Research, Training, and Technical Assistance Centers

These Research, Training, and Technical Assistance Centers are supported by the Center for Mental Health Services. Services may include technical assistance, information and referrals, on-site consultation, training, library services, publications, annotated bibliographies, and other resources. Many services are available free of charge, but in some cases, charges may apply.

National Technical Assistance Center for Children's Mental Health
(formerly CASSP Technical Assistance Center)
Georgetown University Child Development Center
3307 M Street, NW
Suite 401
Washington, DC 20007-3935
Phone: (202) 687-5000
TDD: (202) 687-5503
FAX: (202) 687-8899
E-mail: gucdc@georgetown.edu
URL: http://gucdc.georgetown.edu/
- Information packets, issue briefs, and monographs on children and adolescents with serious emotional disturbances
- Conferences and training institutes on planning, delivery, and financing of services
- Consultation on systems change and services development and delivery
- Agency and organization collaboration
Research and Training Center for Children's Mental Health
Department of Child and Family Studies
Florida Mental Health Institute
Louis de la Parte
13301 Bruce B. Downs Boulevard
University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida 33612
Phone: (813) 974-4661
FAX: (813) 974-6257
E-mail: friedman@fmhi.usf.edu
URL: http://rtckids.fmhi.usf.edu/
- Studies of children with serious emotional disturbances and service systems research
- Annual research conference
Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health
Regional Research Institute of Portland State University
P.O. Box 751
Portland, Oregon 97207-0751
Phone: (503) 725-4040
FAX: (503) 725-4180
E-mail: janetw@pdx.edu
URL: http://www.rtc.pdx.edu
- Research and training on family support issues, family/professional collaboration, and diverse cultural groups
- Annual research conference on family support issues
- Information on publications and events through an electronic bulletin board
National Research and Training Center on Psychiatric Disability and Peer Support
104 South Michigan Avenue
Suite 900
Chicago, Illinois 60603
Phone: (312) 422-8180
FAX: (312) 422-0740
URL: http://www.psych.uic.edu/uicnrtc
- Psychiatric rehabilitation research and training in 9 major areas: peer support and consumer service delivery, treatment models, vocation rehabilitation, managed care, women's issues, HIV/AIDS, familial experience, diversity issues, and transition-age youth
- Extensive dissemination and technical assistance at replacement cost or no cost
- Workshops, seminars, academic courses, and training to providers
- Technical assistance to federal, state, and local agencies for public policy initiatives
The Evaluation Center
The Human Services Research Institute
2269 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02140
Phone: (617) 876-0426 x4
FAX: (617) 492-7401
URL: http://tecathsri.org/
- Consultation program through site visits or telephone/e-mail
- Topical evaluation network program
- Tool kits to provide evaluators with tested methodologies and instruments
- Evaluation materials program
- Mini-grant program for system-of-change evaluation projects
- Training program on evaluation-related skills
- Multicultural issues in evaluation
Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation
Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Services
Boston University Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation
940 Commonwealth Avenue West
Boston, Massachusetts 02215-1203
Phone: (617) 353-3549
FAX: (617) 353-7700
E-mail: erogers@bu.edu or erogers@bu.edu
URL: www.bu.edu/cpr/
- Consultation and training using psychiatric rehabilitation technologies and topics related to rehabilitation and recovery
- Workshops, conferences, professional development programs, and academic degree programs
- Service demonstration programs for consumer/survivor rehabilitation and recovery
- Information dissemination via a newsletter, journal, web site, and catalog
- Research on psychiatric rehabilitation and related topics
National Empowerment Center
599 Canal Street
Lawrence, Massachusetts 01840
Phone: (800) 769-3728
FAX: (978) 694-9117
URL: http://www.Power2u.org
- Consumer technical assistance center
- National directory of mutual support groups, drop-in centers, and Statewide organizations
- Networking and coalition-building
- Workshops, public speaking, and training to providers
National Mental Health Consumers' Self-Help Clearinghouse
1211 Chestnut Street
Suite 1207
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107
Phone: (800) 553-4539
FAX: (215) 636-6312
E-mail: info@mhselfhelp.org
URL: http://www.mhselfhelp.org
- Consumer information and referrals
- On-site consultation
- Training events
- Teleconferences and national conferences
- Consumer library
- Newsletter
- Consumer and consumer-supported nationwide database
Center for Support of Mental Health Services in Isolated Rural Areas
Frontier Mental Health Services Resource Network
Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education
Mental Health
PO Box 9752
Boulder, CO 80301
Phone: (303) 541-0256
Fax: (303) 541-0291
E-mail: dmohatt@wiche.edu
URL: http://www.wiche.edu/MentalHealth/Frontier
- Knowledge synthesis
- Technical assistance to organizations
- Human resource development
- Conferences and workshops
- Demonstrations and evaluations
National Resource Center on Homelessness and Mental Illness
Policy Research Associates, Inc.
345 Delaware Avenue
Delmar, NY 12054
Phone Number: (800) 444-7415
Fax: (518) 439-7612
Email: nrc@prainc.com
URL: http://www.nrchmi.samhsa.gov
- On-site technical assistance to demonstration grantees on topics related to service delivery, program organization, research design, and instrumentation
- Workshops, training institutes, and substantive papers on issues related to service delivery to homeless persons with serious mental illness
