Topics Tag: State Hospitals
Texas is building new psychiatric hospitals. The nation needs to join us
The Dallas Morning News featured the Meadows Institute in an editorial on how mental health facilities, especially those with inpatient care in underserved regions, are essential for providing communities with quality health care and eliminating the need for people to travel long distances to access treatment….
Behavioral health center in West Texas needs support from Austin
In an op-ed for the Dallas Morning News, Miriam Pearsall, the chief of staff for policy and population health at the Meadows Institute, tells the story of her late cousin, Daryl, who died at the age of…
New $305 million Austin State Hospital unveiled as Texas revamps psychiatric system
This article was published by the Texas Tribune on May 15, 2024. Read the full article on the Texas Tribune’s website. State leaders on Wednesday unveiled a new $305 million hospital, part of an $2.5…
In Texas’ Panhandle, a long-awaited oasis for mental health care is springing up
This article was originally published in the Texas Tribune on November 22, 2023. For 24/7 mental health support in English or Spanish, call the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s free help line at…
As West Texas’ population grows, the need for more mental health care does too
This article was originally published in The Texas Tribune on October 10, 2023. ODESSA — About five years ago, Midland County faced a hard truth: Its jail was full. The swelling was caused in part…
New mental health policy developments to impact the Texas Panhandle
This news clip and accompanying article were published by KFDA News Channel 10 on September 27, 2023. AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) -The 88th legislative session in Texas marked a historic moment for mental health funding. According…
Rural Texas awaits mental health windfall after expanded state investment
This article was published by KXAN on August 20, 2023. AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Across 25,000 square miles of the Texas Panhandle, Nancy Tanner can offer scant help to rural Texans in a worsening crisis. “People…
El Paso County Sheriff Wiles Honored by El Paso Behavioral Health Consortium
Awarded the Consortium Mental Health Champion Award EL PASO – El Paso County Sheriff Richard Wiles was honored today with the Consortium Mental Health Champion Award for his significant contributions to regional mental healthcare by…
El Paso receives $50 million for expanded mental health care
This article was published by El Paso Matters on June 21, 2023. The El Paso Behavioral Health Consortium Legislative Task Force consists of the El Paso Chamber, El Paso Children’s Hospital, El Paso Psychiatric Center,…
Mental health issues are soaring among Texas children, here’s how doctors are helping
This article was published by The Dallas Morning News on June 12, 2023. Abigail McGowan went numb the day after the music stopped. The drum major and French horn player helped lead the Anna High…
Blaming mass shootings on mental health is oversimplifying a complex problem, experts say
This article was published by WFAA on May 24, 2023. DALLAS — Each time it happens, Texas’s top leaders point the finger at one thing: mental illness. And it’s happened a lot. In 2017, 26…
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…
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…