Center for the Advancement of Critical Time Intervention - CACTI

11/19/2024

Just out from Oxford University Press! The book describes the main components of the model, emphasizing how it differs from standard forms of case management, summarizes research evidence supporting the effectiveness of CTI, describes how the model has been adapted for use with different high-need populations in a variety of settings in the US an elsewhere, and considers strategies and challenges related to broader implementation of CTI including workforce training, funding, fidelity assurance, and program drift. It concludes with a consideration of the implications of CTI for the design of new "time-sensitive" intervention models in social work and allied fields

09/13/2021

Join the Center for the Advancement of Critical Time Intervention - CACTI for our Fall 2021 CTI Train-the-Trainer! November 3rd, 10th, and 17th from 1-4pm EST via Zoom. Registration details at

Critical Time Intervention (CTI) is a model of care coordination that helps vulnerable people during a time of transition in their lives by strengthening their network of support in the community. Learn more about CTI »  

03/17/2021

Last week, Consultant and Trainer, Carolyn Hanesworth gave a presentation, titled Improving Rapid Rehousing Outcomes Using Critical Time Intervention, at 's Ending Homelessness: A Virtual Conference. Learn more at

Last week, CACTI Consultant and Trainer, Carolyn Hanesworth, presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness (NAEH) Ending Homelessness: A Virtual Conference with Amber Freeman, Training and Technical Assistance Coordinator from the Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness (CCEH) and Ran ...

03/03/2021

"If someone has a consistent person through a time of transition when there's lots of things changing and moving around, it makes the difference" - Dr. Kim Livingstone, about the difference that Intervention makes in the transition out of

11/20/2020

What happens to individuals in temporary housing as the continues and vulnerability to remains? has heightened the already dire need for permanent housing solutions. http://ow.ly/BASP50CqzU2 KQED

Programs that temporarily house elderly and vulnerable homeless people in hotel rooms during the pandemic got a boost earlier this week when Governor Newsom announced an additional $62 million in funding. But finding permanent housing for these individuals remains challenging. San Francisco plans to...

05/18/2020

Join CACTI's as she presents a sponsored webinar presented by on June 3 @ 2pm “Improving Access to Care: Critical Time Intervention to Help Transition People with Mental Illness out of and ”

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09/16/2019

Are you an experienced trainer and Critical Time Intervention practitioner?

CACTI is holding a two-day Train-The-Trainer event in NYC this November. Attending the training will allow participants to become certified to train CTI workers. Register here: https://www.rfcuny.org/eventpayment/events/index?college=hunter

07/30/2019

"After Failing Mentally Ill New Yorkers, Adult Homes Get Second Chance" A complicated case of institutions housing vulnerable individuals:

Adult homes warehoused mentally ill people for decades until a court order gave residents a chance to move. The embattled institutions were in danger of closing when the state threw them a financial life raft — the elderly.

07/08/2019

A mental health court in South Dakota aims to keep individuals with serious mental illness and who are involved in the court system out of prison.

The court began at the start of this year.