Montefiore Medical Center Satp Unit Iii Bronx

This Bronx program sits on Jerome Avenue and treats substance use alongside mental health concerns in one coordinated plan. Rather than separating the two, the clinical team builds a single course of care that addresses drinking, drug use and emotional health together, and adjusts it as a person's needs shift. Because the unit is part of a larger medical center, people with both substance use and mental health diagnoses can be cared for by one team rather than being sent between separate offices.

Care here is outpatient, so people attend sessions and return home rather than staying overnight. Counseling and coping-skills work sit at the core, and trauma-focused support is available for those whose past includes difficult experiences. Family can be included when that helps, and the team begins with each person's own goals instead of a fixed template.

The unit holds Joint Commission accreditation and provides services in English and Spanish, which counts in a borough where both languages are widespread. Anyone starting care can expect an assessment first, followed by a plan built around their own circumstances. Montefiore Medical Center SATP Unit III Bronx serves people who need structured outpatient care close to home.

Programs, therapies, and care levels

Montefiore Medical Center SATP Unit III Bronx runs as an outpatient program able to handle dual diagnosis care, so substance use and mental health needs can be addressed with one clinical team. A typical program length is 30 days, although the plan is set individually following assessment. This is one of the New York outpatient centers that combines substance use and dual diagnosis care under one roof.

Much of the structure comes from weekly individual counseling, group work and family sessions, while cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy supply concrete tools for managing urges and stress. Trauma-specific therapy is offered to people carrying difficult histories, and life skills plus nutrition counseling fill out the practical side. Online therapy widens options for those who cannot always come in person. Continuing care, an intensive outpatient program, recovery coach support and support meetings help people hold their momentum after the first phase ends. Should someone's needs exceed what outpatient care can hold, a higher level of care should be discussed rather than assumed.

1. Online Therapy
2. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
3. Dialectical Behavior Therapy
4. Trauma-Specific Therapy
5. Group Therapy
6. 1-on-1 Counseling
7. Nutrition Counseling
8. Life Skills
9. Family Therapy

Who this program is built for in Bronx

1. Adults regardless of gender including men and women seeking outpatient care
2. Younger and older adults at different points in life
3. LGBTQ+ people looking for a setting that affirms who they are
4. People facing mental health conditions at the same time as substance use
5. People working on opioid use, chronic relapse, or smoking cessation
6. Those dealing with trauma, anger, gambling or chronic pain management

Program length, where you stay, languages

Sessions are held at 2058 Jerome Avenue on the first and second floors, in an outpatient format that lets people stay at home between visits. Services are available in Spanish and English, and a typical program runs 30 days. Since this is an outpatient setting and not a residential one, there are no overnight accommodations; the environment centers on scheduled appointments, groups and counseling rather than a live-in stay. When someone needs a bed and 24-hour monitoring, a residential program is the better fit, and the helpline can help compare SAMHSA-listed options in the Bronx and nearby.

Paying for care at this Bronx program

Among the payment options are self pay rates shown in the listing, and staff can explain what a given plan will involve before anything begins. Coverage varies by plan and depends on which services a person needs, so the practical step is to call and let the helpline verify your benefits with the center directly. If your plan does not cover a service, you will learn that before committing to anything. Nothing is promised until that verification comes back, and calling costs nothing.

Worth asking before you agree to admit

1. Who decides on the 30-day length, and can that be extended or shortened?
2. What therapies will my plan include, and how frequently do sessions meet?
3. How does the team coordinate substance use and mental health care together?
4. How does continuing care work once the initial phase ends?
5. How much will my insurance cover, and what would cash pay rates leave me owing?