Puerto Rican Family Institute is a nonprofit, multi-program health and human services agency whose primary mission is to prevent family disintegration and enhance the self-sufficiency of the underserved community.
PRFI offers a comprehensive array of social and health care services that are culturally and linguistically relevant.
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Services Offered
Mental Health Programs Bilingual bicultural outpatient treatment services are provided to children, adolescents, adults and their families at state licensed clinics that operate in Manhattan, Bronx and Brooklyn.
Services include individual and group psychotherapy, marital and family counseling, medication management and psychiatric evaluations, crisis intervention, and case management.
Home Based Crisis Intervention The HBCI program provides immediate hospital diversion and stabilization to severely emotionally disturbed youth. This Brooklyn based program provides four weeks of intensive home-based interventions aimed to diffuse crises and prevent recurrent hospitalizations.
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Fees and Payment
This is a non-profit agency.
Services Offered To: Adults Couples Teens Children
Special Groups: Bilingual
Payment: Sliding Scale Pro-bono Medicaid
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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.
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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.