Crisis Intervention Team - Alcohol and Drug Rehab Facilities - Albany, NY.

A crisis event, for example someone struggling with the tragic consequences of a mental health issue such as a drug or alcohol addiction, calls for an intervention by a team of professionals who can make sure they accept the treatment they need before it's too late. A Crisis Intervention Team in Albany is a form of community monitoring which calls upon and activates healthcare, law enforcement and other relevant agencies as well as family members to help addicts in crisis. This starts with the training of healthcare providers, law enforcement officers, and other contributing team members in the community so they know how to address the situation and effectively work together during such a crisis. There are education programs available to educate law enforcement officers and 911 emergency dispatchers for example, which involves 40 hours of training in dealing with the mental health professionals they will be working with during the crisis, refining verbal de-escalation techniques so that they can address and handle the crisis without it developing into a possibly dangerous or antagonistic situation, etc.

In many cases, Crisis Intervention Teams also help by way of jail diversion. Meaning, being able to appropriately respond to the incident as a mental health crisis and not a crime keeps individuals with mental health disorders out of jail and where they should be, in a hospital or treatment setting getting help. Additionally this keeps people with mental health problems out of prison where they will not be able to properly address their disorder, such as a substance abuse disorder. Instead of jail, individuals in crisis can receive behavioral therapies, counseling, medication and other recovery services to rehabilitate them. This not only benefits the individual in crisis, but also the entire community because it costs more to incarcerate someone with a mental health disorder in prison than it does to properly treat them in a mental health recovery program.

There are 6 Drug and Alcohol Treatment Centers offering this service in Albany, NY

• Capital District Psychiatric Center
  518-549-6000
  75 New Scotland Avenue
  Albany, NY. 12208
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Crisis Intervention Team
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Payment Assistance
  
• Albany County Dept of Mental Health
  518-447-4668
  175 Green Street
  Albany, NY. 12202
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Crisis Intervention Team
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicaid
  
• Parsons Child and Family Center
  518-426-2600
  62 Academy Road
  Albany, NY. 12208
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Crisis Intervention Team
  
  
• Albany Cnty Dept for Children Yth Fam
  518-447-4550
  260 South Pearl Street
  Albany, NY. 12202
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Crisis Intervention Team
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicaid
  Payment Assistance
  Private Health Insurance
  Cash or Self Payment
  State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid
  Sliding Fee Scale
  
• Capital Counseling
  518-462-6531 x106
  650 Warren Street
  Albany, NY. 12208
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Crisis Intervention Team
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicare
  Medicaid
  Military Insurance
  Private Health Insurance
  Cash or Self Payment
  State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid
  
• Albany Co Department of Mental Health
  518-447-4555
  260 South Pearl Street
  Albany, NY. 12202
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Crisis Intervention Team
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicare
  Medicaid
  Private Health Insurance
  Cash or Self Payment
  State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid
  

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