 Matrix:
Children and Family Services
SAMHSA Technical Assistance and Public Resources
Focus Area: Children and Families
Programs Sorted by Topic Area
Topics include:
·
AMERICAN INDIAN, ALASKA NATIVE, TRIBAL GROUPS
·
CHILD, ADOLESCENT AND FAMILY MENTAL HEALTH & SYSTEMS OF CARE
· CHILD
WELFARE
· CO-OCCURRING
DISORDERS
· EARLY
CHILDHOOD
· EMERGENCY
MENTAL HEALTH & TRAUMATIC STRESS
· EVIDENCE
BASED PROGRAMS AND PRACTICES
· MENTAL
HEALTH RESOURCES
· REFUGEE
MENTAL HEALTH
· SCHOOL-BASED
MENTAL HEALTH
· SUBSTANCE
ABUSE PREVENTION
· SUBSTANCE
ABUSE RESOURCES
· SUBSTANCE
ABUSE TREATMENT
· SUICIDE
PREVENTION
· YOUTH
VIOLENCE PREVENTION
AMERICAN INDIAN, ALASKA
NATIVE, TRIBAL GROUPS
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Circles of Care Evaluation Technical Assistance Center
This program supports American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN)communities who
are transforming behavioral health service programs for children with serious
emotional and behavioral disturbances (SEBD). The Circles of Care
Evaluation Technical Assistance Center (CoCETAC) provides evaluation technical
assistance to the AI/AN communities who are funded through the Circles of Care
Initiative. CMHS funds the Center through an agreement with the National
Institute for Mental Health.
Related Websites:
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Technical Assistance for Circles of Care and Tribal Services Grant
Communities: Indian Children’s Mental Health Initiative (ICMHI)
The Center
for Mental Health Services and
Indian Health Service collaborate to provide technical assistance to
tribal/urban Indian recipients of both the Circles of Care grant program and
Systems of Care implementation grants. This cooperative effort is sometimes
referred to as the Indian Children's Mental Health Initiative. The
American Indian owned and governed organization provides expertise to transform
systems of care for American Indian/Alaska Native children and families; to
support youth and parent consumer organizations, and to disseminate information
about tribal systems of care.
Related Websites:
http://www.nicwa.org
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CHILD, ADOLESCENT AND
FAMILY MENTAL HEALTH & SYSTEMS OF CARE
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Circles of Care Evaluation Technical Assistance Center
This program supports American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN)communities who
are transforming behavioral health service programs for children with serious
emotional and behavioral disturbances (SEBD). The Circles of Care
Evaluation Technical Assistance Center (CoCETAC) provides evaluation technical
assistance to the AI/AN communities who are funded through the Circles of Care
Initiative. CMHS funds the Center through an agreement with the National
Institute for Mental Health.
Related Websites:
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Co-occurring Center for Excellence
The National Co-Occurring Center for Excellence (COCE), launched in 2004, is
designed to support state and community-based efforts to provide effective
treatment services to individuals with co-occurring substance abuse and mental
disorders, both adults and youth.
COCE technical assistance and cross training is primarily targeted to states
currently receiving one of SAMHSA's State Incentive Grants for Treatment of
Persons with Co-Occurring Substance Related and Mental Disorders (COSIG)
grants. These grants, first awarded in 2003, are intended to improve states'
abilities to provide integrated treatment services to people with co-occurring
disorders.
In addition, COCE services are available to all other states, cities, counties,
tribes and tribal organizations, community-based providers, educational
establishments, criminal justice-related entities, and other social and public
health providers seeking to enhance their ability to deal with individuals with
co-occurring disorders.
On issues related to co-occurring disorders, COCE will provide technical
assistance and cross training on a range of topics; convene national and
regional conferences, meetings, and workshops; conduct literature searches; and
prepare analyses papers, articles, and conference presentations to disseminate
state-of-the-art information on these issues.
Related Websites:
www.coce.samhsa.gov or
Phone: (301) 951-3369, or
E-mail samhsacoce@cdmgroup.com
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National Technical Assistance Center for Children’s Mental Health
The National Technical Assistance Center for Children's Mental Health
serves as a national resource to support and strengthen the capacity of states,
territories, tribes and communities to transform their mental health systems to
meet the diverse and complex needs of children and adolescents with or at risk
for serious emotional disturbances and their families.
Related Websites:
http://gucchd.georgetown.edu/programs/ta_center/index.html
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National Technical Assistance Center on Youth Transition
The Partnerships for Youth Transition initiative funds five sites across the
nation to develop, implement and sustain comprehensive transition programs for
youth with emotional and behavioral difficulties (EBD) as they enter adulthood.
The Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative and the Annie E. Casey Foundation
have awarded additional funding to the University of South Florida to develop a
National Technical Assistance (TA) Center on Youth Transition. The Center will
provide and coordinate training and consultation with the five sites to build
their capacity in the development, implementation, and enhancement of
transition practices, systems, and outcomes for young people with serious
emotional disturbances who are between the ages of 14 and 25. This
initiative is co-funded with the Department of Education’s Office of Special
Education Programs.
Related Websites:
http://rtckids.fmhi.usf.edu/
http://ntacyt.fmhi.usf.edu/index2.cfm
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Research and Training Center for Children’s Mental Health
The RTC aims to address the need for improved services and outcomes for children
with serious emotional/behavioral disabilities and their families. The Center
conducts policy relevant studies, synthesizes and shares existing knowledge,
provides training and consultation, and serves as a resource for other
researchers, policy makers, and administrators in the public system, and
organizations representing parents, consumers, advocates, professional
societies, and practitioners.
Related Websites:
http://rtckids.fmhi.usf.edu/
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Research & Training Center on Family Support and Children’s
Mental Health
The Center promotes effective community-based, culturally competent,
family-centered services for families and their children who are, or may be
affected by, mental, emotional or behavioral disorders. This is accomplished
through collaborative research partnerships with family members, service
providers, policy makers, and other concerned persons.
