81R31899 CBE-D
By: Maldonado H.R. No. 2250
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Texas Child Study Center at Dell Children's
Medical Center of Central Texas is working to fill the critical need
for mental health services for area children and adolescents; and
WHEREAS, A collaboration between the medical center and The
University of Texas Educational Psychology Department, the Texas
Child Study Center opened on September 15, 2008, with the mission of
providing comprehensive mental health services to all children in
the 46-county region of Central Texas; Dr. William Streusand serves
as the center's medical director, as well as chief of psychiatry at
Dell Children's Medical Center, and Dr. Kevin Stark serves as the
center's clinical director of psychology, as well as a professor in
the UT Department of Educational Psychology; and
WHEREAS, The center is guided by five goals, which include
providing evidence-based treatment for children with emotional and
cognitive diagnoses, training clinicians to work in a
collaborative, multidisciplinary environment, advancing
evidence-based care through research programs, developing programs
to address autism spectrum disorders, depression, and other issues,
and serving the emotional and cognitive needs of acute and chronic
medically ill children and their families; and
WHEREAS, During day to day operations, the center remains
focused on such core mental health services as psychiatric and
psychological evaluations, neuropsych and projective psychological
testing, several types of therapy, parenting sessions, medication
management, and workshop trainings for community professionals; a
significant portion of its clients and patients are those on
Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Plan and also those who
have no financial means, and the center is supported in part by the
generosity of private patrons; and
WHEREAS, Mental health issues interfere with the way people
think, feel, and behave, affecting all aspects of their lives, and
their prevalence among youth in Central Texas is considered by many
to be a public health crisis; the Texas Child Study Center serves as
a vital source of high quality, compassionate mental health care
that is making a positive difference in the lives of countless
people; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby honor the Texas Child Study Center at Dell
Children's Medical Center of Central Texas and extend to all those
associated with the center sincere best wishes for continued
success with their important work; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the Texas Child Study Center as an expression of high
regard by the Texas House of Representatives.