Assertive Community Treatment Team (ACTT) services focus on the overall health needs of the people they support and work closely with their families, friends and support network. To be most effective, ACTT is centered on recovery, emphasizes people’s strengths, and focuses on what each person needs.
Assertive Community Treatment is provided by a team of several different types of mental health professionals including a team leader, a psychiatrist, nurses, social workers, therapists, and specialists who help with issues like mental illness, substance use, finding jobs, education and housing. The team is assertive, meaning they actively reach out and persistently engage with individuals who may benefit from high levels of support support, trust and consistency in care.
The main goal of ACTT is to help adults with severe and persistent mental illnesses live as independently as possible in the community and their own home and avoid hospitalization. The team provides a variety of supportive services, including helping people find safe and affordable places to live, get jobs, understand their mental health and learn about treatment options. They also support recovery from substance abuse, teach practical life skills and help manage medications.
Monarch currently provides Assertive Community Treatment Team (ACTT) services in Cabarrus, Cleveland, Davidson, Forsyth, Gaston, Guilford, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Stokes and Union counties.