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Texas officials testify about gaps in mental health services
The Texas Tribune
State health officials delivered a sobering assessment of mental health treatment in Texas, telling a Senate committee that waiting lists for services have increased by 642 percent since September 2004 and that there is a severe shortage of psychiatrists and mental health workers available to treat patients. Overall, nearly 10,000 Texans who have been diagnosed with a mental health disorder are waiting for access to treatment, though the number has decreased slightly since demand reached its peak in 2010. The committee is expected to come up with recommendations for improving efficiency and outcomes by the 2013 legislative session.More

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