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Does Your Child Need More Support?
Youth ACT may be the answer if your child is experiencing chronic mental health challenges.
What is Youth ACT?
Youth ACT (Assertive Community Treatment) is a home-based program that provides comprehensive support to help youth obtain and maintain stability within their homes and communities.
Who Can Benefit?
Youth ages 10–21 living in Dutchess County who:
• have a diagnosed mental health condition and need extra support
• are at risk of hospitalization
• are returning home from a higher level of care
or
• have not found success with traditional outpatient services
Services Offered
• Assertive Engagement
• Individual and family therapy
• Case management & care coordination
• Medication management
• Crisis intervention
• Skill development (life, social, prevocational)
• Individual Psychoeducation
• Family psychoeducation & peer support
• Linkage to ongoing resources
Program Highlights
• Assertive engagement to foster therapeutic connections
• Emphasis on collaborative partnerships with families and community organizations
• Services provided in home and community minimally one to two times per week
(Additional services per week provided based on youth and family need)
• 24/7 phone crisis coaching, intervention, and planning
• Flexible length of care based on youth and family needs
Cost
There is no cost to families. Services are funded through Medicaid and State Aid.
Referrals
Referrals must go through Dutchess County C-SPOA. Contact CSPOAreferrals@dutchessny.gov
Fees
There is no cost to families. Services are funded through Medicaid and State Aid.
Contact Us
Linda Balloqui-Smith, MCAT LMSW , Youth ACT Team Leader
Tel: (845) 763-0966
Email: Please use our Program Contact Form »
More Information
Program brochure (PDF file)
Learn about Astor's other Hudson Valley Community-based programs:
- Adolescent Partial Hospitalization Program
An alternative to school, short-term intensive therapy program - Astor Learning Center
Therapeutic school for grades K-8 - Care Management (Health Homes)
Medicaid benefit that refers, organizes, and coordinates provider(s) involvement for families - Counseling Centers
Providing therapy, psychiatric services and case management to children and adolescents and their families - Day Treatment
In partnership with BOCES, a school-based intensive mental health and special education service for grades K-12
Intensive Day Treatment
Therapeutic Transitions Program - Enhanced Coordinated Children’s Services Initiative
A multi-agency process that seeks to prevent out-of-home placement and coordinate services to meet the family’s complex needs in Dutchess County - Family Therapy and Support Services
Services to youth with behavioral issues, including Juvenile Delinquent (JD) and Persons in Need of Supervision (PINS) in Orange County - Head Start
Federally funded preschool programs. Read more… - High Fidelity Wraparound
Evidence-based care coordination that uses a highly structured, team-based, family-centered approach - Home Based Crisis Intervention (HBCI)
Short-term in home family therapy program for families who live in Dutchess and Ulster Counties - Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP)
Enhanced Therapeutic Services for ages 6-12 - Prevention / Intensive Home Based Services
In-home program that serves parents with children at risk of foster care placement in Dutchess County - Probation Based Services (J-RISC)
Family therapy program for children involved with Dutchess County’s Department of Community Corrections and Probation. - School-Based Behavioral Health and Training
School-based clinics and other mental health/casework supports embedded in community schools. - Serving Youth iN Their Communities (SYNC)
Serving Youth iN Their Communities (SYNC) offers an array of the new state plan services which can be provided in a youth’s home, school, and other community-based locations. - Therapeutic Foster Boarding Home Program
Enhanced therapeutic foster care program with case management, advocacy, medical services, and 24/7 support - Youth Act (Youth Assertive Community Treatment)
Youth ACT is a program that provides support to help youth obtain & maintain stability within their homes and communities.