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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.

The White House administration notified mental health and substance abuse and addiction provider organizations nationwide that by executive order, $2 billion in already awarded federal funding would be taken back.

The organization said an employee sent the personal health information — including names and medical record numbers — of more than 8,500 patients to a personal email outside the Metrocare network, but that "there is no evidence that any third party accessed any of the information."

The largest community mental health provider in North Texas unveiled its new $96 million campus in Dallas' Hillside neighborhood. The Mental Health and Disability Innovation Center opens to the public next month.

The Metrocare Elam Family Mental Health Clinic offers walk-in appointments and financial assistance through charity care.

Dallas County commissioners awarded about $1 million from Purdue Pharma lawsuit settlement funds to each caregiver.

The Steven A. Cohen Family Medical Clinic at Metrocare in Addison is part of a network that recently launched a public awareness campaign about the signs of suicide.

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