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Northern Rivers Family of Services Parsons Residential Treatment Facility (RTF) / Academy Road Campus
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Albany, New York · Part of Northern Rivers Family of Services
- Level of care
- RTF
- Ages
- 12 to 18
- Insurance
- Primarily Medicaid via SPOA/PACC referral (standard OMH RTF pathway)
Published program summary
Capital Region OMH-licensed RTF at Northern Rivers' modern Academy Road campus in Albany. 12 individual bedrooms, dedicated nursing suite, family visiting and clinical suites, outdoor recreation, 24/7 on-site medical. Intensive trauma-informed care for youth 12-18 with SED and history of psychiatric interventions/hospitalizations. Focus on stabilization, improved functioning at home/school/community, family involvement, and successful aftercare. Also operates less-intensive community residence (Miriam House) on same continuum.
Services and populations
- Genders served
- co-ed
- Specialties
- Serious emotional disturbance (SED), youth with pattern of psychiatric interventions and hospitalizations, need for intensive stabilization to prevent further hospitalization
- Modalities
- Trauma-informed multidisciplinary team treatment, individualized treatment plans with family and caregiver involvement, crisis stabilization and aftercare planning, 24/7 on-site medical and nursing services
- Service area
- Youth from Albany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Warren, and Washington Counties may be referred by the county’s single point of access (SPOA) teams., Our 1,400-strong workforce provides life changing care for more than 18,000 children, adults and families in 42 counties, working out of 28 office locations and in the communities., Every year, our 1,300-strong team of caring, committed people provides life changing care for more than 14,000 children, adults and families in 36 counties, working out of 28 office locations and right in the heart
- Approximate published capacity
- 12 individual bedrooms (state-of-the-art facility with nursing suite, family visiting, clinical suites, outdoor rec)
Admissions
- Typical length of stay
- Varies; focused on stabilization and community reintegration
Daily life and family
- Family involvement
- family visiting rooms
- Psychiatric, psychological, and family assessments are used to develop an individualized plan for each youth and family
Insurance and payment
- Insurance listed
- Primarily Medicaid via SPOA/PACC referral (standard OMH RTF pathway)
- Payment notes
- Albany / Capital Region (9 counties). OMH-licensed RTF at Northern Rivers' modern Academy Road campus. Serves youth 12-18 with SED and history of psychiatric interventions.
Credentials and public record
- Accreditation
- OMH-licensed RTF
- Public record
- Not yet checked
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Location
- Address
- 58 Academy Road, Albany, NY 12208 (Academy Road Campus)
- County
- Albany County
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Sources
- Provider website · Source date May 24, 2026
- OMH RTF Map · Source date May 24, 2026
- Provider website · Source date Sep 25, 2026
- Provider website · Source date Sep 25, 2026
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