WELCOME
For too long the default destination for New Yorkers in distress has been either the emergency room or prison. Our Residential Crisis Support program instead offers warmth, empathy, and compassion together with access to a wide range of recovery-oriented services.
- 24-hour support from peers (individuals with lived experience of receiving mental health services and trained to provide support to others)
- Self-advocacy education
- Self-help training
- Group and one-on-one activities, including: yoga, art, poetry, wellness self-management, meal planning, and meditation
Stays at the Crisis Residence are voluntary — and, to the fullest possible extent, guests are welcome to continue their regular schedules (at work, with treatment providers, etc.) during their stay. Guests may also receive visitors.
FEATURED VIDEO
Meet Tamar Lopez, a Crisis Residence Guest
"Sometimes when you’re suicidal you need someone to listen to you, someone to understand you. It’s a cry for help - not necessarily a cry to be bound up inside the four walls of a hospital room."
Access Crisis Supports
Are you a New York City resident (21+) experiencing, or anticipating, a psychiatric and/or emotional crisis? If so, you may be interested in becoming a guest at our Adult Crisis Residence.
Here’s a quick overview of how our intake process works:
- As a first step, contact us – at the number listed below – so that our Crisis Residence can ask you some pre-registration questions.
- If you meet our eligibility requirements, we’ll then guide you through next steps – including what we’ll need from a licensed mental health provider before you can begin your stay with us. (Please note: we can help connect you to a licensed mental health provider, if needed.)
You can also follow these same steps to refer someone else to us – provided they meet the same eligibility standards.
For more info, referral, or to arrange a visit:
Call 646-257-5665, then press 0
You can also reach us via email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Crisis Residence Referral Form
Note: A licensed mental health provider will need to sign this form.
Please fax or email this form back to us upon its completion. (Contact info contained within.)
(Please note: we can help connect you to a licensed mental health provider, if needed.)