Office of the Behavioral Health Medical Director

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The Behavioral Health Medical Director is responsible for the quality of the clinical behavioral health services that DSHS delivers. Specifically, the Medical Director provides support and guidance to the medical directors at the state hospital facilities as well as providing consultations and advice on behavioral health-care issues, with community mental health centers and local providers of substance abuse services.

The Office of the Behavioral Health Medical Director

This office oversees several activities at the Department of State Health Services, including

• Continuity of Care Task Force
• Deaths Reported in State Mental Health Hospitals and Local Mental Health Authority Facilities
• Electroconvulsive Treatment Reports
• DSHS Psychotropic Treatment Recommendations Workgroup
• New Generation Medications
• Medicaid Network for Evidence-based Treatment (MEDNET) - Texas

Previous Projects and Initiatives

• SUPPORT Final Results Summary - Frew Advisory Committee - August 2012 (PDF)