Training Materials

The CARE in Practice highlights the various support roles, including peers, volunteer supporters, and natural supports. It also reviews self-reported county effectiveness related to support roles.

The live panel discusses how other counties have structured and implemented the use of various supports for CARE respondents, including successful strategies that can be replicated by county behavioral health (BH) agencies.

Panelists:

• Rachel Johnson-Yates, MA, LMHC, LAC, Associate Principal, Health Management Associates
• Amber Irvine​, Behavioral Health Program Coordinator, CARE Program, Behavioral Health Services, County of San Diego Health & Human Services Agency​, Delilah Garza, Community Enrichment Director, Merced County
• Martin Jones, Countywide Chief, CARE Program, Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
• Melanie Kushnir-Pappalardo, Director of Collaborative Justice Programs, Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco

 

Additional volunteer supporter related resources include:

• Volunteer Supporter Toolkit
• Supporter Role in the CARE Act brief
• The Supporter Role in the CARE Act training

 

Additional families and natural supports resources:

• Family Resource Guide
• Role of the Family in the CARE Process training
• Strategies for Integrating Families & Other Natural Supports into CARE training

 

Additional peer-related resources:

• Role of the Peer in the CARE Process training
• How the CARE Act Can Help You Access Support and Treatment: A Peer’s Perspective