Maternal Mental Health and Postpartum Depression
Many thanks to Dr. Abhisek Khandai, MD, FAPA of UT Southwestern Medical Center, for his presentation to NTBHA’s Adult Clinical Operations Team (ACOT) on maternal mental health during pregnancy, the ‘Baby Blues’, and postpartum depression. Dr. Khandai is one of the founding psychiatrists of the Texas Perinatal Psychiatry Access Network (PeriPAN), which is part of […]
Winter Storm Rescue Story from our NTBHA Teams in Ellis and Navarro Counties
As the winter storm descended, the Waxahachie Police Department transported a person who was homeless to the Ellis Living Room, where NTBHA staff did a screening and assessment to find ways to assist. Within an hour, the person was accepted by the Corsicana Respite House in Navarro County and was driven there by NTBHA’s intrepid Janet […]
A message from the Dallas Fair Park Inclement Weather Shelter
My name is Derrell Harris. I am a Community Health Worker with the North Texas Behavioral Health Authority. Whenever I see the temperature starting to drop, I get excited because I know I’ll once again have the opportunity to spend quality time with our unhoused neighbors. I get to see many of them in my […]