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What’s At Stake in Medicaid Expansion?

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 to opt in to the part of the Affordable Care Act that will allow them to add newly eligible individuals to their Medicaid roles. As many individuals with behavioral health needs are single adults that would qualify for Medicaid if expansion in their states were …

December 18, 2012

A Focus on Block Grants: What Do They Mean to You?

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 put together its newest Focus newsletter, “Block Grants: What They Mean to You.” It examines how block grants came into being, what their purpose is, and most importantly, how consumers and consumer organizations can play a role in the process in their state. Check it …

November 30, 2012

Workforce Development: Addressing Stigma in the Workforce

In many ways, modern American life is defined by work. Most people agree that being part of the workforce is valuable, not just because of the obvious benefits like compensation, but also because of the sense of purpose and self-worth that accompany employment. For individuals with mental health needs, having a job can be especially meaningful. Unfortunately, the degree of stigma surrounding mental health in society can make succeeding in the work place difficult. To examine the relationship between the workplace and mental health stigma, The CAFE TA Center has published its newest white paper, Workforce Development: Stigma in the …

October 24, 2012

About The CAFE TA Center

The CAFÉ TA Center is a program of The Family Café, a cross-disability organization that has been connecting individuals with information, training and resources since 1998. The Center is supported by SAMHSA to operate one of its five national technical assistance centers; providing technical assistance, training, and resources that facilitate the restructuring of the mental health system through effective consumer directed approaches for adults with serious mental illnesses across the country.

We Exist to Help You

The CAFÉ TA Center is committed to providing quality training to consumers and advocates throughout the country. Consumers in the community need the right knowledge and tools to effectively organize, speak for themselves, and thrive in their daily lives. Thanks to the technology available, it has become relatively easy to connect with consumers and advocates and share resources without having to ask people to interrupt their daily routines by traveling to attend training.

Check Our Resource Bank

The CAFÉ TA Center is committed to connecting consumers, advocates and organizations with information and resources that can make a real difference for them, regardless of where they come from. That’s why we have created this section, to house those resources that partners, experts, peers and advocates and developed and chosen to share with others. We truly believe that our advocacy and capacity can be greatly enhanced by working together, not only across states and SAMHSA programs, but also across the entire spectrum of healthcare and human services advocacy.

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Phone: 850/224-4670

Toll Free: 855/CAFE-TAC (223-3822)

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