Behavioral Health Advisory Committee Children and Youth Behavioral Health Subcommittee Agenda

October 9, 2024 - 10:00 am

United States

Location: This meeting will be conducted virtually. To join the meeting virtually, go to 
https://utexas.zoom.us/j/95436051320?pwd=dEhuUkJCME9CNEJqTTFOOURpblN6Zz09.

There is not a physical location for this meeting.

Meeting ID: 954 3605 1320
Passcode: 764349

You can also dial in using your phone:
United States: +1 (346) 248-7799

Attendees who would like to provide public comment should see the Public Comment section below.

  1. Welcome, Call to Order, Roll Call
  2. Consideration of July 10, 2024, draft meeting minutes
  3. Membership Update
  4. Youth Experience Presentation
  5. Children’s Mental Health Strategic Plan (CMHSP) Update
  6. Children's Mental Health Program Updates
  7. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA) System of Care Grant Updates
  8. Behavioral Health Advisory Committee updates on recommendations to HHSC and recent meetings
  9. Integrating System of Care Values and Language in Processes and Deliverables
  10. Public Comment
  11. Review of current action items
  12. Adjourn

Public Comment: The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) welcomes public comments about topics related to any agenda item noted above. Members of the public may use the Zoom chat function to submit a request to provide oral comments.  The request must contain your name, the organization you are representing, or if you are speaking as a private citizen. Each speaker must state their name and either the organization they are representing or that they are speaking as a private citizen. Public comment is limited to three minutes.

Members of the public may email written comments to Sarah Fiorenza, Texas System of Care Project Director, at Sarah.Fiorenza@hhs.texas.gov no later than 5:00 p.m., October 7, 2024. Include your name and the organization you are representing or that you are speaking as a private citizen. Handouts are limited to two pages (paper size: 8.5’ by 11’, one side only). Staff will not read written comments aloud during the meeting, but comments will be forwarded to State staff and subcommittee members. Comments should not include confidential or protected health information.

Contact: Questions regarding agenda items, content, or meeting arrangements should be directed to Ophelia Jaushlin, Texas System of Care Assistant Project Director, at 512-815-1858, or Ophelia.Jaushlin@hhs.texas.gov.

This meeting is open to the public.  No reservations are required, and there is no cost to attend this meeting.

Persons who want to attend the meeting and require assistive technology or services should contact Ophelia Jaushlin at 512-815-1858 or Ophelia.Jaushlin@hhs.texas.gov at least 72 hours before the meeting so appropriate arrangements can be made.