The Medi-Cal Mobile Crisis Training and Technical Assistance Center (M-TAC) is funded by California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) and is dedicated to supporting California counties in implementing the Medi-Cal Mobile Crisis Services Benefit through two distinct pathways, a standard implementation process and an expedited implementation process. M-TAC provides training, resources, and ongoing coaching and consultation to counties and their mobile crisis teams.
This project is led by the Center for Applied Research Solutions (CARS), in collaboration with Advocates for Human Potential, Inc. (AHP). CARS is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that has supported California’s mental and behavioral health workforce since 2001 through trainings and technical assistance (TA) rooted in innovative, research-based, and culturally responsive best practices.
Mobile Crisis Services:
- Are a community-based intervention designed to provide de-escalation and relief to individuals experiencing a behavioral health crisis wherever they are, including at home, work, school, or in the community
- Are provided by a multidisciplinary team of trained behavioral health professionals in the least restrictive setting
- Include screening, assessment, stabilization, de-escalation, follow-up, and coordination with healthcare services and other supports
- Are intended to provide community-based crisis resolution and reduce unnecessary law enforcement involvement and emergency department utilization
- Benefit will ensure that Medi-Cal beneficiaries have access to coordinated crisis care 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days per year