Assisted outpatient treatment program (AOTP) - denton county mhmr center's assisted outpatient treatment project (AOTP) will serve court-mandated residents of denton county, texas with serious…

Assisted outpatient treatment program (AOTP) - denton county mhmr center's assisted outpatient treatment project (AOTP) will serve court-mandated residents of denton county, texas with serious mental illness and/or serious emotional disturbance, who experience rapid RE-hospitalization and reincarceration. AOTP will collaborate with local law-enforcement to identify court-mandated clients and will provide wrap-around services to meet the extensive needs of each unique individual to decrease symptoms of severe mental illness, reduce the recidivism in the jail, reduce rapid RE-hospitalization, and increase safety for all individuals in our community. AOTP will allow for at least 75 unduplicated individuals in year 1, 75 in year 2, 75 in year 3, and 75 in year 4; totaling 300 individuals. AOTP has three primary goals: reduce recidivism in the court and justice system; reduce rapid RE-admission to local and state psychiatric hospitals; increase individuals' participation in their treatment. AOTP aims to achieve several objectives including: building a network of available referral sources to identify barriers that individuals experience in accessing outside services; assessing 100% of the individuals referred for AOT service to ensure that AOT is the appropriate level of care; reduce incarceration recidivism rates in individuals served by 40% over the next four years; reduce hospitalizations and relapse in individuals served by over 40% over the next four years; complete follow-up with 100% of individuals within 24 hours of admission to a psychiatric hospital; provide wrap-around services, including intensive case management psycho-social rehabilitation services, provider services, medication management and continuity of care services to 100% eligible participants; provide aftercare appointments to 100% eligible participants upon discharge from psychiatric hospital; provide skills training services centered around vocational needs to 100% individuals and help connect individuals with employment opportunities; provide services and help connect the individuals with resources that address identified barriers to treatment with 100% of the individuals served in AOT.; encourage engagement with peer supports services in 100% of individuals served; provide skills training on budgeting for housing expenses and follow-up routines to aid in maintaining employment and housing for the individuals served. The desired outcome is to make a life-long impact on the individuals we serve, thereby decreasing the strain on our current courts, law enforcement, and hospital systems in denton county.