Texas Council of Community Centers 101
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Texas Council of Community Centers 101
Transcript of Texas Council of Community Centers 101
Texas Council of Community Centers 101
Texas Council Is an Association
Membership is exclusive. We represent
the public system of care which comprises
the 39 Community Centers that provide
services for people with serious mental
illness (SMI) and intellectual and
developmental disabilities (IDD).
The Texas Council of Community Centers is a 501(c)4
……tax-exempt as a social welfare organization described in Internal Revenue Code (IRC) section 501(c)(4), an organization must not be organized for profit and must be operated exclusively to promote social welfare.
Source: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/other-non-profits/social-welfare-organizations
Texas Mental Health and Mental Retardation Act 1965
• Now known as the Texas Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities Act, it established a state agency to operate legislatively directed services for people with mental illness and intellectual disabilities.
• Authorized creation of Community Centers to serve as local agencies that would work in partnership with the state and federal government to develop community-based services as alternatives to institutional care.
Texas Council of Community Centers began in 1976
• In 1976, Community Center trustees recognized a shift in what it would take to carry out the promises of the 1965 Act. In response, they founded the Texas Council of Community Centers to serve as a unifying organization through which Community Centers work together as a public system of care.
Board of Directors
Gladdie Fowler, Chair
Director of Adult
Behavioral Health
Jolene Rasmussen
Director of
Communication,
Education and Training
Maria Rios
Director of Children’s
Mental Health Services
Leela Rice
Healthcare Policy
Director
Elizabeth LaMair
Director of IDD
Services
Erin Lawler
Director of Recovery
Based Services
Janet Paleo
Chief Financial Officer
Michael Horne
Office Manager
Karen Justice
Deputy Director
Lee Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
Danette Castle
Legal Counsel
(contracted)
Carvan Adkins
Communication
Specialist
Jackie Lin
Texas Council Organizational Chart
Texas Council Focus Areas
• Adult Behavioral Health
• Children’s Mental Health
• Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD)
• Substance Use Disorders (SUDs)
• Early Childhood Intervention (ECI)
On behalf of Community Centers the
Texas Council:
Promotes the purpose and vision of Community
Centers
Identifies and analyzes critical issues
Engages in public policy development
Proposes statutory recommendations to Texas
Legislature
Builds consensus on solutions to issues and
problems
Develops and oversees statewide initiatives
Educates Community Center Trustees
Community Centers
• Formerly known as Mental Health Mental Retardation (MHMR) Centers
• Most Centers removed “MR” out of respect for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities
• Rosa’s Law – Helpful websites – Special Olympics: http://www.specialolympics.org/Regions/north-america/News-
and-Stories/Stories/Rosa-s-Law.aspx
– Federal Register: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/07/11/2017-14343/rosas-law
Community Centers
• Local Mental Health Authorities (LMHAs) – Community mental health centers, also referred to as Local Mental Health Authorities
(LMHAs) provide services to a specific geographic area of the state, called the local service area. DSHS requires each authority to plan, develop policy, coordinate and allocate and develop resources for mental health services in the local service area. DSHS contracts with Community Mental Health Centers to deliver mental health services in communities across Texas. https://www.dshs.texas.gov/mhsa/lmha-list/
• Local Intellectual and Developmental Disability Authorities (LIDDAs)
– Local intellectual and developmental disability authorities (LIDDAs) serve as the point of entry for publicly funded intellectual and developmental disability (IDD) programs, whether the program is provided by a public or private entity. https://hhs.texas.gov/doing-business-hhs/provider-portals/long-term-care-providers/local-idd-authority-lidda
Community Centers
• 39 Centers serve all 254 counties in Texas
• Provide safety net services and sliding scale services
• touch the lives of more than 600,000 people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, serious mental illness and substance use disorders
Coastal Plains
Community Center
Number of Texans Served: Community MH Services and Substance Use Disorder
Treatment
Community Mental Health Services
Substance Use Disorder Treatment
Adults 173,815 41,002
Youth 47,289 (Ages 9-17)
5,423 (Ages 12-17)
Source: Texas Department of State Health
Services, 2015
Number of Texans Served: Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
• More than 45,000 people receive Targeted Case Management Services
• Targeted Case Management includes:
– connecting individuals with resources for care
– person-directed care
– local provider oversight and accountability measures
– ally focused on a person’s choices and needs
Community Center Services Overview (Sampling)
• service coordination • community support • respite • supportive employment • behavioral support
• counseling • case management • crisis services • pharmacy services • physical health
services • peer services
• case management, • deaf education and vision, • physical, occupational and
speech therapy • social work and counseling
• adult/youth outpatient services
• crisis services • detoxification • relapse prevention
Statewide Initiatives
Peer-to Peer Support through training, technical assistance, and certification to Local Mental Health Authority-based Military Veteran Peer Network (MVPN) Peer Service Coordinators (PSCs) and their Peers to create a statewide network of military trauma-affected Veteran peer support.
