The Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation (TDMHMR), which was created in 1965, ceased operations on Sept. 1, 2004. The department has worked to improve the quality and efficiency of public and private services and supports for Texans with mental illnesses and with mental retardation so that they can increase their opportunities and abilities to lead lives of dignity and independence.
Community Mental Health Services formerly provided by TDMHMR are now provided through:
http://www.dshs.state.tx.us
Mental Retardation Services formerly provided by TDMHMR are now provided through:
http://www.dads.state.tx.us
Please bookmark these new sites.
For information regarding TDMHMR Legacy web site materials, please contact Tray Ivie in the DSHS Center for Consumer and External Affairs.
Department of State Health Services
DSHS consolidated the:
- community mental health services and state hospital programs of the Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation
- alcohol and drug abuse services of the Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, and
- health programs of the Department of Health.
For more information, please visit the DSHS website: www.dshs.state.tx.us.
Department of Aging and Disability Services
DADS consolidated the:
- mental retardation services and state school programs of the Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation
- community care, nursing facility, and long-term care regulatory services of the Department of Human Services, and
- aging services and programs of the Department on Aging.
For more information, please visit the DADS website: www.dads.state.tx.us.
Background on the transformation
House Bill 2292, 78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, consolidated the 12 health and human services (HHS) agencies, including TDMHMR, into the following five agencies:
- Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC);
- Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS);
- Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services (DARS);
- Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS); and
- Department of State Health Services (DSHS).
The transformed enterprise will improve client services, use every public dollar efficiently, and focus on real results and accountability. The new organization will continuously strive to improve services and manage costs by listening to our partners and the people we serve and by putting innovation and new technology into practice.