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Act fidelity in Ontario: Measuring adherence to the model

Abstract

The province of Ontario, Canada, with a population of 13 million people, has a large Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) program. Despite the large uptake of ACT in Ontario, to date there has been no comprehensive evaluation of the degree to which the model has been successfully implemented. This project assessed the fidelity of 67 ACT teams (85%) in the province using the Dartmouth Assertive Community Treatment Scale. Scores fell in the high …

Authors

George L; Kidd S; Wong M; Harvey R; Browne G

Journal

Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health, Vol. 29, No. SUPPL. 5, pp. 87–96

Publication Date

September 1, 2010

DOI

10.7870/cjcmh-2010-0036

ISSN

0713-3936