What are Community Mental Health Teams called in America?

What are Community Mental Health Teams called in America?I assumed they were called the same as we call them in Britain, but I have googled Community Mental Health teams in a particle district of American but nothing came up. I'm therefore wondering if perhaps they go under another name. If so, could some kind person please tell me what the correct term for them is and are they state funded, self funded or both. Also, how would someone get involved with them, ie referal throught being admited to hospital - thank you very much!

Answer by RayeKaye
Try behavioral health facilities or treatment centers.

Answer by Pitter
mental health clinic, counseling, social services

They are state funded and self funded. Depending on the situation there are crisis centers as well. First appointments sometimes take a while to be scheduled.

Answer by Emily J
The one that comes to mind is PACT or ACT -

Program for Assertive Community Treatment

or

Assertive Community Treatment.

Some localities that are rural do not have PACT or ACT, but have a variation called ICT (Intensive Community Treatment).
These teams in America are normally mobile and provide intensive services to those with serious mental illness. You'd need to be screened for appropriateness to a program like that and have a well-documented history of serious mental illness.

If you were hospitalized here, the hospital treatment team most likely would make a referral to the agency that runs the PACT. Usually the agencies the hospital refers to are public mental health clinics. It would be up to the clinic to refer you to the most appropriate service within the agency, and not all have PACT.

Hope that helps!

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