Outpatient Programs

ICAN Outpatient Treatment

The outpatient ICAN Program is part of the Day Hospital at Sagamore Children's Center. 

• serves children K- 8th grade. 
• collaboration between Western Suffolk BOCES and the division of Sagamore Outpatient Community Services. 
• Admission by referral from school district
• A minimum Full-Scale IQ of 55 is required

Students receive daily family communication, a flexible, individualized care plan and feedback to school districts.

Program Hours:

8:45am-3:45pm, Monday - Friday. 
K- 3rd grade program ends at 3:45pm. 
School may be closed on or during certain holiday periods –the therapeutic and recreational services will remain open and run daily from 10:00 am - 3:00 pm.

Intensive Day Treatment Program (IDTP) – 30 Day

IDTP is a short-term program offering comprehensive mental health services to children and adolescents struggling with acute mental health diagnoses and who are having difficulty in their current school placement.

The IDT operates in cooperation with Western Suffolk BOCES. The program provides psychotherapy and medication management in a small, supportive school setting. Our focus is on assessment and evaluation to provide recommendations for when the student completes the program.

IDTP is on the grounds of the Sagamore campus in Dix Hills.

Program Hours:
Monday – Friday 8:45 AM – 3:45 PM.
The IDTP operates on a modified schedule during most school holidays to provide continued support.

Please note – All referrals to the IDTP must go through the student’s school district.

For more information, please call (631) 370-1881 or (631) 370-1883.

Children’s Mobile Integration Team (C-MIT)

C-MIT is a voluntary, home-based program offering support for children and their families. MIT aims to minimize the child’s need for ER, CPEP and inpatient hospitalization.

C-MIT uses a three-prong approach to working with youth and their families:

Social Workers:

• assist with case management.
• determine appropriate mental health interventions.
• assist in helping children practice and reinforce therapeutic skills.

Family Peer Advocates:

•  offer case-specific and general parenting instruction
•  support when interacting with school districts.
• familiar with Special Education services
•  able to accompany a parent/guardian to CSE. 

For more information, or to refer a child, please contact the Supervisor of MIT (631)370-1922.

Day Treatment/School Based Mental Health Clinics

(In cooperation with the Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES)

Sagamore provides day treatment services/school based mental health clinics at BOCES centers throughout Nassau and Suffolk counties.
This is ideal for young people who need a smaller setting to help them manage their emotional and behavioral disturbances.  

Treatment modalities may include:

• individual and group therapy
• CBT
• trauma-based psychotherapy
• play therapy
• family systems
• behavioral management/consultation. 

Approval by the school district as well as by the joint Sagamore/BOCES screening team is necessary for admission.

The home district provides daily transportation to the program site.

Community Based Programs:

• North Babylon
  Grades 6-12
  550 Mount Avenue
  North Babylon, NY 11703.

• Wantagh Day
  Grades 9-12
  2850 N. Jerusalem Road
  Wantagh, NY 11793.

• Waverly Avenue Clinic at Tecumseh Elementary School
  Grades K-6
  179 Granny Road
  Farmingville, New York 11738

• Waverly Avenue School Based Clinic at Jerusalem Avenue Elementary School
  Grades K-5
  2351 Jerusalem Avenue
  North Bellmore, NY 11710

• Waverly Avenue School Based Clinic at Jefferson Academic Center
  Grades 7-8
  118 Spring Street
  Port Jefferson, NY 11777

• Waverly Avenue School Based Clinic at Sequoya
  Grades 9-12
  750 Waverly Avenue
  Holtsville, NY 11742

• Waverly Avenue Clinic
  Ages 5-17
  440 Waverly Avenue
  Patchogue, NY 11772