Behavioral Health Resources

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The Fidelis Care Behavioral Health team can help you take the first steps to get well and find a service provider in your area to help meet your needs or the needs of a loved one. Call Fidelis Care at 1-888-FIDELIS (1-888-343-3547) to get started today.

Behavioral health is an important part of overall health and well-being. Behavioral health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make healthy choices.

Behavioral health medications and common side effects:

Your provider may prescribe behavioral health medications. Your provider will talk to you about the risks and benefits of the medications. It is important to talk to your provider before starting and/or stopping any medications.

• Medication Assisted Therapy (MAT) Pharmacy Guide 
  MAT may be used to treat opioid use disorders. MAT is safe and effective for reducing opioid cravings and preventing withdrawal symptoms.


• Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Pharmacy Guide
  ADHD medications may be used to treat conditions related to difficulty with concentration, hyperactivity, and impulsiveness. 


• Antipsychotics Medication Pharmacy Guide
  Antipsychotic medications may be used in the treatment of the following conditions but not limited to: Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Psychosis, Tourette’s Syndrome, and Mania.


• Antidepressants Medication Pharmacy Guide
  Antidepressants are a wide class of medications that can be effective in treating depression as well as other behavioral health conditions as anxiety-related disorders.

Additional Behavioral Health Resources

Alternative Services (In Lieu of Services) for Medicaid Managed Care and HealthierLife (HARP)

• NYS Medicaid Managed Care Alternative Services and Settings - In Lieu of Services (ILS)

First Episode Psychosis (FEP) Resources

• OnTrackNY 
• NYS Office of Mental Health (OMH) 

Youth Transition Services Resources

• NYS OMH also provides many resources for Youth Transition Services.

Mental Illness and Addiction Resources

• The NYS Psychiatric Institute Center for Practice Innovations
• National Institute for Mental Health (NIMH) 
• National Institute of Drug Addiction (NIDA) 
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) 
• NYC Well for residents of New York City

New York State Behavior Health Resources

• NYS Office of Mental Health
• NYS Office of Addiction Services and Supports
• NYS Department of Health
• NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
• NYS Office for People with Developmental Disabilities
• NYS Office for Children and Family Services

How Fidelis Care Can Help

Fidelis Care offers the Children's Health and Behavioral Health Program for Medicaid Managed Care members under the age of 21. This enhanced Medicaid Managed Care benefit package offers a wide range of children and family treatment support services and children’s home and community based services for qualifying members and their caregivers.

Behavior Health Resources Available to Fidelis Care Members