Behavioral Health Program—Family Health Centers at NYU Langone

The Behavioral Health Program—Family Health Centers at NYU Langone provides treatment and support for people and families who are experiencing mental health disorders across all age ranges. We also provide care to patients in their preferred language, both in person and virtually. Our care providers are committed to inclusivity and respect the needs of the diverse population we serve, which includes the LGBTQ+ community.

If you or a loved one need urgent mental healthcare, services are available at the Emergency Department at NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn. Intensive therapy and care are also available through our inpatient psychiatric unit at NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn.

Sunset Terrace Family Health Center at NYU Langone is the primary location for mental healthcare services at the Family Health Centers.

Integrated and Collaborative Care

This type of short-term care is provided in your primary care office and with the collaboration of your primary care providers. To use this service, you must be referred by your primary care provider. Licensed social workers provide collaborative behavioral healthcare at the following locations:

• Family Physician Family Health Center at NYU Langone
• Flatbush Family Health Center at NYU Langone
• Park Ridge Family Health Center at NYU Langone
• Park Slope Family Health Center at NYU Langone
• Red Hook Family Health Center at NYU Langone
• Sunset Park Family Health Center at NYU Langone—55th Street
• Sunset Park Family Health Center at NYU Langone—Second Avenue

Community Medicine Behavioral Health Program

Licensed social workers, psychiatrists, and psychiatric nurse practitioners provide mental health services at homeless shelters through the Community Medicine Program.

Through the School Health Program—Family Health Centers at NYU Langone, we offer behavioral health and psychiatric treatment for students in over 20 public schools in Brooklyn, Queens, and Manhattan through our School Health Program.

Mental health services are provided by licensed social workers at schools served by the program, and if medication intervention is indicated, students are referred to a psychiatrist or psychiatric nurse practitioner.

Behavioral Health Services at Sunset Terrace Family Health Center

At Sunset Terrace Family Health Center, our team of physicians, psychiatric nurse practitioners, social workers, psychologists, and mental health counselors helps restore, maintain, and enhance the wellbeing of adults, adolescents, and children who have mental health disorders.

Serving as the hub for outpatient behavioral health services, this clinic offers specialized outpatient care for children as young as 5 years old, adolescents, and adults, including older adults. The clinic offers specialized programs specialized programs in trauma-informed dyadic treatment, early psychosis, substance use disorders, and crisis recovery.

For information about eligibility for services, please call 718-437-5210.

Care is provided for people experiencing depression, mood and anxiety disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults and children, insomnia, and schizophrenia and psychotic disorders, as well as other mental health conditions.

Substance Use Treatment

At Sunset Terrace Family Health Center, we provide therapy for people who have been diagnosed with a mental health condition and are also coping with substance use issues such as opioid addiction and alcoholism. Medical treatment for substance use disorder is available through our adult medicine primary care program.

Specialized Mental Health Programs

Specialized mental health programs are also available at Sunset Terrace Family Health Center for patients with chronic suicidality, serious mental illness, and first-break psychosis.

Clinical Education Programs

The Sunset Terrace Family Health Center hosts many trainees, from undergraduates through postdoctorates, and many of them go on to pursue careers in public and community mental health. We are also home to core training programs in psychiatry and psychology.

Find out more about our psychology externship training program, for students enrolled in a clinical, counseling, or school psychology doctoral program, and our psychology internship.

We also host a psychiatry residency program.

Group Sessions

Our clinic offers many groups, both in person and virtual, with topics that include wellness, resilience, and health. Learn more.