Edgewood Day Treatment and Non-Public School accepts referrals from departments of social service, health, mental health, and probation;  juvenile courts; schools; parents; and other mental health facilities, such as hospitals and other placement institutions.

The appropriateness of the child for the Day Treatment is based on the following criteria:

• The primary diagnosis shall indicate moderate to severe psychiatric difficulty, which is not manageable within the child's home, community or public school (i.e., less restrictive settings)
• The child is not physically handicapped to an extent that would restrict participation in the physical activity that is part of the program.
• The child is determined to require assessment, support and stabilization, or long-term treatment.
• The child's problems are likely to respond to a program of psychosocial, psychiatric, and educational intervention

Exclusionary Criteria

Placement in the Day Treatment is not appropriate for children whose clinical presentation includes:

• Greater than moderate mental retardation;
• Existence of an acute, current psychotic state;
• Presence of active suicidal behavior;
• Physical, neurological or mental health needs better served in other specialized treatment facilities, or whose at-risk status suggests a hospital setting;
• History of sexual predatory behavior;
• Family refusal to engage in ongoing treatment;
• Pregnant teens, or teens with babies; and
• Youth who have alcohol and/or drug addictions.