Everyone fits in the mental health spectrum, healthy, stressed, struggling, crisis. What happens before the crisis? The work that we are doing within our county to work backwards is defining the way we address our gaps in behavioral health services. Our mental health crisis calls, suicide attempts, and death by suicide have steadily increased in the last 3 years. Our worst possible outcome is to lose someone to suicide. Our mental health officers are usually called long after the healthy, stressed, and struggling stage and individuals are in a full blown crisis. As a county we have identified how important it is for us to work with everyone on the spectrum, so that when individuals are in the healthy, stressed, and struggling stages they have access to education, coping, and professional help so they never make it to that crisis stage. Right now there are several entities in our county all moving in the same direction to address behavioral health needs, communicate appropriately and connect the dots for individuals and families. Our school district and local law enforcement are leading the way in collaboration and filling behavioral health gaps in Kendall County Texas.
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Speakers:
Bryce Boddie
Senior Director of Behavioral Health
Hill Country Family Services
Krista Pomeroy
Director of Student Support Services
Boerne Independent School District
Michael Cokerham
Mental Health Deputy
Kendall County Sheriff's Office
Rebecca Foley
Mental Health Officer
Boerne Police Department