Thursday, April 25, 2024
4/25/2024
Abstract The Greater Mobile Assisted Outpatient Treatment Program (GMAOT) was designed by AltaPointe Health to address the growing number of involuntary commitments, increased number of individuals with serious mental illness in Mobile Metro Jail, and a large number of homeless individuals in the community living with mental illness. The program will provide increased support and services to at least 140 adults with a serious mental illness per year in Mobile County, Alabama. The target population is individuals with a history of multiple involuntary psychiatric hospitalizations, frequent encounters with law enforcement, including arrests, limited social support, limited insight into their diagnosis, homelessness, poor physical healthcare access, and a history of failed treatment compliance with traditional outpatient services. The Mobile County Probate Court Judge, working in conjunction with AltaPointe Health, is committed to finding a solution to enhance outcomes and quality of life for individuals living with mental illness in Mobile County. Individuals enrolled in the GMAOT program will have a designated treatment team closely monitoring treatment compliance with their court order, providing extended service delivery hours, utilizing existing services such as the Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Team and Intensive Day Treatment, providing diagnosis and medication education, teaching daily living skills, and linking them to community resources and supports. The addition of a court of order for outpatient treatment will be used only as the least restrictive option. The goals of the AOT program are to 1) Reduce the incidence and duration of psychiatric hospitalizations by delivery of multi-disciplinary in-home services from the AOT Team multiple times per week, depending on need. 2) Reduce the interactions with the criminal justice system and maintain treatment within the least restrictive environment through monitoring treatment compliance and providing psycho-education. 3) Reduce the incidence of homelessness for individuals with a serious mental illness by linking participants to supportive housing services and resources needed to sustain community living. 4.) Improve access and compliance with healthcare assisting participants in obtaining healthcare benefits and linking them to an affordable local healthcare provider. 5.) Improve social outcomes for all participants by providing education, family support, and linkage to community resources. Qualitative and quantitative data will be collected, for the 12 months prior to enrollment, throughout enrollment, and for 12 months following enrollment, in order to measure outcomes and program effectiveness. Evidence-based practices such as AOT, ACT, Motivational Interviewing, and Trauma-Informed Care will be utilized to insure the highest quality of service delivery. Evidence-based Quality Improvement (EBQI) will provide timely feedback to make adjustments in real-time to maintain program fidelity.
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