Mental Health Care in Brooklyn, NY

Institute for Community Living Inc, 2581 Atlantic Avenue

What Does Institute for Community Living Inc, 2581 Atlantic Avenue Offer?

Institute for Community Living Inc, 2581 Atlantic Avenue is a mental health facility at 2581 Atlantic Avenue, 2nd Floor, Brooklyn, New York, offering outpatient care and telehealth therapy. It accepts Medicaid, Medicare, private insurance, TRICARE, state-financed insurance and self-pay and offers a sliding fee scale and payment assistance. Therapy approaches include CBT, DBT and couples and family therapy.

Reviewed by Anxiety Help Editorial Team ·October 5, 2026

2581 Atlantic Avenue, 2nd Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11207

SAMHSA lists this facility's programs separately: East Brooklyn ACT; Highland Park Center; Central Brooklyn ACT; Chapel Street Shelter ACT Team.

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 Institute for Community Living Inc, 2581 Atlantic Avenue

Outpatient

Payment, Insurance and Help Paying

Medicaid
County or local government funds
Community Mental Health Block Grants
Community Service Block Grants
IHS/Tribal/Urban (ITU) funds
Medicare
Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
Other State funds
Private health insurance
State corrections or juvenile justice funds
State education agency funds
Cash or self-payment
State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
State mental health agency (or equivalent) funds
State welfare or child and family services funds
U.S. Department of VA funds
Payment assistance (check with facility for details)
Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)

Crisis and Emergency Services

Psychiatric emergency mobile/off-site services
Crisis intervention team

Therapy and Treatment Approaches

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

Who the Program Serves

Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
Clients who have experienced trauma
Persons experiencing first-episode psychosis
Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)
Young adults
Seniors or older adults
Veterans
Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients
Clients with HIV or AIDS
Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence
Children/adolescents with serious emotional disturbance (SED)
Ages: Young Adults
Ages: Adults
Ages: Seniors
Ages: Children/Adolescents

Licensing and Accreditation

Federally Qualified Health Center

Medications Used

Haloperidol
Aripiprazole
Brexpiprazole
Cariprazine
Clozapine
Olanzapine
Paliperidone
Quetiapine
Risperidone
Ziprasidone
Nicotine replacement
Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI
Loxapine

Assessment, Recovery Support and Other Services

Screening for tobacco use
Housing services
Mentoring/peer support
Assertive community treatment
Assisted Outpatient Treatment
Court-ordered outpatient treatment
Diet and exercise counseling
Family psychoeducation
Legal advocacy
Psychosocial rehabilitation services
Vocational rehabilitation services
Case management service
Suicide prevention services
Education services
Intensive case management
Supported housing

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.