Mental Health Care in New York, NY

Kirby Psychiatric Center

What Does Kirby Psychiatric Center Offer?

Kirby Psychiatric Center is a mental health facility at 600 East 125th Street, New York, New York, offering hospital inpatient care. 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 and DBT.

Reviewed by Anxiety Help Editorial Team ·October 5, 2026

600 East 125th Street
New York, NY 10035

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 Kirby Psychiatric Center

Hospital inpatient/24-hour hospital inpatient

Payment, Insurance and Help Paying

County or local government funds
Community Mental Health Block Grants
Community Service Block Grants
IHS/Tribal/Urban (ITU) funds
Medicare
Medicaid
Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
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)
Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)

Crisis and Emergency Services

Crisis intervention team
Psychiatric emergency onsite services

Therapy and Treatment Approaches

Activity therapy
Cognitive behavioral therapy
Dialectical behavior therapy
Electroconvulsive therapy
Group therapy
Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment
Individual psychotherapy
Abnormal involuntary movement scale

Who the Program Serves

Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients
Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)
Ages: Young Adults
Ages: Adults
Ages: Seniors

Medications Used

Chlorpromazine
Fluphenazine
Haloperidol
Loxapine
Perphenazine
Aripiprazole
Clozapine
Lurasidone
Olanzapine
Paliperidone
Quetiapine
Risperidone
Ziprasidone
Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI

Assessment, Recovery Support and Other Services

Screening for tobacco use
Mentoring/peer support
Chronic disease/illness management
Court-ordered outpatient treatment
Psychosocial rehabilitation services
Vocational rehabilitation services
Suicide prevention services
Education services
HIV testing
STD testing
TB screening
Metabolic syndrome monitoring
Testing for Hepatitis B (HBV)
Testing for Hepatitis C (HCV)
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.