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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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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 Model Shared Definition of Serious Mental Illness & Practical Strategies for Its Use to Reduce the Number of People with Mental Illnesses in California’s Jails

This resource provides A definition for Serious Mental Illness.

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.

A Virginia Mental Institution for Black Patients, Opened After the Civil War, Yields Trove of Disturbing Records

Psychiatric abuse, forced sterilization, experimental surgeries, and manual labor are some of the “treatments” received by Black mental health patients in psychiatric wards post-Civil-War to the 1960s.

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.

Adapting Custodial Practices to Reduce Trauma for Incarcerated Women

The Urban Institute and its partners, the Center for Effective Public Policy, the Correctional Leaders Association, and the National Center for Victims of Crime, were funded by the National Institute...

Addressing Co-occurring Disorders in Adult Court-Based Programs

This webinar provides an overview of how court-based programs (e.g., problem-solving courts) can effectively address the needs of participants with both mental health and substance use disorders.

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...

Addressing Substance Use in Behavioral Health Crisis Care: A Companion Resource to the SAMHSA Crisis Toolkit

This report highlights states and programs that are demonstrating success integrating substance use disorders in the three core services described in the SAMHSA Crisis Toolkit – crisis call centers, mobile...

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.