Mental Health
- Mental Health America of Abilene- https://abilenemha.org/
- Mental Health America of Dallas- https://www.mhadallas.org/
TEA Mental Health and Behavioral Health
TEA Counseling and Mental Health Services of the Coordinated School Health Model
TEA School Guidance and Counseling
TEA Presentation Mental Health Matters
86th Legislation on School Health, Safety, & Discipline
Health and Safety Code 161.325 MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION AND INTERVENTION, SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION, AND SUICIDE PREVENTION
Campus Improvement Plan and District Improvement Plan Requirements
Texas Health and Safety Code Section 1001.203 GRANTS FOR TRAINING CERTAIN UNIVERSITY EMPLOYEES, SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES, AND SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS IN MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID.
Youth Mental Health First Aid Training
Youth Mental Health First Aid is a nationally researched based mental health training offered by Region 14 ESC. Region 14 offers several training through the year to help meet the need that all staff be trained to respond appropriately to students mental health, personal safety, and well-rounded educational needs. Click to search the Pitstop Workshop listings to see when the next workshop is offered.
Govern Greg Abbot list Youth Mental Health First Aid as part of a school safety plan
Youth Mental Health First Aid Onsite Training
According to Youth Mental Health First Aid national training requirements up to 40 staff can be trained either as one 8 hour training session or two 4 hour training sessions. There are four mental health agencies that serve Region 14 ESC schools. These agencies can offer onsite Youth Mental Health training.
Here are those agencies and the counties they serve:
Agency Phone Counties Served
Abilene Betty Hardwick Center 325-690-5100 Callahan, Jones, Shackleford, Stephens, Taylor
Brownwood: Center for Life Resources 325-646-9574 Comanche, Eastland
Big Spring: West Texas Centers for MHMR 432-263-0007 Fisher, Mitchell, Nolan, Scurry
Wichita Falls: Helen Farabee Regional MHMR 940-397-3100 Haskell, Stonewall
