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WACO, TX – September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month and #TexansRecoveringTogether is here to support awareness efforts and offer services to those who may be experiencing mental health issues, like depression, that may increase suicide risk who have been affected by the Coronavirus pandemic and the February Winter Storm disaster. It is their mission to…

“BACK TO SCHOOL” DOESN’T HAVE TO MEAN “BACK TO STRESS” WACO, TX – According to National Day Calendar, National Back to School month has been recognized during the month of August since the 1960’s. After this past year and a half, the Delta variants continuous spreading has increased stress levels in students, parents, and educators. #TexansRecoveringTogether…

Due to continuous inclement weather and dangerous driving conditions, administration has determined that Heart of Texas Region MHMR Offices will be closed again on Tuesday, February 16, 2021. Center administration will continue to monitor the situation and will provide updates through this website and our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/hotrmhmr. 

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WACO, TX –  Children’s mental health sports a front and center spot on the calendar, with May 1 – 7 designated National Children’s Mental Health Acceptance Week. The Heart of Texas Behavioral Health Network (HOTBHN) celebrates this milestone week by urging Central Texans to look for the warning signs that their children’s mental health may be…

WACO, TX – There is a new Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Outreach Worker for the Heart of Texas Behavioral Health Network (HOTBHN) community-based program. Missy Schutza is vested in ensuring the people of our six-county service know its value. “I previously worked in the public school system with middle school and high school-age students for…

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…

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…

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…

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…