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The $34 million project will provide mental health services in Uvalde and in the 32 counties in the region. It will feature a crisis unit for adults and dedicated youth wing.
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More than 40% of the state’s population is Hispanic, but its mental health provider population is more than 80% white.
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The founder of the Child Mind Institute explains why young people are experiencing unprecedented levels of anxiety and depression — and what parents can do about it. His book is Scaffold Parenting.
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Many Texas faith groups have offered counseling services in the past. But more of them are expanding their programs, partnering with providers, to help meet the growing need here for mental health services.
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The North East ISD board of trustees voted Monday against creating a policy that would allow chaplains to be used as mental health volunteers across the district.
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Police said suspect Genesse Ivonne Moreno, accompanied by a five-year-old child, was armed with an AR-style rifle. The child sustained critical injuries following the shooting and a 57-year-old man was shot in the leg.
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Almost 90% of Texans live in a county where there's not enough mental health providers, according to a new report.
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The North East Independent School District is exploring the idea of allowing chaplains to perform the duties of school counselors in the district.
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Three SAPD officers were charged with murder after shooting and killing Melissa Perez in her apartment in June. Perez had schizophrenia; now, families of others with severe mental illnesses worry their loved ones are at risk too.
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The 3-digit suicide prevention lifeline went live a year ago. More work is needed on the 988 system, but the first year has gone more smoothly than many expected.