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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 More“Children’s Mental Health Acceptance Week” Event Set For May 6
WACO, TX – Helping children and their families will be celebrated as part of Mental Health Awareness Month and Children’s Mental Health Acceptance Week at the Klaras Center for Families on Friday, May 6—where dozens are expected to join “Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day.” Ron Kimbell, Director of Children’s Behavioral Health at the Klaras Center for…
Read MoreChild and Adolescent Mental Health Admissions -Klaras Center for Families
Klaras Center for Families (Child & Adolescent Division of the Heart of Texas Region MHMR) remains open for services. However, due to concerns surrounding the spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus), we are altering our normal process for admission to services until further notice. Rather than utilizing our typical process for admission—“Open Access”—we ask that you call…
Read MoreRegional Law Enforcement, Judicial System Stakeholders To Gather for Mental Health Law Training
WACO, TX – Dozens of representatives from law enforcement agencies from McLennan, Bosque, Falls, Freestone, Limestone and Freestone counties will converge upon the Heart of Texas Behavioral Health Network (HOTBHN) on Tuesday, November 15 for a one-of-a-kind Mental Health Law training. HOTBHN, formerly known as the Heart of Texas Region MHMR Center, is partnering with 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’S KLARAS CHILDREN’S CENTER ECI RECEIVES FIVE-FIGURE DONATION
Children with developmental delays who need services through the Heart of Texas Behavioral Health Network’s Klaras Children’s Center Early Childhood Development (ECI) program received a major boost with a $10,000 grant. The Raymond Alford Trust, based in Houston and has strong ties to Freestone and Limestone Counties in Central Texas, announced the award on June…
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…
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