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7/2/2009 6:39:55 PM
In 2005, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded $92.5 million to seven states over five years for Mental Health Transformation State Incentive Grants, including Texas. Texas is charged with building a solid foundation for delivering evidence-based mental health and related services, fostering recovery, improving quality of life, and meeting the multiple needs of mental health consumers across the life span.
Transforming mental health services in Texas can't happen without you! There are many avenues for involvement, including actively participating in community collaboratives, attending meetings of the Governor's appointed Tranformation Workgroup, and contributing your thoughts through websites and forums. Or write to us directly by sending email to the Mental Health Transformation project.
SAMHSA has just published a new Statewide Consumer Network Grant RFA (Funding Opportunity Number: SM-09-014), which can be accessed by going to the SAMHSA web site at: http://www.samhsa.gov/grants/2009/fy2009.aspx or by going directly to the grants.gov web site at http://www.grants.gov. Applications are due May 21, 2009.
January 2009 – Behavioral Health Services for Returning Veterans and Their Families: Services, Gaps, and Recommendations (PDF), a report of the Returning Veterans Subgroup of the Mental Health Transformation Working Group, is now available.
December 2008 – The Clearinghouse is a resource designed to assist behavioral health providers, consumers, family members and interested stakeholders in finding up-to-date, relevant information about prevention, treatment, advocacy, and evidence-based practices. Visit the Texas Behavioral Health Clearinghouse »
A summary of the Request for Proposal for a Consumer and Family Training and Technical Assistance Center is now available »
Mental Illness, Incarceration, and Community Re-entry:
Telepsychiatry and Continuity of Mental Health Care
Twelve presentations from the October 29 – 31, 2008 meeting of the National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the University of Texas Medical Branch-Galveston have been added to our resource page.
This report updates the Comprehensive Mental Health Plan for Texas refining its priority goals with specific work plans. Posted October 2008.