The Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium (TCMHCC) was created by the 86th Texas Legislature to leverage the expertise and capacity of the health-related institutions of higher education to address urgent mental health challenges and improve the mental health care system in this state in relation to children and adolescents.
Vision
All Texas children and adolescents will have the best mental health outcomes possible.
Mission
Advance mental health care quality and access for all Texas children and adolescents through inter-institutional collaboration, leveraging the expertise of the state’s health-related institutions of higher education, local and state government agencies, and local and state mental health organizations.
Structure
The TCMHCC is composed of the following entities:
- The 13 state-funded health related institutions of higher education in Texas
- The Health and Human Services Commission
- The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB), which will receive the funding from the state and send it to the Consortium members.
- Three nonprofit organizations that focus on mental health care: Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute, Hogg Foundation for Mental Health, and the Texas Council of Community Health Centers
- The 13 state-funded health related institutions of higher education in Texas
- The University of Texas System, which is the administrative support entity
- Any other entity that the executive committee considers necessary
Staff & Leadership
The Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium (TCMHCC) is staffed by The University of Texas System, through a contract with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
Presiding Officer: David Lakey, MD, University of Texas System
Executive Director: Luanne Southern, MSW, University of Texas System
Program Coordinator: Lashelle Inman, MBA, University of Texas System
Director of Population Health Strategic Initiatives: Nagla Elerian, MS, University of Texas System
Communications: Daniel Oppenheimer, MFA, University of Texas System
Contact
For more information on the Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium (TCMHCC), contact Luanne Southern at lsouthern@utsystem.edu.
For media inquiries, contact Daniel Oppenheimer at doppenheimer@utsystem.edu or (512) 852-3269.