DENTAL
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Community DentCare Network
The Community DentCare Network provides quality dental care to the Northern Manhattan community. It includes six school-based clinics and a Mobile Dental Center linked to five community-based practices.
Eligibility Requirements: Varies; please visit website for details
Fee(s): All clinics accept Medicaid, NewYork-Presbyterian Child Health Plus and NewYork-Presbyterian Family Health Plus. Reduced fees are available for those who qualify.
Phone: 212-305-1045
Email: ld2240@columbia.edu
Website: http://communitydentcare.columbia.edu
Columbia Unit(s): College of Dental Medicine; Harlem Hospital Center—Department of Dentistry; Mailman School of Public Health
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Mobile Dental Center
The Mobile Dental Center travels to more than 70 local day care and Head Start centers to provide comprehensive diagnostic, preventive, and restorative dental care to children in Northern Manhattan and the Bronx. During the summer months, the Mobile Dental Center provides free services to summer camps.
Phone: 212-305-1045
Fax: 212-305-6032
Email: ld2240@columbia.edu
Website: http://communitydentcare.columbia.edu
Partner(s): Alianza Dominicana
Columbia Unit(s): College of Dental Medicine
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Pediatric Dental Clinic at 722 West 168th Street
Run by the Columbia University College of Dental Medicine, the clinic provides comprehensive dental care.
Eligibility Requirements: None
Fee(s): Yes; call for updated fee information.
Address: 722 West 168th Street
Phone: 212-305-6754
Fax: 212-342-5619
Columbia Unit(s): College of Dental Medicine
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GENERAL MEDICAL CENTERS & CLINICS
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Allen Medical Practice
The Allen Medical Practice offers general and vascular surgery, urology, cardiology, ophthalmology, neurology, nutrition, and a wound-healing clinic.
Eligibility Requirements: Referrals required
Address: 5141 Broadway at the Allen Pavilion
Phone: 212-932-4123
Fax: 212-932-5455
Columbia Unit(s): Ambulatory Care Network; College of Dental Medicine
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Associates in Internal Medicine (AIM)
AIM offers general medical care, including preventive care, asthma services, routine medical examinations, diabetes management seminars, HIV testing, nutrition counseling, and referrals for specialty consultations.
Address: 622 West 168th Street
Phone: 212-305-6354
Fax: 212-305-6279
Website: www.nyp.org/
Columbia Unit(s): Department of Medicine
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Audubon Practice
The Audubon Practice provides comprehensive and acute medical care to adolescents, including physical exams, gynecological care, evaluation and treatment of chronic medical conditions, and care for acute illnesses and injuries.
Address: 21 Audubon Avenue
Phone: 212-342-3200
Fax: 212-342-4733
Columbia Unit(s): Government and Community Affairs—Medical Center
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Charles B. Rangel Community Health Center
The Charles B. Rangel Community Health Center offers internal medicine and pediatric services.
Address: 534 West 135th Street
Phone: 212-491-2300
Fax: 212-491-2354
Columbia Unit(s): Medical Center
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Columbia Advanced Practice Nurse Associates (CAPNA)
CAPNA Adult Primary Care provides comprehensive, primary health care with individualized health education, health promotion, and disease prevention services. CAPNA participates with most managed care providers.
Eligibility Requirements: Adults ages 18 and older
Address: 16 East 60th Street, Suite 440
Phone: 212-326-5705
Fax: 212-326-5700
Columbia Unit(s): School of Nursing
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Fort Washington Geriatric Practice
The Fort Washington Geriatric Practice provides geriatric dental services and gastroenterology, geriatric medicine, gynecology, podiatry, and psychiatry services.
Eligibility Requirements: Referrals needed for GI; must be 65 and older for internal medicine.
Address: 99 Fort Washington Avenue
Phone: 212-342-2290
Fax: 212-342-0200
Columbia Unit(s): NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital; Columbia University Medical Center
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Headstart Program
The Columbia University Headstart Program's bilingual staff serves families in the Washington Heights section of Manhattan, providing child development, preventive health, mental health, nutrition, parenting, and family support services. Other services include employment skills training, educational and social services, and information about health and nutrition.
