Local News
Current news regarding health & resilience in Williamson, Travis, Hays, Comal, Bastrop, Caldwell, and Bexar Counties in Central Texas.
Massage Heights partners with national mental health care organization
Throughout July, San Antonio-based Massage Heights is helping to raise funds for the National Alliance on Mental Illness.
FROM: Community Impact
Integral Care & Austin Public Health Promote Youth Mental Health First Aid
Jeff Richardson, the CEO of Integral Care, spoke with Studio 512 about the importance of Youth Mental Health First Aid.
FROM: KXAN
Alpine Healing brings mental health counseling services to Leander
A new mental health clinic opened in Leander on April 1.
FROM: Community Impact
1 in 4 Texas children go hungry. This program for rural schools is here to help.
A food truck belongs that belongs to East Central Independent School District is being used to distribute meals to children during the summer at multiple locations across the 260 square miles it covers.
FROM: San Antonio Report
New local study provides base for addressing mental health in area youth
The City of San Marcos, Hays County, San Marcos CISD, and Texas State University conducted a youth mental health assessment that will be the basis for Texas Youth Action Network's plan to improve youth mental health.
FROM: Dripping Springs Century News
Central Health talks new facilities, services in advance of 2025 budget
Travis County’s public hospital district that funds medical care for low-income residents plans to accelerate its introduction of new clinical services in its next budget year.
FROM: Austin Monitor
San Antonio's mental health crisis team expands to 24 hours beginning Monday
The mental health response teams are made up of a police officer, a paramedic and a clinician known as SA-Core.
FROM: KENS5
The future Hope Center will serve victims of domestic violence in Williamson County, according to the nonprofit organization.
The future Hope Center will serve victims of domestic violence in Williamson County, according to the nonprofit organization.
FROM: KXAN
New app for substance abuse treatment developed in San Antonio
UT Health San Antonio is studying an app that it hopes will improve outcomes for people being treated for substance use disorders.
FROM: Be Well, Texas
Texas to begin construction this year on seven new psychiatric hospital projects
The construction begins after lawmakers have allocated $2.5 billion to modernize and increase access to inpatient psychiatric care in Texas.
FROM: The Texas Tribune
WilCo awarded 2024 Gold Bell Seal for workplace mental health
Williamson County has been awarded a 2024 Gold Bell Seal for workplace mental health by Mental Health America (MHA).
FROM: Liberty Hill Independent
With too few mental health providers, more patients turn to primary care
While primary care is experiencing its own workforce shortage, the profession is shouldering more mental health screenings to help bridge the behavioral health provider gap.
FROM: The Texas Tribune
STRENGTH IN SHARING: New Braunfels men combat mental health stigmas
Local groups are working to remove the stigmas surrounding men’s mental health issues.
FROM: New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung
Williamson County strives to close gaps in access to mental health care
As part of a collaborative effort, Williamson County officials have worked to increase access to mental health care, creating a more streamlined system for individuals experiencing mental distress.
FROM: Community Impact
‘The Longest Day’ Raises Awareness For Alzheimer’s Association
The Alzheimer’s Association uses the longest day of the year as a day of awareness, to outshine the darkness of Alzheimer’s disease.
FROM: KXAN
In-patient facility for pediatric mental health patients opens
A new in-patient facility exclusively for pediatric mental health patients officially opened Tuesday on the Northeast Side.
FROM: KSAT
St. David’s Medical Center adds neurostimulation device treatment for stroke survivors
The first inpatient rehabilitation therapy session was completed on the campus of St. David’s Medical Center on March 20.
FROM: Community Impact
‘Grateful to be alive’: Clubhouse programs take pressure off overwhelmed Texas mental health hospitals
Thousands of people are discharged from Texas mental health hospitals yearly, and so-called step-down programs like clubhouses can help them integrate back into the community.
FROM: The Texas Tribune
East Austin gym offers free therapy sessions during Mental Health Awareness Month
Every Tuesday in May, Lift ATX welcomed therapists with Contigo Wellness into the gym to offer free therapy sessions for staff and members of the gym.
FROM: Spectrum News
San Antonio mental health response program in middle of rapid expansion
SA CORE pilot program began in spring 2022, now its citywide and soon-to-be 24/7.
FROM: KSAT