Related Websites:
http://www.rtc.pdx.edu/
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Statewide Family Networks and Support Program Technical Assistance
Center
The Statewide Family Network grantees are family-run organizations that receive
funding from the Center for Mental Health Services through the Statewide Family
Network Program.
Leaders in the family networks come from diverse backgrounds. While these
family members are resilient, dedicated, and knowledgeable about children’s
mental health issues, it is important to the family partnership movement to
assure that they have adequate leadership and organizational development
training. The Statewide Family Networks Technical Assistance Center strives to
create a community home-place that links families and provides unique
partnership and information. The Statewide Family Networks and Support Program
Technical Assistance Center works with the family networks to assure
opportunities to share information between family networks, build relationships
and partnerships across programs and to provide assistance in non-profit
development.
Related Websites:
http://www.tacenter.net/statewide/index.cfm
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Systems of Care
Systemsofcare.samhsa.gov is a
website devoted to providing information about the mental health of children,
youth and families. A system of care is a coordinated network of
community-based services and supports that are organized to meet the challenges
of children and youth with serious mental health needs and their families.
Families and youth work in partnership with public and private organizations to
design mental health services and supports that are effective, that build on
the strengths of individuals, and that address each person's cultural and
linguistic needs. A system of care helps
children, youth and families function better at home, in school, in the
community and throughout life.
Related website:
http://systemsofcare.samhsa.gov
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Technical Assistance for Circles of Care and Tribal Services Grant
Communities: Indian Children’s Mental Health Initiative (ICMHI)
The Center
for Mental Health Services and
Indian Health Service collaborate to provide technical assistance to
tribal/urban Indian recipients of both the Circles of Care grant program and
Systems of Care implementation grants. This cooperative effort is sometimes
referred to as the Indian Children's Mental Health Initiative. The
American Indian owned and governed organization provides expertise to transform
systems of care for American Indian/Alaska Native children and families; to
support youth and parent consumer organizations, and to disseminate information
about tribal systems of care.
Related Websites:
http://www.nicwa.org
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Technical Assistance Partnership for Child and Family Mental Health
The Technical Assistance Partnership for Child and Family Mental Health (TA
Partnership) operates under contract with the federal Center for Mental Health
Services to provide technical assistance to system of care communities funded
by the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children and Their
Families Program.
The TA Partnership, a collaboration of organizations, provides a model for the
family/youth professional relationship that is an essential value of the
systems of care work. Families and youth must share a leadership role in
planning, implementing, and evaluating family-driven and youth-guided systems
of care in their community. The TA Partnership provides a staff of family
members and professionals with extensive practice experience, grounded in an
organization with vast research experience.
Related Websites:
http://www.tapartnership.org/
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CHILD WELFARE
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National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare
NCSACW addresses the needs of families involved in the Child Welfare System as a
result of parental substance use. NCSACW's goals are to develop and implement a
comprehensive program of information gathering and dissemination, to provide
technical assistance, and to develop knowledge that promotes effective
practice, organizational, and system changes at the local, state, and national
levels.
Related Websites:
http://www.ncsacw.samhsa.gov
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National Technical Assistance Center for Children’s Mental Health
The National Technical Assistance Center for Children's Mental Health
serves as a national resource to support and strengthen the capacity of states,
territories, tribes and communities to transform their mental health systems to
meet the diverse and complex needs of children and adolescents with or at risk
for serious emotional disturbances and their families.
Related Websites:
http://gucchd.georgetown.edu/programs/ta_center/index.html
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CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS
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Center on Women, Violence, and Trauma
The Center on Women, Violence, and Trauma is a resource to
provide nationally recognized expert leadership and technical support to States
and communities who seek to integrate mental health, substance abuse, and
related social service systems with trauma-informed services in order to
improve services to trauma survivors. A fundamental priority governing
all of the Center’s activities is to develop consumer leadership—women with the
lived experience of trauma—in moving the trauma agenda forward.
The Center is designed to:
-
Develop and synthesize a knowledge base about trauma systems, programs, and
interventions
-
Spread information about emerging best practices and provide related technical
assistance
-
Develop leadership networks regarding policies and practices, and
-
Stimulate and help to implement state and local change
The Center builds upon a decade of research and experience in implementing
trauma-informed services, including the nine-site, SAMHSA–sponsored Women,
Co-Occurring Disorders, and Violence Study.
Related Websites:
www.mentalhealth.org/womenandtrauma
Contact: Center Staff
Phone: 941-349-8213.
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Co-occurring Center for Excellence
The National Co-Occurring Center for Excellence (COCE), launched in 2004, is
designed to support state and community-based efforts to provide effective
treatment services to individuals with co-occurring substance abuse and mental
disorders, both adults and youth.
COCE technical assistance and cross training is primarily targeted to states
currently receiving one of SAMHSA's State Incentive Grants for Treatment of
Persons with Co-Occurring Substance Related and Mental Disorders (COSIG)
grants. These grants, first awarded in 2003, are intended to improve states'
abilities to provide integrated treatment services to people with co-occurring
disorders.
In addition, COCE services are available to all other states, cities, counties,
tribes and tribal organizations, community-based providers, educational
establishments, criminal justice-related entities, and other social and public
health providers seeking to enhance their ability to deal with individuals with
co-occurring disorders.
On issues related to co-occurring disorders, COCE will provide technical
assistance and cross training on a range of topics; convene national and
regional conferences, meetings, and workshops; conduct literature searches; and
prepare analyses papers, articles, and conference presentations to disseminate
state-of-the-art information on these issues.
