Local News
Current news regarding health & resilience in Williamson, Travis, Hays, Comal, Bastrop, Caldwell, and Bexar Counties in Central Texas.
This Austin yoga instructor teaches locals how to embrace the week ahead
Kennon Goldreyer founded Monday Movement in Austin last year to energize those stuck in the 9-5 routine, helping them look forward to the start of their week.
FROM: Texas Standard
Texas mental health advocates push to expand 988 crisis call services in San Antonio
Bexar County residents who call 988 are often routed to a call center in Austin then redirected to the Center for Health Care Services in San Antonio for assistance.
FROM: KENS 5
The Sensory Club to serve all ages, disabilities in Cedar Park
The Sensory Club will open to Austin-area residents with disabilities and their families this fall in Cedar Park.
FROM: Community Impact
Alpha Home substance use recovery staff now helping young women beyond live-in treatment homes
Unique grant allows Alpha Home coaches to help more women 18-26 cope with mental health, substance use
FROM: KSAT
Nonprofit resource hub Big Mama’s Safe House expands into West Side community
Big Mama’s Safe House has become a well known safe haven and resource center on the city’s East Side and now the nonprofit is expanding its resources to the city’s West Side.
FROM: KSAT
Suicide prevention group hosts event to show community cares, spotlight resources available
Families gathered at the Westside Community Center Saturday to enjoy free snow cones, raffles, a hula-hoop contest and more for the Precious Life Crusade Teen Suicide Prevention’s Family Fun Day.
FROM: New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung
What is seasonal affective disorder? What to do when Texas heat shakes our mental health
Indoor living can make us feel like we have cabin fever or seasonal affective disorder. Seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, is a real mental health diagnosis, said Wendi Kozlowski, clinical director at Pathlight Mood and Anxiety Center in Round Rock.
FROM: Austin American-Statesman
SA Core, SMART expand hours of service this summer to help respond to more mental health calls
SA Core is now a 24/7 service in San Antonio, while S.M.A.R.T. covers Bexar County 16 hours a day, seven days a week.
FROM: KSAT
Would you know the signs? Learn first aid to help a teen through a mental health crisis
Travis County supports the youth mental health first aid training, which is available for free and offered by Integral Care.
FROM: Austin American-Statesman
Community Partnership Commits to Youth Well-Being: Meet the Core 4’s Jenny Parker and Cristal Lopez
The Core Four (i.e., Core 4) is a partnership between the City of San Marcos, Hays County, San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District, and Texas State University.
FROM: Texas Education Agency
San Antonio church leaders train to serve as mental health counselors
Under a Harvard Medical School pilot program, church members and leaders will work as interns before counseling on their own, referring more serious cases to medical providers.
FROM: The Texas Tribune
New mental health center opens, expanding care options on San Antonio's Far West Side
A new mental health care center is officially open on the Far West Side.
FROM: NEWS4SA
2024 San Antonio Combat PTSD Conference opens registration, features compelling line-up
Those with an interest in the psychological health needs of the warfighter can register now to grab their seats at the 9th Annual San Antonio Combat PTSD Conference.
FROM: UT Health San Antonio
‘Think Science: Let’s talk about addiction’ held Monday at UT Health San Antonio
Substance use disorders, recovery and impact of the Be Well Institute among topics discussed
FROM: UT Health San Antonio
Samaritan Center brings holistic approach to mental health in Dripping Springs
The Samaritan Center has enhanced the mental health services it provides to individuals and families in the city of Dripping Springs.
FROM: Hays Free Press
Twenty-Five Research Proposals Accepted for Funding by the Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium
The New and Emerging Children’s Mental Health Research initiative will fund 25 research proposals to improve child and adolescent mental health prevention and treatment services and encourage junior researchers in Texas.
FROM: Texas Child mental Health Care Consortium
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