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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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    2023

    Out of Control Kids: How to Advise Parents

    12:00 pm–1:00 pm

    UT Health Science Center in Tyler

    Virtual

    15

    Jun

    2023

    ADHD Management and Treatment

    12:00 pm–1:00 pm

    The University of North Texas Health Science Center

    Virtual

    20

    Jun

    2023

    12

    Jul

    2023

    Impact of Technology on Children

    12:00 pm–1:00 pm

    Texas A&M Health

    Virtual

    Latest News

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    Telehealth Revolutionizes Childhood Mental Health Care in Texas, N.Y.

    Health officials are focusing on how telehealth technology is transforming childhood mental health treatment, while also bridging the gap between mental health care, underserved populations and addiction treatment.

    May 12, 2023 from Government Technology


    Texas’ shortage of mental health care professionals is getting worse

    The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated an already short supply of therapists, psychologists, psychiatrists and social workers.

    February 21, 2023 from The Texas Tribune


    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.