New York State recently announced plans to expand CTI throughout the state. As part of multi-pronged initiative to community support for persons with serious mental illness, the state has allocated over $92 million to develop 26 new CTI teams throughout the state. This represents the largest investment to date by a state mental health authority…
Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research has published a systematic review of 13 experimental and quasi-experimental studies of CTI’s effectiveness. Led by Dr. Jennifer Manuel of the University of Connecticut, the review concludes that CTI demonstrated a consistent positive impact on two primary outcomes–reduced homelessness and increased service engagement use–among different populations and contexts studied.
On July 7, The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) announced the launch its statewide CTI implementation designed to connect people preparing for discharge from a psychiatric inpatient setting to services and supports in their home communities. This program is key to the Department advancing in its efforts to implement the State’s Ten-Year Mental Health Plan. A partnership among Designated Receiving