The Arizona Continuance of Mental Health Authority (ACMA) is a state-wide program that provides comprehensive mental health services to individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) and related conditions. ACMA offers a range of services, including 24-hour crisis response, case management, psychotherapy, medication management, and other supportive services. The program is administered by the Arizona Department of Health Services and is funded through a combination of state and federal sources. ACMA is designed to help individuals with SMI remain in their home and community, instead of being institutionalized or hospitalized. The ACMA program comprises three distinct components: the Mental Health Authority (MA), the Arizona Mental Health Managed Care Organization (AMH-MCO), and the Arizona Behavioral Health System (AHS). The MA is responsible for providing mental health services to individuals with SMI. The AMH-MCO is responsible for providing mental health services through managed care. Finally, the AHS is responsible for providing funding and oversight for the MA and AMH-MCO. In addition, ACMA also administers several other programs, such as the Arizona Crisis Intervention Program (CIP), the Arizona Early Intervention Program (AEI), and the Arizona Comprehensive Mental Health Services Program (CM HSP). CIP provides acute mental health services to individuals in crisis, AEI provides early intervention services to children and adolescents, and CM HSP provides comprehensive mental health services to individuals with SMI.