The first CSC’s in the United States started in the early 2000s and did not expand nationally until after the Recovery After an Initial Schizophrenia Episode (RAISE) study, which was publicly funded by the National Institute of Mental Health.Read, H., & Kohrt, B. A. (2021). The History of Coordinated Specialty Care for Early Intervention in Psychosis in the United States: A Review of Effectiveness, Implementation, and Fidelity. Community mental health journal, 10.1007/s10597-021-00891-w. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-021-00891-w The goal of the initiative was to identify whether or not CSC’s worked better than care typically available in community settings. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (n.d.). What is raise? National Institute of Mental Health. Retrieved April 15, 2022, from https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/schizophrenia/raise/what-is-raise Some examples of established CSC’s include NAVIGATE, the Connection Program, OnTrackNY, Specialized Treatment Early in Psychosis (STEP), and Early Assessment and Support Alliance (EASA).