Eligibility Requirements: Families living in Washington Heights
Address: 154 Haven Avenue, 3rd Floor
Phone: 212-923-5237
Fax: 212-568-3610
Email: mg644@columbia.edu
Columbia Unit(s): Mailman School of Public Health; Department of Pediatrics
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NewYork-Presbyterian Medical Center Physician Referral Service
The service provides referrals to practitioners and programs at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. Services are provided in English and Spanish, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, by a group of highly trained customer service representatives.
Fee(s): No fees
Address: 525 East 68th Street, Box 204, New York, NY 10021
Phone: 877-NYP-WELL (877-697-9355)
Website: www.nyp.org/
Columbia Unit(s): College of Physicians and Surgeons
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Partnership for Family Health: Northern Manhattan HIV Consortium
This partnership provides a range of programs to enhance services for women, children, and families infected with HIV/AIDS or affected by the disease. Refer to the website for the most up-to-date program information.
Address: 220 Church Street, 5th Floor
Phone: 646-619-6677
Fax: 646-619-6777
Email: mcrowley@healthsolutions.org
Website: www.pffh.org/ and www.healthsolutions.org
Columbia Unit(s): Mailman School of Public Health
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Pediatrics 2000
Pediatrics 2000 offers two walk-in clinics that provide children with comprehensive pediatric care, including physical exams, developmental screenings, immunizations, and management of common illnesses and episodic chronic disease. The four walk-in clinic sites and their contact information are listed below.
Eligibility Requirements: Ages birth to 19 years
Columbia Unit(s): Columbia University Medical Center—General Pediatrics
Pediatrics 2000—The Central Site
Address: 600 West 150th Street
Phone: 212-694-2000
Fax: 212-926-0692
Pediatrics 2000—207th Street Site
Address: 515 West 207th Street
Phone: 212-544-7777
Fax: 212-544-9660
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SUBSTANCE ABUSE & ADDICTION PROGRAMS
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Substance Treatment and Research Services (STARS)
STARS provides free and confidential treatment for users of cocaine, heroin, and marijuana.
Eligibility Requirements: Adults ages 18 to 60
Fee(s): No fees
Address: 513 West 166th Street, 3rd Floor
Phone: 212-923-3031 or 212-923-1397
Website: stars.columbia.edu
Columbia Unit(s): Government and Community Affairs—Medical Center
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AIM Practice Smoking Cessation Clinic
This smoking cessation clinic provides therapy sessions (same-day service) for individuals who want to quit smoking, including specialized treatment for adults and smokers with psychiatric illnesses.
Address: 622 West 168th Street Vanderbilt Clinic, 2nd Floor New York, NY 10032
Phone: 212-305-5617
Fax: 212-305-6279
Columbia Unit(s): College of Dental Medicine
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SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CARE
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Community Health Initiatives Program (CHIP)
CHIP provides educational workshops for parents at the schools where the Center operates clinics (I.S. 52, I.S. 164, I.S. 143, I.S. 136, and the George Washington High School Educational Campus), at community-based organizations, and in other institutions in Washington Heights/Inwood, and Harlem. The CHIP staff is available to provide various educational modalities—such as study groups, support groups, and curricula-based parent courses. Workshops and supporting materials are provided in English and Spanish.
Address: 60 Haven Avenue, Floor B3
Phone: 212-795-7724
Email: aj2168@columbia.edu
Columbia Unit(s): Mailman School of Public Health
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HIV/AIDS Prevention Program
The HIV/AIDS Prevention Program provides a comprehensive, school-wide program at George Washington High School that includes classroom-based education on sexuality, HIV risk reduction techniques, safe sex, negotiation skills, and pregnancy prevention. The program also offers peer counseling through an internship program with high school students.
Eligibility Requirements: Students enrolled at George Washington High School; students entering grades 9 through 11 can apply for the yearlong internships.