Related Websites:
www.coce.samhsa.gov or
Phone: (301) 951-3369, or
E-mail samhsacoce@cdmgroup.com
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SAMHSA’s Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Center for
Excellence
FASD is an umbrella term describing the range of effects that can occur in an
individual whose mother drank alcohol during pregnancy. These effects may
include physical, mental, behavioral, and/or learning disabilities with
possible lifelong implications. SAMHSA’s Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
(FASD) Center for Excellence is a Federal initiative devoted to facilitating
the development and improvement of FASD prevention, treatment, and care systems
in the United States; and providing national leadership, information, and
resources on FASD to professionals, at-risk women and teens of
childbearing age, individuals with an FASD, and families. The Center’s Web site
provides information,
materials and
resources about FASD. Should you need technical assistance or have
questions about the Center’s resources, please use the Center’s
Ask Our Information Specialist or e-mail your questions or comments to
fasdcenter@samhsa.hhs.gov.
Related Websites:
http://fasdcenter.samhsa.gov or call
Phone: 1-866-STOPFAS (786-7327)
SAMHSA Contact: Ammie A. Bonsu, MPH, Center for Substance Abuse
Prevention/SAMHSA;
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EARLY CHILDHOOD
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Building Blocks for a Healthy Future
Building Blocks for a Healthy Future is an early childhood website
promoting prevention through healthy lifestyles for children and for parents,
caregivers and educators. Building Blocks helps to open lines of
communication with young children and keep those lines of communication open as
they grow older.
Related Websites:
www.bblocks.samhsa.gov
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National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence
Prevention
The National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention is
a training and technical assistance center for Federal grantees and others
working to promote mental health and prevent youth violence among children,
their families, and other adults. The National Center works to assist
Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative, Youth Violence Prevention and
Targeted Capacity Expansion grantees fully attain their goals of interagency
collaboration and adoption of evidence-based practices to reduce violence and
substance abuse, and promote healthy childhood development and resiliency. The
Center also works to provide other local education agencies, communities, and
families with access to resources and materials to enhance their ability to
undertake collaborative efforts to prevent school violence and enhance
resilience.
Related Websites:
http://www.promoteprevent.org/
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National Resource Center for Child Traumatic Stress (part of the
National Center for Child Traumatic Stress)
The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (the Network) is a 54-center
Network, supported under a SAMHSA/CMHS cooperative agreement, and coordinated
by the UCLA-Duke University National Center for Child Traumatic Stress
(NCCTS). The NCCTS supports the Network's mission to raise the standard
of care and improve access to services for traumatized children, their
families, and communities throughout the United States. In collaboration with
Network member sites, the Network helps develop numerous products that address
different types of trauma, and assists in the dissemination of resources
targeted at multiple audiences, including parents and caregivers, health care
professionals, school personnel, first responders, law enforcement officials,
the news media, and the general public. Available resources range from
fact sheets on child trauma for caretakers and educators, to toolkits and
training materials for service providers on various aspects of child traumatic
stress. Centers within the Network may provide training, clinical
services, and/or consultation on child traumatic stress within the scope of
their program expertise.
For more information on the Network, including current centers, activities,
resources, and how it helps children and families, please visit
Related Websites:
www.NCTSNet.org, or
Email:info@NCTSN.org
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National Technical Assistance Center for Children’s Mental Health
The National Technical Assistance Center for Children's Mental Health
serves as a national resource to support and strengthen the capacity of states,
territories, tribes and communities to transform their mental health systems to
meet the diverse and complex needs of children and adolescents with or at risk
for serious emotional disturbances and their families.
Related Websites:
http://gucchd.georgetown.edu/programs/ta_center/index.html
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SAMHSA’s Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Center for
Excellence
FASD is an umbrella term describing the range of effects that can occur in an
individual whose mother drank alcohol during pregnancy. These effects may
include physical, mental, behavioral, and/or learning disabilities with
possible lifelong implications. SAMHSA’s Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
(FASD) Center for Excellence is a Federal initiative devoted to facilitating
the development and improvement of FASD prevention, treatment, and care systems
in the United States; and providing national leadership, information, and
resources on FASD to professionals, at-risk women and teens of
childbearing age, individuals with an FASD, and families. The Center’s Web site
provides information,
materials and
resources about FASD. Should you need technical assistance or have
questions about the Center’s resources, please use the Center’s
Ask Our Information Specialist or e-mail your questions or comments to
fasdcenter@samhsa.hhs.gov.
Related Websites:
http://fasdcenter.samhsa.gov or call
Phone: 1-866-STOPFAS (786-7327)
SAMHSA Contact: Ammie A. Bonsu, MPH, Center for Substance Abuse
Prevention/SAMHSA;
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EMERGENCY MENTAL HEALTH
& TRAUMATIC STRESS
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Center on Women, Violence, and Trauma
The Center on Women, Violence, and Trauma is a resource to
provide nationally recognized expert leadership and technical support to States
and communities who seek to integrate mental health, substance abuse, and
related social service systems with trauma-informed services in order to
improve services to trauma survivors. A fundamental priority governing
all of the Center’s activities is to develop consumer leadership—women with the
lived experience of trauma—in moving the trauma agenda forward.
The Center is designed to:
-
Develop and synthesize a knowledge base about trauma systems, programs, and
interventions
-
Spread information about emerging best practices and provide related technical
assistance
-
Develop leadership networks regarding policies and practices, and
-
Stimulate and help to implement state and local change
The Center builds upon a decade of research and experience in implementing
trauma-informed services, including the nine-site, SAMHSA–sponsored Women,
Co-Occurring Disorders, and Violence Study.
Related Websites:
www.mentalhealth.org/womenandtrauma
Contact: Center Staff
Phone: 941-349-8213.
