…be a law enforcement specialist, a mental health expert, a member of the clergy and an ethicist (in each case to be chosen by a majority of the appointees of…
Results for "Mental health"
Final State Budget Highlights Restraint and Areas for Improvement
…Foundation School Program, including 80,000-student enrollment growth Includes $500M for 600 additional Department of Family Protective Services (DFPS) workers Adds $230M for mental health services Strengthens the ban on any…
Biennial Revenue Estimate Released by Comptroller
…House Speaker Joe Straus made exceptions to the cuts in their directive, including funds for public schools, border security, Child Protective Services, and mental health resources. The exemptions also include…
More Testimony Expected Tonight Over FWISD’s Transgender Policies
…No medical or mental health diagnosis is required in order to have a student claim an identity and therefore, they have full rights to the opposite sex locker rooms, bathrooms,…
Susan King Reenters Senate Race at Eleventh Hour
…for Senate District 24 due to mental health struggles, surprised Texans by announcing on December 14th — the filing deadline for the 2016 primary – that she is throwing her…
Making a point to help schoolkids in Houston
…of children’s social and mental health services in the Houston area. KHOU-11 is hosting a school supply and donation drive with the Houston Food Bank, and there’s more information about…
Alternatives to Mental Institutions May Improve Outcomes and Save Taxpayers’ Money
…Texas. For more info, see: Advocacy, Inc. Houston Chronicle commentary https://www.dpctexas.org/Documents/Newsletter%20Documents/chronicle%208-28-07.pdf L.A. Times Piece https://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-me-lanterman6mar06,1,4161262.story?track=rss The Texas Senate Health and Human Services Committee has an interim charge specific to state…
Superintendent Candid About Not Wanting to Face Voters
…and community colleges. Likewise, most voters don’t use mental health services and state schools for the retarded, but have a say. When there is a bond measure for a particular…