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Technical Assistance Partnership for Child and Family Mental Health
Who We Are
The Technical Assistance Partnership for Child and Family Mental Health (TA Partnership) provides technical assistance to system of care (SOC) communities funded by the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children and Their Families Program. Since its authorization in 1993, the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children and Their Families Program has provided funding to over 67 SOC communities around the country to more effectively meet the mental health needs of children and youth with serious emotional challenges.
The TA Partnership operates under contract from the Federal Child, Adolescent and Family Branch, Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The TA Partnership is a collaboration between the American Institutes for Research and the Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health.
Through a Federal intra-agency agreement between the Center for Mental Health Services and the Administration for Children and Families, a child welfare resource specialist is included in the TA Partnership to assist systems of care in addressing the mental health needs of children and youth served by the child welfare system.
How We Can Help
The mission of the TA Partnership is to help communities build systems of care to meet the mental health needs of children, youth, and families.The TA Partnership helps communities transform the way services are delivered to children and families by emphasizing the SOC philosophy of delivering services that are family driven, youth guided, community based, and culturally competent. The TA Partnership:
- Promotes SOC principles and values
- Implements technical assistance strategies that promote family-professional partnerships
- Promotes the identification and use of effective evidence-based clinical interventions
- Facilitates collaboration within and among multiple systems in SOC communities in effectively addressing the mental health needs of children and families
Activities to Support SOC Grantee Communities
The TA Partnership offers the following resources:
- Resource Specialists. Resource Specialists in the areas of mental health, juvenile justice, education, family, child welfare, substance abuse/mental disorders, primary health care, youth development, and cultural competence enhance interdisciplinary collaboration within systems of care and provide technical assistance in their areas of expertise.
- Technical Assistance Coordinators. Technical Assistance Coordinators (TACs) are family members and professionals that assist communities to design, development, and implementation of effective SOCs. The TACs serve as the primary link between funded communities and the TA Partnership staff, the Center for Mental Health Services, consultants, and the national program partners.
- Team Learning Centers. These centers are communities that have successfully established and sustained an SOC. The Learning Centers are matched with newly funded communities to provide peer-to-peer technical assistance.
- Conferences and Meetings. The TA Partnership coordinates a national SOC conference for all grantees. In addition, the TA Partnership organizes and conducts special topic meetings.
- Webinars. These live, web-based learning opportunities promote peer-to-peer exchange and knowledge sharing among SOC communities.
- Communities of Practice. Community members with a common interest in developing systems of care for target populations are given a forum to discuss strategies for overcoming common barriers to SOC development.
- Website. The TA Partnership's website is a dynamic resource for building a system of care, understanding system of care values and promoting system collaboration. The website also includes a monthly newsletter, a calendar of events, and links to many other resources and tools. It also provides contact information for all staff members, consultants, and other SOC communities (www.tapartnership.org).
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