Neighborhood Center – Behavioral Health

The Neighborhood Center’s main office is in Utica, New York. The organization offers a wide range of behavioral health services and child care and family services. They have multiple outpatient clinics in Rome and Utica as well as Herkimer and other areas. The cost of services varies by program. Some are free, and others require insurance.

The organization is designed to uplift the local New York community through mental health care and social services. If you have a mental health diagnosis or are in crisis, chances are they have resources and want to help you.

The behavioral health clinics in Rome and Utica provide open access hours where you can walk in to get help. That way you don’t need an appointment to get therapy or other assistance.

They also offer emergency mental health care that strives to get patients to a place of calm and safety before establishing a long term care plan. They have free mobile crisis assessment services that serve multiple counties, such as Oneida, Herkimer, Schoharie, Otsego, Delaware and Chenango.

In addition, Neighborhood Center clinics host a program known as Adult Recovery Services. This is a peer support group for any mental health conditions, including substance use disorder. To join you need a mental health diagnosis and to be 18 or older. They offer intake during the day on weekdays. Patients of this service also have access to employment assistance programs. They help those in need find accommodation and employment.

Former patients have mostly positive things to say about this facility. Some say that the care is top notch, and they name specific therapists and employees that gave them excellent, life saving care. Others say that scheduling could be better and that it’s hard to get refills on time.