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Addressing long wait times for Assertive Community Treatment
2:30:55
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48 sec
Council Member Riley raises concerns about the 93-day average wait time for individuals to enter Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) programs. The administration commits to investigating the issue.
- OMB will engage with DOHMH to understand the reasons for long wait times
- They will assess if the issue is related to resources or processes
- The administration agrees to report back to the council after the investigation
Kevin C. Riley
2:30:55
The average wait time for the individual to enter the assertive community treatment or the act is ninety three days which is long wait for someone dealing with severe mental services.
2:31:06
Have you spoken with DOHMH about additional resources that would significantly decrease the wait times?
Jacques Jiha
2:31:12
We will have we'll engage them to see if there is a challenge on their part, why the wait time is so long, and if the discussion is about resources, not the process.
2:31:26
Because sometimes processes are broken and you could give you more resources, gonna solve the problem.
2:31:34
So we'll have a discussion with them and see where you know, why the wait time is so long.
2:31:38
If it's a process
Kevin C. Riley
2:31:40
Will you report back to the council after you Of
Jacques Jiha
2:31:42
course, we will.