Youth ACT

Program Overview
Youth Assertive Community Treatment
(ACT) is a program licensed by the NY State Office of Mental Health and designed to address the significant needs of children ages 10 up to 21, who are at risk of entering, or are returning home from high intensity services, such as inpatient settings or residential services, using a multi-disciplinary team. Children with significant psychiatric needs, who are at risk of institutional level of care, require intensive interventions to adequately support the child and family’s complex needs, to avoid high end services or facilitate and support a successful transition back to community.

Criteria:
A child must meet all the following admission criteria:
Child must be at least 10 at the time of enrollment and may be served up to age 21.
A determination of Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED)
Have continuous high service needs that are not being met in more traditional service
Child must reside in Suffolk County
Who is on the ACT Team:
- Licensed Therapists
- Psychiatrist
- Clinical Support Specialist
- Family Peer Advocate
- Youth Peer Advocate
- Team Leader
- Administrative Support
What we do:
- Individual Therapy
- Clinical Support Services
- Skill Building
- Medication Management
- Family Advocates
- Youth/Peer Advocates
- Collateral Support
- Community Outreach
- Empower Families

Referrals:
All referrals for Suffolk Youth ACT must be
made through CSPOA-(631)-853-8513 or
https://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/Depart
ments/Health-Services/Mental-
Hygiene#SPOA
Once a determination of admission is
granted, a comprehensive assessment is
completed by our team to identify the
strength and needs of the child and family.
All youth are provided with an
individualized treatment plan focusing on
their personalized goals, helping them to
acquire the skills needed to remain
successful in their homes and community.