The NTTAC Clinical Practice & Health Care Transformation Team brings 5 Things to know and resources about culturally sensitive approaches for addressing youth suicidality in 2021. Topics include strategies for addressing suicidality in American Indian/Native Alaskan youth, Asian American youth, African American and Black youth, and Hispanic and Latinx youth.
National TTA Center for Child, Youth, and Family Mental Health (NTTAC)
5 Things Digest: Youth & Young Adults Transformation Team (Jun 2021)
The NTTAC Youth & Young Adult Transformation Team brings 5 Things to know and resources about changing practices and policies for treating youth and young adults with serious mental health conditions. Topics include obstacles and needs specific to adolescence, policy considerations (including advancing anti-racist measures), and the importance of peer-delivered services.
5 Things Digest: Community Wellness & Peer Supports Transformation Team (Jun 2021)
The NTTAC Community Wellness & Peer Supports Team brings 5 things to know and resources about effectively supporting and supervising youth and parent peer support providers. Topics include developmental and trauma-informed approaches to supervision, supporting those with lived experience, and championing youth and parent peer support providers as essential partners in promoting community wellness.
Key Takeaways: Important roles of fathers and grandfathers in families, programs, and systems (May 13, 2021, Webinar)
On May 13, 2021, the NTTAC Infant & Early Childhood Transformation Team offered a webinar on fathers and systems change. This two-page document offers key takeaway points from the robust discussion for teams to further consider. Topics include: perspectives shared by presenter and advocate David Armstrong; and considerations and resources for comprehensive family engagement, such as building awareness, capacity, and inclusion.
Transformative System Design Supporting Young Adults
This resource was created by the Youth & Young Adult Transformation Team of the National Training and Technical Assistance Center for Child, Youth, and Family Mental Health (NTTAC) as an overview of the foundations of young adult transitions. We explore the challenges that young adults experience in traditional systems, key learnings from System of Care, and policy and systemic changes that are needed. We also offer questions to reflect on with your team.