Assertive Community Treatment Overview

Assertive community treatment, or ACT, is a form of total in-community care for people with serious, long-term mental illness. The defining characteristics of ACT include: , a clear focus on those participants who require the most help from the care delivery system; , an explicit mission to promote the participants' independence, rehabilitation, and recovery, while also preventing homelessness and unnecessary hospitalization; , a primary emphasis on home visits and other...