Todd Citron, executive director of the Hill Country Mental Health and Development Disabilities Center provided the program last Wednesday.
This agency mainly provides mental health services to those who are uninsured or are Medicaid eligible. Nineteen counties are served by about 430 employees. Staffing is an issue, as it is in many fields, and there are over 100 vacancies currently available.
The following are centers that provide help to those in need:
Ambulatory Outpatient Centers
Youth Crisis Respite Center (an alternative to hospitalization)
Group Homes
Adult Crisis Stabilization Units (at the state hospital)
Day Habilitation Center
The year prior to COVID, they served about 8,490 persons. Last year, with ninety percent of services provided virtually, they averaged 9,800 persons served.
