With so much going on in healthcare, it can be difficult to keep track of all the pieces. To help sort things out, The CAFE TA Center has developed its newest Focus newsletter to examine one of the biggest changes to healthcare on the horizon: Medicaid expansion. Right now, states are deciding whether or not […]
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People in the behavioral health community may have heard about “block grants,” but many people may not understand how they came about, how they work or what role individuals with behavioral health needs can play in deciding how block grant funding is spent. To help answer some of those questions, The CAFE TA Center has
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As people all over the country return to their educations, it seems an appropriate time to ask what place there might be for individuals with behavioral health challenges in the world of post-secondary education. Getting an education has never been more important to having a successful career, and education can also be an important component
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The latest edition of The CAFE TA Center’s Focus newsletter examines the roles that consumer organizations can play in shaping the behavioral health workforce. Organizations have a multitude of opportunities to participate in and influence workforce development within the public and private mental health arenas. As the Affordable Care Act is rolled out, organizations will
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The implementation of the Affordable Care Act presents both challenges and opportunities for individual behavioral health consumers and consumer organizations alike. For individuals, there will be a challenge in identifying how their healthcare may change, and finding reliable answers to their questions about those changes. For consumer organizations, there will be a new role to
Now that the suspense is over, and we know that the Supreme Court has upheld the Affordable Care Act, it’s time for mental health consumer to start educating themselves about the impact of this landmark legislation. There are plenty of opinions about the ACA coming from pundits and politicians, but where are the facts? What
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In the newest edition of its Focus newsletter, The CAFE TA Center continues its series on funding for consumer run organizations. This time, we examine charitable giving. Charitable giving is relatively familiar to most people, as many of us have been asked to donate money to support some cause or organization. But how does it
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One of the greatest challenges facing consumer organizations is finding the resources they need to do the important work they want to do in their communities. An organization might have a clearly defined mission and committed leadership, but where do they find the financial support to make their vision a reality? The CAFE TA Center
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This edition of Café TAC’s Focus centers on transitions as related to emerging adult transition into post-secondary education, adult healthcare systems, and the workforce. We have selected a few of the most useful resources to share here. Ideally they will be worthy additions to your library of transition resources for emerging adults, and will be
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The CAFE TAC’s latest Focus newsletter explores the idea of having emerging adults participate on the Boards of consumer peer organizations. Generally speaking, most consumer organizations want to grow and thrive, while also making sure that their Board reflects the population that they serve. One way to groom future leaders while building an inclusive organization
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