Neighborhood Center

Dr Rao Behavioral Health Clinic

Neighborhood Center provides mental health care in Utica, NY, with outpatient services. People seeking care can access cognitive behavioral therapy and telehealth. Payment options include private health insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, and self-payment.

628 Mary Street, Utica, NY, 13501

Call intake: 315-272-2723

Services & treatment options

Treatment

Type of Care

Mental health 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
Fluphenazine
Lurasidone
Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
Olanzapine
Paliperidone
Perphenazine
Quetiapine
Risperidone
Thioridazine
Ziprasidone

Treatment Approaches

Abnormal involuntary movement scale
Cognitive behavioral therapy
Couples/family therapy
Group therapy
Individual psychotherapy
Telemedicine/telehealth therapy

Emergency Mental Health Services

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

Assessment/Pre-treatment

Screening for tobacco use

Testing

Metabolic syndrome monitoring

Who we help

Special Programs/Groups Offered

Children/adolescents with serious emotional disturbance (SED)
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer/questioning (LGBTQ)
Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)
Young adults

Age Groups Accepted

Adults
Children/Adolescents
Seniors
Young Adults

Payment & insurance

Payment and insurance

Cash or self-payment
Community Mental Health Block Grants
Community Service Block Grants
Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
Medicaid
Medicare
Private health insurance
State education agency 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)
Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)

Support services

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
Illness management and recovery
Suicide prevention services

About the center

Facility Type

Outpatient mental health facility

Facility operation

Private non-profit organization

Facility Smoking Policy

Smoking not permitted

Facility Vaping Policy

Vaping not permitted