Statewide Behavioral Health Coordinating Council

Statewide Behavioral Health Coordinating Council The Statewide Behavioral Health Coordinating Council (SBHCC) was established to ensure a strategic statewide approach to behavioral health services. House Bill 1, 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, (Article IX, Section 10.04) established the SBHCC to coordinate behavioral health services across state agencies.

The SBHCC is comprised of representatives of state agencies or institutions of higher education that receive state general revenue for behavioral health services. Courtney Harvey, Ph.D. (Chair)Mental Health Statewide Coordinator and Associate CommissionerHealth and Human Services Commission, Office of Mental Health Coordination Brooke BostonDirector of ProgramsTexas Department of Housing and Community Affairs Benjamin GeigerGrant Attorney and AdministratorCourt of Criminal Appeals Nagla ElerianExecutive DirectorTexas Child Mental Health Care Consortium Hillary EnglandDeputy Director, Victim Services and Prevention ProgramsOffice of the Governor Shann TurnerDirector, State Office of Rural HealthTexas Department of Agriculture Daniel Doyle, M.D.Chief Operating Officer, UT Health Behavioral Sciences CampusUniversity of Texas Health Science Center – Houston Brenda KelleyDirector, Veterans Mental Health DepartmentTexas Veterans Commission LaTrenda Watson, Ed.DDirector of Mental and Behavioral HealthTexas Education Agency Elizabeth MayerAssistant Commissioner, Academic Quality and Health AffairsTexas Higher Education Coordinating Board Kristin MeeksPolicy Analyst, Oversight and ImprovementOffice of Court Administration/Texas Indigent Defense Commission Sydney Minnerly, Ph.D.Director of Data Analytics & Special ProjectsDepartment of State Health Services John MonkDirector, Health Professions Council(Representing the State Board of Dental Examiners, Texas State Board of Pharmacy, State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners, Texas Optometry Board, Texas Board of Nursing and Texas Medical Board) Brittney Nichols, LPC-SAdministrative Director, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral MedicineUniversity of Texas Health Science Center – Tyler Evan Norton, Psy.DDirector of Integrated Treatment and SupportTexas Juvenile Justice Department Amy OdinDirector of Psychological Health, Office of the State SurgeonTexas Military Department Rene Olvera, MDChair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral SciencesUniversity of Texas Health Science Center – San Antonio Ashley O’NiellSchool Based Mental Health Wellness CoordinatorTexas School for the Deaf Andy RangelSpecial Projects CoordinatorTexas Civil Commitment Office Jonas SchwartzProgram Manager, Vocational Rehabilitation DivisionTexas Workforce Commission Luanne SouthernChief Strategist for Behavioral HealthDepartment of Family and Protective Services Kristi TaylorExecutive Director, Judicial Commission on Mental HealthSupreme Court of Texas Nancy Trevino, PhD.Director, Texas Tech Mental Health InitiativeTexas Tech University System Chris VaradyPeer to Peer LiaisonTexas Commission on Law Enforcement Brandon WoodExecutive DirectorTexas Commission on Jail Standards April ZamoraDirector of Reentry and Integration DivisionTexas Department of Criminal Justice/Texas Correctional Office on Offenders with Medical or Mental Impairments Ourmental health and substance use pageserves as a resource for mental health services in the state of Texas.

Source: https://www.hhs.texas.gov/about/advisory-committees/statewide-behavioral-health-coordinating-council