About Us

Center Activities

The CJMHSA TAC provides training and technical assistance to entities applying for CJMHSA Reinvestment Grants as well as CJMHSA Reinvestment grantees.  911±¬ÁÏÍø provide training and technical assistance on- and off-site based on the needs of the grantees and the nature of the assistance.

911±¬ÁÏÍø conduct quarterly conference calls (telephonically or via webinar) with grantees to share evidence-based practices and processes delivered by USF, state, and national subject matter experts.  911±¬ÁÏÍø review grantee quarterly reports and prepare an annual report summarizing our technical assistance activities as well as the progress of grantees. Providing up-to-date resources via this website is also part of our charge.  911±¬ÁÏÍøb resources include federal and state funding opportunities; upcoming webinars related to criminal justice, substance abuse, and mental health services; and recent publications related to these topics.

Additional examples of training and technical assistance include:

  1. Assist in monitoring the effect of a grant award on the criminal and/or juvenile justice systems;
  2. Conduct a technical assistance needs assessment survey;
  3. Provide assistance to grantees completing the technical assistance needs assessment survey;
  4. Conduct Sequential Intercept Mapping as part of a planned CJMHSA TAC Needs Assessment Survey priority;
  5. Provide technical assistance to planning grantees and implementation/expansion grantees;
  6. Disseminate and share evidence-based practices and programs and promising practices and programs among grantees;
  7. Serve as a clearinghouse for information and resources related to criminal justice, juvenile justice, mental health, and substance abuse issues in Florida;
  8. Coordinate and assist state interagency work groups for criminal and juvenile justice, mental health, and substance abuse; and
  9. Use grant outcomes to inform state and local policy.

 

Funding for the CJMHSA Technical Assistance Center has been provided by the