; Evidence Based Practice Center-Assertive community treatment (ACT) – BBSA – Baltic Black Sea Alliance

Evidence Based Practice Center is the first and only community center in Georgia, established in 2011, that provides assertive community treatment service to clients.Community treatment (ACT) is a holistic approach to treatment and rehabilitation, in contrast to the institution-based, biologically oriented psychiatric system. Center was developed with the support of Georgian-American specialists: psychologist Nino Abdushelishvili and psychiatrist Archil Abashidze, the American organization “People Encouraging People” (PEP) and Open Society Georgia foundation.