Experiencing a
mental health crisis?

Inside Harris County: Call our 24-hour Crisis Line at 713-970-7000.
Outside Harris County: Call or text the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988 or chat 988lifeline.org.

Healthy Minds
Healthy Communities

Meeting communities
where they are

Healthy Minds, Healthy Communities (HMHC) is a mental health initiative administered by The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD. It is a community-initiated care model providing behavioral health related outreach to at-risk communities across Harris County, Texas.

Beginning with ten neighborhoods, HMHC provides tools and training so community members can better support each other in times of emotional need.

Experiencing a mental health crisis?

Inside Harris County: Call our 24-hour Crisis Line at 713-970-7000.
Outside Harris County: Call or text the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988 or chat 988lifeline.org.

Healthy Minds
Healthy Communities

Meeting communities
where they are

Healthy Minds, Healthy Communities (HMHC) is a mental health initiative administered by The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD. It is a community-initiated care model providing behavioral health related outreach to at-risk communities across Harris County, Texas.

Beginning with ten neighborhoods, HMHC provides tools and training so community members can better support each other in times of emotional need.

Listening to
our communities

All communities have unique strengths. HMHC taps into existing systems and seeks to uplift authentic emotional wellness programs for and from the community. This is done through community listening and community leadership.

HMHC originated to address community mental health needs identified during the COVID-19 pandemic. Communities that have long faced barriers to behavioral health services were selected.

Listening to
our communities

All communities have unique strengths. HMHC taps into existing systems and seeks to uplift authentic emotional wellness programs for and from the community. This is done through community listening and community leadership.

HMHC originated to address community mental health needs identified during the COVID-19 pandemic. Communities that have long faced barriers to behavioral health services were selected.

COMMUNITY-INITIATED
CARE EXPLAINED

HMHC is on the leading edge of the community-initiated care movement. It prioritizes the powerful experiences and knowledge community members have about mental health. Listening and learning first creates opportunities to respond to the most pressing needs in our communities. Trust and commitment lead to a sustainable network of communities organized to change attitudes and beliefs around mental health.

MEETING RESIDENTS
WHERE THEY ARE

Working with community leaders, we identified community touchpoints and provide four types of best-practice interventions:

Education and Training
Resiliency and Skill Development
Digital
Impact
Community Connections
DOES HMHC PROVIDE
SERVICES IN MY AREA?

Health Minds, Healthy Communities serves as a bridge to qualified behavioral health professionals at the Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD, as well as other providers throughout Harris County.

COMMUNITY-INITIATED CARE EXPLAINED

HMHC is on the leading edge of the community-initiated care movement. It prioritizes the powerful experiences and knowledge community members have about mental health. Listening and learning first creates opportunities to respond to the most pressing needs in our communities. Trust and commitment lead to a sustainable network of communities organized to change attitudes and beliefs around mental health.

MEETING RESIDENTS WHERE THEY ARE

Working with community leaders, we identified community touchpoints and provide four types of best-practice interventions:

Education and Training
Resiliency and Skill Development
Digital Impact
Community Connections
DOES HMHC PROVIDE SERVICES IN MY AREA?

Health Minds, Healthy Communities serves as a bridge to qualified behavioral health professionals at the Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD, as well as other providers throughout Harris County.

Meeting communities
where they are

We offer a focused initiative providing the tools and training needed to identify and support at-risk residents in 10 key neighborhoods.

  • Independence Heights/
    Northside
  • South Park
  • Doss Park/
    Mangum Howell
  • Aldine
  • Hardy/Melrose
  • Cypress Station/
    Kuykendahl
  • Acres Homes
  • Northeast/
    East Aldine
  • Katy (Harris County)
  • Pasadena

Events and trainings are free and open to all Harris County residents.

Meeting communities
where they are

We offer a focused initiative providing the tools and training needed to identify and support at-risk residents in 10 key neighborhoods.

  • Independence Heights/
    Northside
  • South Park
  • Doss Park/
    Mangum Howell
  • Aldine
  • Hardy/Melrose
  • Cypress Station/
    Kuykendahl
  • Acres Homes
  • Northeast/
    East Aldine
  • Katy (Harris County)
  • Pasadena

Events and trainings are free and open
to all Harris County residents.

It’s not just a headline.
It’s our future.

Mental wellness in our communities starts here—with you. Please sign up today to become involved.

It’s not just a headline.
It’s our future.

Mental wellness in our communities starts here—with you. Please sign up today to become involved.

Experiencing a
mental health crisis?

Inside Harris County: Call our 24-hour Crisis Line at 713-970-7000.
Outside Harris County: Call or text the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988 or chat 988lifeline.org.

Experiencing a mental health crisis?

Inside Harris County: Call our 24-hour Crisis Line at 713-970-7000.
Outside Harris County: Call or text the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988 or chat 988lifeline.org.

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