Minnesota public mental health system services
Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) is an evidence-based practice. It consists of a multidisciplinary treatment team with a low client to case manager ratio; shared caseloads among clinicians (rather than individual caseloads); direct provision of services (rather than brokering services to other providers); 24/7/365 coverage, including emergencies; and close attention to illness management and recovery, supportive employment and integrated dual disorder treatment.
Services are provided in the community, rather than at the clinic, with high frequency of contact with clients.