Staten Island Alliance

Resource Hub

for North Shore Children and Families

Youth Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) is an intensive, highly coordinated program that provides individualized services and skilled therapeutic interventions designed to address the significant needs of children ages 10-21 who are at risk of entering or returning home from high-end services, such as inpatient settings or residential services through the use of a multi-disciplinary team. Through Youth ACT, we provide families with a comprehensive team of professionals, including Family Peer Support Specialists, Licensed Mental Health Professionals, and Clinical Support Specialists, to deliver individualized services and skilled therapeutic interventions to support children in achieving their goals while remaining in their home, school, and community. Youth ACT accepts youth between the ages of 10-21 who have continuous high-service needs that are not being met in more traditional service settings and meet at least two of the following criteria: Inability to care for self, Difficulty with family life, Difficulty establishing and maintaining social relationships, Inability to maintain self-direction/self-control, Has a high use of psychiatric emergency or crisis services, Has two hospitalizations within one year or one hospitalization of 60 days or more within one year, Has a home and/or community environment that is unable to provide the necessary support for developmentally appropriate growth required to address mental health needs. To support youth and their families, we provide the following services as needed: Individual, group, and family counseling, Case management, Assessments, Skills development, Crisis intervention, Medication management, Family peer services, Vocational/educational service.