Mental Health Care

In the latest Dallas County community health assessment, mental wellness and behavioral health topped the list. An official with Parkland Health explores possible reasons and solutions.

Dallas launched its RIGHT Care Program in 2018 to divert people experiencing a mental health crisis from hospitals and jails, when appropriate. Now, the program is testing out two teams that expand those services to mental health related 911 calls that involve children and adolescents.

Texans with disabilities can wait almost two decades for certain Medicaid programs. During a House Human Services Committee public hearing Tuesday, advocates and some state lawmakers said they worry what long wait times mean for the nearly 200,000 Texans on "interest lists" for services.

The agency that oversees behavioral health and social work providers has about 1,000 “pending” complaints against providers — hundreds more than it has received in previous years. Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council leadership told lawmakers it may need support from the state to handle the volume.

Texas is in the process of planning for the future of its state hospitals. Some advocates and families said Texas needs to improve capacity and access as demand for services grows.

Texans with disabilities can encounter a lot of barriers to employment – which can limit their independence. That’s where job skills programs come in. The largest behavioral health provider in Dallas County opened a café that’s preparing people for future jobs in food service.

COVID can take a physical toll. However, a family medicine physician from Baylor Scott and White in Temple explains how the virus' lingering aftereffects can impact mental health.

The Dallas County Health and Human Services and Parkland Health 2025 Community Health Needs Assessment identifies several priority areas, including behavioral and mental health needs.

JFS Dallas opened a 100,000 square-foot campus in Addison to provide comprehensive services to an "medically underserved area." JFS Dallas' CEO said the location could be the first community health center in North Texas to have comprehensive services on site.

The philanthropic arm of a major pharmaceutical company gave several Dallas-based nonprofits hundreds of thousands of dollars in grant funding to expand HIV prevent and treatment.

1 in 12 teenagers experience physical dating violence and 1 in 10 experience sexual dating violence, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Dr. John Burruss, CEO of Dallas County's largest behavioral health provider, is set to retire at the end of April after over a decade with the organization. He spoke with KERA's Abigail Ruhman about his time with one of the busiest community mental health centers in Texas and the future of mental health care.