Mental Health Care in Albany, NY

Albany County Dept of Mental Health

What Does Albany County Dept of Mental Health Offer?

Albany County Dept of Mental Health is a mental health facility at 260 South Pearl Street, Albany, New York, offering outpatient care and telehealth therapy. It accepts Medicaid, Medicare, private insurance, state-financed insurance and self-pay. Therapy approaches include CBT and DBT. It offers walk-in psychiatric emergency services.

Reviewed by Anxiety Help Editorial Team ·October 5, 2026

260 South Pearl Street
Albany, NY 12202

Listed in SAMHSA's FindTreatment.gov, checked October 2026. A listing is not an endorsement. Call to confirm services, openings and costs before you go.

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Types of Care at Albany County Dept of Mental Health

Outpatient

Payment, Insurance and Help Paying

County or local government funds
Community Service Block Grants
Medicare
Medicaid
Other State funds
Private health insurance
Cash or self-payment
State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
State mental health agency (or equivalent) funds

Crisis and Emergency Services

Crisis intervention team
Psychiatric emergency walk-in services

Therapy and Treatment Approaches

Cognitive behavioral therapy
Dialectical behavior therapy
Group therapy
Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment
Individual psychotherapy
Telemedicine/telehealth therapy

Who the Program Serves

Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients
Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)
Ages: Young Adults
Ages: Adults
Ages: Seniors

Medications Used

Fluphenazine
Haloperidol
Aripiprazole
Asenapine
Brexpiprazole
Cariprazine
Clozapine
Lurasidone
Olanzapine
Olanzapine/Fluoxetine combination
Paliperidone
Quetiapine
Risperidone
Nicotine replacement
Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI

Assessment, Recovery Support and Other Services

Screening for tobacco use
Housing services
Mentoring/peer support
Assertive community treatment
Court-ordered outpatient treatment
Diet and exercise counseling
Illness management and recovery
Suicide prevention services
Metabolic syndrome monitoring
Laboratory testing

Before you commit, confirm openings, costs and the program's state license. How to find a therapist you can afford lists the questions to ask when you call, and mental health care in New York lists the state's crisis lines and license lookups.