- Database of 4000+ articles, annotated bibliographies on topic clusters, and specialized database searches
National Technical Assistance Center (NTAC) for State Mental Health Planning
National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors
66 Canal Center Plaza
Suite 302
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
Phone: (703) 739-9333
FAX: (703) 548-9517
URL: http://www.nasmhpd.org/ntac.cfm
- State, regional, and national consultation
- Special topic technical assistance and training
- Consensus development conferences and teleconferences
- Consultant database
- Publications and reports
- Model service system standards review and analysis
Training and Advocacy Support Center (TASC)
900 Second Street, NE
Suite 211
Washington, DC 20002
Phone: (202) 408-9514
FAX: (202) 408-9520
tty: (202) 408-9521
E-mail: info@ndrn.org
URL: http://www.ndrn.org/
- Centralized repository for training and technical assistance information and coordination for federally-mandated Protection and Advocacy (P&A) programs
- Information dissemination via a web page, on-line interactive library, publications, and public service announcements
- Technical assistance with expertise rosters/brokering and P&A legal backup centers
- On-site peer consultation, development of model policies and procedures, and outcome measures to increase P&A effectiveness
- On-site training, conferences, tapes and other visual or auditory training tools, and development of competency-based curriculum systems
Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH) Technical Assistance Center
Advocates for Human Potential, Inc.
490-B Boston Post Road, Suite 200
Sudbury, Massachusetts 01776
Phone: (978) 443-0055
FAX: (978) 443-4722
E-mail: info@ahpnet.com
URL: www.ahpnet.com
- Training curricula in topic areas identified through a comprehensive needs assessment of State PATH contacts
- Ad hoc technical assistance to State and local PATH programs in response to special requests
The National GAINS Center for People with Co-Occurring Disorders in the
Criminal Justice System
Policy Research Associates, Inc.
The GAIN's Center
345 Delaware Avenue
Delmar, NY 12054
Phone Number: (800) 311-4246
Fax: (518) 439-7612
Email: Gains@prainc.com
URL: http://gainscenter.samhsa.gov/
- Integrated technical assistance network for knowledge development
- Analysis of state-of-the-art practices and synthesis documents
- Targeted fact sheets, briefs, and brochures
- Specially designed training sessions and workshops delivered on-site and via e-mail
Consumer Organization and Networking Technical Assistance Center (CONTAC)
West Virginia Mental Health Consumers Association
P.O. Box 11000
Charleston, West Virginia 25339
Phone: (888) 825-TECH (8324)
(304) 345-7312
FAX: 304-345-7303
E-mail: usacontac@contac.org
URL: http://www.contac.org
- Resource center for consumers/survivors/ex-patients and consumer-run organizations across the United States
- Services include materials development and dissemination, training, skill development, interactive communication opportunities, networking, and other activities to promote self-help, recovery, and empowerment
- Technical assistance to organizations in identifying and exemplifying points of entry into consumer programs
- Outcome orientation for non-traditional services
- Leadership and organizational development
- Information sharing through a national web network
National Consumer Supporter Technical Assistance Center
National Mental Health Association
2001 N. Beauregard St., 12 Floor
Alexandria, VA 22311
Phone: (800) 969-6642
FAX: (703) 684-5968
E-mail: infoctr@nmha.org
URL: http://www.nmha.org/
- Information and referrals
- Technical assistance on site and by phone
- Resource library
- Coordination of local coalitions
- Training conference
National Center for American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
4200 E. Ninth Ave.
Denver, Colorado 80262
Phone: (303) 724-1414
FAX: (303) 724-1474
URL: http://www.uchsc.edu/sm/ncaianmhr
- Research, research training,
- Information dissemination
- Technical assistance provided on American Indian and Alaska Native populations.
- Cross site evaluation of 9 sites in the Circles of Care grant program.
National Indian Child Welfare Association
5100 SW Macadam Ave.
Suite 300
Portland, Oregon
97201
Phone: (503) 222-4044
Fax: (503) 222-4007
E-mail: info@nicwa.org
URL: http://www.nicwa.org
- Technical Assistance for Community Development
- Public Policy Development
- Information Exchange
- Technical Assistance and Training for Tribal grantees of the Child, Adolescent and Family Branch of the Center for Mental Health Services.
Technical Assistance Partnership for Child and Family Mental Health
1000 Thomas Jefferson Street, NW
Suite 400
Washington, D.C. 20007-3835
Phone: (202) 342-5600
Fax: (202) 342-5007
E-mail: tapartnership@air.org
URL: http://www.air.org/tapartnership
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA)
Peer-to-Peer Resource Center
730 N. Franklin Street, Suite 501
Chicago, Illinois 60610-7224
Phone: (800) 826-3632
FAX: (312) 642-7243
E-mail: peersupport@DBSAlliance.org
URL: http://www.peersupport.org
- Consumer Technical Assistance Center
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)
NAMI Support, Technical Assistance, and Resource Center (STAR)
2107 Wilson Blvd, Suite 300
Arlington, Virginia 22201- 3042
Phone: (703) 600-1108 or (866) 537-7827
Toll-free TDD: (888) 344-6264
FAX: (703) 600-1112
E-mail: star@nami.org
URL: http://www.nami.org
- Consumer Technical Assistance Center
For mental health information, contact:
SAMHSA's National Mental Health Information Center
U.S. Mail: P.O. Box 2345, Rockville, MD 20847-2345
Toll-Free: (800) 789-2647
E-Mail: nmhic-info@samhsa.hhs.gov
Web Site: http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov

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