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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


For more information on the Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium (TCMHCC), contact Luanne Southern at lsouthern@utsystem.edu.

For media inquiries, email us: tcmhcc@utsystem.edu

To make a Public Information Act request, please visit The University of Texas System Open Records page.

  • 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.

    NEW PILOT: Perinatal Psychiatry Access Network (PeriPAN)


  • 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.

    Upcoming Events

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    Oct

    2023

    Suicide Prevention

    12:00 pm–1:00 pm

    Texas Health and Human Services

    Virtual

    Suicide Prevention CPAN Webinar

    11

    Oct

    2023

    Supporting Pediatric Patients Exposed to Trauma and Loss

    12:30 pm–1:30 pm

    UT Southwestern Medical Center

    Virtual

    October 2023 CME

    16

    Oct

    2023

    Executive Committee Meeting

    10:00 am–3:00 pm

    Hybrid (UT System Administration, 210 West 7th St., 2nd Floor Board Room, Austin, TX 78701)

    17

    Oct

    2023

    PeriPAN Grand Rounds Series: Perinatal and Postpartum Psychosis

    12:00 pm–1:00 pm

    Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

    Virtual

    18

    Oct

    2023

    Non-suicidal Self Injury Prevention

    12:00 pm–1:00 pm

    Texas Health and Human Services

    Virtual

    Nonsuicidal Self Injury Webinar

    19

    Oct

    2023

    Psych Pharm for Pediatricians

    12:00 pm–1:00 pm

    The University of North Texas Health Science Center

    Virtual

    Latest News

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    Study gathers data on Texas youths being treated for depression

    UT Southwestern researchers analyze statewide network data on suicidal ideation.

    September 7, 2023 from UT Southwestern Medical Center


    New UT Southwestern study shows urgency in treating kids with depression

    UT Southwestern Medical Center (UTSW) is leading a statewide collaboration with other academic medical centers to research depression in Texas youth.

    September 13, 2023 from KERA News


    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

    ADHD

    A general resource page on ADHD in children and adolescents.

    Online Material from TCMHCC

    Depression

    A general resource page on depression in children and adolescents.