Mental Health Care at NTBHA

Like all other health conditions, mental health conditions can be short term or chronic, and are best addressed at early stages, often with the help of a health care professional. Like other health conditions, mental health conditions can usually be treated on an outpatient basis. Regular checkups and clinic visits can help you and your health team to care for your wellness. Your mental health team may recommend lifestyle changes, counseling, and/or medications to improve your mental health and wellness. 

It is always helpful for your health care team to know about all the health conditions you are experiencing. Sometimes, people with mental health conditions may have other health conditions that can affect mental health. These are called co-occurring conditions. For example, a person may experience both diabetes and depression. Sometimes a person with a mental health condition may also have a substance use disorder. This is very common, and the best outcomes happen when both the mental health condition and the substance use condition are treated at the same time. The term ‘behavioral health’ refers to this best practice of treating mental health and substance use conditions together. 

Sometimes, like other health conditions, mental health conditions can become more acute and may need more vigilant monitoring, a change in medication, crisis services or hospitalization.

The North Texas Behavioral Health Authority offers a continuum of care including education about behavioral health conditions, peer-to-peer support, clinic appointments, walk-in clinic visits, after-hours clinics, telehealth, counseling, prescription medications, respite care, residential treatment, crisis hotline, mobile crisis outreach teams, suicide prevention, emergency services, hospitalization, hospital step-down and re-entry support. 

To connect with NTBHA’s Community-Based Clinic Care:

If you live in Dallas County, please call 800-241-8716 or email CCReferrals@ntbha.org

If you live in Ellis, Hunt, Kaufman, Navarro or Rockwall Counties, 

please call 469-780-9159 or e-mail SouthandEastCareCoordinators@ntbha.org

To connect with NTBHA’s After-Hours Services:

Please contact Southern Area Behavioral Healthcare at 972-283-9090

Monday-Friday: 2 to 10 p.m.
Saturday: 1 to 7 p.m.
Sunday: 2 to 7 p.m.

To connect with NTBHA’s 24/7 Crisis Services, please call 866-260-8000 or 844-672-5700

In case of a life-threatening emergency, please call 911.