Too many Californians experiencing mental health crisis are unable to receive the behavioral health services they need, resulting in incarceration, hospitalizations, and homelessness.
The Crisis and Recovery Enhancement (CARE) Technical Assistance (TA) Center works to strengthen criminal justice diversion efforts and the crisis care continuum to help all Californians access appropriate wraparound services and supports. The CARE TA Center provides no-cost training, Technical Assistance, and resources to improve behavioral health care coordination for a flexible and seamless care delivery system.
In alignment with the Medi-Cal Healthier California for All initiative, this project promotes a Whole Person Care approach to crisis response and recovery.
Check out our recent magazine Summer 2022 and newly published Implementation Map
The CARE TA Center is excited to announce that the Asset Map is now live! The asset map is an interactive dashboard that presents MHSA-funded crisis continuum of care and justice diversion services in an intuitive and easy-to-use interface. Search by county to find crisis continuum of care and justice diversion services, such as mobile crisis units, hotlines and warmlines, and peer specialist services.
The CARE TA Center "Cafecito" (i.e., small coffee) conversations are 10 to 40-minute recordings of informal conversations about hot topics in the crisis continuum of care and justice diversion.
Search learning and action resources on these critical topics and more:
Explore tools, templates, and models from other counties and organizations, and submit a resource.
Access trainings and technical assistance from the CARE TA Center Team:
Tell us about the needs of your team, agency, or organization so that we can connect you to support.
Training and TA services are provided to California Mental Health Services Act (MHSA)-funded county agencies; local mental health boards; their community-based partners; other key service agencies, such as first responders; and others.
All individuals and organizations are welcome to access the CARE Resource Library, virtual learning events, and newsletters.
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