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National Resource Center for Child Traumatic Stress (part of the
National Center for Child Traumatic Stress)
The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (the Network) is a 54-center
Network, supported under a SAMHSA/CMHS cooperative agreement, and coordinated
by the UCLA-Duke University National Center for Child Traumatic Stress
(NCCTS). The NCCTS supports the Network's mission to raise the standard
of care and improve access to services for traumatized children, their
families, and communities throughout the United States. In collaboration with
Network member sites, the Network helps develop numerous products that address
different types of trauma, and assists in the dissemination of resources
targeted at multiple audiences, including parents and caregivers, health care
professionals, school personnel, first responders, law enforcement officials,
the news media, and the general public. Available resources range from
fact sheets on child trauma for caretakers and educators, to toolkits and
training materials for service providers on various aspects of child traumatic
stress. Centers within the Network may provide training, clinical
services, and/or consultation on child traumatic stress within the scope of
their program expertise.
For more information on the Network, including current centers, activities,
resources, and how it helps children and families, please visit
Related Websites:
www.NCTSNet.org, or
Email:info@NCTSN.org
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Refugee Mental Health Program (RMHP)
The RMHP is conducted through an Intra-Agency Agreement with the Department of
Health and Human Services, Administration for Children & Families, Office
of Refugee Resettlement. Services are offered free of charge to any
public or private organizations concerned with the well-being of refugees who
are being resettled in the United States. These services include: on-site
and distance consultation, refugee community assessments, program development
and dissemination of technical assistance documents, and workshops and training
programs for refugee resettlement staff, mental health personnel, or other
providers. The RMHP is staffed by two full-time SAMHSA public health
advisors.
Related Websites:
http://www.refugeewellbeing.samhsa.gov/
Contact: Captain John J. Tuskan, Jr., USPHS, Center for Mental
Health Services, SAMHSA
Email:
john.tuskan@samhsa.hhs.gov,
Phone: (240) 276-1845
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SAMHSA Disaster Technical Assistance Center (DTAC)
The SAMHSA DTAC assists the States and Territories with “all hazards” disaster
response planning and supports collaboration between mental health and
substance abuse authorities, Federal agencies, and non-governmental
organizations. The SAMHSA DTAC provides consultation to review disaster
plans, conducts literature reviews, and brokers knowledge and support.
The SAMHSA DTAC Web site offers valuable resources including The Dialogue, a
quarterly technical assistance bulletin.
SAMHSA DTAC staff also organize training events and workshops and share the
experiences of States that have confronted disasters. The SAMHSA DTAC
houses a collection of materials, including those developed by crisis
counseling programs and peer-reviewed literature.
Related Websites:
http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/dtac/default.asp
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EVIDENCE BASED PROGRAMS AND
PRACTICES
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Circles of Care Evaluation Technical Assistance Center
This program supports American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN)communities who
are transforming behavioral health service programs for children with serious
emotional and behavioral disturbances (SEBD). The Circles of Care
Evaluation Technical Assistance Center (CoCETAC) provides evaluation technical
assistance to the AI/AN communities who are funded through the Circles of Care
Initiative. CMHS funds the Center through an agreement with the National
Institute for Mental Health.
Related Websites:
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Co-occurring Center for Excellence
The National Co-Occurring Center for Excellence (COCE), launched in 2004, is
designed to support state and community-based efforts to provide effective
treatment services to individuals with co-occurring substance abuse and mental
disorders, both adults and youth.
COCE technical assistance and cross training is primarily targeted to states
currently receiving one of SAMHSA's State Incentive Grants for Treatment of
Persons with Co-Occurring Substance Related and Mental Disorders (COSIG)
grants. These grants, first awarded in 2003, are intended to improve states'
abilities to provide integrated treatment services to people with co-occurring
disorders.
In addition, COCE services are available to all other states, cities, counties,
tribes and tribal organizations, community-based providers, educational
establishments, criminal justice-related entities, and other social and public
health providers seeking to enhance their ability to deal with individuals with
co-occurring disorders.
On issues related to co-occurring disorders, COCE will provide technical
assistance and cross training on a range of topics; convene national and
regional conferences, meetings, and workshops; conduct literature searches; and
prepare analyses papers, articles, and conference presentations to disseminate
state-of-the-art information on these issues.
Related Websites:
www.coce.samhsa.gov or
Phone: (301) 951-3369, or
E-mail samhsacoce@cdmgroup.com
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National Registry of Effective Programs & Practices (NREPP)
NREPP is a voluntary rating and classification system for mental health and
substance abuse prevention and treatment interventions – a system designed to
categorize and disseminate information about programs and practices that meet
established evidentiary criteria. NREPP began in 1998 as the National
Registry of Effective Prevention Programs within SAMHA’s Center for Substance
Abuse Prevention (CSAP). From 1998 through 2004, NREPP reviewed over
1,100 substance abuse prevention programs, with over 150 programs achieving
Registry status. Beginning in 2004, SAMHSA began expanding the NREPP to include
reviews of interventions in other SAMHSA domains of substance abuse treatment,
and mental health promotion and treatment. As part of the expansion and
evolution of this system, SAMHSA solicited public comments on the agency’s
plans for NREPP through a Federal Register notice in Fall 2005.
SAMHSA will launch the expanded NREPP in 2006. The NREPP will feature a
new web site (www.nationalregistry.samhsa.gov)
that emphasizes comprehensive and transparent information on both the
scientific basis and the practicality of interventions to prevent and/or treat
mental and addictive disorders. In addition to the scientific reviews and
ratings, SAMHSA will provide information on the readiness for dissemination of
rated interventions, including information on the nature and types of available
implementation materials and trainings, as well as staffing and other financial
resources that are necessary to successfully implement the program or practice
in typical community-based settings.
