Personal Counseling
0203 James Hall
Brooklyn College
Brooklyn, NY 11210
718-951-5363
Mental Health Hotlines and Resources
Suicide Threats
All suicide threats or implied threats should
be taken seriously. Bring the student to the Personal Counseling (0203
James Hall, 951-5363) or, if Personal Counseling is not open, refer the student
to a suicide prevention hotline (212-673-3000 or 212-532-2400) or any hospital
emergency room.
Your safety and well-being is our most important concern. Since we are available only during specific business hours, we want you to know who you can call and where you can go for assistance at anytime (24 hours per day, 7 days per week) in case you need help unexpectedly.
HOTLINES
212-673-3000 Samaritans of New York confidential 24-hour hotline - Trained paraprofessional volunteers offer help on a variety of issues including depression, suicidal thoughts, grief, sexual issues and alcoholism.
212-532-2400 24-hour hotline - Trained paraprofessional volunteers listen to and talk to people who want to sort out a problem, to put their lives in perspective or who want to talk to a sympathetic person. Also assists people who are contemplating suicide.
1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433)
1-800-543-3638, 1-877-298-3373 (Spanish), 1-877-990-8585 (Chinese) - Life Net - Mental Health Association (MHA) of New York City - An experienced counselor listens to the problem and provides referrals to private and public resources.
Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-621-HOPE (24-hour)
NEARBY HOSPITAL EMERGENCY
ROOMS (24-hour)
Kings County Hospital Emergency Room
451 Clarkson Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
718-245-5209
Coney Island Hospital Emergency Room
2601 Ocean Parkway, Brooklyn, NY
718-616-4375
Call 911 or go to the nearest hospital emergency room if you believe
that you may be in danger of harming yourself or anyone else.
Or call campus security for immediate assistance: 718-951-5444 (24-hour)
Important Phone Numbers at Brooklyn
College
Safety and Security Office 951-5511
Personal Counseling 951-5363
Dean for Student Life 951-5352
Brooklyn College Emergency Medical Service 951-5859
Brooklyn College Student Health Clinic 951-5580
Dean of Undergraduate Studies 951-5771
Dean of Graduate Studies 951-5252
DES/SEEK Counseling 951-5931
Academic Advisement Center 951-5471
Women's Center 951-5777
Off-Campus Resources
HOTLINES
Samaritans of New York
212-673-3000
24 hour hotline
Trained paraprofessional volunteers offer help on a variety of issues including depression, suicidal thoughts, grief, sexual issues and alcoholism.
Helpline
212-532-2400
24 hour hotline
Trained paraprofessional volunteers listen to and talk to people who want to sort out a problem, to put their lives in perspective or who want to talk to a sympathetic person. Also assists people who are contemplating suicide.
LifeNet
Mental Health Association (MHA)
of New York City
666 Broadway/Suite 200
New York, NY 10012
1-800-543-3638
An experienced counselor listens to the problem and provides referrals to private and public resources.
National Drug & Alcohol Treatment 800-662-HELP
National Domestic Violence Hotline 800-799-7233
National Child Abuse Hotline 800-4-A-CHILD
National Youth Crisis Hotline 800-HIT-HOME
Panic Disorder Information Line 800-64-PANIC
Project Inform HIV/AIDS Treatment 800-822-7422
Safe Horizon 800-621-HOPE
WALK-IN CLINICS
No appointment necessary.
Brookdale Hospital Emergency Room
Linden Blvd. & Rockaway Pkwy.
Brooklyn, NY 11212
718-240-5761
Coney Island Hospital Emergency Room
2601 Ocean Parkway
Brooklyn, NY
718-616-4375
Bellevue Medical Center
First Avenue and East 27th St.
C and D Building, 2nd Floor
212-562-4711
Hours: Mon-Fri 9am-3pm
Fee to be determined at time of appointment,
will accept people with no funds.
Kings County Hospital Emergency Room
451 Clarkson Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
718-245-5209
Maimonides Hospital
920 48th Street
Brooklyn, NY
718-283-7879
Hours: Mon - Fri 9AM-2PM
Fee: Medicaid, Medicare, sliding scale (if no proof of income is available at time of evaluation, the person is billed $225. This will be changed when proof of income is provided to hospital).
St. Vincent’s Walk-In Clinic
144 West 12 Street (between 6-7th Avenue)
New York, NY
212-604-8137/8257
Hours: Mon - Fri 8:30AM-3:30PM
Fee: Medicaid, Medicare. sliding scale $19 - $95 based on ability to pay.
Long Island Jewish
Hillside Hospital
75-59 263rd Street
Glen Oaks, Queens
718-470-8300
Hours: Mon-Fri 9AM-5PM
Fee: Accepts Medicaid, Medicare and many types of insurance. If no coverage, evaluation is $37.00.
Catholic Charities/Flatlands Guidance Center
2000 Flatbush Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
718-377-5755
Contact: Fred Aiese, CSW/In-Take Dept.
Accepts Medicaid and Medicare, HIP, and most insurance. Sliding scale based on income.
Fees range from $25 - $90; first 3 sessions $40 each.
Jewish Board of Brooklyn Family Services
1592 Flatbush Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11210
718-258-1714
Contact: Paul Benkohl
Services to children and teenagers and their families.
Fee on a sliding scale based on ability to
pay, starting at no fee for those with no funds.
Jewish Board of Family Services
2020 Coney Island Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11223
718-676-4210
Individual, family and group psychotherapy.
Fees $25 - $35 based on income. Proof of income needed to establish fee. Various insurance accepted.
Roosevelt Hospital
910 Ninth Avenue
New York, NY
212-523-4000
Hours: Mon/Wed 8:30am-5pm
Tues/Thurs 8:30am-8pm
Fees range from $30-$185, depending on income.
Accepts Medicaid, Managed Care. HMO’s by referral.
Interfaith Medical Center
1545 Atlantic Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11213
718-613-4195
C train to Kingston
Heights Hill
25 Flatbush Avenue, 3rd Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11217
718-875-1420
Contact: Susan Shuaman, Dir.
Individual and group psychotherapy.
Fees based on a sliding scale, minimum $10.
Fees further reduced for students, including free medication for those eligible. 2,3,4,5 trains to Nevins
Shapiro Clinic/Brookdale Hospital
Linden Blvd. & Rockaway Pkwy.
Brooklyn, NY 11212
718-240-5450
Hours: Mon – Fri 8am-4pm
Individual/group therapy; mobile crisis unit.
Fees based on a sliding scale (0-$30) for those within catchment area. Medicaid and pre-authorized Managed Care.
Phobia/Anxiety Clinic
Downstate Mental Hygiene Assoc.
370 Lenox Road, corner of NY Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
718-287-4806
Contact: Steven Friedman, Ph.D., Dir.
Cognitive-behavioral individual/group therapy.
Hours: Mon-Fri 9am-5pm
Fees range from $35-$95, depending on income. Accepts Medicaid, Medicare and Managed Care.
SUNY Health Science Center, Psychiatry Dept.
450 Clarkson, 3rd Floor, Room A3-474
Brooklyn, NY
7188-270-3078
Contact: Michael Berzofsky, Ph.D.
Individual psychotherapy. Fees based on a sliding scale ($1 minimum); psychiatric consults $75.
Postgraduate Center for Mental Health
The Center for Adult Psychotherapy
138 East 26th Street
New York, NY 10010
212-576-4190
Individual and group psychotherapy; specialized clinics for psychoanalysis, brief therapy, addiction, LD, gay and lesbian clients.
Fees based on a sliding scale ($50 - $100); intakes $65. Accepts Medicaid, Medicare, and HIP.
New York Hospital – Cornell Medical Center.
Contact: Lore Stevens/Sandra Puk
212-746-5454
Free treatment (antidepressant medication, psychotherapy, or both) for eligible participants.
Sunset Park Mental Health Center
514 49th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11220
718-854-1851
Hours: Mon-Fri 8am-7pm
Individual and group psychotherapy. Fees based on a sliding scale (minimum $15);
Accepts Medicaid and most major insurance plans. R train to 45 or 53 / B11 bus to 5th Avenue
ORGANIZATIONS
National Foundation for Depressive Illness
P.O. Box 2257
New York, NY 10116
1-800-248-4344; 1-212-268-4260
National Depressive and Manic Depressive Association
100 LaSalle Street #5A
New York, NY 10027
212-241-8924
Offers educational materials and support.
Depression Awareness, Recognition,
Treatment (D/ART) Program
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
1-800-421-4211
Educational materials and advocacy.
Alliance for the Mentally Ill, New York
260 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12210-1312
518-462-2000 or 800-950-3228
Anxiety Disorders Association of America
11900 Parklawn Drive, Suite 100
Rockville, MD 20852
301-231-9350
Information on treatment, self-help groups, and publications.
