Behavioral Health Advisory Committee provides customer, consumer and stakeholder input by making recommendations regarding the allocation and adequacy of behavioral health services and programs within the state of Texas.
The Health and Human Services Commission established the Behavioral Health Advisory Committee (BHAC) to serve as the planning council for the Mental Health Block Grant and the Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services Block Grant in accordance with the state’s obligations under 42 U.S.C. §300x-3.
The BHAC members serve as stakeholders for the behavioral health system, monitoring operations and recommend improvements for allocation and adequacy of behavioral health services across the state.
Recommendations to the Health and Human Services system agencies regarding behavioral health services may relate to:
- Promotion of cross-agency coordination, state/local partnerships, and public/private partnerships in the funding and delivery of behavioral health services;
- Promotion of data-driven decision-making;
- Prevention of behavioral health issues and promotion of behavioral health wellness and recovery;
- Integration of services for both mental illness and substance use disorder in prevention, intervention, treatment, and recovery services and supports;
- Integrating delivery of behavioral health services and supports with delivery of physical health service;
- Access to services and supports in urban, rural, and frontier areas of the state;
- Access to services and supports to special populations;
- Rules, policies, programs, initiatives, and grant proposals/awards for behavioral health services; and
- Monitoring the five-year behavioral health strategic plan and coordinating expenditure plan developed by the Statewide Behavioral Health Coordinating Council.
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