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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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Core Competencies: Peer Worker Self-Assessment Tools

Each self-assessment tool corresponds to the core competencies for peer support workers in behavioral health services.

Correlates of mental health among Latino farmworkers in North Carolina

Although the sample size is small and the data are from one region, the results support the findings of other studies that document poor mental health among Latino farmworkers, particularly...

COVID-19 Action & Resource Center

LGBTQ youth are 120% more likely to experience homelessness than their straight and cisgender peers. True Colors United has created an online COVID-19 Action & Resource center providing the most...

COVID-19 Guidance for Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities (COVID-19 Rapid Response Network)

This short guide compiles guidance and resources for residential treatment settings.

COVID-19 Resources for SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access, and Recovery (SOAR) Providers

Here are some resources to help SOAR providers continue to assist applicants during COVID-19.

COVID-19 Response: Isolation & Quarantine of Individuals Experiencing Homelessness (COVID-19 Rapid Response Network)

This short guide describes what jurisdictions are doing to achieve quarantine and isolation among communities of people who are unhoused. Cities are taking a wide range of approaches toward securing...

Crisis Intervention Training Report: Current CIT Practices and Recommendations for California

This report summarizes findings from California counties on their crisis intervention training efforts.

Crisis Now: Mobile Crisis Outreach Teams

This webinar reviews the role of Mobile Crisis Outreach Teams (MCOT) in crisis care systems. The presentation covers multiple models being used throughout the United States, with a deeper dive...

Crisis Now: Transforming Services is Within Our Reach

This report summarizes the status, needs, and opportunities for mental health crisis care and offers key recommendations.

Crisis Residential Best Practices Handbook: Practical Guidelines and Resources

This handbook is intended to provide insight for those who are currently operating Crisis Residential Programs and those who are considering opening some type of alternative to psychiatric hospitalization or...

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.