Coordinated Specialty Care

Each year, about 3,000 Texas youth and young adults ages 12-35 experience a first episode psychosis (FEP). Many have access to health insurance through their parents (up to age 26), Medicaid, or CHIP, but they do not typically receive care and treatment until well after the onset of psychosis.

Studies show that the longer treatment is delayed, the worse the outcome, both for the individual and for society. While most people who experience psychosis are not violent, they are much more likely to be violent or become entangled in our criminal justice system when their conditions go untreated.

This 2026 revised report provides an overview of Coordinated Specialty Care (CSC) – a team- and evidence-based approach to treating FEP.

View or download the full white paper Coordinated Specialty Care for Texans.