AUSTIN – Texas Health and Human Services recently announced it is receiving more than $180,000 in funding toward implementing a new national three-digit dialing code, 988, for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. “The new 988 number makes it easier for people in crisis or emotional distress to get immediate assistance and connect to mental health […]
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Local Sheriffs Appointed as Ex-officio Board Members for Burke
Burke, the Local Mental Health and Intellectual and Developmental Disability Authority for the Deep East Texas region, recently announced the ex-officio appointments of Tyler County Sheriff Bryan Weatherford and Nacogdoches County Sheriff Jason Bridges to its Board of Trustees. The appointments result from Senate Bill 632 of the 86th legislature, which promotes Local Mental Health […]
Burke CEO featured in SFA alumni magazine
Melanie Taylor, Burke’s CEO was recently featured in the alumni magazine of her alma mater, Stephen F. Austin State University. Read the article below or the online version here. CEO leads Burke Center through pandemic Story by Jo Gilmore Photos by Robin Johnson ’99 & ’19 After she graduated from SFA with a bachelor’s degree […]
Public Notice – Waiver Amendment to the Youth Empowerment Services (YES) Waiver Program
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 […]
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 […]
