Today, 251 of Texas’ 254 counties are wholly or partially designated by the federal government as “mental health professional shortage areas,” and that’s in a state where roughly 5 million ...

The Austin State Hospital is shown on April 29, 2016. Despite an infusion of funding from lawmakers for the state’s mental health care system, Texas struggles to provide psychiatric care for all ...

Before the pandemic, the state started spending more than a billion dollars to expand and renovate its aging psychiatric hospital system, which dates back to the 1800s.Texas added 434 beds since ...

Since Texas’ state-operated mental hospitals are full, those individuals are put on a list and left waiting in lockup. “You’re basically locked in limbo. It’s like purgatory,” Castaneda ...

In Texas, more than 40% of the state’s more than 30 million residents are Hispanic, but its mental health provider population is more than 80% white, according to 2023 data.

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission projects are funded by $1.5 billion, which lawmakers approved in 2023 to expand, renovate and build new facilities across the state.

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Austin State Hospital, which has operated since 1861, is the oldest psychiatric hospital in Texas. “It was constructed before railroads had even reached the city,” said Schalchlin.

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas is the worst state for mental health care in the country, according to a new report by Forbes Advisor. Forbes Advisor reports that one in five American adults experiences a ...

In Texas, more than 40% of the state’s more than 30 million residents are Hispanic, but its mental health provider population is more than 80% white, according to 2023 data.

Embedded in each university's Kognito programs are the mental health resources for that campus. Kognito also has adjusted the simulation to have more information about self-care, resiliency and ...