Fee(s): No fees
Address: 549 Audubon Avenue, SBC Clinic Room 118, New York, NY 10040
Phone: 212-927-2427
Fax: 212-927-2302
Columbia Unit(s): Center for Community Health and Education; Mailman School of Public Health
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Young Men's Clinic
The Young Men's Clinic addresses the health needs of males 14-35 years of age, with a focus on sexual and reproductive health. Services include comprehensive physical examinations, screening and treatment for sexually transmitted infections, mental health counseling, and health education and promotion.
Eligibility Requirements: Males 14-35
Fee(s): Medicaid accepted; sliding fee scale for uninsured patients
Address: 21 Audubon Avenue
Phone: 212-342-3232
Columbia Unit(s): Center for Community Health and Education; Mailman School of Public Health; NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
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SPECIAL-EMPHASIS HEALTH PROGRAMS & CENTERS
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Breast Cancer Screening Partnership
The Breast Cancer Screening Partnership offers free mammograms, cervical and colorectal screenings, risk assessments and genetic testing, counseling, support groups, and information regarding treatment options to women ages 40 and older who have no health insurance and have not been screened in the past year.
Eligibility Requirements: Women ages 40 and older with no health insurance
Address: 1130 St. Nicholas Avenue
Phone: 212-305-0163
Fax: 212-851-4530
Columbia Unit(s): Government and Community Affairs—Medical Center; NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
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Center for Child and Adolescent Nutrition
This center is dedicated to the clinical care of children and families with gastrointestinal, metabolic, and nutritional disorders.
Eligibility Requirements: Insurance requirements
Address: 3959 Broadway, 7th Floor
Phone: 212-305-7815
Fax: 212-342-5756
Columbia Unit(s): MorganStanley Children's Hospital of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital; Columbia University Medical Center
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Columbia Comprehensive Epilepsy Center (CCEC)
The Columbia Comprehensive Epilepsy Center (CCEC) offers state-of-the-art medical and surgical treatment for the management of epilepsy in adults, adolescents and teens, and children. The center's goal is to help patients gain control of seizures and optimize their quality of life.
Address: 710 West 168th Street, 7th Floor
Phone: 212-305-1742
Email: ar2945@columbia.edu
Website: www.columbiaepilepsy.org/
Columbia Unit(s): Neurological Institute
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Eleanor and Lou Gehrig MDA/ALS Research Center
This research center offers comprehensive diagnostic and clinical management, clinical trials, supportive and educational services, and assistance with referral services.
Eligibility Requirements: Assessed on an individual basis
Fee(s): Call for fee information.
Address: 710 West 168th Street, 9th Floor
Phone: 212-305-1319
Fax: 212-305-2750
Email: alscenter@columbia.edu
Website: www.columbiaals.org/
Columbia Unit(s): Neurological Institute
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Herbert Irving Child and Adolescent Oncology Center
The Oncology Center provides diagnostic and therapeutic management for children with cancer and/or serious blood disorders.
Fee(s): No fees
Address: 161 Fort Washington Avenue, 7th floor
Phone: 212-305-5808
Fax: 212-305-5848
Website: www.herbertirvingchildren.com/
Partner(s): Hope and Heroes Children's Cancer Fund
Columbia Unit(s): Pediatric Oncology Center
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Hope and Heroes Children's Cancer Fund
The Hope and Heroes Children's Cancer Fund, an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit charity, was established in 2002 to provide philanthropic assistance to the Herbert Irving Child and Adolescent Oncology Center. The fund's mission is to support and expand existing programs and therapies at the center, develop new initiatives, and enhance the research that is vital to continuing the fight against pediatric cancer.
Address: 161 Fort Washington Avenue, 7th Floor
Phone: 212-305-1420
Fax: 212-305-5848
Email: contact@hopeandheroes.org
Website: www.hopeandheroes.org
Columbia Unit(s): Pediatric Oncology Division
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Incarnation Children's Center
The Incarnation Children's Center is a licensed pediatric nursing home providing residential care for HIV-infected children and adolescents.
