There may be times when you experience a mental health crisis, but do not necessarily need an inpatient hospitalization.  In such cases, we will have an alternative option called the Intensive Crisis Residence. One of the first to be offered in New York State, our Intensive Crisis Residence is a short-term (generally one to two weeks) alternative to psychiatric hospitalization. You will be taken care of by peer counselors, social workers, nurses, and doctors, but in a home-like environment. While there, you can also receive services from our Partial Hospitalization Program or Intensive Outpatient Program, offered in the same building. This program can also be a safe alternative to going directly home after an inpatient psychiatric hospitalization, so that you can have more time to safely adjust to being in the community. 

We also have a Mobile Crisis Team that goes out into the community to help people in a behavioral health crisis. New York City’s Mobile Crisis Teams receive referrals from NYC Well from providers and community members if someone is in need of an urgent mental health evaluation in the community. The Mount Sinai-Behavioral Health Center’s Mobile Crisis Team serves the downtown Manhattan area and responds within two hours of the referral. 

Emergency Services

If you are experiencing an acute emergency—medical or psychiatric—please call 911, go to your nearest emergency room, or the Mount Sinai Health System Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program (CPEP).

• Mount Sinai West CPEP
  1000 10th Avenue
  New York, NY 10019
  Tel: 212-523-6773
• Mount Sinai Morningside CPEP
  443 West 113th Street
  New York, NY 10025
  Tel: 212-523-3347
• The Mount Sinai Hospital CPEP
  1468 Madison Avenue
  New York, NY 10029
  Tel: 212-241-5637