and Mental Hygiene when individuals ages 18-30 are hospitalized for first-episode psychosis (FEP). This study examined the implementation of NYC START, a program that meets patients hospitalized with FEP to offer a voluntary, 3-month critical time intervention provided by social workers and peer specialists to connect individuals to appropriate community mental health services after discharge.Methods: Service logs completed by program staff were summarized to determine the mean number of contacts received per client per week, types of services provided by social workers and peer specialists, survival analyses of time to discharge from NYC START, and connection rates with community mental health services.• This study examined the implementation of NYC START, a program that meets patients hospitalized with FEP to offer them a voluntary, 3-month critical time intervention.• Of the 285 clients who accepted NYC START services in 2016, 87% attended an initial mental health appointment after hospital discharge and 78% completed at least 3 months of the program.• The program has been well received by clients, as evidenced by high enrollment rates, with the vast majority of enrollees continuing mental health services before discharge from NYC START.
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