Issue Position: Mental Health
Issue Position
Issues: Health and Health Care
House Bill 18 enhances school safety and mental health resources for students and school personnel, and works to reduce the stigma around mental health conditions.
House Bill 19 places non-physician mental health professionals at education service centers to provide resources for educators and administrators in school districts and charter schools.
Senate Bill 11 creates the Texas Mental Health Care Consortium to facilitate access to mental health care services through telehealth and the child psychiatry access network and expand the mental health workforce through training and funding opportunities.
House Bill 1 dedicates $7.7 billion for behavioral health and substance abuse services.
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