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Find resources and tools for advancing your behavioral health care coordination, criminal justice diversion, and crisis care continuum efforts here.

These resources include products developed by the CARE TA Center, its affiliates, and other state and national organizations, as well as tools and samples from local and county agencies.

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‘Defunding the Police’ and People with Mental Illness

The Bazelon Center argues for removing the role of law enforcement in responding to people with mental illness; rather, they suggest scaling up the capacity of the mental and behavioral...

“I Am Trauma Aware”

To recognize that May is National Trauma Awareness Month, the California Department of Public Health and the California Office of the Surgeon General—in partnership with ACEs Aware—have produced a social...

#Out4MentalHealth

State of the Community Reports, which include health data from our survey of LGBTQ+ Californians, can be found on #Out4MentalHealth webpage under the reports section. Lots of fact sheets about...

11 Steps Toward a Trans-Inclusive, Gender-Affirming Therapy Practice

ZENCARE provide an article specifying 11 steps to aid therapists’ in creating trans-inclusive and affirming therapy practices. They also provide a list of books, article and professional resources to further...

2019 MHA Family Caregiver Toolkit

This toolkit is to help caregivers strengthen relationships with their loved ones with mental illness through materials that educate and empower.

2019 National Survey On Drug Use And Health: American Indians And Alaska Natives (AI/ANs)

View the sub-population slides on American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/ANs) based on the graphics, tables, and figures from the 2019 NSDUH Annual Report.

2021 Children’s Mental Health Report

In this report, we examine the growing body of research on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on children’s mental health, including the results of a survey of thousands of...

21 Things: it’s T time

Transitioning out of foster care can be a scary journey if you are not prepared. FosterClub recommends these 21 things every foster youth should do before they exit out of...

A Caregiver’s Toolkit

This booklet provides resources and suggestions for family caregivers.

A Collaborative Approach to the Treatment of Pregnant Women with Opioid Use Disorders

This manual offers best practices to states, tribes, and local communities on collaborative treatment approaches for pregnant women living with opioid use disorders, and the risks and benefits associated with...

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.