The CAFE TA Center has just published a new resource to help individuals with mental illnesses be prepared to take care of themselves in the event of a natural or man-made disaster. Disasters can be extremely disruptive, challenging and trauma-inducing for anyone. For those with mental health needs, losing access to services and supports can make things even more difficult. That’s why creating a plan before a disaster occurs is so important.
Please check out Disaster Preparedness for Persons with Mental Health Needs to learn what should go into your own disaster plan, so you can start getting ready for the unexpected today!
The CAFE TA Center is pleased to announce the release of its latest on-demand online training, Bridging the Gap: Reaching Out to Emerging Adults. This training examines the obstacles that must be overcome as individuals with behavioral health needs transition from systems of care created for children, to those created for adults. It also explores the essential role that adult consumer organizations can play in welcoming young consumers, involving them in meaningful ways and helping them grow to become the next generation of consumer leaders. If you are a youth that wants to learn how to become involved in the adult mental health world, or an adult consumer that wants to connect with youth and emerging adults, please check out this training today!
You can view this training by following the link below.
Bridging the Gap: Reaching Out to Emerging Adults
The latest edition of The CAFE TA Center’s Focus newsletter examines the challenges that organizations face in recruiting and maintaining an effective, involved Board of Directors. Most consumer organizations aspire to become 501c3 non-profits. To qualify for that status, a Board of Directors must be in place. Once the Board is in place, it has many responsibilities that it must addressed to be considered healthy.
So what are the basic responsibilities of a Board of Directors? And how do you know if your Board is healthy, and working the way it is supposed to? Check out Focus 12 for the answers!
The CAFE TA Center presents the latest edition of its Focus newsletter: Organizational Development: Getting your Nonprofit Status is Just the Beginning. Many consumers in communities around the country would like to start their own consumer organization, and that’s a really positive impulse. At the same time, there’s more to having a successful organization that just gaining nonprofit status.
In this edition of Focus, we look at organizational development. What are the stages a nonprofit goes through in its life cycle? What are the different needs and challenges at those various stages? What are the different areas within an organization that should be examined individually? For some answers, check out Organizational Development: Getting your Nonprofit Status is Just the Beginning.
The CAFE TA Center is pleased to present its newest online training, Disaster Planning for Consumers of Mental Health Services. Everyone needs to be prepared for potential disasters, and have a plan in place so they are ready to react. For individuals with mental health needs, it is especially important to be ready for any kind of disaster, be it natural, man-made, anticipated or sudden.
We invite you to view Disaster Planning for Consumers of Mental Health Services, so you can make sure that you are able to take care of yourself and your mental health needs in the midst of whatever type of disaster you might face.
To view the training, follow this link.
