Offered by NASMHPD and Partners
NASMHPD’s Center for Innovation in Health Policy and Practice
NASMHPD’s Center for Innovation in Health Policy and Practice promotes trauma-informed practices in the delivery of services to people who have experienced violence and trauma and are seeking support for recovery and healing. The Center provides training, technical assistance, and consultation to organizations, institutions, systems, and communities seeking to implement trauma-informed approaches. For additional questions, email Jeremy McShan, Program Manager, NASMHPD Center for Innovation in Health Policy and Practice at jeremy.mcshan@nasmhpd.org . Submit a general inquiry TA request here.
State TA Project
The purpose of the State TA is to provide technical assistance (TA) and support to State Mental Health Authorities (SMHAs) in successful program implementation of the Mental Health Block Grant (MHBG) and Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services Block Grant (SUPTRS BG), including evidence-based and promising practices, crisis services, and mental/behavioral health planning councils to meet the needs of children with serious emotional disturbance (SED), adults with serious mental illness (SMI), and individuals with substance use disorder challenges. This SAMHSA project is executed by JBS International in collaboration with NASMHPD and other partners.
If you would like to make a TA or Training request, please send an email to SAMHSAStateTA@jbsinternational.com and you will be sent a request form, though please note the MHBG or SUPTRS BG Planner needs to either submit or give approval for the submission. Once submitted, the SMHA Commissioner/Director will get a request for final approval, which will come from Andrea Coleman via automation@app.smartsheet.com. If you would like information on the TA or Training request process, please contact Timothy Tunner, Ph.D., Project Director/Training and Technical Assistance, at Timothy.Tunner@nasmhpd.org.
CCBHC State Technical Assistance Center
SAMHSA’s Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) State Technical Assistance Center (CCBHC S-TAC) is a national technical assistance (TA) center dedicated to supporting states as they implement and advance the CCBHC model. This TA Center is operated by the National Council for Mental Wellbeing in collaboration with NASMHPD and other partners. Please contact Carrie Slatton-Hodges, NASMHPD Senior Behavioral Health Advisor, at Carrie.Slatton-Hodges@nasmhpd.org if you have any questions about the CCBHC State Technical Assistance Center, or follow this link to request support.
ESMI Training and TA Center
Technical assistance (TA) is available through the newly funded SAMHSA National Early Serious Mental Illness (ESMI) Training and Technical Assistance Center, led by Westat in collaboration with NASMHPD and other partners. If you are interested in the ESMI TTA center visit their website or sign up for the Center Newsletter, please sign up here. You may also reach out to David Shern, Ph.D., Senior Public Health Advisor, at David.Shern@nasmhpd.org or Jessica Pollard, Ph.D., Senior Behavioral Health Advisor, at Jessica.Pollard@nasmhpd.org if you have any questions about the ESMI Training and Technical Assistance Center.
The Link Center: Bridging I/DD and Mental Health Systems
Through a five-year cooperative agreement with the Administration for Community Living (ACL), The Link Center is led by four national associations whose state and professional members are essential to systems change in this arena – the National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services (NASDDDS), the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD), the National Association for the Dually Diagnosed (NADD), and the National Association of State Head Injury Administrators (NASHIA) along with additional partners focused on quality improvement and DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion). The Link Center aims to make mental health treatment and supports more available to individuals with co-occurring intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD), brain injury, other cognitive disabilities, or communication differences. For more information and resources, visit the website.
If you have any questions about The Link Center, please contact Wendy Morris, M.S.N., NASMHPD Senior Behavioral Health Advisor, at Wendy.Morris@nasmhpd.org.
SAMHSA Program to Advance Recovery Knowledge (SPARK)
SAMHSA Program to Advance Recovery Knowledge (SPARK) is a national technical assistance center to support transformational, recovery-oriented change for every state, tribal, and territorial behavioral health system and promote equitable access to recovery supports in the United States. SPARK provides training and technical assistance (TA) to expand recovery supports and services in states, tribes, territories, and communities. For more information contact Amy Brinkley at Amy.Brinkley@nasmhpd.org or click here to: Request TA.
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