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Public Notice for Heart of Texas Behavioral Health Network Board of Trustees Meeting
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
Read MoreHOTBHN Observes National Recovery Month
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…
Read MoreHOTBHN Observes September As Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
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…
Read MoreRepairs Complete Thanks To A Nearly $50,000 Award From Local Foundation
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…
Read MoreHOTBHN Leads the Way for Back-To-School Mental Health Education
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…
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
Read MoreFoster (Host Home) Provider Opportunities
Foster (Host Home) Provider If you have a caring heart and are looking for a rewarding opportunity, this one may be for you. We offer an excellent opportunity for you to provide a family environment for adults with intellectual disabilities. You provide the care; we provide 24-hour professional support. Income from this opportunity is tax-exempt. You…
Read MoreHOTBHN Wins Award To Help Youth Trafficking Victims
WACO, TX – ln line with its vision to invest in innovative projects that support survivors of sex trafficking, the Office of the Governor awarded the Heart of Texas Behavioral Network’s Klaras Center for Families (KCF) close to $100,000 to continue operations of its Hope Shelter Program. The Hope Shelter Program provides emergency shelter services…
Read MoreSAVE THE DATES: IDD ON THE BIG SCREEN
The Heart of Texas Behavioral Health Network is honored to partner with the Deep In The Heart Film Festival organizers to encourage people to view two documentaries that will bring Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) onto the movie screens of the Waco Hippodrome. There will be two documentaries that will showcase the importance of community…
Read MoreVeterans One Stop Patron & Veteran of Three Wars Receives Formal Resolution of Service
98-YEAR-OLD VETERANS ONE STOP PATRON RECEIVES FORMAL RESOLUTION OF SERVICE WACO, TX – Ira Walton, who served in three wars in his 30-years of military service and has been a patron at the Heart of Texas Region MHMR Center’s Veterans One Stop since 2015, formally received a resolution of service at the Veterans One Stop in…
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