Later this January, 14 Austin coffee shops will partner with the nonprofit ‘Hi, How Are You Project’ to spread mental health awareness.

FROM: KXAN

In early 2021, Austin altered its 911 answering script to include a mental health option — a first for any municipality in the country.

FROM: Texas Public Radio

The Hays County Commissioners Court approved letters of support to Hill Country Mental Health and Developmental Disability Centers from county officials for a Hays County jail-based competency restoration program.

FROM: Community Impact

Travis County Judge Andy Brown also discusses a voter-approved affordable childcare initiative that kicks off next year.

FROM: KVUE

The Engage & Heal Foundation won Austin Young Chamber’s Favorite Austin Venture in recognition of their contributions to Austin’s mental, physical, and financial health.

FROM: Community Impact

Specialized Multidisciplinary Alternate Response Team, called SMART,  is a collaboration between the sheriff’s department and several mental and physical wellness organizations.

FROM: San Antonio Report

A new study shows patients with opioid use disorder can reduce days of opioid use and stay in treatment longer when using a smartphone app as supportive therapy in combination with medication.

FROM: Be Well, Texas

Providence Behavior Therapy relocated its Buda location from 125 Rose St. to 119 Cimarron Park Loop Ste. A on Sept. 30.

FROM: Community Impact

After opening its first ketamine therapy clinic in Austin, Mindful Health Solutions said it expanded its operations in 2024 due to community demand. 

FROM: KXAN

South Austin will get a new addiction resources center in January.

FROM: Community Impact

Judge praises impact of therapy dog program.

FROM: KSAT

A state representative from Austin recently filed a bill that would remove police from mental health emergency calls, replacing them with paramedics.

FROM: KVUE

The foundation also gave a bonus award to one community organization for its outstanding efforts this year in sparking community conversations about mental health.

FROM: New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung

In a bid to enlarge its pool of potential hires to fill school counselor vacancies, Georgetown ISD's board of trustees has approved a waiver removing a Texas Education Agency certification requirement in December.

FROM: Community Impact

Comal County Commissioners Court approved the continuation of partnering with Canine Classmates to provide working therapy dogs for victims and witnesses of abuse cases.

FROM: New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung

Comal County broke ground on the Comal County Mental Health Extended Observation Unit and Crisis Residential Unit Facility in New Braunfels on Dec. 12.

FROM: Community Impact

Precious Life has been working to help save lives of youth in Comal and Guadalupe counties since 1994.

FROM: New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung

ATX Loss Mama emerged out of necessity — a response to the fragmented resources available for bereaved families in Austin.

FROM: KXAN

A group of San Antonians with Parkinson's Disease are getting their voices back thanks to a rehab program through University Health.

FROM: News 4 SA

Georgetown City Council members are deciding between revamping a nonprofit grant program or eliminating it entirely.

FROM: Community Impact