Intensive Mobile Treatment (IMT) Teams
Intensive Mobile Treatment (IMT) Teams
City implementation partner: Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Intensive Mobile Treatment (IMT) teams provide intensive and continuous support and treatment to individuals right in their communities, where and when they need it. Clients have had recent and frequent contact with the mental health, criminal justice, and homeless services systems, recent behavior that is unsafe and escalating, and who were poorly served by traditional treatment models. IMT teams include mental health, substance use, and peer specialists who provide support and treatment including medication, and facilitate connections to housing and additional supportive services.
486
clients can be served by IMT teams in New York City at any given time
The 800
individuals most frequently admitted to New York City jails in 2013 were more likely to have serious mental illness: 19% vs. 8.5% in a comparison group. Source
These 800
individuals are also more likely to have experienced homelessness (51.5% vs. 14.7%) and reported substance use (96.9% vs. 55.6%) than a comparison group. Source
