{"id":2255,"date":"2012-11-27T20:40:00","date_gmt":"2012-11-28T01:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/cecmh\/community-services\/orange-chatham-act-team\/"},"modified":"2022-04-08T10:51:38","modified_gmt":"2022-04-08T14:51:38","slug":"assertive-community-treatment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/psych\/cecmh\/services\/community-services\/assertive-community-treatment\/","title":{"rendered":"Assertive Community Treatment (ACT)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h2><strong><span class=\"blue\">Assisting individuals in living meaningful and productive lives in the community.<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>UNC\u2019s Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) teams are well-known for their success in providing transition support for individuals with severe mental illness as they move from a facility to living in the community. This evidenced-based practice model provides an individual with a comprehensive team of mental health professionals and paraprofessionals who have a common goal of assisting these clients \/patients in receiving medication and other care that will allow them to live a meaningful life, preferably in an independent living situation. It serves individuals in various settings, including home, work and community 24\/7, 365 days\/y.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Criteria for participation<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Typically have an Axis 1 diagnosis of schizophrenia or other psychotic disorder or bi-polar disorder.<\/li>\n<li>Likely have a recent history of multiple hospitalizations.<\/li>\n<li>Be at risk for homelessness.<\/li>\n<li>Or have difficulty engaging in \u201ctraditional office based\u201d services.<\/li>\n<li>Live in Orange, Chatham or Wake County<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The team is comprised of a team leader, mental health professionals, nursing staff, a team psychiatrist, housing specialist, vocational specialist, substance abuse specialist and a peer support specialist. Individuals are seen an average of 12 times per month for medication monitoring, symptom monitoring, therapeutic interventions, and care coordination activities.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>ACT Step Down<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The Orange-Chatham ACT Team has an additional program that is an important gap in community-based treatment of individuals with severe mental illness in Orange and Chatham counties. A Medicaid-funded service that is a subset of the current ACT team, the new Step Down program assists individuals as they transition from the high-intensity treatment of the ACT team to independent office-based care.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>Team Contact Information<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Orange-Chatham ACT Team<br \/>\n<\/strong>Phone: <a href=\"tel:919-445-0660\">919-445-0660<\/a><br \/>\nFax: 919-445-0631<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wake County<br \/>\n<\/strong>Phone: <a href=\"tel:919-445-0296\">919-445-0296<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Assisting individuals in living meaningful and productive lives in the community. UNC\u2019s Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) teams are well-known for their success in providing transition support for individuals with severe mental illness as they move from a facility to living in the community. 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