Travis County considering new program to treat mentally ill who refuse treatment
AOT is a way to get services to those who refuse voluntary treatment by allowing courts to order certain individuals with mental illness or addiction to comply with treatment while living in the community.
Deputy saved child's life with Narcan after suicide attempt
A Hernando County deputy used Narcan to save a child’s life after he attempted suicide on New Year’s Eve.
Ways to cope with 'holiday blues' this season
Signs you may be experiencing "holiday blues" include fatigue, losing interest in activities you normally enjoy, trouble making decisions or concentrating, withdrawing from friends and family, anger, irritability, and sadness.
Round Rock ISD continues community health, well-being seminar series
The F.Y.I. Community Health & Well-Being Seminar Series was developed by Round Rock ISD counseling services to inform the community about timely health and well-being topics affecting today’s high school students.
FOX 7 Discussion: TCSO, Baylor University team up on project to calculate inmate suicide risk
Danny Smith, mental health services director for the Travis County Sheriff's Office, joins Marcel Clarke to discuss the collaboration between Baylor University and TCSO to calculate inmate suicide risk.
Regulators to set up 3-digit suicide hotline number like 911
Federal regulators are setting up a new three-digit number to reach a suicide prevention hotline in order to make it easier to seek help and reduce the stigma associated with mental health.
Hi, How Are You Day returns to Austin on January 22
The HHAY Project is a non-profit named after late artist and musician Daniel Johnston. The organization was formed to educate and create open discussions about mental health.
Mother shares heartbreaking before-and-after photos of son in throes of addiction
A mother from Missouri recently posted a photo on her Facebook depicting what she calls the true face of addiction. The two photos, she said, were taken just seven months apart.
Integral Care opens up community housing in East Austin for the homeless
Integral Care opened the Terrace at Oak Springs, a unique apartment complex in East Austin housing 50 homeless people and providing ongoing health care services.
FOX 7 Discussion: Suicide care initiative in Texas
Suicide is a serious, but preventable public health problem. Integral Care, as the local authority for behavioral health and developmental disabilities in Texas, has taken the lead on initiatives to help educate our community in hopes of collaboratively preventing suicides from occurring.
Schools use mobile apps for safety
More than 100 Texas school districts are using cellphone apps to address mental health and school safety.
School districts turn to mobile apps to keep students safe
More than 100 Texas school districts are using cellphone apps to address mental health and school safety.
AISD student health services
Austin ISD health services staff are scrambling to find additional funding to keep mental health centers running at 16 school campuses.
Improving mental health services in schools
The Hogg Fondation is working to improve mental health services in area schools. Lockhart ISD is one of the districts to receive grant money for those services. Superintendent Susan Bohn talks about what this means for students.
New crisis center in Travis County officially opens
A new crisis center officially opens in Travis County. It focuses on providing short term emergency mental health care for adults. FOX 7's Jacqueline Sarkissian has more.
New crisis center in Austin
The Judge Guy Herman Center for Mental Health Crisis is set to open in Austin. FOX 7's Jacqueline Sarikissian has the details.
Police prevent suicides
Officers say we are facing a mental health crisis in this country. Suicidal subject calls are increasing. Officers from Austin to the smaller Pflugerville are responding to hundreds, even thousands of cases per year. In this week’s Crimewatch FOX 7's Noelle Newton shows you at the incredible risk officers are taking to save these people and get them the help they need.
New campaign to educate about mental health of first responders
Mental health issues are a big problem facing fire and EMS workers, but a newly founded campaign, named Code Green, is hoping to help by educating first responders.
Travis Co. mental health docket handles 5,000th case
The Travis County District Attorney's Office is working to connect criminals with mental illness to community resources.