Tag: State Hospitals
New jail program would help mentally ill inmates get well enough to stand trial
This article was published by the San Antonio Report on April 3, 2023. Some of the roughly 300 inmates in Bexar County’s jail who have been deemed incompetent to stand trial could benefit from a…
In the Hill Country, a new state psychiatric unit stays empty while waitlists swell
This article was published by the Houston Chronicle on February 21, 2023. KERRVILLE – Overlooking the Guadalupe River in this bucolic city northwest of San Antonio, the sleek new facility at the Kerrville State Hospital…
Texas House Appropriations Committee
SUMMARY - On February 15, President and CEO Andy Keller, PhD, provided invited testimony before the Texas House Appropriations Committee in a hearing on behavioral health funding for the 2024-25 biennium.
87th Texas Legislature Regular Session Wrap Up
SUMMARY - Throughout what was a challenging and, at times, divisive legislative session, one area of full agreement among state leaders was that mental health continues to be paramount to Texas’ present and future.
86th Regular Legislative Session Wrap Up
SUMMARY - From a mental health perspective, the 86th Legislative Session was one of the most significant in recent memory.
86th Legislature Regular Session Behavioral Health Appropriations
SUMMARY - An overview of appropriations to mental and behavioral health made by the 86th Texas Legislature. From a mental health perspective, the 86th Legislative Session was one of the most significant in recent...
Texas Senate Committee on Health & Human Services – SB 2111
On April 16, 2019, MMHPI President and CEO Andy Keller, PhD, was invited testimony at the Senate Committee on Health & Human Services. Senate Bill 2111, relating to the Health and Human Services Commission...
Texas Senate Committee on Finance – SB 500
On March 11, 2019, John Petrila, JD, MMHPI Vice President of Adult Policy, was invited testimony on SB 500 at the Texas Senate Committee on Finance. Senate Bill 500 was an appropriations bill filed...
State Hospital System
General Overview The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) manages nine state-owned mental health facilities and one state-owned inpatient residential treatment facility for adolescents. These 10 facilities, collectively referred to as state hospitals, are…