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MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES | ONEIDA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH

Resource Name:MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES | ONEIDA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH

address

800 Park Avenue, Utica, NY 13501

Eligibility

Must have a mental health diagnosis within the past 12 months.

Hours

M-F 8:30AM-4:30PM.

Application process

Call or visit website.

Fees

No fee for services.

Service area

Oneida County, New York
  • Provides Single Point of Access/Accountability (SPOA/A) to determine individual's mental health or substance abuse needs. Also accepts referrals for mental health housing and supportive services.
    • Housing services include Community Residences and Supportive Housing programs.
    • Supportive services include Health Home Care Management, Intensive Case Management and ACT Team.
    * Provides referrals to outpatient community mental health services and clinics including assessment and treatment across a wide range of mental health concerns. Does not provide referrals to private therapists or any direct services.
  • Provides temporary coverage for the cost of medications for individuals with a mental illness who leave the local jail or a local hospital, and have applied for Medicaid (Chapter 15 of Kendra's Law). The Medication Grant program provides funding to counties to pay for the individual's mental health medications (and some other medications) while they await activation of their Medicaid case.

Last assured

04/14/2026

Providing organization

ONEIDA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH

The Oneida County Department of Mental Health provides administrative leadership to the planning, monitoring, and reviewing services for individuals with mental illness, substance use disorder, and intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Provides Single Point of Access/Accountability (SPOA/A) to determine individual's mental health or substance abuse needs.