TAC Policy Paper Series

Refocus and Renew: Moving Towards Health Technical Assistance Papers

The Technical Assistance Coalition series of 10 papers calls on state leaders to refocus on serious mental illness (SMI) and serious emotional disturbances (SED) treatment and recovery— and to renew their commitment to system changes in improving whole-person health. The series focuses on providing updated information and guidance on SMI and SED and renewing efforts for systems-level changes.

Beginning with the “umbrella paper” that covers leading policy themes related to each of the subsequent papers, together, these papers highlight key areas of consideration for refocusing on SMI and SED treatment and recovery, and renewing commitment to system changes and improving whole-person health.

By refocusing attention on whole health, SMI and SED, further progress can be made to enhance the entire continuum of mental health, substance use and physical health care that is coordinated and meets people’s needs.

The papers from this series will be published on this webpage as they are released:

Advancing Crisis Care and Beyond: Technical Assistance Papers to Foster Well-being and Promote Personal and Community Safety

This series of papers aims to build upon the work being done to implement the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline and the behavioral health services continuum that complements it. This series of papers also advances the work of prevention, safety, resiliency, and recovery, which complements the work in crisis services.

Beginning with the “umbrella paper” that covers leading policy themes related to each of the subsequent papers, these papers highlight key areas of consideration for advancing crisis care and crisis care follow-up. In addition, the papers put forth recommendations for specific strategies to foster well-being and promote personal and community safety.

The papers will be published on this webpage as they become final. They are: