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Mental Health and Substance Abuse News

  • This new resource will help you keep abreast of developments in the Mental Health and Substance Abuse Division. Visit the MHSA News page to learn more about the headlines listed below:
    • Grants Awarded for Jail Diversion and Suicide Prevention
    • Applications Sought for Integration of Health and Behavioral Health Services Workgroup
    • 2010 Texas Behavioral Health Institute Call for Papers and Presentations

Best Practices Clearinghouse for Mental Health Systems

  • The Clearinghouse is a resource designed to help Local Mental Health Authorities and other behavioral health providers, consumers, family members and interested stakeholders find information about practical approaches for improving mental health service systems that have demonstrated effectiveness, with emphasis on practices that are working in Texas.

FY 2010 Contract Renewal

Local Planning and Network Development

Local Authority Network Advisory Committee (LANAC)

  • The Local Authority Network Advisory Committee (LANAC) was created by H.B. 2439, 80th Legislature, Regular Session, 2007. The committee advises the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) and the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) on technical and administrative issues that directly affect local mental health authority responsibilities.Learn more about the Local Authority Network Advisory Committee (LANAC) »

Mental Health and Substance Abuse Information Center

Planning for a Consumer-Directed System

  • The majority of mental health block grant funding allocated to the state of Texas is directed to Local Mental Health Authorities as part of their funding to support local system of services for adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances. Many innovative and transformational projects are occurring at the local level across the state. Each community approaches system development in unique ways.
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Mental Health and Substance Abuse (MHSA) Training and Technical Assistance

  • The mission of this unit is to build the professional capacity of individuals and organizations in the field in order to deliver quality services more successfully, and increase staff effectiveness. Learn more »

Public Information and Open Records

Current Initiatives

Texas Mental Health and Substance Abuse Crisis Services Redesign

  • During the 80th Legislative Session, the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) was appropriated $82 million to implement a statewide redesign of crisis services. Read more about this initiative.

Texas Mental Health Planning and Advisory Council (MHPAC)

  • Texas' Mental Health Planning and Advisory Council (MHPAC) was created as a result of the federal requirement that States and Territories engage in mental health planning in order to receive federal Mental Health Block Grant funds. The laws further require that stakeholders, including mental health consumers, their family members, and parents of children with serious emotional or behavioral disturbances, must be involved in these planning efforts through membership in the planning and advisory council. Learn more »

Working Well: Can Disability be Prevented?

  • Working Well, the Texas Demonstration to Maintain Independence and Employment (DMIE) is a ground-breaking study designed to help keep people well and working. Working Well tests whether providing health coverage and employment supports will keep working people with mental and physical disabilities off federal benefits, such as Medicaid, Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI). Learn more »

Clinical Management for Behavioral Health Services (CMBHS)

  • The purpose of the Clinical Management for Behavioral Health Services (CMBHS) project is to develop an integrated clinical management system for behavioral health care (mental health and substance abuse) services at DSHS. Our focus is to respond to the needs of the behavioral health community in providing a holistic approach to mental health and substance abuse services. Find out more about this initiative.

Mental Health System Transformation

  • The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has awarded $92.5 million to seven states over five years for Mental Health Transformation State Incentive Grants, including Texas. Texas is charged with building a solid foundation for delivering evidence-based mental health and related services, fostering recovery, improving quality of life, and meeting the multiple needs of mental health consumers across the life span.

Disaster Mental Health in Texas

  • The primary responsibilities of disaster mental health services are to utilize and coordinate disaster mental health resources prior to, during, and after an event and to establish and manage short-term crisis counseling program in a presidentially-declared impact area. The Crisis Counseling Program, a Federal Emergency Management Agency-funded program, establishes a team at a host mental health and mental retardation center and provides outreach, screening, and assessment, counseling, information, and referral, and public education about the effects and means to manage stress. Read more in the May 29, 2007 issue of EpiLink » (PFD, 40 MB)

Current Reports and Publications

EpiLink Online Bulletin

  • The November 5, 2007 issue (Volume 64, No. 8) focuses on mental health. Read more »

Behavioral Health NEWS BRIEF

  • Informing policy and practice in mental health and substance abuse services through data.

Index of Community Mental Health Online Resources

Community Mental Health Services

Community Mental Health Contracts

Quality Management for Community Mental Health

Mental Health State Hospitals

Community Mental Health Centers

Community Mental Health Programs and Initiatives

Community Mental Health News and Information

Community Mental Health Program Contacts

Community Mental Health Data and Reports

Community Mental Health Rules and Statutes

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