Metropolitan Human Services District

Algiers Behavioral Health Center

Metropolitan Human Services District provides mental health care in New Orleans, LA, with outpatient services. People seeking care can access cognitive behavioral therapy and telehealth. Payment options include Medicaid and Medicare.

3100 General DeGaulle Drive, Suites A and B, New Orleans, LA, 70114

Call 504-568-3130

Services & treatment options

Treatment

Type of Care

Mental health treatment
Substance use treatment
Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children

Care setting

Outpatient

Pharmacotherapies

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

Treatment Approaches

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

Emergency Mental Health Services

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

Assessment/Pre-treatment

Screening for tobacco use

Testing

HIV testing
Laboratory testing
Metabolic syndrome monitoring
TB screening
Testing for Hepatitis B (HBV)
Testing for Hepatitis C (HCV)

Who we help

Special Programs/Groups Offered

Children/adolescents with serious emotional disturbance (SED)
Clients who have experienced trauma
Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer/questioning (LGBTQ)
Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)
Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Young adults

Age Groups Accepted

Adults
Children/Adolescents
Seniors
Young Adults

Payment & insurance

Payment and insurance

Community Mental Health Block Grants
Community Service Block Grants
Federal Grants
Medicaid
Medicare
Other State funds
State mental health agency (or equivalent) funds
State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid

Payment Assistance Available

Payment assistance (check with facility for details)

Support services

Recovery Support Services

Mentoring/peer support

Education and Counseling Services

Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling

Language Services

Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Ancillary Services

Case management service
Court-ordered outpatient treatment
Family psychoeducation
Integrated primary care services
Legal advocacy
Suicide prevention services

About the center

Facility Type

Outpatient mental health facility

Facility operation

State government

Facility Smoking Policy

Smoking not permitted

Facility Vaping Policy

Vaping not permitted