The kids are not alright. To help them with mental health, North Texas is setting up a Youth Mobile Crisis Outreach team thanks to a state grant. This new team provides crisis intervention for kids in the foster care system and in the general public.Specialized mental health care can be difficult to access, particularly if you’re a child navigating traumatic events and family separation.than children in the general population. That’s why we are heartened by a state grant of $1.
But the new youth team will work with school districts, juvenile probation officials, law enforcement officers, mental health providers and state child welfare workers to provide trauma-informed services. These services include crisis stabilization, care in case of relapse and the development of a safety plan, Martinez said.The inspiration for the youth crisis response team came from Connecticut, according to Martinez. Connecticut has a crisis response network with 14 teams throughout the state.
Texas needs a sense of urgency around helping children in crisis now so that they can become stable adults. The Youth Crisis Outreach Team Plus program is worth trying.. Dallas Morning News editorials are written by the paper's Editorial Board and serve as the voice and view of the paper. The board considers a broad range of topics and is overseen by the Editorial Page Editor.