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Home > Breaking News Updates > Breaking news… Sept. 21-25

Breaking news… Sept. 21-25

September 25, 2015

McDermott: Early mental health intervention crucial for kids and teens

Posted: September 24th, 2015

By Louise McDermott, Special to the American – Statesman

According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), approximately 50 percent of all lifetime cases of mental illness begin by 14, but the average delay between onset of symptoms and receiving treatment is eight to 10 years. McDermott, a licensed professional counselor, makes the argument here that mental illness in Austin should be approached with the same urgency as asthma or cancer.


2 State Women’s Health Programs to Consolidate in July

Posted: September 23rd, 2015

By Alex Ura, Texas Tribune

Four years after they first reconfigured state-subsidized health services for low-income women, Texas health officials are considering how to consolidate two of the state’s main women’s health programs, the Texas Women’s Health Program and the Expanded Primary Health Care Program, to create the new “Healthy Texas Women” program.


To Reduce Health Costs, Insurer Spends on Housing

Posted: September 21st, 2015

By Edgar Walters, Texas Tribune

A private company that provides health insurance to poor and disabled Texans is now aiming to keep vulnerable, homeless patients healthier, all the while saving money, through a cash investment focused first on supportive housing.

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Notice: The Travis County Healthcare District d/b/a Central Health adopted a tax rate that will raise more taxes for maintenance and operations than last year’s tax rate. The tax rate will effectively be raised by 6.0 percent and will raise taxes for maintenance and operations on a $100,000 home by approximately $6.18 (six dollars and eighteen cents).

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NOTICE: THE TRAVIS COUNTY HEALTHCARE DISTRICT D/B/A CENTRAL HEALTH ADOPTED A TAX RATE THAT WILL RAISE MORE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS THAN LAST YEAR’S TAX RATE. THE TAX RATE WILL EFFECTIVELY BE RAISED BY 6.0 PERCENT AND WILL RAISE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS ON A $100,000 HOME BY APPROXIMATELY $6.18 (SIX DOLLARS AND EIGHTTEEN CENTS).

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