Assisted outpatient treatment (AOT) is the practice of delivering outpatient treatment under court order to adults with severe mental illness who meet specific criteria, such as a prior history of repeated hospitalizations or arrest. It is a tool for assisting those individuals most at risk for the negative consequences of not receiving treatment.
This PDF is a supplement to our 2024 report, “Prevention Over Punishment: Finding the Right Balance of Civil and Forensic State Psychiatric Hospital Beds”, offering more detailed information about the state-hospital system across all 50 states and the District of Columbia. To find information about your state, please search for the name of your state within the PDF document. For a more comprehensive understanding of the role that state hospitals play in the national continuum of care, as well as details on methodology and data sources, we recommend reading the complete report.
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