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Astor Services for Children and Families - Lawrence F. Hickey Center

Astor Services for Children and Families - Lawrence F. Hickey Center

Drug Rehab Center in Bronx, New York

  • Mental Health
  • Eating Disorder

Astor Services for Children and Families - Lawrence F. Hickey Center, founded in 1953 and based in Bronx, New York, provides a wide range of specialized mental health services for children and their families, covering a variety of treatment methods and levels of care with the assistance of private health insurance.

About This Bronx, NY Facility

Located in Bronx, NY, Astor Services for Children and Families - Lawrence F. Hickey Center is an addiction treatment facility that offers comprehensive services to individuals suffering from eating disorders and mental health issues. Founded in 1953, this facility specializes in providing high quality care for children and families seeking support and treatment for their addiction concerns. Astor Services for Children and Families has established itself as a trusted treatment center with a commitment to helping individuals overcome addiction through customized programs and therapeutic approaches.

Astor Services for Children and Families - Lawrence F. Hickey Center offers a range of services to address addiction and substance abuse in individuals of all age groups. With an emphasis on aftercare support, they provide interventions, outpatient programs, and residential levels of care tailored to each individual's unique needs. Utilizing evidence-based treatment methods, their skilled professionals offer therapy sessions using various modalities, such as cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and family counseling. They understand that effective recovery involves proper support systems, and thus focus on not only the individual's recovery but also emphasize involvement from their families in the healing process. Accepting private health insurance coverage further ensures that individuals can access their services with ease.

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  • Male
  • Female
  • Gender Exclusive Center
  • Ages
  • Children
  • Teenagers
  • Adults
  • Seniors (65+)
  • Modality
  • Individuals
  • Couples
  • Family
  • Groups
  • Additional
  • LGBTQ+ Allied
  • Hearing Impaired
  • Veteran Specific
  • Multiple Centers
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    Levels of Care Offered

    This center offers a variety of custom treatment tailored to individual recovery. Currently available are Aftercare Support, Intervention, Outpatient, Residential, with additional therapies available as listed below.

    An Outpatient Rehab Program is a part-time drug rehab program for treating individuals in New York with mild addiction or mild-to-moderate drug withdrawal symptoms. It generally requires about 10 to 12 hours every week. Doctors can administer on-the-spot medication to ease withdrawal symptoms such as anxiety, increased heart rate, and even depression. Groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and Narcotics Anonymous (NA) can be used as a part of outpatient treatment to help maintain sobriety.

    Residential treatment programs are those that offer housing and meals in addition to substance abuse treatment. Rehab facilities that offer residential treatment allow patients to focus solely on recovery, in an environment totally separate from their lives. Some rehab centers specialize in short-term residential treatment (a few days to a week or two), while others solely provide treatment on a long-term basis (several weeks to months). Some offer both, and tailor treatment to the patient’s individual requirements.

    Intervention services are designed to help loved ones of an individual suffering from alcohol or drug addiction. They aim to help the individual realize that their behavior is causing damage, and external help is crucial to handle their problem efficiently.

    Treatment for substance abuse does not cease after an individual successfully completes a detox or rehabilitation program. A vital follow-up treatment service is aftercare support provided to individuals at Astor Services for Children and Families - Lawrence F. Hickey Center in New York after they attain initial sobriety.

    Aftercare support often takes the following forms: 12-Step Programs, Outpatient Treatment Programs, and Support Groups. The most effective aftercare programs are tailored to meet an individual’s specific needs and circumstances.

    Astor Services for Children and Families - Lawrence F. Hickey Center‘s Therapies & Programs

    Treatment programs include individual therapy for the greatest chances of success. Customized individual therapy is counseling involving you and your Astor Services for Children and Families - Lawrence F. Hickey Center counselor. Individual therapy leads to greater peace and understanding about your triggers for addiction.

    Results have proven the positive impact of family therapy on a recovering patient’s journey to sobriety. Patients at Astor Services for Children and Families - Lawrence F. Hickey Center in Bronx, New York who receive generous support from their loved ones have better chances of completing their recovery process and maintaining their sobriety.

