We Advocate for Overall Mental Health

By connecting people with resources, we help people recover from a mental health crisis. Through long-term systemic improvements, we envision comprehensive behavioral health for every person in Denton County using cross-system collaboration to repair and restore lives.

1 in 5 people in Denton County experience a mental health crisis

Mental Health and Children

TX ranks 51 out of 51 for access to mental health care

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THROUGH COMMUNITY INVESTMENTS AND COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMS, WE
  • Improve access to mental health care
  • Create conversations to reduce mental health stigma
  • Analyze data to assess gaps in mental health care services
  • Work with law enforcement and court systems to help repair and restore lives

 

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DENTON COUNTY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH LEADERSHIP TEAM

As an advocate for overall mental health, we serve as the backbone organization to the Denton County Behavioral Health Leadership Team. This team advocates and facilitates a collaborative person-centered behavioral health system to repair and restore lives. 

Mental Health Navigators

Denton County Mental Health Navigators

Call or Text LINK to (940) 349-3000

or visit DentonCounty.gov/DCPHLinks

CredibleMinds

CredibleMind

We've partnered with Denton County to bring to our community CredibleMind, a digital platform that provides self-care resources reviewed by professionals to help you navigate things like anxiety, depression, and life's basic stresses.

A variety of articles, videos, podcasts, and more are available to suit different learning styles.

Available in English and Spanish, it's free, confidential, and available 24/7.

 

"BEHAVIORAL HEALTH" vs. "MENTAL HEALTH" 
What's the difference?
 
 
 

 

Behavioral health is a broader term that not only includes mental health conditions like depression or bipolar disorder, but also includes interventions for substance use and other addictions.


MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION

RACE, ETHNICITY, AND MENTAL HEALTH

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According to the US Surgeon General, people of color in the US "face a social and economic environment of inequality that includes greater exposure to racism, discrimination, violence, and poverty, all of which take a toll on mental health."

 

 

 BIPOC RESOURCES

MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID

Mental Health First Aid is a workshop designed to teach you the signs and symptoms of common mental health conditions and how to respond and refer. 

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