Young Adult Community Treatment Team (YACTT)
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The mission of YACTT is to support consumers with serious mental illness and cognitive or developmental disabilities who face the most significant challenges to recovery to live as independently as possible. Inclusive ongoing support will be provided while respecting individuality and personal goals of the consumer.

YACTT is a self-contained mental health program made up of a multidisciplinary staff that work as a team to provide the treatment, rehabilitation, and support services consumers need to achieve their goals. It is designed to assist young adults aged 18 to 30 with serious and persistent mental illness and cognitive or developmental disability or co-occurring substance abuse. Person Centered Treatment Planning will be targeted for those individuals who have not achieved or maintained health and stability in the community and for whom without this service would be at high risk of psychiatric hospitalization, psychiatric emergencies, incarceration, homelessness, and/or supervised community living.

Program goals and objectives include for YACTT consumers:

• To live as independently as possible in as least restrictive a setting as possible.
• To receive education/training in an attainable and capable field in preparation for employment.
• To acquire and maintain employment in a field of interest.
• To reduce the amount of time in psychiatric inpatient facilities and incarceration.
• To reduce mental health crisis contacts and emergency room visits.
• To develop social relationships and be involved in social activities.
• To receive all recommended treatments in the need areas of medical, mental health, and substance abuse.

Young Adult Community Treatment Team (YACTT)
250 E. Fayette St.
Uniontown, Pa. 15401
Tel: 724-437-1151
Fax: 724-437-4915