National Mental Health Association (NMHA)
800-969-NMHA
NY Office: 212-254-0333
Treatment referrals.
New York State Psychological Association
(NYSPA)
800-445-0899
Referrals to psychologists in private practice in New York State.
Battered Women and Co-Dependency
Co-dependents Anonymous (CODA) (212) 685-3002
Domestic Violence Hotline
(Coalition for Abused Women) (1-800) 942-6906
En Espanol (1-800) 942-6908
Families of Alcoholics (CARES) (1-800) 984-0066
Nar-Anon (212) 496-4341
NY Asian Women's Center
(Asian Battered Women) (212) 732-5230
Violence Intervention Program
(Latin Battered Women) (212) 360-5090
Children / Child Abuse
Child Abuse Hotline (1-800) 342-3720,
(1-800) 422-4453, or (1-800) 4-A-CHILD
Crisis Intervention
American Red Cross (Disaster Services) (212) 787-1000
Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800) 942-6906
En Espanol (1-800) 942-6908
Parent Helpline (212) 472-8555,
(1-800) FLA-LOVE
Poison Hotline (212) 340-4494
Special Victims Unit, Manhattan (212) 694-3010
Brooklyn (718)
735-0516
Suicide Hotlines (212) 673-3000
(718)
389-9608
Victims Services Agency Hotline (718) 783-3700
(212)
577-7777
Food / Nutrition
Community Food Resource Center (212) 344-0195
City Harvest Hunger Hotline (212) 533-6100
Food Stamp Information (718) 291-1900
Needy Family Food Distribution Program (718) 291-1900
HIV/AIDS Services and Information
National AIDS Hotline (1-800)
342-2437
NYC Dept. Of Health AIDS Hotline (212) 447-8200
Gay Men's Health Crisis Hotline (212) 807-6655
Housing and Shelter
Covenant House (under 21 years of age) (212) 727-4000
Covenant House (for children in need of
housing) (212) 613-0300
Homeless Hotline (1-800) 994-6494
Brooklyn Mental Health Emergency
Resources
Bedford-Stuyvesant/Crown Heights area:
Interfaith Hospital, Psychiatric Emergency (718) 604-6565
Borough Park area:
Maimonides Community Health Center (718) 283-7879
(718)
283-8106
Canarsie / Flatlands area:
Kings County Hospital, Psychiatric Emergency (718) 245-3131
Brookdale Medical Center, Psych. Emergency (718) 240-5761
Williamsburg/Bushwick:
Woodhull Hospital, Psychiatric Emergency (718) 963-8439
Miscellaneous
Health Science Center at Brooklyn (718) 270-1000
Heat Line (718)
291-1900
Mayor's Actionline (City services
complaints) (212) 788-9600 or (212)
311-9600
Medicaid Information (718) 291-1900
Missing Persons (212) 374-6913
Rape / Sexual Assault
Bellevue Hospital Rape Crisis Program (212) 562-3435
Crime Victims Hotline (212) 577-7777
NYC Sex Crimes Report Line (212)
267-RAPE
Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital,
Rape Crisis Intervention Program (212) 305-9060
New York Hospital Rape Crisis Program (212) 746-3104
St.Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Rape Crisis
Program. (212) 604-8068
St.Vincent's Hospital Rape Crisis Program (212) 604-8068
Runaway Hotline
National Runaway Switchboard (1-800) 621- 4000
Substance Abuse / Compulsive
Disorders
Alcoholics Anonymous (718) 339-4777
Alcohol Hotline (212) 252-7022
Co-dependents Anonymous (212) 685-3002
Compulsive Gambling (1-800) 522-4700
Drug Treatment (1-800) 522-5353
National Council on Alcoholism (1-800) NCA-CALL
National Institute on Drugs (1-800) 662-HELP
Women's Health / Family Planning
Planned Parenthood at the Margaret Sanger
Center (212) 274-7200
Teen Pregnancy Networks--Staten Island (718) 447-7666
Welfare / ADC
Welfare, food stamps, heat assistance,
Medicaid (718) 291-1900
Revised April, 2005
Direct comments, corrections, suggestions
to:
Prof. Gregory A. Kuhlman, Director
Personal Counseling
0203 James Hall
Brooklyn College
2900 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11210-2889