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. 2022 Sep 5;23:751. doi: 10.1186/s13063-022-06661-7

Table 2.

Typical activities of each phase of the intervention

Phase 1: Engagement and needs assessment (Months: 1–3) Phase 2: Ongoing intervention and monitoring (Months: 3–18) Phase 3: Transition (Months: 18–24)

Activities:

• Introduction to all team members

• Description of OTCH program

• Intake assessment

• Needs assessment (e.g., housing, income, etc.)

• Risk and trauma assessment

• Building rapport and getting to know the participant and their support network

• Identification of individual goals (e.g., employment, education, relationships)

• Introduction of shared decision making

• Deciding on level and type of family involvement

• Development of a treatment plan

Activities:

• Delivery of core psychoeducation sessions

• Delivery of psychosocial interventions to help achieve goals and build resiliency (e.g., social skills training, CBTp, substance use treatment, illness self-management, coping skills, and behavioral activation)

• Suicide prevention

• Review and revise treatment plan

• Actively pursue work and school goals

• Delivery of psychoeducation and support to family

• Relapse prevention

• Explore transition readiness

Activities:

• Determine gains made and goals attained

• Decrease frequency of services delivered

• Develop a transition plan

• Identify and connect to mental health services in the community

• Identify and connect to community-based supports

• Engage family in transition plan and identify their role

• If possible, test whether these new services align with participant’s preferences