Mental Health Practice – Athena Community Mental Health Clinics
Athena Community Mental Health Clinics is a community mental health organization providing psychiatric and therapeutic services across multiple New York locations. Active clinic sites are located in Manhattan at 33 West 60th Street, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10023; in the Bronx at 2825 Third Avenue, Suite 402, Bronx, NY 10455; and in Rochester at 1299 Portland Avenue, Suite 1, Rochester, NY 14621. Additional locations are planned for Albany, Syracuse, and Yonkers.
Services are available in-person at each clinic, by phone, and via telehealth delivered through computer, mobile device, or tablet. Telehealth coverage extends to clients throughout New York State. Intensive Outpatient services are offered at the Bronx and Manhattan clinics and through the telehealth platform. The organization serves families, adults, teenagers, and children, with care management and crisis services also available. Family therapy, individual counseling, and care management are among the core service categories. The multilingual staff enables the organization to support communities that might otherwise face language barriers when seeking mental health care.
The clinical staff provides services in English, Spanish, Russian, Creole, Polish, Italian, French, Hebrew, Arabic, and Portuguese, enabling access across a wide range of New York communities. Individual clinician names and credentials are not specified on the organization’s main page.
Insurance coverage is extensive. Accepted plans include Medicaid and more than 20 commercial insurers: Healthfirst, Fidelis Care, MetroPlus, Anthem, Child Health Plus, UnitedHealthcare, EmblemHealth, Essential Plan, HIP, Amerigroup, Aetna, Cigna, Optum, Humana, MVP, Excellus, Carelon, WellCare, and others listed on the organization’s insurance page. Appointments can be scheduled online or by phone.
Contact numbers by location: Manhattan (212) 227-6100, Bronx (718) 360-0555, Rochester (585) 380-6000, and a general line at (718) 520-8000. Appointments are scheduled online or by phone, and the website includes a feedback mechanism and career listings. No year of establishment is stated on the website. The organization’s focus is on accessible community mental health care across diverse New York populations and expanding access through additional planned clinic sites.