Independent Evaluation Of New York State Assisted Outpatient Treatment

The New York State Office of Mental Health Human Services released this independent evaluation by the Research Institute & University of Pittsburgh. The goals were to assess the implementation status and operations of AOT as it varies across localities in New York State; and understand the experiences of people under current and recent AOT court orders, their families and other supporters, and communities through analysis of qualitative and quantitative data. The evaluation found that while AOT participants achieve positive outcomes like reduced hospitalizations, those same results are driven by access to community services that yield comparable success when provided on . . .