Intensive Treatment
Frequent group, individual and family interventions organized around a comprehensive person-centered treatment plan.
High-intensity outpatient recovery
Substance Abuse Comprehensive Outpatient Treatment (SACOT)
SACOT is a clinically intensive outpatient program for adults with substance-use needs requiring more structure than SAIOP. Participants receive 20 or more hours of treatment each week while continuing to live in the community.
How This Service Can Help
Care is individualized. Your assessment and treatment plan determine the goals, frequency and services that are appropriate for you.
Recovery Stabilization
Support for relapse prevention, emotional regulation, daily routines, medication coordination and rebuilding stability.
Service Coordination
Connection to medical, psychiatric, peer, housing, employment and other resources that affect recovery.
SACOT May Be Appropriate For
- Adults with a primary substance-use disorder and substantial functional impairment
- People stepping down from residential or inpatient treatment
- Individuals with repeated relapse who need a highly structured outpatient setting
- Adults with co-occurring mental-health needs that can be managed safely without 24-hour care
Program Expectations
- Twenty or more hours of clinically intensive programming each week
- TSGBH generally schedules services across five days, with daily hours based on the program plan
- Consistent attendance, active participation and regular progress review
- Transition to a lower or higher level of care when clinical needs change
Schedule & Delivery
SACOT is a demanding treatment schedule. Intake will explain the current daily times, location, transportation expectations and whether any component may be delivered remotely under current policy.
Eligibility, Coverage & Scheduling
Admission requires an assessment, qualifying diagnosis, ASAM-based recommendation, safe outpatient status and required authorization. SACOT is not appropriate for a person who needs medical withdrawal management or 24-hour supervision.
What Happens Next
Our intake team will guide you through the process and tell you what information is neded.
Clinical Assessment
The evaluator determines whether SACOT is the appropriate and safe level of care.
Authorization & Program Orientation
Coverage, schedule, attendance requirements and initial goals are confirmed.
Intensive Treatment & Transition
The team monitors progress and plans the next level of care as stability improves.
Ask About SACOT
Submit a referral and our team will review your needs, coverage, service area and current program capacity.