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Emerging Adult Transition Resources: Getting from Here to There…

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 of use in guiding emerging adults as they begin their new journey toward their goals and dreams. Check it out here.

March 29, 2012

Emerging Adults: Getting on “Board”

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 is to include youth and emerging adults with behavioral health needs on the Boards of Directors of consumer organizations. The new Focus examines the growing trend of emerging adult Board participation, reviews some of the rules and guidelines for Boards of Directors, and offers some …

March 5, 2012

Alternatives 2012 Website Now Online

The official website for the Alternatives 2012 Conference is now online! You can view it at www.alternatives2012.info. Alternatives is the nation’s leading national conference by and for individuals with behavioral health needs. This year marks the 26th Alternatives, making it the longest running national mental health conference organized by and for mental health consumers/survivors. This year’s Alternatives will be held in Portland, Oregon at the Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront on October 10-14, 2012. This year’s theme is “Honoring Our History, Building Our Future.” The theme reflects honoring the efforts and achievements of the past while embracing and supporting the growth …

February 27, 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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