HOTBHN 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…

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Repairs 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…

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HOTBHN 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…

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Foster (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…

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HOTBHN 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…

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SAVE 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…

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Veterans 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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Bernard and Audre Rapoport Foundation Awards $400,000 For Behavioral Health Initiative

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…

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Front 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…

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