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Collaborative Care Project Initiative: Designs, implements
and evaluates a care management program that integrates
primary and behavioral health care services. Medical and
psychiatric services will be co-located at Federally Qualified
Healthcare Centers and MHMRA’s Mental Health Clinics.
Project for Transition from The University of Texas
Harris County Psychiatric Center (UTHCPC): Provides
heightened engagement of certain high-risk patients predischarge from UTHCPC to assist with successful transition
and heightened probability of linking to community mental
health treatment providers to reduce recidivism and
enhance patient’s quality of life.
Telephonic Case Management and Follow-Up Call
Project: Follow-up calls to clients who have been released
from UTHCPC, the Psychiatric Emergency Services, or
MHMRA psychiatric emergency services to ensure they
are following through on their discharge plans and getting
connected to the next level of care.

Child and Adolescent School-Based Project: Behavioral
health teams co-located in area public schools. Behavioral
health services include psychiatric and psychotherapeutic
treatments, substance abuse services, care coordination,
case management, continuity of care, patient and family
education, transportation to access services, training for
teachers in mental health first aid, and consultation and
liaison services for primary care practitioners.
Post Hospitalization Crisis Residential Unit Project
(CRU): Develops a 24-bed behavioral health crisis
residential/respite facility as an alternative to continued
hospitalization.

Youth Empowerment Services (YES) Waiver: Provides
a continuum of community based services and supports
for high-risk children and adolescents, ages 3-18, with
serious emotional disturbances so that they may live in the
community with their families, rather than placed in outof-home programs. Access to parent-partners and other
non-traditional supports are part of the service model of
this program which allows greater flexibility in funding
for intensive community services and supports preventing
entry and recidivism into the foster care system and
relinquishment of parental custody.
Chronic Consumer Stabilization Initiative (CCSI):
Interagency collaboration with the Houston Police
Department aimed at providing mental health services for
individuals who are frequent 911 callers or who otherwise
require frequent police intervention. Staff members
provide intensive case management and work directly with
individuals, family members, health providers, and staff at
living facilities.

Early Onset Psychosis Program: This pilot project is
focused on evidence-based programs intended to meet the
needs of individuals with an early onset of a serious mental
illness that includes psychotic features. Research shows that
if diagnosed and treated early, people may recover from
their illness more quickly. Through this program, the delay
in access to treatment services is minimized for individuals
who are in the early stages of a primary psychotic disorder.
The ultimate aim is to assist persons in regaining as much
independent functioning within their community in the
least intrusive environment.
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