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The HEART OF TEXAS REGION BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NETWORKCENTER’S BOARD OF TRUSTEES will meet in a called session onWednesday, September 20, 2023, at 12:00 p.m.at the Imperial Drive Health Campus, 6400 Imperial Drive, Waco, TexasBoard Chair at Location. Join Zoom Meeting:https://us06web.zoom.us/j/8025170168?pwd=RlpSelM5T1FlYzdxck5RNFpUcFZXdz09Via Telephonic:  +1-346-248-7799, Meeting ID 802 517 0168, Passcode:  914852

The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Trustees will be held on: **Thursday, October 26, 2023, at 9:30 a.m.** at the Heart of Texas Behavioral Health Network Imperial Drive Health Campus 6400 Imperial Drive, Waco, TX 76712 ‍ THE DIVERSION CENTER RIBBON CUTTING FROM 11:30 AM TO NOON WITH TOURS FOLLOWING.

WACO, TX – The Heart of Texas Behavioral Health Network (HOTBHN) observes and celebrates September 2023 as National Recovery Month – to help increase public awareness surrounding mental health and addiction recovery. National Recovery Month started in 1989 to, according to SAMHSA, “promote and support new evidence-based treatment and recovery practices, the nation’s strong and proud recovery…

WACO, TX – Suicide continues to be a significant public health concern. The Heart of Texas Behavioral Health Network (HOTBHN) continues to be committed to reducing suicide by observing September as National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. Suicide is the nation’s 12th-leading cause of death, with about 46,000 people dying by suicide each year. The numbers in Texas and…

WACO, TX – The roof repair at the Heart of Texas Behavioral Health Network’s (HOTBHN)2010 LaSalle Avenue facility in Waco—which houses the Veterans One Stop and Behavioral Justice Programs—has been completed. HOTBHN wants to thank the Cooper Foundation for its nearly $50,000 award in March 2023. “It’s community partners that make projects that benefit our citizens successful, and…

WACO, TX – Back-to-school time can have mental health challenges for students and their caregivers. The Heart of Texas Behavioral Health Network, as the Local Mental Health Authority for our six-county service area, offers tips for both students and their caregivers. We spoke with Katrina Chadwell, a Child & Adolescent Therapist for HOTBHN’s Klaras Center for Families, which…

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…

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…