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The University of Texas Harris County Psychiatric Center (aka the UTHCPC, Harris County Psychiatric Center or HCPC) is a psychiatric hospital in Harris County, Texas, [1] that caters to the psychiatric and sometimes psychological needs of persons aged 3 and older, diagnosed with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, disruptive behavior disorders, anxiety disorders, dual diagnoses, anger ...
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Private citizens with particular skillsets and concerns about mental health practices served on this committee as well. The committee members divided themselves into task forces and drafted the Texas Plan for Mental Health Services over the course of 1964. [4] On December 1, 1964, the 250-page Texas Plan for Mental Health Services was completed.
Opened in 1974, the El Paso State Supported Living Center answered the community need for a long-term care facility for people with mental challenges in West Texas. The center is home to 150 people who live in eight cottages and three 16-bed units. Located in the City of El Paso and serving El Paso County, the center employs approximately 300 ...
The passing of the 2008 Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act into law was an attempt to address the issue of health insurers making it difficult for consumers to access in-network mental ...
Vice President Harris’ stepdaughter Ella Emhoff publicly reassured fans that she was not having a mental breakdown Saturday, after rumors swirled she had been checked into an institution after ...
Between 2004 and 2009 the population of the Harris County jails increased from 7,648 to 11,546. From 2003 to 2011 the number of full-time psychiatrists increased from three to eleven. As of 2011 25% of prisoners require mental health services. Of them, 90% had been previously placed in the Harris County jail. [11]
The Mental Health Systems Act of 1980 (MHSA) was legislation signed by American President Jimmy Carter which provided grants to community mental health centers. In 1981 President Ronald Reagan, who had made major efforts during his governorship to reduce funding and enlistment for California mental institutions, pushed a political effort through the Democratically controlled House of ...