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Services for Children and Families in Suffolk County

Yeled Long Island works with Suffolk County families raising children with serious emotional, behavioral or medical needs, across Suffolk.

Our Services in Suffolk County

• Children's Health Home care management: one care manager who coordinates your child's medical, behavioral health and community services.
• Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) under New York's Children's Waiver: CFASS, respite, community habilitation and pre-vocational services.
• ABA therapy for children with autism and related developmental needs.

Getting Started in Suffolk County

If your child has Medicaid

A Health Home care manager checks whether your child qualifies for HCBS and builds the plan of care with you. Call us and we can start both.

If your child does not have Medicaid yet

Suffolk County takes Medicaid applications by phone at 1-855-355-5777 (NY State of Health) or in person at a Department of Social Services center: 605 Old Country Road in Riverhead, 80 Middle Country Road in Coram, 200 Wireless Boulevard in Hauppauge or 2 South 2nd Street in Deer Park.

A child who may qualify for the Children's Waiver but has no Medicaid is referred to C-YES, now run by the New York State Department of Health: 1-833-861-4467. For some children, Medicaid counts only the child's own income (Family of One budgeting).

Early Intervention for babies and toddlers

In Suffolk County, all Early Intervention referrals go to the Department of Health Services, Division of Services for Children with Special Needs, at 3500 Sunrise Highway in Great River. Its referral line is (631) 853-3100. From age 3, each of Suffolk's school districts has a Committee on Preschool Special Education (CPSE) that decides on preschool services.

Developmental disability services (OPWDD)

To apply for OPWDD services, call the OPWDD Infoline at 866-946-9733 and ask for the Front Door office for Suffolk County.

Questions We Hear

Do you serve all of Suffolk County?

Yes. We work with families across Suffolk County, and in the other boroughs of New York City and in Nassau and Suffolk counties. Our staff come to your home or meet your child in the community.

How do I refer my child to Early Intervention in Suffolk County?

Call the Suffolk County Department of Health Services referral line at (631) 853-3100. All Early Intervention referrals in the county go through it.

Does my child need Medicaid?

Health Home care management and HCBS are Medicaid services, so yes. If your child is not enrolled yet, follow the steps above or call us and we will walk you through them. Our step-by-step guide to the Children's Waiver explains who qualifies.

Talk to Us About Your Child in Suffolk County

Call (516) 900-6454, email info@yeledli.org or send us a referral. Our office at 930 Broadway in Woodmere is open Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM.

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