Initiative

Mental Health Transformation Alliance

The Mental Health Transformation Alliance (MHTA) strives to ensure families, youth, and community and state partners have access to the support and resources needed to implement a family driven youth guided system of care on a state and national level.

Home Pathways Action Map Mental Health Transformation Alliance

Fast Facts

Relevant Actions Action 1.1, Action 1.2, Action 1.3
State or Local?

State
Counties

All
Lead Agency

Mental Health Transformation Alliance (MHTA)
Type of Agency

Nonprofit
Racial Equity Lens
  • MHTA not only looks at things through a racial equity lens but also through a focused community culture lens.
Community Voice
  • MHTA is a non-profit 501c3 Family Run Organization which means that 51% of our board and staff are families with lived experience in navigating services for children/youth with special needs including mental health.
Impact
  • Over the last two years we have educated our partners on the importance of a Family Driven, Youth Guided system. This was done through identifying training and resource needs.
Next Steps
  • We will continue to educate, train and provide resources around System of Care and the importance of family and youth voice at ALL levels of processes, planning and policy.
Primary Partners
  • NC Department of Health and Human Services MH/DD/SAS
  • NC Developmental Disabilities Council
  • NC Collaborative for Children, Youth and Families
  • Department of Public Instruction
  • SAMHSA
  • i2i Center for Integrative Health
  • FREDLA
  • Other local and state partners
Primary Funders

NC Developmental Disabilities and then multiple other contracts
Contact

Stacy Morgan

Active Counties