Staten Island Behavioral Health Services provides a comprehensive range of
inpatient and outpatient mental health services. Please call (718) 818-6132 for
more information about any of the following programs. Our services include:
Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program
The Psychiatric Emergency Program provides comprehensive evaluation,
treatment, crisis intervention, and extended observation, to those with mental
illness and/or substance abuse. In addition, the CPEP has as a Mobile Crisis
Unit for crisis intervention and treatment.
Evaluation and Referral Services
Everyone who comes to us for care receives a comprehensive evaluation, the
first step in developing an individualized treatment plan. Call (718) 818-6132
for services 24 hours a day, seven days a week, either by appointment or on
a walk-in basis..
Inpatient Services
Our specialized inpatient programs at St. Vincent's Staten Island serve
adults, adolescents and children who need an acute level of services. A
multidisiciplinary staff provides individual therapy, medication management,
patient/family education and rehabilitative activities. Our programs
include:
General Psychiatry Unit: The program evaluates and
stabilizes adult patients in an acute phase of a psychiatric illness through
intensive short-term inpatient treatment.
Child and Adolescent Program: The program offers
comprehensive assessment and treatment for ages 3 to 18. Disorders such as
conduct disturbances, depression and psychosis are treated in a structured
environment, whith an emphasis on family participation in treatment. A school
program, staffed by state-certified teachers working closely with the pupil's
home school district is an important component of the program.
Outpatient Services
We provide individual, group therapy and family therapy, medication
management, and a variety of support services for families and caregivers. We
also provide the following specialized services:
Gamblers' Treatment Center: The Gamblers' Treatment Center
offers gamblers, their families and other loved ones a comprehensive clinical
program aimed at achieving abstinence from problem gambling and developing a
better quality of life. Services include:: counseling, diagnostic and
psychiatric services; vocational guidance; an information and referral services
and education and training programs.
Continuing Day Treatment Program: We offer specialized
services for persons dually diagnosed with mental illness and mental retardation
and/developmental disabilities.
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