Available means does it exist in the service delivery system in the community.
Accessible means can someone get in with some immediacy. Gaps in the service delivery system must be identified and combinations of existing services must be employed. We must move toward a system of care as opposed to the traditional model of continuum of care. Accessibility Issues Accessibility issues include barriers to treatment beyond availability such as language differences, ADA access and mobility concerns, treatment of the homeless, and other diversity issues. Multi-disciplinary treatment has been the preferred model for care.