Early Intervention in Psychosis focuses on shortening the duration of untreated psychosis and protecting education, work, and relationships from first-episode fallout. This page turns evidence into coordinated steps your team can deploy now: detection pathways from schools, primary care, and ED; rapid assessment that separates prodrome from frank psychosis; and time-bound care plans that blend medication, CBT for psychosis, family work, and social recovery services. If you’re scanning options like a psychosis conference, you’ll find scripts for non-stigmatizing engagement, practical guidance on LAIs vs orals, and pathways that stabilize sleep and circadian routines—because rhythm repair often brings the first functional wins. We emphasize parity policies, transportation help, and tele-visits so access is real, not theoretical.

Implementation lives or dies on speed, continuity, and hope. We outline “single front door” navigation, warm handoffs to peer specialists, and school/work accommodations that prevent life-course derailment. Medication choices prioritize safety, metabolic risk, and shared decisions; CBTp targets distressing beliefs without confrontation; and family sessions build calm communication and relapse plans. Measurement includes symptoms, functioning, and quality of life, not just scales. For staging, relapse signatures, and prodromal care, see Early Psychosis and Prodrome, which complements this page with pre-onset identification and stepped prevention.