The National Training & Technical Assistance Center for Child, Youth, & Family Mental Health (NTTAC)

What The National Training & Technical Assistance Center for Child, Youth, & Family Mental Health (NTTAC) does

The National Training & Technical Assistance Center for Child, Youth, & Family Mental Health (NTTAC) is a federally funded national training and technical assistance program operated by the Center for Applied Research Solutions (CARS), a California-based nonprofit headquartered in Santa Rosa, CA. From 2020 through January 31, 2026, NTTAC operated under a five-year cooperative agreement (SM-20-008) from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, administered by SAMHSA, to support child and family-serving organizations nationwide in implementing system of care approaches. Its service portfolio centers on the System of Care Toolbox — a nationwide curated resource collection — alongside the NTTAC Blog, a Resource Directory of 175+ assets, two podcasts (Tangled Routes and Conversation Corner), the annual System of Care Virtual Summit, the Community Wellness and Peer Support Training Academy, the Fatherhood & Father Figures Curriculum, the CARS Learning Exchange (a free online community), and dedicated youth and parent peer support resources. Technology footprint is minimal: the offering is a content, training, and community platform rather than a software product, with Mentimeter as the only disclosed third-party integration.

NTTAC serves a heterogeneous audience of system partners — SOC grantees, schools and educational institutions, pediatric primary care providers, early childhood education providers (Head Start, Pre-K, child care, home visiting), home and community-based organizations, and youth, parents, caregivers, and family advocates — at no cost to end users. The business model is non-transactional: there is no pricing model, no subscription, and no per-seat fee; all resources are free and in the public domain. The entity generates no commercial revenue and is entirely funded by federal cooperative agreement dollars channeled through CARS. Following the January 31, 2026 conclusion of the original NTTAC contract cycle, content and operations have been continued under The Collaborative for Child, Family, and Community Wellbeing, a CARS initiative that broadens the thematic surface beyond the original SOC mandate into behavioral health, crisis response and recovery, student and staff wellbeing, and community wellness.

Name

The National Training & Technical Assistance Center for Child, Youth, & Family Mental Health (NTTAC)

Legal name

Center for Applied Research Solutions (CARS)

Website

https://nttacmentalhealth.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

NTTAC is a federally funded, Santa Rosa, CA-based national training and technical assistance program operated by CARS, providing free curricula, toolboxes, podcasts, summits, and learning communities to child, youth, and family mental health practitioners and grantees across the United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Santa Rosa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Federal Government Funding: NTTAC is funded through a cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under award SM-20-008 over five years (2020-2025). As a government-funded technical assistance center, the primary revenue source is federal funding allocated to support training and technical assistance activities for child, youth, and family mental health.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

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Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

NTTAC provides free national training and technical assistance to child, youth, and family-serving organizations through curated resource libraries, training academies, curricula, podcasts, virtual summits, and an online community (CARS Learning Exchange). The core deliverable is converting federal policy guidance and system of care frameworks into small-group learning, ready-to-use tools, and community-powered implementation support for mental health practitioners, schools, early childhood programs, peer support providers, and family advocates across the United States.

