Posts tagged "Behavioral Health"

HHSC: Behavioral Health Advisory Committee
August 4, 2018
Regulatory

The 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. Introduction The meeting was convened by the Chair, Wayne Young. A quorum was present. The Chair stated that with people rotating off the Committee, there are ten openings for membership. The minutes from the meeting on May 18, 2018, were approved as written.
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HHSC: Behavioral Health Advisory Committee
May 30, 2018
Regulatory

Meeting Summary. The 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 purpose of the committee is to provide customer/consumer and stakeholder input to the Health and Human Services system in the form of recommendations regarding the allocation and adequacy of behavioral health services and programs within the State of Texas. The BHAC considers and makes recommendations to the HHS Executive Commissioner consistent with the committee’s purpose. Introduction The meeting was opened by the Chair, Wayne Young. The minutes for the meetings on January 26, 2018, and April 20, 2018, were approved as written.
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Trauma-Informed Care in Texas: Part II
March 28, 2018
Reporting & Analysis

“The greater a child’s terror, and the earlier it is experienced, the harder it becomes to develop a strong and healthy sense of self.” ― Nathaniel Branden To expand on some of the recent issues raised in postings on gender disparities in poverty and the effects of violence, TI offers a new series on trauma-informed care (TIC) and its use and promise in Texas. Trauma is generally defined as a deeply distressing or disturbing event, causing a sense of intense fear, terror and helplessness. TIC programs are those that incorporate knowledge of the impact of trauma and traumatic stress into policies and programs of systems of care, such as the child welfare system, schools, criminal justice systems and the healthcare system. The graphic displays TIC impacts at a Washington State high school:
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Trauma-Informed Care in Texas
March 18, 2018
Reporting & Analysis

“Often it isn’t the initiating trauma that creates seemingly insurmountable pain, but lack of support after.” –S. Kelley Harrell Building on recent postings’ themes of the health and social impacts…
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HHSC: Behavioral Health Advisory Committee
February 2, 2018
Regulatory

MEETING SUMMARY.

The Behavioral Health Advisory Committee gathered for their quarterly meeting. [The 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 (HHSC) established the Behavioral Health Advisory Committee (BHAC) as the state mental health planning council in accordance with the state's obligations under 42 U.S.C. §300x-3. The BHAC considers and makes recommendations to the HHS Executive Commissioner consistent with the committee’s purpose. Recommendations to Health and Human Services system agencies regarding behavioral health services include:
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