Find a Community Center in Your Area
www.txcouncil.com
1. List of LMHA’s
Texas HHS Website
https://www.dshs.texas.gov/mhs
a/lmha-list/
2. Mental Health Texas
https://mentalhealthtx.org/
or
3. List of Local IDD
Authorities
Texas HHS Website
https://www.dads.state.tx.
us/contact/la.cfm
Questions
Contact:
Maria Rios
Director of Communication, Education and Training
My Health My Resources
About Us
We are an independent unit of local government.
Our 2,000 employees provide supports and
services to more nearly 50,000 people and their
families:
Behavioral Health
Mental Health
Substance Use Disorder
24-hour Crisis Line, Outreach
Disability Services
Early Childhood Services
Behavioral Health Services
Behavioral Health Services
Mental Health
Local mental health authority
Crisis services, including residential
Outpatient services
Coordinate local and state hospital
admissions and discharges
Special populations
PASSR
SAMHSA
Crisis Services
ICARE Call (or Text) Center
Mobile Crisis Outreach Team (MCOT)
Crisis Respite Units (CRU) for
adolescents, women and men
LOSS (Local Outreach to Suicide
Survivors)
Behavioral Health Services
Substance Use Disorder
Outreach, Screening, Assessment and
Referral (OSAR)
Public provider
Outpatient services for adults and
adolescents
Residential treatment for adults and male
adolescents
Liberty House for veterans
Smoking cessation
Co-Occurring Disorders
People with co-occurring disorders have one or
more disorders relating to the use of alcohol and/or
other drugs as well as one or more mental
disorders.
More than half of all adults with severe mental
illness are further impaired by substance use
disorders (abuse or dependence related to alcohol
or other drugs).
People with dual disorders often experience more
severe and chronic medical, social, and emotional
problems.
Source: Psychology Today
Disability Services
Disability Services
IDD authority
Service coordination
Community services
Crisis management
PASSR
Admissions for Intermediate Care Facilities
(ICF), HCS (Home- and Community-Based
Services) and Texas Home Living (TxHmL)
Family and self advocates
Disability Services
We provide information and referral services to
people with Intellectual and Developmental
Disabilities (IDD) and their families.
Our Intake and Access is the point of contact
for people seeking information about
community resources and supports for people
with IDD.
We also provide service coordination for more
than 3,650 people.
Aging and Disability Resource Center
Disability Services
Adult Day Activities Center
Adult Work Force Training
22 Group Homes
In-Home Assistance
Transportation: My Ride Tarrant
Nursing Home Transition
IDD behavioral supports
Early Childhood Services
Early Childhood Intervention
Largest ECI provider in the state
6,800 families with children (birth to 36
months) who have developmental delays
and disabilities in 11 counties.
Services are provided by licensed and
credentialed professionals.
The ECI team and family members work
together to help the child learn new skills
through everyday activities in the home or a
community setting.
ECI works with schools and NICUs to
transition to/from ECI.
Community Partners
ACH Family Services
Catholic Charities
Cook Children’s
Fort Worth ISD
Housing Authority
IDD Council
JPS
Lena Pope
Mental Health Connection
Recovery Resource Council
Tarrant County
The Parenting Center
And more…
MHMR: We Change Lives
For more information on any of our
services, please visit:
www.MHMRtarrant.org
