is awful!

Timothy Lewis
1 year ago
5

Nora Lolz
1 year ago
1

messed up my meds with 3 antipsychotics that a second opinion said could be CAUSING my new symptoms sent my medication to the wrong pharmacy and told me i had already picked up this medication, and will not help me wean off anything. place sucks and the staff is stupid/just doesn t care about their patients.

Monique Williams
1 year ago
1

The worst service EVER! THE STAFF WAS SO RUDE AND WHEN PEOPLE TALK TO THEM MAKE SURE THAT YOU RECORD THEM SO THEY CAN BE REPORTED TO THE COMMISSIONER!!!!!!

Milton W
1 year ago
1

They say they call you back in 24 hours lol sure they will you be dead before that they don't care all about the license and screwing the insurance company

Courtney Jenkins
1 year ago
1

They REFUSED to help me 3 Seperate times (because of "Staff issues") when they are the only place in this county that accepts my terrible insurance and they were rude and extremely unhelpful to me each time I desperately need and needed help with my PTSD, Terrible Anxiety DISORDER, Long Term Depression, and I could keep listing my illnesses, and now just recently I lost a few close family members as well and I can't get the help I do desperately need!! Then they wonder why people go and attempt to help themselves!!!! It's absolutely Aweful here in Albany County!! I'm holding on by string's it's horrible and they should be ashamed of themselves!!!!

stacy prespare
1 year ago
5

I have the best therapist he is so great wouldn't trade him

Daniela Rogowski (LonelyRider)
4 years ago
1

I was turned away due to staffing issues.

Megan Collins
5 years ago
1

If u ask staff a question they will give u a one- worded answer before slamming a glass window in your face. I told a staff member that there was a mouse in my room and she told me they're everywhere, and then i saw them everywhere. They blame ppl for their mental disorders and having to be there too. They gave me XXXL pants that would've fallen down every time I moved if I didn't have a hair tie. Pill pushers.

Russell Bridge
6 years ago
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