Current web site is www.modelprograms.samhsa.gov
In 2006, a new NREPP web site will be launched at
www.nationalregistry.samhsa.gov
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Research and Training Center for Children’s Mental Health
The RTC aims to address the need for improved services and outcomes for children
with serious emotional/behavioral disabilities and their families. The Center
conducts policy relevant studies, synthesizes and shares existing knowledge,
provides training and consultation, and serves as a resource for other
researchers, policy makers, and administrators in the public system, and
organizations representing parents, consumers, advocates, professional
societies, and practitioners.
Related Websites:
http://rtckids.fmhi.usf.edu/
|
Research & Training Center on Family Support and Children’s
Mental Health
The Center promotes effective community-based, culturally competent,
family-centered services for families and their children who are, or may be
affected by, mental, emotional or behavioral disorders. This is accomplished
through collaborative research partnerships with family members, service
providers, policy makers, and other concerned persons.
Related Websites:
http://www.rtc.pdx.edu/
|
SAMHSA’s Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Center for
Excellence
FASD is an umbrella term describing the range of effects that can occur in an
individual whose mother drank alcohol during pregnancy. These effects may
include physical, mental, behavioral, and/or learning disabilities with
possible lifelong implications. SAMHSA’s Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
(FASD) Center for Excellence is a Federal initiative devoted to facilitating
the development and improvement of FASD prevention, treatment, and care systems
in the United States; and providing national leadership, information, and
resources on FASD to professionals, at-risk women and teens of
childbearing age, individuals with an FASD, and families. The Center’s Web site
provides information,
materials and
resources about FASD. Should you need technical assistance or have
questions about the Center’s resources, please use the Center’s
Ask Our Information Specialist or e-mail your questions or comments to
fasdcenter@samhsa.hhs.gov.
Related Websites:
http://fasdcenter.samhsa.gov or call
Phone: 1-866-STOPFAS (786-7327)
SAMHSA Contact: Ammie A. Bonsu, MPH, Center for Substance Abuse
Prevention/SAMHSA;
|
Technical Assistance for Circles of Care and Tribal Services Grant
Communities: Indian Children’s Mental Health Initiative (ICMHI)
The Center
for Mental Health Services and
Indian Health Service collaborate to provide technical assistance to
tribal/urban Indian recipients of both the Circles of Care grant program and
Systems of Care implementation grants. This cooperative effort is sometimes
referred to as the Indian Children's Mental Health Initiative. The
American Indian owned and governed organization provides expertise to transform
systems of care for American Indian/Alaska Native children and families; to
support youth and parent consumer organizations, and to disseminate information
about tribal systems of care.
Related Websites:
http://www.nicwa.org
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MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES
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A Family Guide to Keeping Youth Mentally Healthy and Drug Free
This public education website was developed to support the efforts of parents
and other caring adults to promote mental health and prevent the use of
alcohol, tobacco and illegal drugs among 7-18 year olds.
Related Websites:
http://www.family.samhsa.gov
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Fifteen (15) + Make Time to Listen…Take Time to Talk… About
Bullying National Dissemination Project
The 15+ Make Time to Listen...Take Time to Talk is a multimedia social marketing
campaign about bullying prevention. It is based on the premise that
parents who talk with their children about what is happening in their lives are
better able to guide their children toward more positive, skill-enhancing
activities and friendships. The campaign provides practical guidance for
parents and caregivers on how to strengthen their relationship with their
children by spending at least 15 minutes of daily, undivided time with them and
focusing on them.
Related Websites:
http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/15plus
Phone: 1-800-789-2647 or 1 (866) 889-2647 (TDD)
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Formula and Discretionary Grant Allotments, Summaries by State, FY
2003/FY 2004
This web page provides information about SAMHSA’s formula and discretionary
grant allotments by State.
Related Websites:
http://samhsa.gov/statesummaries/index.aspx
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Mental Health Services Locator
This web page provides links to public information about mental health and
mental illness and where to get help.
Related Websites:
http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/databases
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National Mental Health Information Center
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA)
National Mental Health Information Center provides information about mental
health via a toll-free telephone number, a website, and more than 600
publications.
The National Mental Health Information Center was developed for users of mental
health services and their families, the general public, policy makers,
providers, and the media.
Information Center staff members are skilled at listening and responding to
questions from the public and professionals. The staff quickly direct callers
to Federal, State, and local organizations dedicated to treating and preventing
mental illnesses. The Information Center also has information on Federal
grants, conferences, and other events.
Related Websites:
http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov
Phone: 1-800-789-2647 or 1 (866) 889-2647 (TDD)
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National Resource Center for Child Traumatic Stress (part of the
National Center for Child Traumatic Stress)
The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (the Network) is a 54-center
Network, supported under a SAMHSA/CMHS cooperative agreement, and coordinated
by the UCLA-Duke University National Center for Child Traumatic Stress
(NCCTS). The NCCTS supports the Network's mission to raise the standard
of care and improve access to services for traumatized children, their
families, and communities throughout the United States. In collaboration with
Network member sites, the Network helps develop numerous products that address
different types of trauma, and assists in the dissemination of resources
targeted at multiple audiences, including parents and caregivers, health care
professionals, school personnel, first responders, law enforcement officials,
the news media, and the general public. Available resources range from
fact sheets on child trauma for caretakers and educators, to toolkits and
training materials for service providers on various aspects of child traumatic
stress. Centers within the Network may provide training, clinical
services, and/or consultation on child traumatic stress within the scope of
their program expertise.
For more information on the Network, including current centers, activities,
resources, and how it helps children and families, please visit
Related Websites:
www.NCTSNet.org, or
Email:info@NCTSN.org
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National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline supports suicide prevention through a
national network of crisis centers which take calls from the national suicide
prevention hotline number
1-800-273-TALK (8255). Callers at risk for suicide, or those
concerned about them, can receive help at any time of the day or night by
calling 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
Related Websites:
www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org
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National Suicide Prevention Resource Center
The National Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) supports suicide
prevention with the best of science, skills and practice. The Center provides
prevention support, training, and informational materials to strengthen suicide
prevention networks and advance the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention.
