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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…

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…

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…

CONTACT: Vince Erickson, Director of Public Information and #TexansRecoveringTogether CCP Vince.Erickson@hotrmhmr.org Cell: (254) 265-2030

BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE TAKES GIANT STEP FORWARD WITH NEW CERTIFICATION WACO, TX – It is official: The Heart of Texas Region MHMR Center has been awarded the distinction of becoming a Texas-Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic, or “CCBHC,” by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. The new certification greatly enhances the Center’s commitment to delivering innovative…

Barbara Tate, Executive Director for the Heart of Texas Region MHMR Center, will be retiring August 31, 2019 after 41 years of dedicated service. Over her forty-one years with the Center she has served in many roles. In 2005, following Executive Director Dean Maberry’s sudden passing, the Center’s Board of Trustees unanimously selected her to fill…

WACO, TX – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have studied that mental health disorders are associated with heart disease. Risk factors include mood disorders, anxiety disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and chronic stress. The Heart of Texas Behavioral Health Network (HOTBHN) has spent the past two years ensuring community members receive physical and mental health support…

WACO, TX – We have a new agency website URL, which will deliver the same promise of highlighting our accessible, caring, and responsive support services we have provided for over five decades. Our new URL is: www.hotbhn.org. The new URL also serves as an acronym for our name change, which is the Heart of Texas Behavioral Health…

WACO, TX – The Heart of Texas Behavioral Health Network, through its Klaras Center for Families, was recently awarded $1.1 million by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) for the provision of child & adolescent mental health crisis respite programming. These newly awarded funds will help mitigate unnecessary inpatient hospitalization for children living in…