Welcome!

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.

Cultural and Linguistic Competence Community of Practice Listserv

The Cultural and Linguistic Competence (CLC) Community of Practice Listserv is a closed, non-moderated, electronic distribution list sponsored by the Child, Adolescent and Family Branch at the Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) and coordinated by the Technical Assistance Partnership for Child and Family Mental Health. This listserv provides an opportunity for system of care communities to share information, ideas, and strategies for enhancing culturally and linguistically competent services and supports for children, youth, and families.

If you would like to be added to the CLC Community of Practice Listserv, email amjohnson@air.org.

Upcoming CLC Community of Practice calls:

All calls take place from 4:00-5:30 pm ET.

• June 5, 2008: Ensuring Linguistic Competence
• August 7, 2008: Youth Involvement and Youth-Guided Strategies
• October 2, 2008: Creating Cultural and Linguistically Competent Services and Supports
• December 4, 2008: Building and Sustaining a Diverse, Culturally and Linguistically Competent Workforce

Minutes from previous CLC Community of Practice calls:

• February 7, 2008: The Importance of Reconcilation and Healing in Understanding and Providing Services to Address the Mental Health Needs of Families and Communities of Color
  Download the minutes from our February 7, 2008 call (PDF)

Featured Resource:

Brief: Providing Services and Supports for Youth who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, Intersex or Two-Spirit
This Practice Brief from the National Center for Cultural Competence offers helpful knowledge about youth who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, intersex, or two-spirit (LGBTQI2-S) as well as information on how to develop culturally and linguistically competent programs and services to meet their needs.