Address: 142 Audubon Avenue
Phone: 212-928-2590
Fax: 212-928-1500
Website: www.icc-pedsaids.org/
Columbia Unit(s): Department of Pediatrics and Special Needs
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Jewish Guild for the Blind
Columbia’s Department of Ophthalmology works in conjunction with the Jewish Guild for the Blind to extend care for the visually handicapped.
Fee(s): Insurance accepted or sliding scale
Address: 635 West 165 Street
Phone: Dr. Michael Chiang, 212-342-3440; Dr. Bryan Winn: 212-305-9535
Columbia Unit(s): Department of Ophthalmology
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Lucy G. Moses Center for Memory and Behavioral Disorders
The center offers a thorough multidisciplinary evaluation of memory and thinking difficulties, followed by treatment and management plans.
Eligibility Requirements: Accepts Medicare and many major health insurances.
Address: 710 West 168th Street, 1st Floor, Suite 104
Phone: 212-305-6939
Fax: 212-305-1145
Website: http://cumc.columbia.edu/dept/
neurology/memory
Partner(s): Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center; Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's and the Aging Brain
Columbia Unit(s): Neurological Institute of New York
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Metabolic Bone Diseases Program
This program evaluates and treats patients with osteoporosis and other metabolic bone diseases using a complete set of state-of-the-art diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to diseases of the skeleton.
Eligibility Requirements: Referrals
Address: The Harkness Pavilion, 180 Fort Washington Avenue, 9th Floor
Phone: 212-305-2663
Fax: 212-305-6482
Columbia Unit(s): Department of Medicine, Endocrinology Division
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Mysak Speech, Language, and Hearing Center
The center offers a wide range of diagnostic and therapeutic services to individuals of all ages with mild to severe communication disorders.
Eligibility Requirements: None
Fee(s): Fees for testing and therapy; reduction of fees available for patients in need
Address: 525 West 120th Street
Phone: 212-678-3409
Fax: 212-678-3718
Columbia Unit(s): Teachers College
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Northern Manhattan Asthma Basics for Children (ABC) Initiative
This nonprofit coalition provides asthma education workshops and outreach for child care and health facilities, schools, and other organizations in Northern Manhattan.
Address: 60 Haven Avenue, Level B2
Phone: 212-304-6521 or 212-304-5792
Columbia Unit(s): Center for Community Health Partnerships; Northern Manhattan Community Voices; Mailman School of Public Health
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Pain Management Center
This center provides evaluation and comprehensive treatment of all pain conditions, including cancer pain.
Eligibility Requirements: Self-pay patients and most insurances accepted. Please call for details on rates, participation, referrals, etc.
Address: 622 West 168th Street, PH 5th Floor East, Room 500
Phone: 212-305-7114
Fax: 212-305-8883
Website: www.cumc.columbia.edu/dept/
anesthesiology/pain
Columbia Unit(s): Department of Anesthesiology
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Project STAY: Helping Adolescents and Young Adults Cope with HIV
In collaboration with community agencies, Project STAY (Services to Assist Youth) clinic provides comprehensive medical services, case management, education, and outreach services to sexually high-risk and HIV-positive adolescents and young adults.
Fee(s): Call for updated fee information.
Phone: 646-284-9732
Fax: 646-284-9729
E-mail: jop9026@nyp.org
Website: www.healthyharlem.org/
Columbia Unit(s): Mailman School of Public Health and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
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Spinal Muscular Atrophy Clinical Research Center
The Pediatric SMA Clinic is committed to providing comprehensive patient care, supporting research into the cause and cure for spinal muscular atrophy, educating tomorrow's health care professionals, and reaching out to the community we serve. The SMA clinic offers expertise, education, resources, and guidance to families affected by SMA through a comprehensive multidisciplinary approach to pediatric neuromuscular disease.
