Delays in receiving treatment for first-episode psychosis can have terrible consequences. For individuals in their teens and 20s, psychosis can interfere with education and careers; it can lead to the loss of friends and it can disrupt families; and it can lead to criminal behavior, suicide, and drug use. In addition, there is evidence that longer delays between the onset of symptoms and the initiation of treatment are associated with poorer symptom and functional outcome.1 The duration of this delay is considerable. For example, in the large NIMH RAISE study of interventions for first-episode psychosis, the average time to first treatment was a staggering 74 weeks.2 Other studies have found similar durations. There are a number of factors that contribute to these delays in treatment, including the nature of psychotic symptoms, which often include a loss of insight or suspicions about people who wish to be helpful.