Establishes a 5-year pilot program for forensic assertive community treatment team programs.
The Forensic Assertive Community Treatment Pilot Program Act establishes a 5-year pilot program to expand forensic assertive community treatment team programs. These programs provide around-the-clock, intensive, field-based services to individuals with serious mental illness involved with the criminal justice system. The Secretary of Health and Human Services will award grants to eligible entities, which must include a multidisciplinary team of providers.
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