89th Legislative Session
The Texas Coalition for Healthy Minds focuses on mobilizing interested stakeholders to work with state leaders to improve policies and increase funding for mental health services and access to care in Texas. Find our one-pager or priorities here.
Our Priorities
One-Pagers and Fact Sheets
Our Drivers
Our coalition of clinicians, professionals, and organizations are laser focused on these drivers for the session.
Behavioral Health Innovation
Grant Program
Budget support for the legislature to dedicate $5 million per biennium in Article III for the Behavioral Health Innovation Grant Program.
Substance Use Disorders
We recommended the Legislature expand accredited recovery housing, update patient brokering and deceptive
marking statutes, and expand access to drug checking.
HB 1716 (Darby) / SB 469 (Sparks)
Support for HB 1716 (Darby) / SB 469 (Sparks) to help expand the mental health workforce
Expand the Outpatient
Biopsychosocial Approach Pilot to Additional Sites
Support for expanding the number of Local IDD Authorities (LIDDA) offering OBI services.
Institutional Rights & Civil Liberties
Support for further investment in the jail
continuity of care liaisons program.
HB 1621 / SB 151
Support for HB 1621/SB 151 to fund technology grants for psychiatric hospitals.
School Mental Health
Support for adequately funding
community-school
partnerships.
View Testimony from the Session
In the interim…
TCHM and the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health are cohosting the 2024 Behavioral Health Policy Summit on October 10. Learn more and attend:
800+ Attendees Learn About the Loan Repayment Program for Mental Health Professionals | View the Recording Here
HHSC Legislative Appropriations Request
TCHM developed and provided comments to HHSC regarding behavioral health funding. This is the first time the coalition has formally provided input on behalf of our membership.
House and Senate Interim Charges Recommendations for 89th Legislature
After the fourth called special session, House members submit interim charges recommendations. The Coalition, through its workgroups, developed a series of study requests. We submitted the same requests in the Senate through Senator Johnson.