Client Outreach in Los Angeles County's Assisted Outpatient Treatment Program: Strategies and Barriers to Engagement.
Sarah L StarksErin L KellyEnrico G CastilloMarcia L MeldrumPhilippe BourgoisJoel T BraslowPublished in: Research on social work practice (2020)
Outreach, coupled with the strategic used of potential court involvement, can lead to voluntary enrollment of treatment-refusing individuals with many, often severe, barriers to engaging in outpatient treatment.