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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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When Going to the Hospital is Just as Bad as Jail

A new lawsuit claims Black Americans with mental illness are being forced into traumatic emergency room stays.

When White Women Cry: How White Women’s Tears Oppress Women of Color

An exploration of the ways in which white women benefit from white privilege through their interactions with Women of Color.

Whole-Person Care for People Experiencing Homelessness and Opioid Use Disorder Toolkit: Part I

This toolkit offers best practices, tools, and resources for those serving people experiencing homelessness and opioid use disorder. It presents the whole person care framework for supporting recovery and housing...

Wildfire Toolkit: Public & Mental Health

This toolkit describes the exposure risk and health impacts (including mental health) of wildfires on Hispanic Americans. Additionally, a list of relevant health resources is provided.

Women in Segregation

What is often ignored are women’s unique pathways into segregation and the differential impact that its restrictive conditions can have on them. This reality requires distinct attention to be placed...

Words Matter: AAP Guidance on Inclusive, Anti-biased Language

The American Academy of Pediatrics encourages the use of inclusive, anti-biased language in all of its publications and communications in order to mitigate and combat bias, avoid stereotypes, remove stigma,...

Worries rise about the welfare of migrant teens in Dallas emergency shelter

Tensions are rising among migrant boys sheltered in a Dallas emergency facility that is packed with over 2000 youths. They are reacting to inadequate information regarding the status of their...

You Will Never See Your Child Again” The Persistent Psychological Effects of Family Separation

Physicians for Human Rights interviewed parents and children who were separated by the Trump Administration at the Southern Border in 2018.

Young Women of Color and Mental Health

This fact sheet includes insights from African-American, Latina, and Native young women about their experiences with mental health.

Youth Incarceration in the United States

This infographic from the Annie E. Casey Foundation is based on federal data and presents positive and negative trends in youth incarceration between 1995 and 2019. It also offers recommendations...

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.