Women's Rehab Centers in New York City

What women’s treatment options are there in New York City?

Women’s treatment options in New York City cover several levels of care, from outpatient visits to residential stays. Programs offer that care in women-only settings or as women’s groups within co-ed services, so it helps to ask which format a program uses.

Some providers list trauma-informed care or services for co-occurring mental health conditions, and you can compare those on the depression and trauma listings for the city. Pregnant women get priority admission at programs that receive federal block grant funding, and opioid treatment clinics must also admit them on a priority basis.

Child arrangements differ from one program to the next. Intake staff can say whether children may stay on site, whether childcare is offered during sessions and which ages are accepted. Medicaid, TRICARE, private plans, sliding fees and state-funded places all appear in the listings, depending on the provider.

Each women’s listing in the city sits within 25 miles of a river, a median of 3 miles away, and the Harlem River is the closest river more often than any other. LaGuardia Airport is the nearest major airport for almost all of them, a median of 5.3 miles off.

Do pregnant women get priority for treatment in New York City?

Pregnant women do get priority admission at New York City programs funded through the federal block grant. The rule is 45 CFR 96.131, and it applies to every program funded by the New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS). New York’s opioid treatment program rule, 14 NYCRR 822.8(e)(1), also requires those clinics to screen and admit pregnant women with opioid dependency on a priority basis, and their treatment plans must include prenatal care. When you call, tell the admissions team you are pregnant or recently gave birth. Ask whether the program provides medication for opioid use disorder during pregnancy and how it coordinates with your prenatal provider. The pregnancy listings for New York City are a good place to start.

Can children come to treatment with you?

Child arrangements differ widely from one New York City program to the next. Ask intake staff three things: whether children can stay on site with their mother, whether the program provides childcare during sessions, and what ages it accepts.

How do women pay for and choose a program in New York City?

Women in New York City can pay for treatment through New York State Medicaid, private insurance, TRICARE, state-funded slots or sliding-scale fees, depending on what each listing accepts. Many Medicaid members in the city are enrolled in managed care plans such as Healthfirst, MetroPlus Health Plan or Fidelis Care, and some of these plans also run Health and Recovery Plans (HARPs). The Medicaid listings show which programs accept it.

OASAS licenses addiction treatment in New York by issuing an operating certificate under 14 NYCRR Part 810, so ask any program for its certificate. A recovery residence is different from treatment. It offers housing, and OASAS certifies some homes on a voluntary basis as a Certified Recovery Residence under Part 860. Before you enroll, ask about the age range a program serves and its policy on gender identity. For support at any hour, the NYS HOPEline is 1-877-846-7369, or text HOPENY (467369). You can also call or text 988, or use the national treatment referral line.

Women’s programs across New York are on the statewide women’s rehab page. You can also go back to all New York City listings or read the national guide to women’s rehab.