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- News ReleaseDecember 17, 2020HHSC announced it received the first shipments of COVID-19 vaccine for state hospitals in Austin, San Antonio, Terrell and Wichita Falls.
- News ReleaseDecember 15, 2020The first graduates from HHSC’s new partnership pilot program, Texas Works Path to Success, are beginning their careers with HHSC and connecting Texans with services like food benefits and health care.
Topics: Jobs
- News ReleaseDecember 1, 2020Construction crews have completed demolition of vacant buildings on the Austin State Hospital campus to make way for the construction of a 240-bed standalone replacement hospital.
Topics: Mental Health
- News ReleaseNovember 12, 2020Construction crews are busy at work on a nearly $200 million project to build a 227,000 square-foot patient complex and replace the administration building at Rusk State Hospital.
Topics: Health, Mental Health
- News ReleaseSeptember 24, 2020Texas HHSC has secured a two-year, $104 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to help people and families negatively impacted by opioids.
Topics: Substance Use, Mental Health, Health
- News ReleaseSeptember 21, 2020The Texas Health and Human Services Commission is awarding nearly $125 million in Substance Use Disorder treatment grants to 100 awardees to provide prevention, intervention, and treatment services for individuals at-risk for substance use disorders.
Topics: Substance Use, Health, Mental Health
- News ReleaseSeptember 18, 2020
Statewide Behavioral Health Coordinating Council Launches Redesigned Mental Health Resources Website
To better serve Texans seeking mental or behavioral health assistance, the Statewide Behavioral Health Coordinating Council is launching its redesigned Mental Health Texas website.Topics: Mental Health
- News ReleaseSeptember 17, 2020Gov. Greg Abbott directed HHSC to expand visitation options for eligible nursing, assisted living, intermediate care facilities, home and community-based service providers, and inpatient hospice, effective Thursday, Sept. 24.
Topics: Health, COVID-19
- News ReleaseSeptember 10, 2020The Texas Health and Human Services Commission today announced it is awarding $45 million in grant funds through the Community Mental Health Grant Program that supports mental health services and projects in Texas.
Topics: Mental Health
- September 1, 2020Construction is underway for a new 300-bed hospital to replace the current facility at San Antonio State Hospital.