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Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium
Improving mental health care and systems of care for the children and adolescents of Texas.
Who We Are
The Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium (TCMHCC) was created by the 86th Texas Legislature to leverage the expertise and capacity of the health-related institutions of higher education to address urgent mental health challenges and improve the mental health care system in this state in relation to children and adolescents.
In 2021, the Texas Legislature approved federal funding from the American Rescue Plan Act for expanded services of several of the Consortium’s initiatives.
TCMHCC Has Five Initiatives:
- The Child Psychiatry Access Network (CPAN) provides telehealth-based consultation and training to primary care providers. Learn More
- The Texas Child Health Access Through Telemedicine (TCHATT) program provides in-school behavioral telehealth care to at-risk children and adolescents. Learn More
- The research initiative has created two state-wide networks to study and improve the delivery of child and adolescent mental health services in Texas. Learn More
- The Community Psychiatry Workforce Expansion (CPWE) funds full-time academic psychiatrists as academic medical directors and new psychiatric resident rotation positions at facilities operated by community mental health providers. Learn More
- The Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (CAP) Fellowships program expands both the number of child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship positions in Texas and the number of these training programs at Texas HRIs. Learn More
Get to Know Us
For more information on the Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium (TCMHCC), contact Luanne Southern at lsouthern@utsystem.edu.
For media inquiries, contact Laura Cruzada at lcruzada@utsystem.edu or (512) 322-3762.
Child Psychiatry Access Network (CPAN)
Primary care providers can access the Child Psychiatry Access Network (CPAN) for assistance with behavioral health care for their child and adolescent patients.
Texas Child Health Access Through Telemedicine (TCHATT)
TCHATT provides telemedicine or telehealth programs to school districts to help identify and assess the behavioral health needs of children and adolescents and provide access to mental health services.
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Latest News
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Forum: These tools help close the gap on mental health care access for Texas children
Schools nationwide have long suffered from a shortage of school mental health staff, according to the National Association of School Psychologists.
January 7, 2022 from Caller Times
Doctors team up to take on youth mental health crisis
With illnesses like depression and anxiety on the rise, mental health specialists and front-line doctors are training each other and integrating their work to improve care for children and teens.
February 3, 2022 from Association of American Medical Colleges
Popular Resources
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Online Material from UC Irvine
Swanson, Nolan and Pelham Teacher and Parent Rating Scale (Snap-IV)
The Swanson, Nolan and Pelham Teacher and Parent Rating Scale (SNAP) is a 90-question self-report inventory designed to measure attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) symptoms in children and young adults.
Online Material from TCMHCC
Depression
A general resource page on depression in children and adolescents.