New! Resources

This month's resources include:

• The Promising Practices Network's New “Ask the Experts” Feature and “Partner Page”
• The Mental Health of Adolescents: A National Profile, 2008
• Preschoolers Benefit from Mental Health Screening
• Early Childhood Health Problems and Prevention Strategies: Costs and Benefits

View these resources

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Early Childhood Community of Practice
We are proud to announce the formation of our new Early Childhood System of Care Community of Practice. A Community of Practice can be described as an affinity group or virtual community based on roles or areas of interest that provides regular opportunities to interact around common interests and build relationships that are supportive and/or task-oriented. The Community of Practice Model builds ongoing communication and collaboration among its members. Visit the Early Childhood Mental Health webpage: www.tapartnership.org/earlychildhood

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Cultural and Linguistic Competence (CLC) Community of Practice
In 2005, the TA Partnership redesigned its approach to addressing cultural and linguistic competence. Recognizing the critical importance of this area, the TA Partnership created a team approach, drawing upon the expertise in the two organizations that come together to form the partnership: the American Institutes for Research and the National Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health.

The Cultural Competence Action Team (CCAT) is guided by three key principles:

1. valuing the diversity in TA approaches necessary for different cultural, ethnic and racial communities;
2. ensuring that this cultural diversity is represented in our team in an inclusive way; and
3. moving from theory and concept to practical strategies, implementation and action.

Visit the CLC Community of Practice page: http://www.tapartnership.org/cc/default.asp.

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Presentations

View past PowerPoint presentations by Ken Martinez