In 1976, New Day Youth & Family Services began as Albuquerque's first and only runaway shelter. For the past 40 years, New Day has remained singularly focused on meeting the needs of young people in trouble.
New Day Youth and Family Services provide outpatient behavioral health services to children & adolescents between the ages of 4-21, and their families in a school or Safe Home setting. The range of behavioral health Services Offered: individual and family therapy, group therapy (on an as-needed and group appropriate basis), crisis intervention, and CCSS services only for those youth who reside and/or are discharged from our Safe home.
The following is a description of the therapeutic services that may be offered at New Day Youth and Family Services Offered:Individual Therapy - May be provided by a Master's level therapist or Master's level intern from an approved University. Individual therapy may occur as frequently as needed to provide the consumer with the support and intervention required promoting therapeutic gains and preventing decompensation in the consumers functioning.
Family therapy - May assist all family members in increasing their awareness of each other's need's, develop appropriate role relationships and promotes health and growth of the entire family system. Licensed Master's level therapists or masters-level interns provide this modality.
Group Therapy - Group therapy (when group appropriate) can further develop social skills that include communication and problem-solving skills, and constructive affect expression. Group content and format will vary according to themes and issues that are relevant to the group milieu that has been identified. Groups may be experiential, process, didactic, or task-oriented in their structure. A licensed Master's level therapist or intern conducts all therapy groups.
Crisis intervention - Available to our established clients who are in need of "stabilizing" the situation using the families strengths and developing skill set. Referral to higher levels of care will be made only after all attempts to stabilize the family environment have proven unsuccessful for the consumer and family. Licensed Master's level therapists or masters-level interns provide this modality.
Fees and Payment
New Day Youth and Family Services provides services to all youth and families in need in the agency's community regardless of socioeconomic status.
This is a non profit agency.
Services Offered To: Adults Teens Children
Special Groups: Bilingual
Payment: Sliding Scale Pro-bono Medicare Medicaid
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A community counseling agency is a group therapy practice that offers affordable mental health services. Most are independent non-profit agencies, state agencies, or publicly-funded agencies. A few may restrict who is eligible for services, so it is a good idea to check when you call.
Community counseling agencies are generally more affordable than other therapy providers, but how much more affordable they are will depend on whether you qualify for a discount or sliding scale fee (or if they accept your insurance). Many, but not all, have a policy that they won't turn away anyone due to inability to pay. You should ask about their fees when you first call.
Expect to talk to kind people who want to help you find the care you need. Most community agencies strive to connect you with a live person within 24 hours, if not immediately. If you're asked to hold or leave a message, don't give up; just leave a message and wait. You should hear back pretty quickly.
Most agencies try to set up an initial assessment appointment within a week (some do within 24 hours), though the waitlist to start therapy is usually longer—about a few weeks on average. If you're not eligible or if the agency is not right for you, it's usually still worth it to call or drop in, because staff are knowledgeable about local options and can often refer you to one.