Product overview

The National Training & Technical Assistance Center for Child, Youth, & Family Mental Health (NTTAC), now operating as part of The Collaborative for Child, Family, and Community Wellbeing under the Center for Applied Research Solutions (CARS), offers a comprehensive suite of products and resources focused on child, youth, and family mental health. The portfolio centers on the System of Care Toolbox as a flagship nationwide resource collection, complemented by multiple multimedia offerings including the Tangled Routes Podcast and Conversation Corner Podcast. The Fatherhood & Father Figures Curriculum provides specialized programming guidance, while the Resource Directory offers searchable content across various formats. Additional offerings include the CARS Learning Exchange online community, the annual System of Care Virtual Summit, the Community Wellness and Peer Support Training Academy, and dedicated resources for Youth & Parent Peer Support and Amplify Youth Voice. The NTTAC Blog provides ongoing insights and reflections. Together, these products support organizations in translating guidance into everyday practice through small-group learning, ready-to-use tools, and community-powered implementation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• System of Care Toolbox A nationwide one-stop-shop collection of resources related to the system of care approach, organized into Overview & Philosophy, Infrastructure, Services and Supports, and Glossary areas. Available at no cost and intended for system partners, mental health providers, peer support providers, youth and family advocates, policymakers, and the general public.
• Community Wellness and Peer Support Training Academy A training academy focused on trauma-informed practice in integrated settings, providing guidelines and support for building workforce capacity in community wellness and peer support.
• Fatherhood & Father Figures Curriculum A comprehensive curriculum highlighting stories from communities around the country to illustrate the importance of including fathers from all backgrounds, with interactive Mentimeter components for participatory engagement. Designed for practitioners working in early childhood systems of care.
• CARS Learning Exchange A free online community hosted by CARS that provides access to resources and opportunities for shared learning, supporting collaboration, shared problem-solving, and real-world application across systems and communities.
• System of Care Virtual Summit An annual virtual summit focused on system of care approaches for child, youth, and family mental health, with recordings and materials available across editions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Supports child and family-serving organizations nationwide through resources, training, and technical assistance

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Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Integration1 record

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• D.O.V.E.S. NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026NTTAC partnered with the D.O.V.E.S. Network to develop the 'Bridging Divides: Where Systems Meet for Youth & Families Wellness Success' curriculum, designed to promote community-centered collaboration across systems.
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020NTTAC and SAMHSA partnered to develop resources including the System of Care Finance and Sustainability Plan Resource for Child Mental Health Initiative (CMHI) Grantees and the Child Mental Health Initiative (CMHI) Needs Assessment Template and Guidelines. SAMHSA provides the funding and policy framework while NTTAC delivers the technical assistance and training resources.
• Association of Infant Mental Health in Tennessee (AIMHiTN)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNTTAC partnered with AIMHiTN to develop the 'Coffee & Connection: Preschool to Prison Nexus' training addressing the disturbing trend where disciplinary policies lead children from early education into the criminal justice system.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Zero to Three: Established national nonprofit delivering training, resources, and policy advocacy focused on infant and early childhood mental health and development. Larger, broader portfolio that overlaps NTTAC's infant/early childhood mental health training content.
• SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration): Federal agency within HHS that funds NTTAC and other behavioral health TA centers. Operates the broader grant-making and policy framework NTTAC executes against; comparable child/youth mental health resource and training mission at the federal level.
• American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): National professional association of pediatricians that produces clinical guidance, training, and family-facing resources including on social-emotional development. Overlaps NTTAC's pediatric primary care provider audience.
• Child Trends: National research nonprofit producing evidence-based resources, training, and TA for child- and family-serving systems. Comparable audience and resource-curation model, but with a broader research orientation and larger footprint.

Direct peers

• National Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health: National family-run organization providing advocacy, training, and resources for families of children with mental health needs. Comparable audience (families and youth) and overlapping TA/training delivery in child mental health.
• National Technical Assistance Center for Children's Behavioral Health (operated by Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development): Operates a parallel SAMHSA-funded national TA center focused on systems of care for children and youth with behavioral health challenges. Direct sibling organization with near-identical mission, funding model, and audience.
• Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (MHTTC) Network: SAMHSA-funded national network of regional centers providing training and TA on mental health evidence-based practices. Direct peer in funding source, operating model, and TA delivery to behavioral health practitioners and systems.
• National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN): SAMHSA-funded network of treatment and service centers providing trauma-informed training, resources, and TA for child traumatic stress. Closely comparable scope, federal funder, and resource library model.
• Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) Network: SAMHSA-funded national TA network providing workforce training and resources on substance use disorders. Sibling TA center model under same federal funder with parallel training/TA/learning community approach.
• Prevention Technology Transfer Center (PTTC) Network: SAMHSA-funded national TA network focused on substance use prevention and mental health promotion. Same funding mechanism, audience (behavioral health workforce), and resource-library-plus-learning-community delivery.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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