Related Websites:
http://www.sprc.org
Phone: 877-GET-SPRC (438-7772)
TTY: 617-964-5448
Email: info@sprc.org
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REFUGEE MENTAL HEALTH
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National Resource Center for Child Traumatic Stress (part of the
National Center for Child Traumatic Stress)
The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (the Network) is a 54-center
Network, supported under a SAMHSA/CMHS cooperative agreement, and coordinated
by the UCLA-Duke University National Center for Child Traumatic Stress
(NCCTS). The NCCTS supports the Network's mission to raise the standard
of care and improve access to services for traumatized children, their
families, and communities throughout the United States. In collaboration with
Network member sites, the Network helps develop numerous products that address
different types of trauma, and assists in the dissemination of resources
targeted at multiple audiences, including parents and caregivers, health care
professionals, school personnel, first responders, law enforcement officials,
the news media, and the general public. Available resources range from
fact sheets on child trauma for caretakers and educators, to toolkits and
training materials for service providers on various aspects of child traumatic
stress. Centers within the Network may provide training, clinical
services, and/or consultation on child traumatic stress within the scope of
their program expertise.
For more information on the Network, including current centers, activities,
resources, and how it helps children and families, please visit
Related Websites:
www.NCTSNet.org, or
Email:info@NCTSN.org
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Refugee Mental Health Program (RMHP)
The RMHP is conducted through an Intra-Agency Agreement with the Department of
Health and Human Services, Administration for Children & Families, Office
of Refugee Resettlement. Services are offered free of charge to any
public or private organizations concerned with the well-being of refugees who
are being resettled in the United States. These services include: on-site
and distance consultation, refugee community assessments, program development
and dissemination of technical assistance documents, and workshops and training
programs for refugee resettlement staff, mental health personnel, or other
providers. The RMHP is staffed by two full-time SAMHSA public health
advisors.
Related Websites:
http://www.refugeewellbeing.samhsa.gov/
Contact: Captain John J. Tuskan, Jr., USPHS, Center for Mental
Health Services, SAMHSA
Email:
john.tuskan@samhsa.hhs.gov,
Phone: (240) 276-1845
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SCHOOL-BASED MENTAL HEALTH
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National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence
Prevention
The National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention is
a training and technical assistance center for Federal grantees and others
working to promote mental health and prevent youth violence among children,
their families, and other adults. The National Center works to assist
Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative, Youth Violence Prevention and
Targeted Capacity Expansion grantees fully attain their goals of interagency
collaboration and adoption of evidence-based practices to reduce violence and
substance abuse, and promote healthy childhood development and resiliency. The
Center also works to provide other local education agencies, communities, and
families with access to resources and materials to enhance their ability to
undertake collaborative efforts to prevent school violence and enhance
resilience.
Related Websites:
http://www.promoteprevent.org/
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Training and Technical Assistance Centers for School-based Mental
Health
Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA) & SAMHSA/CMHS have a
cooperative agreement to support two National-level Training and Technical
Assistance Centers for Mental Health in Schools.
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The Center for School Mental Health Analysis and Action provides leadership to
advance effective interdisciplinary school-based mental health programs.
http://csmha.umaryland.edu
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National Center for Mental Health in Schools works to improve outcomes for
young people by enhancing the field of mental health in schools.
http://smhp.psych.ucla.edu
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SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION
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Center for Substance Abuse Prevention Strategic Prevention
Framework Advancement and Support (SPFAS) Project
SPFAS supports the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) in providing a
comprehensive, integrated approach to advancing prevention outcomes through the
Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment (SAPT) Block Grant with the States.
SPFAS services are available to the State Substance Abuse Directors and
Prevention Coordinators through CSAP State Project Officers. It works
with the States to: 1) expand their decision-making capacity to improve the
accountability and effectiveness of State prevention systems; and 2)
helpachieve SAMHSA’s National Outcome Measures through use of the Strategic
Prevention Framework (SPF) and performance management processes. SPFAS also
assists CSAP in conducting State prevention system improvement reviews,
provides national meetings and technical assistance to States, provides Synar
sampling support to CSAP and manages a Block Grant prevention database.
Contact: Gwyndolyn Ensley, MSW, Division of State and Community
Assistance, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, SAMHSA;
Email: gwyndolyn.ensley@samhsa.hhs.gov;
Phone: 240-276-2546
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Formula and Discretionary Grant Allotments, Summaries by State
This web page provides information about SAMHSA’s formula and discretionary
grant allotments by State.
Related Websites:
http://samhsa.gov/statesummaries/index.aspx
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National Centers for the Application of Prevention Technologies
(CAPTS)
Through five regionally focused Centers for the Application of Prevention
Technologies (CAPTs), CSAP provides training and technical assistance on
effective substance abuse prevention programs, practices and policies.
Within each geographic region, CAPT efforts are directed to expanding capacity
and strengthening performance and accountability for substance abuse prevention
services delivered at State and community levels. Primary client groups
served by CSAP's national CAPT network are States with State Incentive Grants
and active sub-recipients; additional client groups may be served with
additional resources.
Related Websites:
http://captus.samhsa.gov
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Office on National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) National Youth
Anti-Drug Media Campaign
The Campaign is a strategically integrated communications effort that combines
advertising with public communications outreach to deliver anti-drug messages
and skills to America's youth, their parents and other influential adults.
Related Websites:
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Prevention Pathways
Prevention Pathways is your gateway to information on prevention programs,
program implementation, evaluation technical assistance, online courses, (CEUs
available for some courses), and a wealth of other prevention
resources. This resource is now part of CSAP’s new Data
Coordination and Consolidation Center (DCCC) Service and Accountability System
(CSAMs) but can still be accessed using the same web address.
