Table 1. Stepped care model (intervention) with comparison to treatment as usual (TAU).

	Description	Intervention	TAU
Step 1: Intake	Identification and referral from emergency department, inpatient units, and Acute Care Teams including crisis telephone triage. Focus: Physical safety and crisis de-escalation.	✔	✔
Step 2: Stepped Care Brief Intervention Clinic	0–36 hours after acute presentation. Psychological safety and care planning, brief interventions with structured goal setting, connection with families and carers Focus: Immediate psychological therapy	✔	x
Step 3: Psychological therapy in the community	Evidence-based psychological therapy in the community Focus: Symptom remission and psychological recovery	✔	✔