Treatment Manuals
Coordinated Specialty Care for Early Psychosis in Massachusetts: A Model to Implement Evidence-Based Practices
This white paper was developed by MAPNET to outline the MA approach to CSC. Considerations for how to approach FEP care provision, as well as specific evidence-based elements of a CSC program, are described in depth alongside tools for program self-assessment.
NIMH White Paper on Coordinated Specialty Care for First Episode Psychosis
This paper provides a good overview of the CSC approach and includes links to specific program manuals to guide implementation.
NAVIGATE (I.E. the RAISE Early Treatment Program)
NAVIGATE is a comprehensive program designed to provide early and effective treatment to individuals who have experienced a first episode of psychosis. It was developed with support from NIMH and has been implemented at 20 sites throughout the U.S. and one in Canada, including urban, suburban, and rural settings, and has provided treatment to people from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds. NAVIGATE is one of the options for implementing Coordinated Specialty Care (CSC) for early psychosis.
RAISE Connection
The RAISE Connection Implementation and Evaluation Study (RAISE-IES) research team developed two guides that provide information on establishing coordinated specialty care programs.
OntrackNY Peer Specialist Manual
This manual provides an introduction to the Peer Specialist role as a component of coordinated specialty care (CSC) for first-episode psychosis. It reviews the tasks and role responsibilities of Peer Specialists on a CSC team, using a framework of treatment provided through the OntrackNY system.
FIRST Family Psychoeducation (Spanish Translations)
The FIRST Family Psychoeducation model is based on NAVIGATE and has been adapted with permission for Spanish-speaking families. It is recommended that a trained clinician is available to discuss loved ones’ questions and concerns about the materials as they are provided; if no multilingual clinician is available, the authors recommend that you do not provide all handouts at once until you are able to identify an appropriate translator/translator service.
Coordinated Specialty Care Transition Reports
This project reviewed nine CSC sites to understand the scope, structure, implementation and policy challenges and opportunities in providing continuing care to people experiencing early psychosis after graduating from a CSC program. Under a contract from ASPE, Westat produced an environmental scan, a report, and an issue brief that include a typology of transition services, highlight existing approaches to transition services after participation in CSC programs, and identify avenues for integration of transition services within programs and organizations.