ACT team referral
Also written as: ACT — Assertive Community Treatment
Recommendation for intensive community mental health services through Assertive Community Treatment.
Full Definition
Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team referral is a recommendation for intensive, community-based mental health services for patients with severe and persistent mental illness who have difficulty engaging with traditional outpatient services. ACT teams provide comprehensive services including case management, medication monitoring, crisis intervention, and daily living support with low patient-to-staff ratios. Referrals typically require documented treatment non-compliance, multiple hospitalizations, or functional impairment despite standard outpatient care. The referral process includes detailed clinical summaries and specific justification for intensive services.
Usage
Usage note: Specific intensive service model; distinguish from general community mental health referrals.
In Context
- "The ACT team referral was made due to three hospitalizations in six months and medication non-compliance." — Discharge planning documentation
- "ACT team referral criteria were met given the patient's housing instability and repeated emergency department visits." — Social service assessment