Departments & Services Links
Mobile Crisis Services
- Capital Region Child and Adolescent Mobile Crisis Team – please contact (518) 292-5499
- Capital Region Adult Mobile Crisis Team – please contact Ellis Hospital or call (518) 292-5461
Crisis Hotline / Emergency Departments
- Ellis Medicine Crisis Services – Available 24/7 via phone (518) 243-4000, 1101 Nott St, Schenectady, NY 12308
- Rape / Sexual Assault Center – Ellis Hospital’s Emergency Adolescent Crisis Unit – (518) 243-4306
- Ellis Hospital Emergency Room (518) 243-4121
- Child Abuse Hotline – 1 (800) 342-3720
- Paramedic Emergency / Ambulance Service – (518) 374-4401
- Suicide Prevention Lifeline (Available 24/7) – 1 (800) 273-8255 (TALK)
- Trevor Lifeline – 1 (866) 488-7386 (LGBTQ youth)
- Lifeline for Vets – 1 (888) 777-4443
- Veterans Administration VA One Source – Military Members, Spouses and Families – link to services 1 (800) 342-9647
Individual / Family / Marital Counseling and Medication Management
- Behavioral Health Center – Child / Adolescent / Adult – Accepts Medicaid, Fidelis, CDPHP, MVP, (518) 381-8911, 530 Franklin Street, Schenectady, NY 12305, 2nd floor
- Center for Solutions – Child / Adolescent / Adults / Couples / Families, Addiction Services, Anger Management – Accepts health insurance and Managed Medicaid, (518) 982-1274 ext. 305, 643 Grooms Rd. Suite 2, Clifton Park, NY 12065
- Union Counseling – Child / Adolescent / Adult – Accepts health insurance and Managed Medicaid, (518) 374-6263, 2310 Nott St E, Niskayuna, NY 12309
- Ellis Medicine Adult Mental Health Clinic – Adults / Groups (Recovery, Trauma, Wellness) – Health insurance: Primary accepts Medicaid, Managed Medicaid, Medicare, and uninsured. Some bilingual staff, (518) 243-3300, 1023 State St, Schenectady, NY 12307
- Ellis Medicine Child and Adolescent Mental Health Clinic – Health insurance Primary accepts Medicaid, Managed Medicaid, Medicare, uninsured, (518) 382-2290, 624 McClellan Street, Schenectady, NY 12304
- Capital District Psychiatric Center Schenectady County Satellite Clinic – Adults / Groups, primarily accepts Medicaid, Managed Medicaid, Medicare, and uninsured. Some Bilingual Staff, (518) 374-0295, 738 State St, Schenectady, NY 12307
Individual / Family / Marital Counseling
- Family and Child Services of Schenectady – Children / Adults / Geriatric / Groups Health insurance accepted- Also CDPHP with Medicaid, (518) 393-1369, 1007 Maryland Avenue, Schenectady, NY 12308
Grief Counseling
- Community Hospice of Schenectady – Educational programs / group counseling, (518) 377-8846
- Union Street Counseling Services – (518) 374-6263. 2310 Nott Street East, Niskayuna, NY 12309
- Samaritan Counseling Center – (518) 374-3514, 220 N Ballston Ave, Scotia, NY 12302
Substance Use Disorder Services & Support
Outpatient Substance Use Disorder Counseling Services
- New Choices Recovery Center – (518) 346-4436
- New Choices Community Counseling Services – (518) 382-7838
- Conifer Park Outpatient Clinic – (518) 372-7031
- St. Peter’s Addiction Recovery Center (SPARC Rotterdam) – (518) 357-2909
- Project Safepoint- Opioid Overdose Prevention Training- (NARCAN) – (518) 449-3581
Substance Use Disorder Rehab Services
- St. Mary’s Hospital (Amsterdam) – (518) 841-7325
- Conifer Park Inpatient (Glenville) – (518) 393-6446 OR 1-800-989-6446
- St. Peter’s Addiction Recovery Center (SPARC) Inpatient Rehab Center (Guilderland) – (518) 452-6700
- St. Mary’s / St. Peter’s Health Care (Troy) – (518) 268-5542
Substance Use Disorder Detox Services
- St. Mary’s Hospital (Amsterdam) – (518) 841-7325
- Conifer Park (Glenville) – 1 (800) 989-6446
- St. Peter’s Health Care Partners (Albany) – (518) 525-1303
Substance Use Disorder Ambulatory Detox Services
- SPARC Central (outpatient) – (518) 482-2455, ext. 22
- SPARC Cohoes (outpatient) – (518) 235-1100
Community Organizations / Self-help for Substance Use Disorder Recovery
- Friends of Recovery (Schenectady Chapter) – tkrabii95@gmail.com or njones@newchoicesrecovery.org
- Alcoholics Anonymous – (518) 292-0588
- Narcotics Anonymous family groups – (518) 477-6291
- Narcotics Anonymous – 1-888-399-5519
- Alcoholics Anonymous – (518) 463-0906
Housing / Resources
- Bethesda House – (518) 374-7873
- Schenectady Community Action Program – (518) 374-9181
- Soldier On (Veterans) – (866) 406-8449
- Department of Social Services – (518) 388-4470 (After hours emergency housing – (518) 382-0383)
- Raindrops Closet for Homeless (Emmanuel Friedens Church) – Provides clothing, household goods, hygiene products etc. ( Tues– 10 a.m.-2 p.m.), (518) 417-9284
Additional Community Support Resources
- Medical Clinic – Hometown Health – (518) 370-1441
- Boy’s and Girl’s Club – (518) 374-4714
- Girls Inc. – 962 Albany St, Schenectady, NY 12307, (518) 374-9800
- YMCA – 433 State St, Schenectady, NY 12305, (518) 881-0117, Available for group meetings and recreation
- YWCA – 44 Washington Ave, Schenectady, NY 12305, (518) 374-3394, Available for group meetings and recreation
- Support from your local clergy, or your personal or family physician.
Special thanks to the Schenectady County Office of Community Services for providing this information.
Suicide Prevention – Help is Available
By Phone: 1 (800) 273-8255 – The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals.
By Text: Text “HOME” to 741741 to connect with a Crisis Counselor