Outreach and Engagement
Especially needed, and valuable, during the pre-contemplation and contemplation
stages of change, these services are offered in community settings such
as on the street or under bridges, in shelters or soup kitchens, in
prospective clients' homes, or in any other settings in which people
with behavioral health conditions who are not yet engaged in care can
be found. Incorporating motivation-enhancing interventions, and addressing
prospective clients' basic needs and expressed goals, these services
aim to "jump start" or "prime" people for recovery who otherwise are
in an active addiction or are unaware of having, or choose not to accept
having, a disabling psychiatric disorder.
