The CAFE TA Center is pleased to release the seventh and final video in its Recovery Stories series. In this segment, people with lived experience speak out about what they think the world needs to know about recovery. While recovery is a familiar concept for people in the peer support movement, those outside the behavioral […]
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One of the best ways for people that are new to a situation to become educated about their options is to speak with someone that has “been there” and “done that.” At The 15th Annual Family Cafe this June, The Family Café Delegates hosted a series of roundtable conversations for people to network with others
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The CAFE TA Center is pleased to share its newest online training, Emerging Adults on Governance Boards. By including emerging adults, consumer organizations can make their commitment to welcoming a new generation of leaders clear, while also creating a meaningful role for those emerging adults that can help them to feel involved and empowered. Emerging
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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
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At the Alternatives 2011 Conference in Orlando this past October, The CAFE TA Center presented a training entitled “Bridging the Gap: Reaching Out to Emerging Adults.” It examined some of the gaps in service that youth and young adults face, the challenges consumer organizations must meet in engaging them, and some of the strategies that
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The CAFE TA Center is pleased to announce the publication of its newest white paper, Emerging Adult Consumers of Mental Health Services. Adolescence and early adulthood can be a challenging, formative time, even for people fortunate enough to have strong support systems. For youth with behavioral health needs, the challenges of moving from childhood to
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The transition from adolescence to adulthood is a challenging time for anyone, full of new responsibilities and critical decisions that affect the future. While this transition can be difficult for all young adults, it is particularly so for those who have a serious mental illness. It seems natural that as youth and young adults move
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Emerging adulthood is the phase between adolescence and full-fledged adulthood. Traditionally services in the behavioral health realm have been divided between systems designed for children, and systems designed for adults. Late adolescence and early adulthood are a critical period in human development, and an especially vulnerable time for those with behavioral health issues, with young
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