Astor Services Opens South Bronx Behavioral Health Center
The new facility at 1057 Southern Blvd. offers mental health and trauma services for children, adults, and families.
Updated on Nov. 5, 2026 in Mental Health
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Astor Services, a non-profit community organization, held a ribbon-cutting on October 22 for its new behavioral health facility at 1057 Southern Blvd. in Longwood, South Bronx. The facility, which took about 16 months to open, already has more than 300 clients enrolled.
Why it matters
The facility consolidates a continuum of mental health care for young people and families in a Bronx community. Its opening expands access to therapy, psychiatric care, crisis intervention, and substance abuse treatment locally.
Astor Services reports more than 300 clients enrolled at the facility and partnerships with 35 Bronx schools. Daily intensive treatment is offered to youth ages 11-18, while strengths-based case management serves ages 12-26; the source does not report treatment outcomes.
The players
Astor Services
Astor Services is a non-profit, community-based organization providing mental health services for children, adolescents, and families.
The details
The facility consolidates Astor Services' programs into one site, including an Adolescent Partial Hospitalization Program, a Trauma Recovery Center, and a Juvenile Justice Program. Services include therapy, psychiatric care, crisis intervention, substance abuse treatment, and evidence-based case management for families affected by violence.
Timeline
- Late April 2026: The South Bronx facility opened.
- October 22, 2026: Astor Services held the ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Health Landscape
Community-based providers like Astor Services increasingly embed youth mental health care in schools and neighborhoods rather than relying solely on hospital settings. The new South Bronx site extends that approach with partial hospitalization and trauma recovery services under one roof.
Families in the South Bronx now have a local option for adolescent partial hospitalization, trauma recovery, and substance abuse treatment. The facility's enrollment of more than 300 clients suggests demand for these services in the area.
The takeaway
Youth and families seeking mental health or trauma services in the Bronx can look to community-based providers with school partnerships and multiple care programs. Early contact with a local provider may help connect people to the right level of care.
Further reading
Explore more Mental Health coverage to see how community providers are expanding local care.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Bronx Times.
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