POLICY & SYSTEMS DESIGN

TAC helps federal, state, and local government develop appropriate statutory, regulatory, and financing approaches to foster best practices and high quality, cost-effective systems of care to meet the needs of vulnerable populations.

Types of assistance TAC offers include:

• Conducting assessments of housing and human services system policies, resources, and practices via qualitative and quantitative data obtained from key informants and relevant data systems.
• Identifying systems needs, gaps, and challenges, as well as opportunities for leveraging resources to support better access, delivery and management of housing and services.
• Providing consultation and expertise on evidence-based and best practices in behavioral health, health care, and affordable and permanent supportive housing policy and practice.
• Working with high-level policymakers and other leadership to examine fiscal and policy issues to support systems transformation and improvement.
• Developing policy documents and financing proposals, including Medicaid waivers and state plan amendments, to support policy and practice improvements.
• Identifying and recommending strategies to facilitate implementation of systems changes.
• Providing implementation support through the development of procurement processes and requests for proposals, and the provision of direct technical assistance and training.