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TAC helps human services and housing agencies and organizations focus on what they do, recognizing their best efforts, changing what needs to be changed and sustaining those efforts over the long term

national organizations

TAC works with many national organizations on affordable housing advocacy and/or various human services projects.

American College of Mental Health Administration was founded in 1979 to advance the field of mental health and substance abuse administration and to promote the continuing education of clinical professionals in the areas of administration and policy...
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. An elected Board of Directors governs the College, and its membership includes leaders in the field from the private and public sectors, a broad range of disciplines, as well as academicians, researchers and consumers. Since 1997, ACMHA has been convening annual SANTA FE SUMMITS ON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH to serve as a neutral forum for development of consensus on challenging issues facing the field of mental health and substance abuse treatment and prevention.

Autism Society of America's mission is to promote lifelong access and opportunities for persons within the autism spectrum and their families, to be fully included, participating members of their communities through advocacy, public awareness, education, and research related to autism.

Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law is the leading national legal advocate for people with mental disabilities. The Center uses a coordinated approach of litigation, policy analysis, coalition-building, public information and technical support for local advocates to: defend hard-won rights for people with...
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mental disabilities by preserving anti-discrimination laws such as the Americans with Disabilities Act and implementing the recovery-oriented mental health system recommended by the President's New Freedom Commission; ensure access to educational opportunities and benefits for children and adults; respect self-determination and choice for people with mental disabilities; and hold public systems accountable for the safety and welfare of those they serve--challenging exclusion from school of children with emotional disorders and segregation of people with disabilities in nursing homes, institutions and "adult homes," and combating the criminalization of people with mental illnesses.

Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS) is a nonprofit health policy resource center dedicated to improving health care quality for low-income children and adults, people with chronic illnesses and disabilities, frail elders, and racially and ethnically diverse populations experiencing disparities in care...
View More . CHCS was founded in 1995 with a major grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to respond to the dramatic expansion of managed care in Medicaid by providing grant funding to identify and demonstrate best practices in Medicaid managed care. Over the past 10 years, a growing portion of CHCS' resources have been devoted to practical training and technical assistance to help states, health plans, providers, and consumer organizations improve the quality and cost-effectiveness of services for Medicaid beneficiaries. Their national initiatives have progressed from individual health plan or state efforts on single diseases to multi-stakeholder collaboratives that address complex clinical, administrative and financial challenges.

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation created the Network on Mental Health Policy Research in 1999 to conduct research and analysis to guide health policymakers. The Network's formation was in response to the dramatic changes in our nation's mental health system. The Network has set as its goal to address the major policy challenge of the next decade: to examine ways to deliver high quality care both within and beyond the traditional boundaries of the mental health system.

Mental Health Consumers' Self Help Clearinghouse is a consumer-run national technical assistance center serving the mental health consumer movement. The Clearinghouse works to foster consumer empowerment through their website, up-to-date news and information announcements, a directory of consumer-driven services, electronic and printed publications, training packages, and individual and onsite consultation...
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. They help consumers organize coalitions, establish self-help groups and other consumer-driven services, advocate for mental health reform, and fight the stigma and discrimination associated with mental illnesses. They also strive to help the movement grow by supporting consumer involvement in planning and evaluating mental health services, and encouraging traditional providers and other societal groups to accept people with psychiatric disabilities as equals and full partners in treatment and in society.

National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors represents the $31 billion public mental health service delivery system serving 6.3 million people annually in all 50 states, 4 territories, and the District of Columbia. NASMHPD's primary members are the commissioners/directors of the 55 state and territorial mental health departments...
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. NASMHPD members play a vital role in the delivery, financing, and evaluation of mental health services within a rapidly evolving healthcare environment. As a private, not-for-profit 501(c)(3) membership organization, NASMHPD helps set the agenda and determine the direction of state mental health agency interests across the country, historically including state mental health planning, service delivery, and evaluation. NASMHPD provides a broad array of services designed to identify and respond to critical policy issues, cutting-edge consultation, training, and technical assistance, and, together with the NASMHPD Research Institute, Inc., a partner organization, apprises constituents of the latest in mental health research in administration and services delivery. Some of the areas in which NASMHPD staff combine their expertise with members and other key constituents include: advancing intergovernmental cooperation; promoting efficient and effective management strategies; supporting state, local, and jurisdictional relationships and activities; providing policy analysis and development, technical assistance, and training in critical areas of policy and practice; responding effectively to changing organizational, practice, and finance trends; and identifying and sharing models of excellence on a myriad of topics and issues.

National Disability Rights Network (NDRN) is the non-profit membership organization for the federally mandated Protection and Advocacy (P&A) Systems and Client Assistance Programs (CAP) for individuals with disabilities. Collectively, the P&A/CAP network is the largest provider of legally based advocacy services to people with disabilities in the United States...
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. Through training and technical assistance, legal support, and legislative advocacy, NDRN works to create a society in which people with disabilities are afforded equality of opportunity and are able to fully participate by exercising choice and self-determination. NDRN serves a wide range of individuals with disabilities -- including, but not limited to, those with cognitive, mental, sensory, and physical disabilities -- by guarding against abuse; advocating for basic rights; and ensuring accountability in health care, education, employment, housing, transportation, and within the juvenile and criminal justice systems.

QualityMall.org is a developing site that is intended to be one stop "shopping" for people with intellectual/developmental disabilities. This project is run through the Research and Training Center of Community Living at the University of Minnesota.

Reclaiming Futures helps young people in trouble with drugs, alcohol, and crime. In 2001, with a $21 million investment from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), 10 founding communities located throughout the U.S. began reinventing the way police, courts, detention facilities, treatment providers, and the community work together to meet this urgent need. In addition to the 10 pilot projects, by 2010 the Reclaiming Futures model will be in 26 communities thanks to new investments by RWJF, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) and the Kate B. Reynolds Foundation.

RESNA is an interdisciplinary association of people with a common interest in technology and disability. Their purpose is to improve the potential of people with disabilities to achieve their goals through the use of technology. RESNA serves that purpose by promoting research, development, education, advocacy, and the provision of technology and by supporting the people engaged in these activities. RESNA was founded in 1979 as a not-for-profit professional organization. There are currently over 1600 individual and 150 organizational members.