Our Products and Publications
C4 Innovations translates the latest research and best practices into real-world products and tools that are practical, accessible, and adaptable in healthcare and social service settings. Our team creatively integrates adult learning principles, beautiful design, and cutting-edge technology into everything we do. Our work has been published in peer-reviewed journals and other key publications. Here are some examples of the products and publications our staff have created.

Racial Equity Analysis: Coordinated Entry Systems Assessment Data
Nationally, people of color are overrepresented among those who are homeless. Stakeholders and policymakers are examining system-level factors which may be contributing to, reinforcing, and perpetuating these racial inequities. In partnership with Building Changes and several Continuums of...

TICOMETER
The TICOMETER© measures the degree to which an organization is engaged in trauma-informed practices. Consisting of 35 items across five domains, the assessment take approximately 15 minutes for staff members to complete online, and scores are available to the organization immediately.

Policy Academy: Catalyst for Change
Between 2011 and 2018, 36 state, territorial, and tribal mental health and substance use disorder authorities built diverse, collaborative teams that worked together to improve their ability to serve people with the most serious mental illnesses or substance use disorders. As a result...

Shared Decision-Making in Children’s Mental Health
Strong and Informed is a website to help families make choices about their children’s mental health treatment. It was created by parents, youth, doctors, therapists, researchers, representatives from SAMHSA, and other experts in children’s social, emotional, and mental health.

Core Competencies for Peer Workers
A growing body of research shows that support provided by peer workers benefits people in or seeking recovery in many ways. “Core Competencies for Peer Workers in Behavioral Health Services” can guide service delivery and promote best practices in peer support.

Decisions in Recovery: Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder
Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) can be life-saving for many people struggling with opioid use disorder and an essential part of a person’s long-term recovery plan. We developed a web-based, shared decision making tool–Decisions in Recovery: Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder–that focuses...

Value of Peers
Through shared understanding, respect, and mutual empowerment, peer support workers help people become and stay engaged in the recovery process and reduce the likelihood of relapse. Learn more about how peers can advance recovery and add value to behavioral health systems in English and Spanish.
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