• Children between the ages of 3 - 17
• Resident of Brazoria or Galveston County
• Diagnosis of a mental illness with evidence of serious emotional, behavioral or mental disturbance.  Axis I Diagnosis exclusions:
  • a single diagnosis of pervasive developmental disorder;
  • a single diagnosis of substance abuse;
  • a single diagnosis of autism or mental retardation
• Serious functional impairment;
• At risk of disruption of a preferred living or child care environment due to psychiatric symptoms; or
• Enrolled in a school system's special education program because of a serious emotional disturbance.

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services offers an array of family-focused, community based mental health services and supports targeted to children and their families. Services and supports for children and their families will be individualized based on family-identified strengths and needs.

• Crisis Intervention
• Screening
• Assessment
• Routine Case Management
• Intensive Case Management utilizing a Wraparound Approach
• Treatment Planning
• Medication Related Services (including psychiatric evaluation and medication monitoring)
• Family Support
• Respite
• Skills Training (in-home and school based)
• Family Skills Training
• Mental Health Information Training (Medication Training and Support)
• Liaison Services
• Flexible Community Supports
• Individual, Family and Group Therapy
• In-Home Crisis intervention

 

STAR+PLUS PROGRAM EXPANSION

REMINDER - With the expansion of STAR+PLUS effective February 1, 2007, providers of long-term services and support contracting as a network provider for STAR+PLUS services should contact the HMO with questions and issues about the program. If you are unsure of which HMO your provider contracts with, a call to your agency management staff may be of help. It is not appropriate for providers to contact TMHP with billing questions and/or issues about an HMO.