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Presentation: This presentation provides the current outcomes of a four year grant through SAMSHA that has focused on the development of services and supports for the early detection of sign and symptoms of psychosis. Modeled after successful programs in Australia and Europe, SOC-CESS aims at identifying pre-psychosis symptoms early in children and youth such that the trajectory of their life can be positively influenced. More than twenty years of research has shown that early intervention in psychosis can dramatically reduce the both the length and severity of psychosis and the long term effects of this mental illness.
Objectives:
- Review of research in early signs and symptoms of psychosis
- Identify early signs and symptoms of psychosis
- Introduce treatments and supports for children and youth identified as at risk for psychosis
- Discuss implications for the expansion of mental health services to include screening, assessment, and treatment of children and youth at high risk for psychosis