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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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Cafecito with Steven Samra

Steven Samra is a Peer Specialist of CARE Partner C4 Innovations discussing the role of anti-stigma efforts at the systems, collegial, and personal levels across the crisis care continuum and...

California Association of Youth Courts

This organization supports Youth Courts throughout California: a trauma-informed, restorative justice approach to juvenile justice diversion.

California County Program Administrators Directory

This webpage is a full directory of contact information for Behavioral Health Directors in all counties of California.

Change in Youth Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Majority Hispanic/Latinx US Sample

Contrary to the dominant findings about the increasing mental health challenges for youth during the COVID-19 pandemic, this study in a single Southwestern city found improvement in signs of well-being...

Changing the Conversation

This podcast series discusses critical and timely topics focused on racial equity, homelessness, substance use, mental health, and trauma.

Changing the Trajectory of a New Generation: Universal Access to Early Psychosis Intervention

This paper discusses how we can achieve the bold goal of ensuring universal access to early psychosis intervention in every community.

Civil Commitment and the Mental Health Care Continuum: Historical Trends and Principles for Law and Practice

To meet the challenges in a shifting policy landscape, some guidance is needed to assist state policymakers and practitioners in reforming, implementing, and appropriately targeting commitment law and practice—both inpatient...

Civil Commitment, Involuntary Treatment and the Continuum of Mental Health Services

This video is a recorded conference session from the 2018 Oregon Law & Mental Health Conference. It was presented by Bob Joondeph JD and Sarah Radcliffe JD, of Disability Rights...

Closing the Gap: Using Criminal Justice and Public Health Data to Improve the Identification of Mental Illness

Researchers from Vera’s Substance Use and Mental Health Program created an unprecedented dataset including records from four Washington, DC criminal justice agencies and the Department of Mental Health to study...

Coming Out as LGBTQ Asian and Pacific Islander Americans

Brought to you by The National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance and HRC Foundation, this resource is designed to aid LGBTQ API Americans in navigating intersectional challenges when coming out....

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.