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#TexansRecoveringTogether Helps Celebrate Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
For Immediate Release: July 13, 2021 WACO, TX – Minority Mental Health Month has been recognized throughout July and initiated to bring understanding to the unique challenges that underrepresented groups face regarding mental illness in the US since 2008. #TexansRecoveringTogether is doing its part to help. The COVID-19 pandemic created, and amplified, current stressors in our…
Read MoreWithdrawal of 1115 Waiver Extension Threatens Mental Health Services
WACO, TX – Imagine going backward over three million steps regarding local mental health care. Those imaginary steps equate to real-world dollars that will be lost by the Heart of Texas Region MHMR Center on September 01, 2021, if the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) does not reinstate the recently withdrawn Texas 1115 Waiver…
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 MoreFront and Center: National Suicide Prevention Month & Zero Suicide Initiative
WACO, TX – September is National Suicide Awareness Month, and the Heart of Texas Behavioral Network, the Local Mental Health Authority for McLennan, Bosque, Falls, Freestone, Hill, and Limestone counties, is taking the lead in not only reducing people dying by suicide but getting to zero suicides. This is why the Heart of Texas Behavioral Health…
Read More#TexansRecoveringTogether Leaves Legacy For Central Texans
WACO, TX – January 30th marks the end of the #TexansRecoveringTogether crisis counseling program (CCP) that provided free COVID-19 and Winter Storm mental health and emotional support to Central Texans. Nevertheless, its staff is committed to continuing to do its part to help people from McLennan, Bosque, Falls, Hill, Freestone, and Limestone counties who are isolated due…
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 MoreHOTBHN & National Alcohol Awareness Month: Tackling A Deadly Problem
WACO, TX – Tens of thousands of Americans die each year due to alcohol misuse, many of them right here in the state of Texas and involving impaired driving. The Heart of Texas Behavioral Health Network recognizes the need for awareness by recognizing April as Alcohol Awareness Month. The Centers for Disease Control statistics for Texas point to nearly…
Read MoreTEXAS FOUNDATION OFFERS HOTBHN FIVE-FIGURE AWARD FOR CRISIS RESPONDER PROGRAM
The Moody Foundation is offering $50,000 to the Heart of Texas Behavioral Health Network (HOTBHN) to fill the needs provided by a new crisis response program. The WaCo-Responder Program will bring together resources in the effort to create a coordinated and unified Behavioral Health response that is both dynamic and responsive and can comprehensively support…
Read MoreHeart of Texas Behavioral Health Network Unveils New Logo
WACO, TX – The Heart of Texas Behavioral Health Network, formerly the Heart of Texas Region MHMR Center, takes the next step of its comprehensive rebranding by unveiling its new logo today. The agency’s Board of Trustees approved the new logo design at its January 2022 meeting. The design, colors and font will be the standards…
Read MoreSAVE THE DATE: Oct. 7-8 for Weekend Fundraiser to Benefit IDD Consumers
WACO, TX – Save the weekend of October 7 and 8 for your chance to help some very special consumers at the Heart of Texas Behavioral Health Network. The agency’s “Helping Others Taking Initiative” program, known by the acronym HOTI, will be holding its annual Garage Sale—at the program’s Day Activity Center 312 South 4th Street. The…
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