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Christmas Office Closure
Christmas Holiday Closure
Heart of Texas Region MHMR Christmas Holiday Offices will be closed Monday, December 25th & Tuesday, December 26th We will resume regular business hours Wednesday, December 27th at 8:00 a.m. Crisis Services are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. If you need emergency assistance, please call our toll free number 866-752-3451
Read MoreHOTBHN Wins Nearly Half A Million Dollar Award To Help Homeless Youth
WACO, TX – The Heart of Texas Behavioral Health Network has been awarded a nearly a half-million dollars to continue filling gaps in services for runaway and homeless youth in the agency’s region, which includes McLennan, Bosque, Falls, Freestone, Hill, and Limestone counties. The Heart of Texas Behavioral Health Network’s Klaras Center for Families received the…
Read MoreCDC Report: Teenage Girls Experiencing Increased Sadness & Violence
WACO, TX – Alarming news from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) points to teen girls experiencing record levels of violence, sadness, and suicide risk. The CDC data says nearly 3 in 5 U.S. teen girls felt persistently sad or hopeless in 2021, double the number for U.S. teen boys. The Heart of Texas Behavioral Health…
Read MoreCCP Observes National Hispanic Heritage Month
WACO, TX – September 15 through October 15 is National Hispanic Heritage Month. #TexansRecoveringTogether is doing its part by helping Hispanic families in Central Texas break cultural barriers while celebrating their cultural roots. According to the U.S Census Bureau, ~9.5 million people of Hispanic descent living in the U.S. report suffering from a mental illness this…
Read MoreHOTBHN WINS $750,000 GRANT FOR RURAL COUNTIES INITIATIVES
The Episcopal Health Foundation (EHF) contributes $750,000 to The Heart of Texas Behavioral Health Network (HOTBHN) to bridge the gap of comprehensive, integrated behavioral health in Limestone, Freestone, and Falls counties. This EHF grant funding will support, over two years, the launch of comprehensive, integrated behavioral health programming in HOTBHN’s counties where physical and behavioral…
Read MoreHOTBHN ADDRESSES SURGEON GENERAL’S ADVISORY ABOUT SOCIAL MEDIA & YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH
The U.S. Surgeon General says there are many reasons to be concerned about the effect of social media on youth mental health across the country. The Surgeon General’s advisory, released last week, summarized that there’s no definitive conclusion that social media is safe for children and adolescents. However, the advisory also outlines immediate steps that…
Read MoreBold Initiatives Spur HOTRMHMR Rebrand
LOCAL MENTAL HEALTH AND DISABILITY AUTHORITY REBRAND HEADLINES BOLD INITIATIVES WACO, TX – New name, with the same promise of accessible, caring, and responsive behavioral health and disability and rehabilitative support services, takes a bold new step with an even bolder rebrand: Heart of Texas Behavioral Health Network. The new name follows 53-years of operating as…
Read MoreBernard and Audre Rapoport Foundation Awards $400,000 For Behavioral Health Initiative
WACO, TX – The Bernard and Audre Rapoport Foundation has awarded the Heart of Texas Behavioral Health Network, formerly Heart of Texas Region MHMR Center, a $400,000 grant to further advance a building project that will better centralize and innovate behavioral health services in Central Texas. This follows a generous $100,000 planning grant awarded by the…
Read MoreBernard and Audre Rapoport Foundation Awards $100,000 For Behavioral Health Initiative
CONTACT: Vince Erickson, Director of Public Information and #TexansRecoveringTogether CCP Vince.Erickson@hotrmhmr.org Cell: (254) 265-2030
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