AOT is a court order that requires certain persons with serious mental illness to stay in mandated and monitored treatment as a condition for living in the community. AOT reduces violence, arrest, hospitalization and incarceration of persons with serious mental illness in the 70% range and
thereby saves taxpayers 50% of the cost of care.
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All Studies on Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) in Multiple States and in Counties of Different Size Show it Works (2015)
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