Course Description:
This community program will promote and encourage improvements in local access to Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT), also known as Kevin’s Law, which is a way to bring individuals without insight into their mental health conditions to treatment. AOT is a proven approach that can result in better mental health outcomes and reduced costs associated with mental illness. The events will inform community members, health care practitioners, and leaders about the positive results from out-patient, court-assisted treatment of mental illness. AOT would be appropriate for a limited population of individuals for whom short-term emergency department stays or brief hospitalizations are insufficient to realize the benefits of mental health treatment. Michigan law makes AOT possible, however, education of professionals and the public about AOT has lagged. There also have been practical difficulties in linking the partners needed to effectively implement AOT. The planned events will address these concerns. A distinguished panel of speakers including the Honorable Milton Mack, State Court Administrator Emeritus, will lay out the evidence for and benefits of AOT, and discuss practical issues in implementation.
Course Link:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/before-the-mental-health-crisis-assisted-outpatient
CE Value (credits): 1.5
CE Type: Standard