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WACO, TX –  Alongside National Mental Health Awareness Month, May 2023 is also Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) Awareness Month. The Heart of Texas Behavioral Health Network (HOTBHN) wants people to know that the agency is here to help with community education and clinical help. The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) defines BPD as a mental illness…

Due to circumstances surrounding the potential spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus), Heart of Texas Region MHMR is suspending our open access to services at the Clifton Street Clinic for the foreseeable future.  To make an appointment with the Admissions Unit please call the main number at 254-752-3451.

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 – Groundbreaking news for the best people who want to work for one of the best organizations in our six-county region, as the Heart of Texas Behavioral Health Network has rolled out new pay incentives. Due to the need for staff in the QMHP, Care Coordinator, Service Coordinator, Program Specialist, Habilitation Coordinator I, Habilitation…

WACO, TX – August is recognized as National Wellness Month, and the Heart of Texas Region MHMR Center, as the Local Mental Health Authority for McLennan, Bosque, Falls, Freestone, Hill, and Limestone counties, wants our community to know there are steps our people can take to make mental wellness a year-round initiative. “When people think of…

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…

WACO, TX – Free and anonymous COVID-19 mental health support will continue to be available into 2023, with the extension of the State COVID-19 Mental Health Support Phone Line call center. Chance Freeman, Texas Health and Human Services Director of Disaster Response, says the toll-free number, (833) 986-1919, will continue to be available through August 31,…

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…

A CRITICAL NEED AMID THE PANDEMIC: NATIONAL RECOVERY MONTH Waco, TX – September is recognized as National Recovery Month, which is much needed amid the current COVID-19 surge, both nationwide and here in our region of McLennan, Bosque, Falls, Freestone, Hill, and Limestone counties. In its 32nd year, Recovery Month celebrates the gains made by those in…