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A Community Guide for Development of a Crisis Diversion Facility: A Model for Effective Community Response to Behavioral Health Crisis

The crisis diversion facility model can be a core component of a coordinated, systemic response, bringing health and service sectors together with law enforcement and first responders in a central...

A Comprehensive Crisis System: Ending Unnecessary Emergency Room Admissions and Jail Bookings Associated with Mental Illness

This paper will serve as a roadmap on how to fund and implement a comprehensive crisis system in your community that will lower the overall cost of healthcare and dramatically...

A Diversion Toolkit for Communities

A Diversion Toolkit for Communities was created for organizations interested in building pre-charge restorative justice diversion (RJD) programs.

A Framework for State/Regional Self-Assessment

This one-page graphic is designed to help states and regions assess their crisis system, from minimally to fully integrated.

A Guide to Laura’s Law

This guidebook starts with a brief history of how Assisted Outpatient Treatment started in California, and then overviews the way AOT works and how to establish it in one's own...

A Guide to Providing Mental Health Services to Immigrants Impacted by Changes to DACA and the COVID-19 Pandemic

This guide was written for those providing or planning to provide mental health and human services to individuals who benefit from DACA.

A Roadmap for Advancing Youth Diversion in Los Angeles County

The report offers a series of recommendations for the LA County juvenile justice system that may be adopted or adapted for other counties.

Achieving Recovery and Attaining Full Employment through the Evidence-Based IPS Supported Employment Approach

This white paper summarizes research findings on supported employment for individuals with SMI and offers best practices.

Active Engagement and Services for Crisis Outreach and Warm Handoffs

BRSS TACS discusses peer and recovery services for people experiencing serious mental illness or substance use disorders, focusing on emergency departments.

Addressing Employee Burnout (COVID-19 Rapid Response Network)

This short guide covers the primary causes of employee burnout, the impact of remote work on employees, and challenges specific to working parents, along with highlighting potential steps to reduce...

The CARE TA Center is dedicated to helping state, county, and local agencies address the disproportionate impact of behavioral health crisis on diverse communities. These resources include an emphasis on tools for understanding and meeting the needs of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC); linguistically diverse communities; lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer identified people (LGBTQ); and vulnerable populations such as youth and people experiencing homelessness.