Texas System Of Care Consortium Recommends Improving Children’s Access To Mental Health Services & Supports

In its January 2015 report to the state legislature, the Texas System of Care Consortium recommended that the state improve children’s access to mental health services and supports. The consortium specifically recommended that the state explore the use of standardized mental health screening tools in primary care settings, implement a high fidelity wraparound program for all children with intensive behavioral health needs, add Medicaid-funded parent peer support services to the state plan, and partner with the Texas Education Agency to expand school-based behavioral health services.

The recommendations were reported by the Texas System of Care Consortium in . . .