Related Websites:
http://preventionpathways.samhsa.gov/
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Prevention Platform
The Prevention Platform is an on-line resource for substance abuse prevention
that operationalizes SAMHSA's Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF). The
Prevention Platform provides interactive applications to State system service
providers, practitioners, and other Preventionists for each of the five steps
of the SPF. The Prevention Platform also offers practical support to
State prevention service systems for strategic planning, monitoring,
evaluation, and reporting on their programs. With a PC and a Web browser,
anyone can access the training, technical assistance and substance abuse
prevention databases made available through the Prevention Platform.
This resource is now part of CSAP's new Data Coordination and Consolidation
Center (DCCC) Service and Accountability System (CSAMs) but can still be
accessed using the same web address.
Related Websites:
http://preventionplatform.samhsa.gov
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Reach Out Now (RON) and Reach Out Now National Teach-In (RONTI)
RON/RONTI is a public education initiative that provides teachers and families
of children ages 10-12 underage alcohol use prevention materials. The
materials are created through a collaborative effort between SAMHSA and
Scholastic Inc., to provide school-based, underage alcohol use prevention
materials in time for Alcohol Awareness Month each April. This two-part set of
materials is designed especially for use by fifth- and sixth-grade students,
their families, and their teachers. The materials are sent to fifth- and
sixth-grade classroom teachers nationwide each year. The materials reinforce
the messages about the harms and dangers of underage alcohol use. RONTI
encourages prominent national, State, and local leaders to conduct teach-ins
for fifth- and/or sixth-grade classrooms nationwide during Alcohol Awareness
Month. The teach-in curriculum focuses on the lessons in the Reach Out Now
materials.
Related Websites:
www.teachin.samhsa.gov
Contact: Gwyndolyn Ensley, Center for Substance Abuse
Prevention, SAMHSA;
Email: gwyndolyn.ensley@samhsa.hhs.gov
Phone: (240) 276-2546
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SAMHSA’s Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Center for
Excellence
FASD is an umbrella term describing the range of effects that can occur in an
individual whose mother drank alcohol during pregnancy. These effects may
include physical, mental, behavioral, and/or learning disabilities with
possible lifelong implications. SAMHSA’s Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
(FASD) Center for Excellence is a Federal initiative devoted to facilitating
the development and improvement of FASD prevention, treatment, and care systems
in the United States; and providing national leadership, information, and
resources on FASD to professionals, at-risk women and teens of
childbearing age, individuals with an FASD, and families. The Center’s Web site
provides information,
materials and
resources about FASD. Should you need technical assistance or have
questions about the Center’s resources, please use the Center’s
Ask Our Information Specialist or e-mail your questions or comments to
fasdcenter@samhsa.hhs.gov.
Related Websites:
http://fasdcenter.samhsa.gov or call
Phone: 1-866-STOPFAS (786-7327)
SAMHSA Contact: Ammie A. Bonsu, MPH, Center for Substance Abuse
Prevention/SAMHSA;
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Too Smart to Start (TSTS)
Too Smart to Start is a public education initiative that provides research-based
strategies and materials to professionals and volunteers at the community level
to help implement an underage alcohol use prevention program. The goal of
TSTS is to decrease the risk of underage alcohol use by increasing the
knowledge and skills of 9-13 year-olds and their parents and caregivers so they
can positively address underage alcohol use issues.
Related Websites:
www.toosmarttostart.samhsa.gov
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SUBSTANCE ABUSE RESOURCES
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A Family Guide to Keeping Youth Mentally Healthy and Drug Free
This public education website was developed to support the efforts of parents
and other caring adults to promote mental health and prevent the use of
alcohol, tobacco and illegal drugs among 7-18 year olds.
Related Websites:
http://www.family.samhsa.gov
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Adolescence Substance Abuse Resources
Manuals are available at this website for treatment interventions for adolescent
substance abuse and interventions. Specific manuals can be downloaded for
free.
Related Websites:
http://www.chestnut.org/LI/BookStore/index.html
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National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI)
SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI) is the
Nation's one-stop resource for information about substance abuse prevention and
addiction treatment.
NCADI staffs both English- and Spanish-speaking information specialists who are
skilled at recommending appropriate publications, posters, and videocassettes;
conducting customized searches; providing grant and funding information; and
referring people to appropriate organizations.
Related Websites:
http://www.ncadi.samhsa.gov
Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to take your calls at
Phone: 1-800-729-6686.
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SAMHSA's Workplace Information and Reference Center
The Workplace Information and Reference Center contains materials for a wide
range of audiences: Federal Agencies, laboratories, medical review officers,
drug testing experts, employee assistance programs, health/wellness programs,
public/private employers (small to large businesses), employees and their
families, community coalitions, first responders, researchers and evaluators,
unions, organizations, students and others. It provides centralized
access to information about drug testing; drug-free workplaces; the federal
drug-free workplace program; health/wellness programs; workplace prevention
research; and young adults/youth in the workplace. Other materials
include: Drug Free Workplace Drug-Free (in English and Spanish), best
practices, Workplace NREPP programs, how-to-guides, tool kits on evaluation and
research, annotated bibliography, fact sheets, research and applied research,
training, technical assistance, multi-media presentations such as e-briefings
and live conference videos, calendar of workplace meetings/events, and the
interactive GetFit Workplace on-line, drug-free workplace resource.
Division of Workplace Programs
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Related Websites:
http://workplace.samhsa.gov
http://www.drugfreeworkplace.gov
E-mail:
DWP@SAMHSA.GOV
Phone: 1-240-276-2600 Division of Workplace Programs
1-800-WORKPLACE (967-5752) Workplace Helpline
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Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Locator
This resource provides information for individuals, families and the public
about drug problems, alcoholism, addiction, drug abuse, drinking problems and
where to get help.
