The Alameda TCOM Collaborative is a partnership between Alameda County Behavioral Health and the John Praed Foundation. Our goal is to provide the most useful and up-to-date resources, news, and training to those working with our county's youth, their families, and their support systems.
The Transformational Collaborative Outcomes Management (TCOM) model is a conceptual framework for managing complex systems. It includes a philosophy, strategy, and set of tactics all designed to facilitate an effective and integrated approach to addressing client needs.
The Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) is a multi-purpose tool developed for behavioral health services to support decision making, including level of care and service planning, to facilitate quality improvement initiatives, and to allow for the monitoring of service outcomes.