    When family members are more proactive and involved in the treatment procedure, it encourages the patient to advance his or her progress. Moreover, it shouldn’t be ignored that genetics play a role when it comes to addiction, so it’s better to approach the problem as a unit. Also, with proper education, family members can help an individual avoid addiction triggers and guide him or her in making lifestyle changes necessary for his or her sobriety.

    Group therapy may occur on an inpatient or outpatient basis and involves groups of clients who have no pre-existing relationships outside the group. Group therapy differs from support groups in two primary ways: group therapy is a kind of psychotherapy and is moderated by a professional therapist at Astor Services for Children and Families - Lawrence F. Hickey Center in New York.

    It has been said that unhealed trauma is the root of most addictions. Trauma therapy is a way of addressing trauma while in a safe situation in order to heal. Healing past traumas and introducing coping strategies are strong foundations for sustained recovery from addiction. This may involve individual or group counseling or both, in a Bronx, NY facility. Other forms of therapy have been proven to assist in healing past traumas.

    Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) helps those who attend Astor Services for Children and Families - Lawrence F. Hickey Center understand how their feelings, beliefs, and thoughts affect their behaviors. DBT is particularly useful for people with self-harming behaviors, as well as those with substance abuse disorders. DBT teaches people how to tolerate distress, regulate their emotions, and how to become mindful.

    Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a type of psychotherapy that focuses on the underlying thoughts and behaviors that caused the problem of addiction in the first place and may cause a relapse. Negative feelings are common in substance abuse disorders, and if not recognized, they can cause co-occurring disorders.

    CBT involves strategies that help to change the thinking and behavioral pattern by cognitive restructuring. In simple terms, it helps to remove negative thoughts and provides long-term benefits. Also, CBT promotes self-awareness, self-control, and healthy ways to respond to negative thoughts. It can be administered as a mono-therapy as well as a part of combination therapy.

    Aftercare, Cognitive Behavioral Treatment (CBT), Creative Arts Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Eating Disorder Treatment, Experiential Therapy, Family Therapy, Group Therapy, Individual Therapy, Intervention, Outpatient Treatment (OP), Residential Long Term (>30 Days), Sober-Living / Half-Way, Trauma Therapy

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    Creative Arts

    Many people opt for creative arts therapy at Astor Services for Children and Families - Lawrence F. Hickey Center because allowing out the creative side helps them process many situations. Creative arts therapy can include singing, playing instruments, writing, sculpting, fashion, painting, improv, building, and more. The creation process helps people think through puzzles to achieve and end result, which can then be applied to the process from addiction through recovery.

    Experiential Therapy at Astor Services for Children and Families - Lawrence F. Hickey Center

    Experential therapy is a unique type of therapy that deals with the subconscious mind. This treatment offered by Astor Services for Children and Families - Lawrence F. Hickey Center in Bronx, NY encourages individuals to work out their issues with their inner self. Some of the most common examples of experiential therapy are equine therapy, music therapy, adventure therapy, and role playing.

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    Astor Services for Children and Families - Lawrence F. Hickey Center Location and Directions
    Address Information4010 Dyre Ave
    Bronx, New York 10466 Phone Number(718) 515-3000 Meta DetailsUpdated November 25, 2023
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    Bronx, New York Addiction Information

    More than 2 million New Yorkers are currently suffering from some type of substance abuse and many of those are minors. Alcohol abuse, in particular, is prevalent among those underage. As a result of the high prices and regulation of prescription drugs, many New Yorkers turn to heroin instead. This has led to a serious heroin epidemic in the state.

    In the Bronx, drug overdoses are a major problem – in 2016, there were nearly 76 lives lost to drug-related deaths. Common drugs commonly abused in the state include cocaine, methamphetamine, and prescription painkillers like oxycodone and Vicodin. There are some 12-step programs, holistic treatment options, and other types of therapy available depending on your specific needs and preferences.

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