Eligibility Requirements: Please call for information regarding insurance coverage
Address: Harkness Pavilion, Floor 5
180 Fort Washington Ave.
Phone: 212-342-0263
Fax: 212-342-2893
Email: kidsmda@columbia.edu
Website: www.columbiasma.org
Columbia Unit(s): Neurological Institute
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Toni Stabile Osteoporosis Center
The center offers state-of-the-art testing facilities for screening women for osteoporosis with bone density testing.
Eligibility Requirements: Referrals from primary care physicians
Fee(s): Medicare accepted
Address: Harkness Pavilion, 180 Fort Washington Avenue, 9th Floor, Room 904
Phone: 212-305-9531
Columbia Unit(s): Government and Community Affairs—Medical Center
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MENTAL HEALTH CARE
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Adult Late Life Depression Research Clinic
This research clinic offers free and confidential outpatient treatment for eligible patients in clinical research studies of standard and new antidepressant medications as well as innovative approaches to the treatment of depression.
Eligibility Requirements: Visit website for clinical trial requirements
Fee(s): No fees
Address: 1051 Riverside Drive, Room 1501
Phone: 212-543-5825
Website: http://columbiapsychiatry.org/researchclinics/
mid-and-late-life-depression
Columbia Unit(s): Department of Psychiatry
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Anxiety Disorders Clinic
Founded in 1982, the Anxiety Disorders Clinic was the first in the nation devoted to research and treatment of anxiety problems. The clinic has been a driving force behind the recent advances in the recognition, understanding, and/or treatment of anxiety disorders such as post-traumatic stress disorder, panic disorder, social phobia, obsessive-compulsive disorder and others. The Hispanic Treatment Program, a counterpart to the clinic, offers treatment from a Spanish-speaking staff.
Eligibility Requirements: Visit website for clinical trial requirements
Fee(s): No fees
Address: 1051 Riverside Drive, Unit #69
Phone: 212-543-5367
Email: jose@nyspi.cpmc.columbia.edu
Website: http://columbiapsychiatry.org/researchclinics/
anxiety-disorders-clinic
Partner(s): New York State Psychiatric Institute
Columbia Unit(s): Department of Psychiatry
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Brain and Behavior Clinic (BBC)
The Brain Behavior Clinic (BBC) recognizes the challenges of providing safe and effective treatment for psychiatric disorders and is dedicated to the study and provision of innovative treatments for adults with depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, anxiety disorders, Tourette’s syndrome, autism spectrum disorders, and cerebral palsy.
Address: 1051 Riverside Drive, 1st Floor, Room 1501
Phone: 212-543-5767
Website: http://columbiapsychiatry.org/researchclinics/
brain-behavior-clinic
Columbia Unit(s): Department of Psychiatry
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Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research
The center offers diagnostic consultations at low fees for psychoanalysis to adults and children throughout the metropolitan area.
Eligibility Requirements: None
Fee(s): Call for fee information
Address: 1051 Riverside Drive, Unit 63
Phone: 212-927-5000
Fax: 212-543-5677
Website: www.psychoanalysis.
columbia.edu
Columbia Unit(s): College of Physicians and Surgeons
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Depression Evaluation Services
This service provides an outpatient research and treatment program for studying antidepressant medications to promote knowledge of depressive disorders and to identify methods for matching specific treatments to different forms of these disorders.
Fee(s): No fees
Address: 1051 Riverside Drive
Phone: 212-543-5734
Fax: 212-543-5326
Website: www.depression-nyc.org/
Partner(s): New York State Psychiatric Institute
Columbia Unit(s): Department of Psychiatry
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Eating Disorders Research Clinic
The clinic provides a nationally recognized treatment/research program in the treatment of eating disorders, including bulimia nervosa (inpatient and outpatient), anorexia nervosa (inpatient and outpatient), and binge eating disorder.
Eligibility Requirements: Some restrictions may apply.
Fee(s): No fees
Address: 1051 Riverside Drive, Unit 98
Phone: 212-543-5739
Email: edru@pi.cpmc.columbia.edu
Website: http://eatingdisordersclinic.org/
Partner(s): New York State Psychiatric Institute
Columbia Unit(s): Department of Psychiatry
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Hispanic Treatment Program
A counterpart of the Anxiety Disorders Clinic, this program features a Spanish-speaking staff that specializes in the evaluation, investigation, and treatment of disorders including panic disorder, social phobia, post-traumatic stress disorder, and depression.
