Evidence-Based Practices: Shaping Mental Health [3/5]

Evidence-Based Practices: Shaping Mental Health Services Toward Recovery
Assertive Community Treatment

The goal of Assertive Community Treatment is to help people stay out of the hospital and to develop skills for living in the community, so that their mental illness is not the driving force in their lives. Assertive community treatment offers services that are customized to the individual needs of the consumer, delivered by a team of practitioners, and available 24 hours a day.

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Assertive Community Treatment Evidence-Based Practice KIT (CD/DVD version)


- How to Use the Evidence-Based Practices KITs (PDF, 278 KB)
http://download.ncadi.samhsa.gov/ken/pdf/SMA08-4345/ACT_Kit_How2Use.pdf

-- Getting Started with Evidence-Based Practices (PDF, 446 KB)
http://download.ncadi.samhsa.gov/ken/pdf/SMA08-4345/ACT_Kit_GtngStrtd.pdf

--- Building Your Program (PDF, 785 KB)
http://download.ncadi.samhsa.gov/ken/pdf/SMA08-4345/ACT_Kit_BldngProg.pdf

---- Training Frontline Staff (PDF, 1.4 MB)
http://download.ncadi.samhsa.gov/ken/pdf/SMA08-4345/ACT_Kit_TrainingFrontline.pdf

----- Evaluating Your Program (PDF, 1.2 MB)
http://download.ncadi.samhsa.gov/ken/pdf/SMA08-4345/ACT_Kit_EvaluatingProgram.pdf

------ Using Multimedia to Introduce Your EBP (PDF, 3.0 MB)
http://download.ncadi.samhsa.gov/ken/pdf/SMA08-4345/ACT_Kit_UsingMulti.pdf

. Brochure (English) (PDF, 1.5 MB)
http://download.ncadi.samhsa.gov/ken/pdf/SMA08-4345/ACT_Kit_Brochure_Eng.pdf

.. Brochure (Spanish) (PDF, 1.5 MB)
http://download.ncadi.samhsa.gov/ken/pdf/SMA08-4345/ACT_Kit_Brochure_Span.pdf

... Introductory Powerpoint (PPT, 447 KB)
http://download.ncadi.samhsa.gov/ken/ppt/SMA08-4345/ACT%20Intro.ppt

> The Evidence (PDF, 2.7 MB)
http://download.ncadi.samhsa.gov/ken/pdf/SMA08-4345/ACT_Kit_Evidence.pdf