What is Community Support Team?

The service is delivered by a three member team of qualified professionals and additional direct support personnel.

The service may include, but is not limited to…

• Crisis Management
• Case Management
• Mental Health Awareness
• Skills Training

Service Delivery
The service is delivered by a three member team of qualified professionals & additional direct support personnel. This particular service is delivered to the adult in both their home & out in their local community. They will ensure linkage to needed community services & resources, provide self help and living skills training, and provide training that helps the person build skills for coping with their mental health disorder. The team will also monitor and manage the presenting psychiatric and/or addiction symptoms and work with caregivers in the implementation of home based behavioral supports.

If needed, A Caring Alternative will arrange a psychological assessment prior to being admitted into service. If the adult has a mental health disorder but does NOT meet entrance criteria for Community Support Team Services, A Caring Alternative can and will provide other service(s), such as outpatient therapy, case management, and/or a 1:1 worker as long as:

• the person does not have these services already open to another mental health provider,
• the person meets the state-defined entrance criteria for these services, and
• the person consents to and has a desire to receive the service.

The CST provider is an advocate, broker, coordinator, and monitor of the service delivery system on behalf of the person. If the person makes enough progress to where this level of service is no longer needed, the team will discharge the person and refer them into a less intensive service, such as outpatient therapy and/or standard community support services.