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Report on Waiting Lists for Mental Health Services - Texas …

(6 days ago) WebThe Reporting of Waiting Lists for Mental Health Services is intended to meet requirements under HHSC Rider 50 in the 2022-23 General Appropriations Act, Senate Bill (S.B.) 1, …

https://www.hhs.texas.gov/sites/default/files/documents/mhs-waiting-lists-may-2023.pdf

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Reporting of Waiting Lists for Mental Health Services

(6 days ago) WebRider 45 requires HHSC to report on waiting lists for mental health services to the Legislative Budget Board and Governor by November 1 and May 1 of each year. Rider …

https://www.hhs.texas.gov/sites/default/files/documents/mhs-waiting-lists-nov-2023.pdf

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Semi-annual Reporting of Waiting Lists for Mental Health …

(8 days ago) WebApril 2021. 1. Introduction. The Semi-annual Reporting of Waiting Lists for Mental Health Services meets requirements in the 2020-21 General Appropriations Act, House Bill …

https://www.hhs.texas.gov/sites/default/files/documents/laws-regulations/reports-presentations/2021/hb1-semi-annual-waiting-lists-mhs-april-2021.pdf

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Despite waitlist record, leaders keep pushing ‘Eliminate …

(7 days ago) WebAUSTIN (KXAN) — As the waitlist for a state hospital bed in Texas continues to grow, mental health leaders remain dedicated to the widespread adoption of a strategy known as “Eliminate the Wait.”KXAN …

https://centerforhealthjournalism.org/our-work/reporting/despite-waitlist-record-leaders-keep-pushing-eliminate-wait-plan-state-hospitals

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Thousands waiting in jail for state hospital beds, is help coming?

(1 days ago) WebUpdated: Jan 23, 2023 / 09:35 AM CST. AUSTIN (KXAN) – The waitlist to enter Texas’ mental hospitals remains near a historic high, with thousands of mentally incompetent …

https://www.kxan.com/investigations/thousands-waiting-in-jail-for-state-hospital-beds-is-help-coming/

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Waitlist grows for psychiatric beds at state hospitals in Texas

(1 days ago) WebThe waitlist of people waiting for a bed has grown to over 2,500. Most of these people are waiting for "forensic" beds, where Texans deemed incompetent to …

https://www.kut.org/health/2022-12-23/waitlist-grows-for-psychiatric-beds-at-state-hospitals-in-texas

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Semi-annual Reporting of Waiting Lists for Mental Health Services

(4 days ago) WebRider 50 requires HHSC to report semi-annually to the Legislative Budget Board and Governor regarding waiting lists for mental health services. semi-annual-waiting-lists …

https://www.hhs.texas.gov/reports/2021/10/semi-annual-reporting-waiting-lists-mental-health-services-november-2021

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Despite waitlist record, leaders keep pushing - KXAN Austin

(5 days ago) WebAs the waitlist for a state hospital bed in Texas continues to grow, mental health leaders remain dedicated to the widespread adoption of a strategy known as …

https://www.kxan.com/investigations/despite-waitlist-record-leaders-keep-pushing-eliminate-the-wait-plan-for-state-hospitals/

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Texas lawmakers budgeted a lot of money to help inmates waiting …

(6 days ago) WebTexas’ so-called “forensic waiting list” stretched to 2,364 people earlier this month, according to the state. This is a group of inmates that needs persistent and costly …

https://www.keranews.org/news/2023-06-14/texas-lawmakers-budgeted-a-lot-of-money-to-help-inmates-waiting-for-psych-beds-but-is-it-enough

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In Texas, the Waitlist for a Bed at a State Mental Hospital Hits an …

(5 days ago) WebThe number of people awaiting a bed in a state mental hospital in Texas reached an all-time high of 1,813 people last week. The ballooning waitlist means more …

https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/in-texas-the-waitlist-for-a-bed-at-a-state-mental-hospital-hits-an-all-time-high-12636706

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How Texas’ mental health vision fell apart The Texas Tribune

(8 days ago) WebThe need for these mental health services is only rising. Texas 988 centers in 2021 answered 60,000 calls, a 92 percent increase compared to 2018. The average …

https://www.texastribune.org/2023/12/22/texas-mental-health-system-challenges/

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Texas’ shortage of mental health care professionals is getting worse

(9 days ago) WebFor 24/7 mental health support in English or Spanish, call the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s free help line at 800-662-4357. You …

https://www.texastribune.org/2023/02/21/texas-mental-health-workforce-shortage/

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Jail waitlist for mental health help hits new record. This plan

(4 days ago) WebTexas’ state hospitals are full, which means people found incompetent to stand trial and ordered to a hospital for mental competency restoration must be put on a …

https://www.kxan.com/investigations/jail-waitlist-for-mental-health-help-hits-new-record-this-plan-proposes-a-statewide-fix/

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State of Texas: Leaders consider ‘consequences’ of not tracking …

(6 days ago) WebMental health advocates like Lynda Frost, formerly of the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health, acknowledge the committee, established in 2015, has improved its …

https://www.kxan.com/state-of-texas/state-of-texas-leaders-consider-consequences-of-not-tracking-state-hospital-waitlist-data/

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Long waitlist for defendants incompetent to stand trial at Texas …

(4 days ago) WebThe problem is the Texas Health and Human Services Commission says as of July 26, there's a wait list of nearly 2,500 for state mental health hospital beds, …

https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/long-waitlist-for-defendants-incompetent-to-stand-trial-at-texas-mental-health-hospitals/

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Workforce shortages in the state psychiatric - The Texas Tribune

(5 days ago) WebSome jails have taken to creating their own mental health teams to deal with the waitlist. Texas Health and Human Services have estimated the average wait time …

https://www.texastribune.org/2023/03/10/texas-state-hospitals-mental-health-workforce-shortage/

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A timeline of Texas’ mounting mental health crisis - Houston …

(7 days ago) WebWaitlists for community mental health services grow. Mental health diagnoses in 20 Central Texas hospital emergency rooms and health clinics increase 79 …

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/projects/2021/mental-health-crisis-timeline/

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Texas’ soaring psychiatric bed waitlist leaves county jails in a bind

(6 days ago) WebTexas funds 2,241 public psychiatric beds, but only 67% of them could be used in September, according to state data. People on average are waiting about eight …

https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/2022/11/09/texas-soaring-psychiatric-bed-waitlist-leaves-county-jails-in-a-bind/

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Texas hospital not accepting inmates, as Travis County waitlist grows

(5 days ago) WebTexas mental health hospital shuns new patients as Travis County jail waitlist grows. Katie Hall. When there are 141 people on a waiting list, it may not …

https://www.statesman.com/story/news/crime/2022/07/22/texas-hospital-not-accepting-inmates-as-travis-county-waitlist-grows/65377134007/

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