The National Training and Technical Assistance Center for Child, Youth, and Family Mental Health (NTTAC) supports states, jurisdictions, territories, and Tribes in their efforts to address the prevalence of children’s mental health conditions in the US and the barriers to accessing high quality care.
Purpose
With nearly 20% of youth in the US facing mental, developmental, or behavioral challenges, and fewer than one in five accessing the services they need, the importance of the work of the NTTAC has never been greater. Innovations Institute, FREDLA, and their partners and consultants will support SAMHSA’s Children’s Mental Health Initiative recipients, public entities who plan, develop, and operate children’s systems of care, and family-run organizations including Statewide Family Network recipients, to deliver accessible, comprehensive, effective mental health services.
We are honored to be selected by SAMHSA, together with FREDLA, to lead the NTTAC once again. Having previously led this center, we understand the profound responsibility of this work. We are thrilled to return to this role, bringing both our historical expertise and new advancements to ensure that children, youth, and young adults—and their families—have access to effective, trauma-responsive, and community-based support.
–-Michelle Zabel, Executive Director, Innovations Institute
Our Partners
Innovations and FREDLA lead a multi-disciplinary powerhouse partnership of 11 national organizations to implement the mission of the NTTAC. Together, this partnership, and a vast array of consultants, provides unparalleled expertise in policy, clinical practice, and family and youth leadership, ensuring a 365-degree approach to transforming mental health systems across the country.
This website is supported by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant award H79SM090634. The contents are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement by, SAMHSA/HHS, or the U.S. Government.
Email: NTTAC@uconn.edu