Thanks to the experience of Rose House, the work of PEOPLE, Inc., and the support of Optum Health, a new manual is now available for people interested in starting hospital diversion services, which are crisis alternatives that include peer-run respites. Thank you to PEOPLE, Inc. and Optum Health for making this document free and accessible! The manual has several interactive pieces and is user friendly. We are proud at the NEC to be able to showcase this manual and make it available for free download. If you do copy it, please make sure to give proper credit.

The manual is available here:

Hospital Diversion Services: A Manual on Assisting in the Development of a Respite/Diversion Service in Your Area (PDF, 1.11MB, 56 pages)

Becoming an Adult: Challenges for Those with Mental Health Conditions (PDF)
This research brief discusses issues related to individuals transitioning to adulthood who have serious mental health conditions.

The CAFE TA Center is pleased to announce the publication of its year-end collection of resources, 2011 Selected Topical Resources. This publication brings together a range of online resources that touch upon the CAFE TA Center's areas of concentration, including emerging adults, employment, organizational sustainability, supported education, and wellness.

The CAFE TA Center is pleased to announce the release of the latest issue of its newsletter, Supported Education: Is It A Right? Consumers of behavioral health services can gain enormous benefit from completing their education, but many consumers have questions about the process, especially when it comes to determining what an institution of higher learning is required to provide in terms of accommodations, and identifying the steps that consumers need to take for themselves to find the college or university with the right array of resources to help them succeed.

To help sort out some of the answers to these questions, the CAFE TA Center has highlighted the issue in the new Focus 7, Supported Education: Is It A Right? This issue lays out some of the legal requirements that go into Supported Education, including the IDEA, Section 504 and the ADA. It also draws distinctions between laws pertaining to K-12 education vs. those pertaining to higher education in a convenient chart. As always, we welcome your feedback!

Check it out here!