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). 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