The Texas Health and Human Services Commission posted the following information by public notice in the Sept. 25, 2020 issue of the Texas Register, 45 TexReg 6786 online. “The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is submitting to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) a request for an amendment to the Youth […]
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Burke is Now Offering Virtual Mental Health First Aid Courses
Mental Health First Aid Matters Most of us would know how to help if we saw someone having a heart attack—we’d start CPR, or at the very least, call 9-1-1. But too few of us would know how to respond if we saw someone having a panic attack or if we were concerned that a […]
Burke’s 2020 Provider Network Development Plan Available for Public Comment
Burke’s 2020 Provider Network Development Plan is available for public comment through August 14, 2020. The Plan applies only to services funded by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission and is targeted to provider organizations interested in providing full levels of care in our service areas. Please forward your comments to: Donna Moore Director of […]
Texas State Health Agencies Launch Webpage to Depict Youth Suicide in Texas
A joint effort between the Suicide Prevention Team at the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) and the Data Dissemination Team at the Center for Health Statistics at the Department of State Health Services (DSHS), helped to create the new Youth Suicide in Texas data webpage. Working together for over a year, the HHSC and […]
COVID-19 Update
A Message from Melanie Taylor, Burke CEO, regarding COVID-19. As you know, Coronavirus is leading news stories worldwide, and I wanted to give you a quick update on how Burke is addressing the issue. We have heightened our infection control measures to ensure our client areas in facilities are cleaned with CDC recommended disinfectants daily. […]
CDC reports teen suicide rates triple over past decade
By Grace Juarez, Reporter, Lufkin Daily News, see the original story here. A recent report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed suicide rates in teens 10-14 have tripled in the past decade. “Deaths due to suicide and homicide, often referred to collectively as violent deaths, have consistently been a major cause of […]