Related Websites:
http://www.samhsa.gov/treatment/treatment_public_i.aspx
Phone: 1(800) 662-HELP (Toll-free, 24 hour Treatment Referral
Service)
1(800) 487-4889 (TDD)
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SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT
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Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) Network
The ATTC Network focuses on six areas of emphasis for improving addiction
treatment.
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Enhancing Cultural Appropriateness
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Developing & Disseminating Tools
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Building a Better Workforce
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Advancing Knowledge Adoption
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Ongoing Assessment & Improvement
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Forging Partnerships
Related Websites:
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Center for Substance Abuse Treatment/Division of State and
Community Assistance (DSCA) Technical Assistance Contracts
These Technical Assistance Contracts assist States in their efforts to improve
substance abuse prevention and treatment services delivered through the
Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant. A variety of
technical assistance is available under these contracts and are available to
Directors of Single State Agencies (SSA's) for substance abuse treatment.
Related Websites:
http://tie.samhsa.gov/Ta/taactivities.html
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Co-occurring Center for Excellence
The National Co-Occurring Center for Excellence (COCE), launched in 2004, is
designed to support state and community-based efforts to provide effective
treatment services to individuals with co-occurring substance abuse and mental
disorders, both adults and youth.
COCE technical assistance and cross training is primarily targeted to states
currently receiving one of SAMHSA's State Incentive Grants for Treatment of
Persons with Co-Occurring Substance Related and Mental Disorders (COSIG)
grants. These grants, first awarded in 2003, are intended to improve states'
abilities to provide integrated treatment services to people with co-occurring
disorders.
In addition, COCE services are available to all other states, cities, counties,
tribes and tribal organizations, community-based providers, educational
establishments, criminal justice-related entities, and other social and public
health providers seeking to enhance their ability to deal with individuals with
co-occurring disorders.
On issues related to co-occurring disorders, COCE will provide technical
assistance and cross training on a range of topics; convene national and
regional conferences, meetings, and workshops; conduct literature searches; and
prepare analyses papers, articles, and conference presentations to disseminate
state-of-the-art information on these issues.
Related Websites:
www.coce.samhsa.gov or
Phone: (301) 951-3369, or
E-mail samhsacoce@cdmgroup.com
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National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare
NCSACW addresses the needs of families involved in the Child Welfare System as a
result of parental substance use. NCSACW's goals are to develop and implement a
comprehensive program of information gathering and dissemination, to provide
technical assistance, and to develop knowledge that promotes effective
practice, organizational, and system changes at the local, state, and national
levels.
Related Websites:
http://www.ncsacw.samhsa.gov
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SUICIDE PREVENTION
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National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline supports suicide prevention through a
national network of crisis centers which take calls from the national suicide
prevention hotline number
1-800-273-TALK
(8255). Callers at risk for suicide, or those concerned about
them, can receive help at any time of the day or night by calling
1-800-273-TALK (8255).
Related Websites:
www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org
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National Suicide Prevention Resource Center
The National Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) supports suicide
prevention with the best of science, skills and practice. The Center provides
prevention support, training, and informational materials to strengthen suicide
prevention networks and advance the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention.
Related Websites:
http://www.sprc.org
Phone: 877-GET-SPRC (438-7772)
TTY: 617-964-5448
Email: info@sprc.org
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YOUTH VIOLENCE PREVENTION
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National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence
Prevention
The National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention is
a training and technical assistance center for Federal grantees and others
working to promote mental health and prevent youth violence among children,
their families, and other adults. The National Center works to assist
Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative, Youth Violence Prevention and
Targeted Capacity Expansion grantees fully attain their goals of interagency
collaboration and adoption of evidence-based practices to reduce violence and
substance abuse, and promote healthy childhood development and resiliency. The
Center also works to provide other local education agencies, communities, and
families with access to resources and materials to enhance their ability to
undertake collaborative efforts to prevent school violence and enhance
resilience.
Related Websites:
http://www.promoteprevent.org/
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National Resource Center for Child Traumatic Stress (part of the
National Center for Child Traumatic Stress)
The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (the Network) is a 54-center
Network, supported under a SAMHSA/CMHS cooperative agreement, and coordinated
by the UCLA-Duke University National Center for Child Traumatic Stress
(NCCTS). The NCCTS supports the Network's mission to raise the standard
of care and improve access to services for traumatized children, their
families, and communities throughout the United States. In collaboration with
Network member sites, the Network helps develop numerous products that address
different types of trauma, and assists in the dissemination of resources
targeted at multiple audiences, including parents and caregivers, health care
professionals, school personnel, first responders, law enforcement officials,
the news media, and the general public. Available resources range from
fact sheets on child trauma for caretakers and educators, to toolkits and
training materials for service providers on various aspects of child traumatic
stress. Centers within the Network may provide training, clinical
services, and/or consultation on child traumatic stress within the scope of
their program expertise.
For more information on the Network, including current centers, activities,
resources, and how it helps children and families, please visit
Related Websites:
www.NCTSNet.org, or
Email:info@NCTSN.org
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National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline supports suicide prevention through a
national network of crisis centers which take calls from the national suicide
prevention hotline number1-800-273-TALK
(8255). Callers at risk for suicide, or those concerned about
them, can receive help at any time of the day or night by calling
1-800-273-TALK (8255).
Related Websites:
www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org
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National Suicide Prevention Resource Center
The National Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) supports suicide
prevention with the best of science, skills and practice. The Center provides
prevention support, training, and informational materials to strengthen suicide
prevention networks and advance the National Strategy for Suicide Prevention.
Related Websites:
http://www.sprc.org
Phone: 877-GET-SPRC (438-7772)
TTY: 617-964-5448
Email: info@sprc.org
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