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Supporting Healthy Minds and Lives.

Back to School: Check Your Child’s Emotional Backpack

While the supplies that your child carries in his or her backpack at the start of the school year are important, what’s in your child’s “emotional backpack” is just as important to helping them start a positive and successful school year. Click here to read more.

Mental Heath Public Defender

Please take a few minutes to watch a powerful documentary from the Travis County Mental Heath Public Defender Office, entitled A Different Kind of Law: Holistic Justice for the Mentally Ill.

Click here to download the video >>

Medication Safety

Each year, tens of millions of people in the United States use prescription and over-the-counter medications. Too many, however, suffer unnecessary discomfort, injuries, and even death as a result of preventable errors from all types of medications.
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Affordable Care Act

The Obama Administration recently announced two new regulations that empower consumers to appeal decisions made by their health plans or insurance companies and have more control over their health care decisions.
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Family Support Groups

Parents of adult children with mental illness who participate in education and support groups experience more positive outcomes and fewer burdens than those who do not.

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News & Publications

New YES Waiver Services

Do you have a child with serious emotional disturbance issues and need help? Click here for more information.

Requests for Proposals

ATCIC has multiple active provider RFP/RFAs. Click here for more information.

Important HCS Update

Click here for important Home and Community-Based Services information that may impact individuals receiving IDD case management services.»

ATCIC Recent Publications

For a full listing of ATCIC's publications, click here.

FY 2011-13 ATCIC Strategic Plan, PDF Document
Summer 2010 Consumer Gazette, PDF Document
Spring 2010 Focus Newsletter
, PDF Document
FY 2009 ATCIC Annual Report
, PDF Document
FY 2010 ATCIC Annual Budget
,PDF Document
Directory of Services, updated 4/10 PDF Document
Directorio de Servicios, 8/10 PDF Document

Mental Health Reports

Click here for a report by Texas A&M on the progress of psychiatric crisis services in Texas. For a national study on people with serious mental illness in the criminal justice system, click here.

About Our New Brand

Click here to read more about ATCIC's new brand and how it joined a national movement against the R-word.

 

Meetings & Events

Community Forum on Housing

Thank you to all who attended the forum! If you weren't able to attend, click here to read a recap of the event or here to view speakers' slides.

ATCIC Community Events

ATCIC hosts a variety of events that raise awareness and provide information on a variety of timely issues. »

Other Community Events

Click here to learn about local community events and workshops from partner agencies that support our mission. »

Community Support Groups

Click here to see a listing of local support groups for individuals and families affected by mental illness, substance use or a developmental disability. »

ATCIC Board & Committee Meetings

All Board of Trustee meetings are open to the general public and comply with the Texas Open Meetings and Open Records Act. This section contains a current calendar listing. »

 

Resources

24/7 Crisis Hotline 512-472-HELP

To inquire about services, call the Hotline- a uniform telecommunications system linking all of ATCIC's services. »

NAMI Resources and Information

Click here for a description of resources from NAMI Austin, an education and adovcacy organization of a volunteer network of families, mental health consumers and professionals.

2-1-1 Information

Anywhere in Texas, you can call 2-1-1 for free information and referrals to health and human services, nonprofit and faith-based organizations, disaster relief resources and volunteer opportunities. »

Learning Library

Access a wealth of information and resources on mental health, developmental disabilities, wellness and other medical health topics. »

Helpful Links

Click here for a listing of local resources and partners. »

Issue Area FAQ's 

Download recently updated FAQ's from the Community Action Network:

- Behavioral Health PDF Document
- Children and Youth Mental Health PDF Document
- Developmental Disabilities PDF Document
- Re-entry from Incarceration PDF Document