Report on the benefits of ACT teams for vulnerable populations from CFYS Fellow Dr. Catherine Costigan
With substance abuse and mental illness cases on the rise in Canada, CFYS Research Fellow Dr. Catherine Costigan and colleague for the Psychology Department Erica Wooden evaluate an alternative treatment method in Victoria. Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) teams are made up of law enforcement and healthcare workers and aim to treat each client as a whole person. So far, the four teams operating in Victoria have had success and serve over 300 clients.