Mental Health Care in Brooklyn, NY

South Beach Psychiatric Center, 8620 18th Avenue

What Does South Beach Psychiatric Center, 8620 18th Avenue Offer?

South Beach Psychiatric Center, 8620 18th Avenue is a mental health facility at 8620 18th Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, offering outpatient care and telehealth therapy. It accepts Medicaid, Medicare, private insurance, TRICARE, state-financed insurance and self-pay and offers payment assistance. Therapy approaches include CBT, DBT and couples and family therapy. It offers walk-in psychiatric emergency services.

Reviewed by Anxiety Help Editorial Team ·October 5, 2026

8620 18th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11214

SAMHSA lists this facility's programs separately: Bensonhurst OP Clinic; Bensonhurst 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 South Beach Psychiatric Center, 8620 18th Avenue

Outpatient

Payment, Insurance and Help Paying

County or local government funds
Community Mental Health Block Grants
Community Service Block Grants
Federal Grants
IHS/Tribal/Urban (ITU) funds
Medicare
Medicaid
Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
Other State funds
Private health insurance
Private or Community foundation
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)

Crisis and Emergency Services

Crisis intervention team
Psychiatric emergency onsite services
Psychiatric emergency mobile/off-site services
Psychiatric emergency walk-in services

Therapy and Treatment Approaches

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

Who the Program Serves

Young adults
Seniors or older adults
Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
Clients who have experienced trauma
Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)
Veterans
Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients
Clients with HIV or AIDS
Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence
Persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI)
Persons with eating disorders
Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Ages: Young Adults
Ages: Adults
Ages: Seniors

Language Services

Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing
Other languages (excluding Spanish)
Spanish
Any Chinese Language
Korean
Russian

Medications Used

Chlorpromazine
Fluphenazine
Haloperidol
Loxapine
Perphenazine
Trifluoperazine
Aripiprazole
Cariprazine
Clozapine
Lurasidone
Olanzapine
Paliperidone
Quetiapine
Risperidone
Ziprasidone
Nicotine replacement
Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI
Olanzapine/Fluoxetine combination

Assessment, Recovery Support and Other Services

Screening for tobacco use
Mentoring/peer support
Housing services
Assisted Outpatient Treatment
Family psychoeducation
Psychosocial rehabilitation services
Vocational rehabilitation services
Suicide prevention services
Assertive community treatment
Chronic disease/illness management
Court-ordered outpatient treatment
Diet and exercise counseling
Illness management and recovery
Legal advocacy
Supported employment
Case management service
Integrated primary care services
Education 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.