AGENCY TESTIMONY
Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) program for serious mental illness
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Jamie Neckles describes the Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) program, which provides longer-term mobile mental health and substance use treatment for individuals with documented serious mental illness.
- ACT teams are staffed by behavioral health clinicians and peers
- There are 77 total ACT teams in New York City
- The health department contracts for 47 of these teams
- The remaining teams are contracted or operated by the New York State Office of Mental Health
- ACT provides mobile, community-based treatment and support services
- The program is designed for individuals who have not found adequate support in traditional treatment settings
Jamie Neckles
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In addition to managing the referral process, the health department also contracts with community based organizations and hospitals to provide assertive community treatment.
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Also known as ACT.
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ACT provides longer term mobile mental health and substance use treatment to people with documented serious mental illness.
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These teams are staffed by behavioral health clinicians and peers.
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There are 77 total in New York City.
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The health department contracts for 47 of them.
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The remainder are contracted or operated by the New York State Office of Mental Health.
