This publication draws on  research and experience in the North Birmingham area  West Midlands CRHT Network expanded guidelines It is a useful practical publication about developing  crisis resolution and home treatment teams  which expands on the original 2001 guidelines; Dr John Hoult is one … Continue reading →

Even though intensive home treatment  is  specifically designed to replace inpatient treatment ,there is almost no discussion -and certainly no research-about how exactly how it works in that regard. What functions of inpatient treatment does it replace? Which  elements of intensive home treatment are … Continue reading →

One of the key elements  of intensive home treatment is social systems intervention. This is necessary because many crises that lead to admission ( called the “referral crisis” in these papers) are triggered by life events and changes in the various social … Continue reading →

” Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment in Mental Health” edited by Sonia Johnson, Justin Needle, Jonathan P. Bindman and Graham Thornicroft , published in 2008 by Cambridge University Press is an excellent comprehensive guide. It is written from a British … Continue reading →

This 2004 Sainsbury Centre report pulls together some of the lessons learned from a number of sites across England in setting up assertive outreach ( same as assertive community treatment teams) and crisis resolution teams ( ie intensive home treatment … Continue reading →

This 2003 report from the Northern Centre for Mental Health in England describes the growing evidence that the benefits of intensive home treatment are not limited to managing crises but may affect the whole system of care better. More than … Continue reading →

This book does for assertive community treatment what the previous book did for intensive home treatment. Team planning and creation are dealt with in some detail. ” A Day in the Life” section adds the necessary perspective of the staff … Continue reading →