Saturday, May 18, 2024
5/18/2024
The CAFE Mental Health Technical Assistance Center (CAFE TAC) will support the wellness and empowerment of individual mental health consumers and foster the growth and sustainability of mental health consumer organizations that successfully advocate for and implement consumer-directed approaches to mental health. Its purpose is to equip consumer operated mental health organizations with knowledge that will allow them to adopt sound business practices, generate sustainability and positively impact the mental health system of care in their communities, states and regions. CAFE TAC will support the development of strong mental health consumer organizations that can credibly advocate for a systemic shift toward recovery-oriented, person-centered model of care. In order for that to happen, they must be housed in sustainable consumer-run organizations with reliable infrastructure and an authentic voice. It is the intent of CAFE TAC to grow that infrastructure. This will occur as organizations acquire knowledge and skills from the TA center, and through collective mutual support among TA recipients in assigned regions. CAFE TAC will also disseminate information regard- ing subject area topics to a national audience of mental health consumers and organizations. This effort will be supported by the program's three goals: 1. Mental health consumer organizations in assigned regions will implement strategies to develop strong infrastructure, sound business practices and sustainable funding sources to allow them to effectively represent the consumer voice; 2. Mental health consumer organizations will develop regional networks to facilitate cooperative learning and mutual inter-organizational cooperation that leads to meaningful system change on the regional level; and 3. Consumers and consumer organizations will acquire knowledge and understanding of assigned subject areas.
HHS’ Tracking Accountability in Government Grants System (TAGGS) website provides access to detailed descriptions of grants, loans, aggregated direct payments and other types of financial assistance awarded by the HHS Operating Divisions (OPDIVs) and the Office of the Secretary Staff Divisions (STAFFDIVs).
