National Children's Mental Health Awareness Week is the first of May and shines a spotlight on the importance of caring for every child's mental

Call for Exhibitors: Children's Mental Health Acceptance Day
Children's Mental Health Acceptance Day is now registering exhibitors to be featured on the site. Download the Call for Exhibitors to learn more or register directly.

Texas Mental Health Creative Arts Contest
The Texas Mental Health Creative Arts Contest has returned for 2022! Learn more about this annual art contest.

Achieving well-being for children and youth.
We work with state and local agencies to ensure all Texas children and youth have access to high quality mental health care.
Texas System of Care Launches New Four-Year Initative
Texas has been awarded a four-year System of Care grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration focused on school mental health services and supports.

Texas System of Care Toolkit
The toolkit is divided into short courses designed to address the needs of communities at varying levels of SOC implementation.
We help create better futures for youth and their families.
We build upon existing community assets and support communities that want to improve outcomes through a system of care framework.
Youth Voice
Authentic engagement provides opportunities for youth to make a difference in their community.
Family Voice
Supporting strong family relationships is the key to child-serving systems that work well.
Cultural and Linguistic Competence
Understanding the role of culture in the delivery of services promotes better outcomes for all.
Trauma-Informed Care
The need to address trauma is an important component of effective service delivery.
Transition-Age Youth
Building skills and resources of youth ages 16 to 24 eases their transition into adulthood.
Texas Building Bridges Initiative
This initiative promotes positive outcomes for youth and families served in residential and community programs.
Wraparound
Wraparound planning supports families in achieving their vision for a strong and healthy family.

We build a strong voice for children’s mental health in Texas.
Learn about our efforts to raise awareness about the importance of children’s mental health.
Become a champion.
Find out how you can advocate to make changes in your community.
Texas has done a remarkable job of improving services and working to establish systems of care all across the state.
Gary Blau, PhD
The Hackett Center for Mental HealthIf your children are mentally healthy, everything else seems to fall into place. Mental health is a thread that runs through all systems.
Sherri Hammack
Building Bridges InitiativeI’m very passionate about Wraparound and system of care.
Melissa Simmons
The Burke Center
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NOW OPEN: The Texas Mental Creative Arts Contest!
To learn more about the art contest, visit the gallery website. AUSTIN, Texas--Texas System of Care is excited to announce the return of the annual

Texas Human Health and Services Commission Awarded 2021 System of Care Grant
To learn more about this four-year initiative, download our one-page summary We are pleased to announce that Texas has been awarded a four-year