Fee(s): No fees
Address: 1051 Riverside Drive, Unit 69
Phone: 212-543-5367
Partner(s): New York State Psychiatric Institute
Columbia Unit(s): Department of Psychiatry
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Lieber Center for Schizophrenia Research and Treatment
The center offers inpatient and outpatient treatment sites that provide evaluation, treatment, and rehabilitation services for patients suffering with schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, or new onset psychotic disorder.
Address: 1051 Riverside Drive, Unit 14
Phone: 212-543-4239
Fax: 212-543-1350
Email: njg2121@columbia.edu
Website: http://columbiapsychiatry.org/researchclinics/
lieber-schizophrenia-research-clinic
Columbia Unit(s): Department of Psychiatry
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Lucy A. Wick Clinic for HIV Mental Health
This clinic provides outpatient psychotherapy and adjunct psychiatric services to adults diagnosed with HIV/AIDS or related concerns.
Eligibility Requirements: Adults ages 18 or older
Fee(s): Sliding fee scale; Medicaid and Medicare accepted
Address: 635 West 165th Street, 6th Floor
Phone: 212-305-4562
Fax: 212-305-8394
Columbia Unit(s): NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
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Mobile Crisis Service
The Mobile Crisis Service provides psychiatric crisis intervention to individuals (children or adults) and their families. Services include psychiatric evaluation, crisis counseling, and referral to longer-term treatment. All services are carried out in the home.
Eligibility Requirements: Adults and children living within the following area: from 155th Street to 125th Street, river to river, and in the Marble Hill area in the Bronx
Fee(s): Many insurances are accepted, including Medicaid. The service will work with families who have difficulty paying.
Phone: 212-342-5797
Fax: 212-342-1441
Columbia Unit(s): NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Department of Psychiatry
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Pediatric Psychiatry Service's School-based Mental Health Program
School-based mental health services are provided throughout the year at 15 New York City public schools in Upper Manhattan. Full mental health evaluation and treatment are available to children and families onsite at 11 local elementary schools in Washington Heights/Inwood (P.S. 4, P.S. 28, P.S. 48, P.S. 115, P.S. 128, P.S. 132, P.S. 152, P.S. 153, P.S. 173, P.S. 187, P.S. 189) and four schools in Harlem (P.S. 46, P.S. 123. P.S. 133, P.S. 145). The program seeks to improve social and academic outcomes for children with emotional and behavioral difficulties while keeping children in their regular classroom environments. A multidisciplinary (psychiatry, psychology, and social work) team provides services in Spanish and English.
Eligibility Requirements: Students registered at one of the schools served
Fee(s): Third-party payment (Medicaid, Medicaid HMOs) may be accessed if available, but is not required. Services are available regardless of ability to pay.
Registration/Application Deadline: Each school's student support staff typically identifies children, but students and families may self-refer to program staff at each school site at any point during the school year or summer program.
Phone: Charles Soulé, PhD, Director: 212-305-7563; Patricia Payne-Marsky, LCSW, Deputy Director, 212-305-9923; Angel Carabello, MD, Medical Director: 212-305-9154
Fax: 212-305-6614
Email: crs9002@nyp.org; pap9052@nyp.org; carabala@childpsych.columbia.edu
Website: http://childpsych.columbia.edu/s_clinical.html
Partner(s): NYC Department of Education; NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; NYS Office of Mental Health
Columbia Unit(s): Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, College of Physicians and Surgeons
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Special Needs Clinic
The clinic is specialized to meet the mental health needs of children and families affected by the dual epidemics of HIV and substance abuse.
Eligibility Requirements: New patients accepted upon availability
Address: 622 West 168th Street, 4th Floor East
Phone: 212-305-9099
Fax: 212-305-7400
Columbia Unit(s): NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Vanderbilt Clinic
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