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VA NY Harbor Healthcare System

Brooklyn Campus
📍 800 Poly Place, Brooklyn, New York 11209
CARFThe Joint CommissionResidentialIOPPHPOutpatientDetoxFree / sliding-scale
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CARF-accredited
Listed in the federal SAMHSA locator

About VA NY Harbor Healthcare System

VA NY Harbor Healthcare System is a government-run treatment provider in Brooklyn, New York, accredited by CARF and The Joint Commission. It provides residential, intensive outpatient (IOP), partial hospitalization (PHP), outpatient and medical detox care. The center runs programs for adult women, adult men, veterans and clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders. It accepts private insurance.

Everything below is reported to SAMHSA's federal treatment locator, checked July 2026. Directory records can lag real life — call before you go to confirm the center is still operating and can treat your situation. We list what we can verify and don't publish insurers or prices we haven't confirmed, even where other directories do.

Treatment approaches

Anger managementBrief interventionContingency management/motivational incentivesMotivational interviewingRelapse preventionSubstance use disorder counselingTrauma-related counselingTelemedicine/telehealth therapy12-step facilitation

Programs & specialties

Groups this center reports running dedicated programming for:

Adult womenAdult menVeteransClients with co-occurring mental and substance use disordersClients who have experienced sexual abuseClients who have experienced trauma

Services & support

Recovery supportSelf-help groups · Housing · Assistance with obtaining social · Mentoring/peer support · Employment counseling or training
Aftercare & transitionsAftercare/continuing care · Discharge Planning · Naloxone and overdose education · Outcome follow-up after discharge
Assessment & intakeComprehensive mental health assessment · Comprehensive substance use assessment · Interim services for clients · Outreach to persons in the community · Complete medical history/physical exam · Screening for tobacco use · Screening for substance use · Screening for mental disorders · Professional interventionist/educational consultant
On-site testingBreathalyzer or blood alcohol testing · Drug and alcohol oral fluid testing · Drug or alcohol urine screening · HIV testing · STD testing · TB screening · Metabolic syndrome monitoring · Testing for Hepatitis B (HBV) · Testing for Hepatitis C (HCV)
Education & counselingHIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support · Hepatitis education, counseling, or support · Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis · Substance use disorder education · Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling · Individual counseling · Group counseling
Other servicesAcupuncture · Domestic violence services, including family or partner · Early intervention for HIV · Mental health · Social skills development · Transportation assistance · Integrated primary care · Suicide prevention

Medical detox for

Alcohol DetoxificationOpioids detoxificationMedication routinely used during detoxification
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Understand what VA NY Harbor Healthcare System offers

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Frequently asked questions about VA NY Harbor Healthcare System

Answered from this center's own federal listing — not from marketing copy.

VA NY Harbor Healthcare System appears in SAMHSA's federal treatment locator, the U.S. government's official directory of licensed substance-use providers, and reports the following credentials: CARF and The Joint Commission. You can verify this yourself at findtreatment.gov — we are not affiliated with this center and are not paid by it.

According to its federal listing, VA NY Harbor Healthcare System accepts private insurance, military insurance / TRICARE and self-payment. Coverage details change, so confirm with the center at 718-836-6600 before you rely on it.

We don't publish prices, because no directory can quote you an accurate one — the real cost depends on your coverage, the level of care, and how long you stay. What we can tell you is that VA NY Harbor Healthcare System reports free or low-cost options, so a lack of money is not automatically a closed door. Ask them directly what you would pay.

VA NY Harbor Healthcare System reports offering Residential, IOP, PHP, Outpatient and Detox care. Its medical detox covers alcohol detoxification, opioids detoxification and medication routinely used during detoxification. The right level depends on how severe your use is and whether withdrawal needs medical supervision — alcohol and benzodiazepine withdrawal in particular can be dangerous without it.

Its listed treatment approaches include anger management, brief intervention, contingency management/motivational incentives, motivational interviewing, relapse prevention and substance use disorder counseling. Evidence-based approaches such as cognitive behavioral therapy, contingency management and motivational interviewing are what research consistently supports — it's fair to ask any center which of these it actually practices.

Yes — VA NY Harbor Healthcare System reports dedicated programming for veterans. Veterans may also be eligible for VA-funded substance-use treatment, which is worth checking alongside this center.