The National Technical Assistance Center for Children’s Mental Health is dedicated to increasing the capacity of Communities, States, Tribes, and Territories, to improve, sustain, and expand Systems of Care and the services and supports provided within them to improve the lives of children, youth, and young adults with or at risk for mental health challenges and their families. The SOC Approach Curriculum was developed to assist communities, states, tribes and territories understand the What, Why and How of System of Care Expansion.
This curriculum was adapted from the Expanding the System of Care Approach Toolkit authored by Beth Stroul, M.Ed., Joan Dodge, PhD, Sybil Goldman, MSW, Frank Rider, MS and Robert Friedman, PhD.