Forward Solutions Community Support Program (CSP)

Providing people with severe and persistent mental illness get wrap-around help from a team of dedicated professionals.

About Forward Solutions CSP

A state-certified Community Support Program offering comprehensive support to Dane County residents who have a severe and persistent mental illness and may also have a substance use disorder 

About the ACT Model

Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) is an evidenced-based model of service provision provided by a multidisciplinary team of providers serving individuals with severe mental illness. ACT was developed by the Program for Assertive Community Treatment (PACT)-a program of Mendota Mental Health Institute, in 1972, in Madison, Wisconsin. The ACT model has been disseminated world-wide.In 1970 the State of Wisconsin created certification standards for Wisconsin’s Assertive Community Treatment programs and called them Community Support Programs (CSPs).

Services Provided

  • Medication evaluation, prescribing, and monitoring
  • Case management 
  • Counseling
  • Financial skill development
  • Health assessment & coordination of medical services
  • Navigating housing resources
  • Education & employment services
  • Substance use assessment & referral
  • Trauma informed care
  • Assistance with activities of daily living

Contact Information

For more information please call 608-280-3180.

About Forward Solutions CSP

A state-certified Community Support Program offering comprehensive support to Dane County residents who have a severe and persistent mental illness and may also have a substance use disorder 

About the ACT Model

Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) is an evidenced-based model of service provision provided by a multidisciplinary team of providers serving individuals with severe mental illness. ACT was developed by the Program for Assertive Community Treatment (PACT)-a program of Mendota Mental Health Institute, in 1972, in Madison, Wisconsin. The ACT model has been disseminated world-wide.In 1970 the State of Wisconsin created certification standards for Wisconsin’s Assertive Community Treatment programs and called them Community Support Programs (CSPs).

Services Provided

  • Medication evaluation, prescribing, and monitoring
  • Case management 
  • Counseling
  • Financial skill development
  • Health assessment & coordination of medical services
  • Navigating housing resources
  • Education & employment services
  • Substance use assessment & referral
  • Trauma informed care
  • Assistance with activities of daily living

Contact Information

For more information please call 608-280-3180.

Service Overview

Sharing the path from hope to recovery. We provide innovative health, wellness, and recovery services for individuals and familes.