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Assertive Community Treatment

Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) is a team approach designed to provide comprehensive, community-based psychiatric treatment, rehabilitation and support to people with serious and persistent mental illness such as schizophrenia.

A team of professionals whose backgrounds and training include social work, rehabilitation, counseling, nursing and psychiatry provide ACT services. These services include case management; initial and ongoing assessments; psychiatric services; employment and housing assistance; family support and education; substance abuse services and other supports critical to an individual's ability to live successfully in the community. ACT services are available 24 hours per day, 365 days per year. Clients served by ACT have serious and persistent mental illness or personality disorders with severe functional impairments. They have avoided or not responded well to traditional outpatient mental health care and psychiatric rehabilitation services. They often have co-existing problems, such as homelessness, substance abuse or involvement with the judicial system.

(Source: Assertive Community Treatment Association Web site)

Implementation Information

ACT Frequently Asked Questions 
ODMH ACT Certification Standard
Protocol for Assertive Community Treatment Fidelity Scale (Dartmouth Assertive Community Treatment Scale - DACTS)
Dartmouth Assertive Community Treatment Scale (DACTS) Fidelity Scale
MACSIS ACT Information

Ohio's Implementation Resources

Ohio Coordinating Center for ACT (OCCA)
Register for Continuing Education Units
ACT Resource Directory

Related Ohio Networks and Coordinating Centers of Excellence (CCOE)

Center for Innovative Practices (CIP) CCOE
Housing Leadership Institute
Integrated Dual Disorder Treatment/SAMI CCOE
Supported Employment CCOE
Criminal Justice CCOE
Ohio Advocates for Mental Health (Peer Support)
Wellness Management and Recovery CCOE

National Implementation Resources

Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration Evidence-Based Practices
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
Assertive Community Treatment Association
ACT Center of Indiana