AOT Resource Library

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  September 2024

  Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs): Questions and Discussion

  Join our community of practice members as we discuss how MOU's can be an efficient tool in working with private and other service providers. We discuss other ways in engaging outside providers, and the importance, benefits and barriers of implementing MOU's.

  Mental health providers

  Hospitals

  Law enforcement

  Community of Practice
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  March 2023

  Completing the petition for AOT: Guidance for emergency departments

  This training by Scott Smith, Ph.D., is designed to instruct medical professionals in hospital emergency rooms in how to complete form PCM 201, ‘Petition for mental health treatment’. Use the chapters in the video for detailed instructions and best practices on how to fill out each item of the petition in emergency room settings.

  Hospitals

  Training
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  March 2023

  Implications of assisted outpatient treatment for emergency departments from a legal perspective

  In this video, Scott Smith interviews Judge Mack about the implications of Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) for emergency departments. They discuss how emergency departments should coordinate with mental health providers and courts to ensure effective treatment and avoid overutilization of hospital services. Judge Mack emphasizes that while emergency departments are responsible for initiating AOT petitions, they are not burdened with ongoing treatment coordination or psychiatric evaluations. The conversation highlights the importance of connecting patients to appropriate care and the benefits of AOT in reducing hospital readmissions and improving overall patient management.

  Hospitals

  Training
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  March 2023

  Effects of assited outpatient treatment in emergency department use

  In this video, Scott Smith interviews Judge Mack about the implications of Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) for emergency departments. They discuss how emergency departments should coordinate with mental health providers and courts to ensure effective treatment and avoid overutilization of hospital services. Judge Mack emphasizes that while emergency departments are responsible for initiating AOT petitions, they are not burdened with ongoing treatment coordination or psychiatric evaluations. The conversation highlights the importance of connecting patients to appropriate care and the benefits of AOT in reducing hospital readmissions and improving overall patient management.

  Hospitals

  Training
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  March 2023

  AOT outpatient treatment impacts and opportunities for hospital emergency departments

  This webinar discusses the ways assisted outpatient treatment (AOT) may be able to address several challenges facing emergency departments, including unreimbursed care, extended stays awaiting psychiatric placement, and high utilization by patients with serious mental illness. Participants will gain familiarity with the AOT process and learn how straight-forward, low time-investment procedures can result in more efficient and humane treatment of patients with serious mental illness. Scott Smith, Ph.D., CBHJ, provides a brief history of AOT in Michigan while identifying challenges and opportunities for emergency departments. Joining the discussion are hospital and community mental health representatives from Calhoun, Genesee, and Wayne counties.

  Hospitals

  Webinar