7/4/2008 1:36:09 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.
The Department of State Health Services (DSHS) Community Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Section announces the expected availability of Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 Mental Health Block Grant funds for one Training and Technical Assistance Center (TTAC) to provide services for consumers, and family members of consumers and stakeholders. This Request for Proposal (RFP) is not limited to the Mental Health Block Grant if other sources of funds become available for this project. View the RFP for Agency Requisition Number MH/TTAC 0285.1 »
The Hogg Foundation for Mental Health is joining a national movement to increase the voice of consumers of mental health services and their family members by hiring two advisers who have experienced mental illness and recovery themselves or with family.
The new positions, called consumer and family liaisons, will work with the foundation’s other staff, grant recipients and external organizations to engage consumers and family members in mental health-related projects, education campaigns and policy analysis. They also will lead the foundation’s efforts to track and address consumer issues related to mental health in Texas.
This report updates the Comprehensive Mental Health Plan for Texas refining its priority goals with specific work plans. Posted October 2007 Read this report » (PDF, 700 KB) • Read the 2006 CMHP report » (PDF, 378 KB)