The McKenna Foundation has awarded $564,000 in grants to 18 local organizations, funding initiatives focused on health and education in Comal County.

FROM: Community Impact

Texas-based TimelyCare provides higher education students with 24/7 access to virtual health and well-being support. 

FROM: UTSA Today

Since the last death by suicide in October 2022 — one of an unprecedented eight deaths in under two years — the San Antonio Police Department hasn’t reported any current or former officers taking their lives.

FROM: San Antonio Report

The program looks to provide psychiatric help for those with mental illnesses who are accused of committing minor offenses.

FROM: KVUE

The newly constructed Austin State Hospital, part of a $2.5 billion overhaul of Texas’ psychiatric hospital system, was unveiled with a focus on providing modern mental health care.

FROM: The Austin

Texas officials look to Arizona cities when creating crisis mental health centers.

FROM: The Texas Tribune

Travis County pilot programs will add six new specialists in helping people get connected to addiction resources.

FROM: Austin American-Statesman

With San Antonio being one of the fastest growing areas of the country for Veterans, the need for mental health care for Veterans there is expanding.

FROM: Veterans Affairs News

The respite center will begin serving children between the ages of 13 and 17 in September.

FROM: KUT News

Community leaders broke ground Monday on an affordable housing project near downtown San Antonio.

FROM: KSAT

Haven for Hope, San Antonio’s largest homeless shelter and resource hub, saved my life almost 14 years ago.

FROM: San Antonio Report

For the last nine years, healthcare workers, resource providers, and faith leaders have collaborated with the community to organize a Pathways to Hope Conference on mental health.

FROM: KSAT

Comal County Commissioners Court approved the construction contract to begin work on a new mental health facility during its regularly scheduled meeting on Thursday, Aug. 22.

FROM: New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung

Residential assistants help students moving into dorms for first time feel at ease.

FROM: KSAT

The long-anticipated Patriots’ Hall of Dripping Springs held an open house August 17 and 18 to give veterans and the public a sneak peek to the campus’ latest additions.

FROM: The Wimberley View

The Hays County EMS Association said its expansion of mental health resources is in honor of coworker and friend Hayden Henshaw, who died in 2020.

FROM: KVUE

With back-to-school season in full swing, parents must be prepared to combat any anxiety in their children as they return to classes.

FROM: KSAT

Jayson Swetnam and Daniel DuBose of the Bastrop County Veteran Services Office work daily to connect U.S. military veterans with federal, state and local benefits.

FROM: Community Impact

Jason Turner designed the interior of his business, E-Motion Wellness, with bright colors and funky furniture, so it would look unlike therapy centers where his clients might have been unable to get help.

FROM: San Antonio Express-News

The superintendent said these aren't regular days off but are meant to help teachers and staff reset and recharge.

FROM: KVUE