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Spring Harbor Hospital - Assertive Community Treatment Integrating Outpatient Networks (ACTION) Program
ACTION provides a combined treatment team for emergency department (ED) psychiatric patients. Part of Community Counseling Center, a nonprofit mental health agency located in Portland, the program works closely with Spring Harbor Hospital and other organizations to provide effective, evidence-based treatment to help patients avoid ED visits or admittance for psychiatric care.
What is it?
ACTION provides a combined treatment team for emergency department (ED) psychiatric patients. Part of Community Counseling Center, a nonprofit mental health agency located in Portland, the program works closely with Spring Harbor Hospital and other organizations to provide effective, evidence-based treatment to help patients avoid ED visits or admittance for psychiatric care.
Who is it for?
Psychiatric patients chronically visiting acute-care hospital EDs who are also in need of stable housing support.
Why do they do it?
ACTION organizers wanted to develop a program that would help patients learn to manage emotions safely and, in the process, reduce their ED visits and hospital admissions.
Impact
Patients with frequent ED and hospital visits for suicidal/self-harming behaviors are referred to ACTION, which combines housing and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy treatment. As a result, suicidal and self-harming behaviors have decreased, and hospital admission rates have been reduced.
Contact: Donna Murphy
Communications Director
Telephone: 207-842-7735
E-mail: murphd5@memhp.org
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