Address:
4123 Third Avenue
Bronx, New York 10457
Phone: (718) 299-3045
Fax: (718) 716-2604

The Bronx Mental Health Clinic, established in 1973 and licensed by the New York State Office of Mental Health, is an article 31 community-based outpatient mental health clinic. Since its inception, the Puerto Rican Family Institute has focused its services on strengthening families. While many of its clients are self-referred, the clinic receives referrals from psychiatric facilities, schools, hospitals, physicians, and numerous community agencies.

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The clinic is located at 4123 Third Avenue, Bronx, New York, 10457 between East Tremont/176th Street and the Cross Bronx Expressway. It is easily accessible from all parts of New York City by bus, train, or car:

Buses:
55 Express or 15 Local along Third Avenue
40 Local or 42 Local along Tremont Avenue

Train:
# 4, 2, 3, 5, 6, or "D" trains
Metro North

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The program is securely housed in a one level 9,000 square foot newly renovated structure. It is a wheel chair accessible facility with 30 comfortably spacious rooms of which a majority are therapy consultation and conference rooms.

In its mission the clinic seeks to promote individual and family well being through the provision of culturally and linguistically sensitive outpatient diagnostic and treatment services. Its goals include assisting clients with symptom reduction, the recovery of meaningful social involvement, reduction in hospitalizations, increased functioning, and the provision of ongoing support toward family unity.

Specific services are offered at the clinic by a staff of trained professionals to children, adolescents, and adults. Services include screening, diagnostic assessments, treatment planning, individual/group/family psychotherapy, psychological assessments, and medication management.

The Bronx Mental Health Clinic's operating hours:
Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays: 9AM - 7PM
Tuesdays, Fridays: 9AM - 5PM
Saturday: 9AM - 5PM

During hours when the clinic is not in active operation, 24 hour/7 days a week emergency telephone coverage is provided to anyone calling the clinic with an emergency.

Forms of payment for treatment include: Medicaid, Medicare, Medicaid-Managed Care (over 30 plans are accepted), Commercial/Private Insurance, or self-pay.

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Lourdes Sanchez
Program Director

Located in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, this bi-lingual, bi-cultural clinical treatment program provides services to Latino children, adolescent and adults. The staff is comprised of psychiatrists, and social workers. The borough-wide program offers the following services:

 Screening and Diagnostic Assessments
 Treatment Planning
 Psychiatric Evaluations
 Individual, Group and Family Therapy
 Couples counseling
 Crisis Intervention
 Case Management Services

Many insurance plans and Medicaid are accepted. To make a referral or make further inquiries about our services please contact, Lisette Sanabria-Velazquez, Ph.D. 718 9634430 X 4432

If you are a managed care company and wish to make a referral please contact the triage unit at 212- 924 6320.

Home Based Crisis Intervention Program

Housed within the Brooklyn Mental Health Clinic the Home Based Crisis Intervention Program is an alternative to psychiatric hospitalization for children ages 5 – 17. The program is short term 4 – 6 weeks and consists of family counseling, parenting skills, advocacy, management of psychotropic medication and linkages to any additionally needed services. The program staff composed of a psychiatric, program coordinator and counselors work in a natural setting such as the home. Parents are expected to participate in treatment. 

E-mail:  cmendoza@prfi.org

Address:
145 West 15th Street - 5th Floor
New York, New York 10011
Phone: (212) 229-6905
Fax: (212) 924-4404

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This bilingual bicultural clinic treatment program services Latino children, adolescents and adults. Its mission is to promote individual and family emotional well-being by providing comprehensive outpatient mental health services. The Clinic’s professional staff is composed of bilingual bicultural psychiatrists, psychologists and social workers. Services include, but are not limited to:

 Screening Services
 Diagnostic Assessments and Treatment Planning
 Psychological and Psychiatric Evaluations
 Individual, Group and Family Psychotherapy
 Marital Counseling
 Play Therapy
 Psychopharmacology
 Crisis Intervention
 Case Management Services

For further information or to make a referral to this unique program, please contact us at (212) 229-6905.

James Chavez LCSW-R
Clinic Supervisor

Yolanda Alicea-Winn, LCSW-R
Program Director

Address:
91-31 Queens Boulevard, Suite 618
Elmhurst, NY 11373
(718) 275-0983

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The Queens Mental Health Clinic has been serving the Latino community in Queens for over 16 years and has expanded services to meet the dire needs expressed by the growing, low-income, largely monolingual Latino population in Queens. The clinic's services are culturally and linguistically appropriate. Services include psychiatric evaluations, medication management and individual, family and group therapy with the goal of improving the functioning of the individual within the context of family, school, work and community. Play therapy is offered to children, if appropriate. Unless counter indicated, every effort is made to help the individual remain in the family or community. The clinic also operates a special MICA component for clients affected with co-occurring disorders of mental illness and chemical addiction.

The Peer Advocate Program at the Queens Mental Health Clinic provides linkages between clients and various programs within the agency. The Peer Advocate Program represents and provides support to clients to negotiate various external systems such as welfare, medical services, courts, etc. The program also offers to translate documents that clients need to fill out to access services, and it runs a pantry for our clients.

The Family Support Program offers the Latino community the opportunity to develop their knowledge and understanding about the emotional and physical development of children. Through education and case management, it assists families in improving communications in the home and in maximizing family functioning and parenting skills.

Address:
35 Journal Square, Suite 528
Jersey City, New Jersey 07306
Phone: (201) 610-1446
Fax: (201) 610-9426

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The New Jersey branch of the Puerto Rican Family Institute, the Jersey City Mental Health Clinic, has been operating since 1999. Over the years it has continued growing and improving the services offered to the community of Jersey City and Hudson County, as a whole. Some services provided at this agency include:

The Bridges Program is an initiative funded by the Ryan White CARE Act. Through this grant, we are providing counseling, psychiatric services, and case management to individuals infected with the HIV virus. We are also reaching out to clients who in addition to having HIV/AIDS, also have a diagnosis of mental illness, psychiatric hospitalization, and substance abuse. 

Since 2008, the PRFI Diabetes Outreach Program, made possible by a grant from the Horizon Foundation of New Jersey, offers interactive educational workshops on diabetes, weight management and mental health predominately to Latinos in Hudson County.

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Frank R. Solano, Ph.D.
Program Director