Training and Technical Assistance Centers with a Focus on Children and Youth  Behavioral Health

This resource is a compilation of select training and technical assistance (TTA) centers that are funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and offer resources, training, and intensive technical assistance focused on supporting the behavioral health of children and youth.

This document is intended as a technical assistance resource to support navigation to existing HHS-funded resources and supports and does not constitute federal policy or guidance. Readers are encouraged to consult agency language and TTA center websites for more information. Although not all HHS-funded TTA centers with expertise and content focused on children and youth behavioral health are included in this document, it is intended to highlight the types of TTA that HHS is supporting in this area.

Description: Develops and disseminates information, guidance, and training on the impact of children and youth’s social media use (risks and benefits), especially the potential risks social media platforms pose to their mental health and the clinical and societal interventions that could be used to address these risks.

Supporting agency: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Website: Center of Excellence on Social Media and Youth Mental Health

Description: Works with state and jurisdiction Maternal & Child Health and Injury & Violence prevention programs, including suicide and self-harm prevention, to create an environment in which all infants, children, and youth are safe and healthy.

Supporting agency: Health Resources and Services Administration

Website: Children's Safety Network

Description: Provides technical assistance to EMSC State Partnership grantees. This includes providing technical assistance to emergency departments that are increasingly serving as the front door to care for children in crisis.

Supporting agency: Health Resources and Services Administration

Website: EMSC Innovation and Improvement Center

Description: Provides comprehensive and intensive TTA to recipients of two grant programs funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health grants and Project LAUNCH (Linking Actions for the Unmet Needs in Children’s Health) grants.

Supporting agency: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Website: Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH) Training and Technical Assistance Center

Description: The Medicaid School-Based Services Technical Assistance Center:

Supporting agencies: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, U.S. Department of Education

Website: Medicaid School-Based Services Technical Assistance Center

Description: Provides support to states, tribes, and territories to build bridges between child welfare systems and state mental health systems to bring about systemic change to improve the mental health outcomes for children and families impacted by the child welfare system.

Supporting agency: Administration for Children and Families

Website: National Center for Adoption Competent Mental Health Services

Description: Supports state and community leaders and their partners in the planning and implementation of rigorous approaches to quality in all early care and education settings for children from birth to school age. The Center works across early childhood sectors, including child care and Head Start, to address the following priorities:

Supporting agency: Administration for Children and Families

Website: National Center on Early Childhood Quality Assurance

Description: Designs evidence-based resources and delivers innovative training and technical assistance to build the capacity of Head Start and other early childhood programs to:

Supporting agencies: Administration for Children and Families [HC(1]

Website: National Center on Health, Behavioral Health, and Safety

Description: Provides national TTA to child welfare, dependency court, and substance use treatment professionals to improve