Technical Assistance Centers
Across four distinct but interconnected specialized Centers, we provide training, consultation, tools, and resources to serve behavioral health agencies across New York State. We help agencies develop strong clinical, business, and financial operations to ensure quality services and sustainability in a constantly changing healthcare landscape.
The centers cover topics ranging from evidence based practices in clinical service, workforce development, family and youth peer advocacy, to finance, regulations, and infrastructure. We work closely with our state partners to implement key policy changes. We are proficient in providing training and technical assistance to meet the needs of diverse audiences via face-to-face and distance learning formats, including learning communities, intensive training, self-paced modules, webinars, tip sheets, and tools.
Since 2011, CTAC has advanced the effective and efficient delivery of services to children, adults, and families who rely on public sector services to meet their mental health needs. CTAC offers a variety of trainings, tools, and support to help improve direct services, program operations, and development of the family and youth peer workforce.
Funder: NYS Office of Mental Health
MCTAC provides policy, administrative, and implementation technical assistance to mental health, substance abuse and child welfare agencies transitioning to managed care and value-based payment systems. CTAC and MCTAC share a mission of helping agencies develop strong business and financial models to ensure sustainability in the changing healthcare landscape.
Funder: NYS Office of Mental Health
TTAC provides training and technical assistance to mental health professionals serving children ages 0-5 and their families in the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene-funded Early Childhood Therapeutic Centers, as well as professionals working in New York City outpatient mental health clinics; Early Intervention, Universal Pre-K and ACS Early Learn sites; and other child-serving systems.
Funder: NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Partnership Lead: New York Center for Child Development (NYCCD.org)
YTAC provides training and technical assistance to 14 teams across New York State that implement an Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) programs for youth and their families. The Center works with providers, NYS OMH, Families Together of NYS and the ACT Institute to prepare these teams to address the needs of youth with significant mental health challenges and their families.
Funder: New York State Office of Mental Health (NYS OMH)
The New York State Office of Mental Health has partnered with the NYU McSilver Institute to launch the Center for Workforce Excellence in Evidence-Based Practices (EBPs), which supports New York State clinicians serving youth and families in receiving trainings in EBPs that will improve the system’s quality of care.
The Evidence Based Treatment Dissemination Center (EBTDC) provides clinical training and consultation on evidence-based treatment protocols to New York’s OMH-licensed mental health professionals. The Center aims to enhance the quality of life for children and families by increasing clinician access to treatments that are shown to be effective, and improving the quality of care that is delivered.
Funder: NYS Office of Mental Health
The Technical Assistance Centers meet the needs of diverse audiences via face-to-face and distance learning formats, including learning communities, intensive trainings, self-paced modules, webinars, and standalone resources. Browse past trainings crafted around a wide variety of topics of interest to behavioral health providers and other learners.
The Peer Support Services Technical Assistance Center delivered training, technical assistance and consultation to mental health organizations serving people across the lifespan including children, youth, families, and adults/older adults living with mental health conditions. PeerTAC focused on the expansion of Peer Support Services within mental health organizations, and an archive of PeerTAC resources is still available.
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