Treatment Programs
There are a number of domestic and international programs that are designed to comprehensively address the needs of individuals either at high risk for (or experiencing a first episode of) psychosis. This section of the website highlights some of these programs, and provides links for obtaining additional information.
A Program Directory of Early Psychosis Intervention Programs was produced by the Foundation for Excellence in Mental Health Care and the EASA Center for Excellence in 2015, and it provides listings and contact information for program sites across the country doing work in the area of early intervention for psychosis (prodromal and first episode)
The International Early Psychosis Association (IEPA) website contains information on work that is happening globally on this topic. In addition to information for patients and families, there is a section on Early Psychosis Services that allows users to view lists of clinics within several countries across the globe.
In 2015, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) released an Inventory and Environmental Scan of Evidence Based Practices for Treating Persons in Early Stages of Serious Mental Disorders. This comprehensive informational resource includes: examples of coordinated care models focused on meeting the needs of persons with recent-onset illness; information on individual evidence based practices that are common components of such models; a compilation of additional resources for providers, policymakers, families, and consumers on this topic; and brief narrative profiles for 10 specific coordinated care programs.
Below are brief descriptions and links to a sampling of various EIP programs, prodromal and first-episode, national and international: