Texas Institute for Excellence in Mental Health
Advancing the Early Psychosis Intervention Network in Texas
Coordinated specialty care (CSC) has been shown to be more effective for the treatment of first episode psychosis (FEP) than usual care, resulting in better functioning, fewer symptoms, fewer relapses, and less hospital use. The number of CSC teams has increased dramatically in the U.S. since federal funding has been provided to support states’ implementation; Texas currently has 24 CSC programs. This rapid growth of early psychosis intervention programs, operating with similar core features and serving sim