Civil court-ordered outpatient mental health program for individuals who have severe and persistent mental illness, and have been non-compliant with past psychiatric treatment.

The program includes:

• psychiatric medication management
• psychosocial rehabilitation services
• nursing services
• case management
• community support services

Referrals are made through Bexar County Mental Health Courts and Bexar County psychiatric facilities.

Assists individuals in felony and misdemeanor drug courts to improve their quality of life and further reduce recidivism by incorporating community-based:

• case management services
• psychiatric medication management
• counseling
• skills training

Judicial referrals only.

Jail diversion community mental health program that provides immediate assessment for mental health treatment for misdemeanor pre-trial cases to include:

• psychiatric medication management
• comprehensive community support services

Judicial referrals only.

The program is comprised of phases in which community, mental health, as well as substance treatment needs are addressed for individuals currently on probation lasting up to one year to reduce recidivism.

Referrals made by Bexar County Mental Health Court, County Court 12.

The Mental Health Court program diverts individuals from jail to comprehensive behavioral health treatment.

Judicial referrals only.

Comprehensive mental health services to support each person’s goals for recovery, including:

• psychiatric evaluation and treatment
• medication management
• wellness counseling and education
• individual and group therapy
• psychiatric care
• psychosocial rehabilitation
• and case management

For Enrollment, call 210-261-2427 or 800-316-9241.

The Center for Health Care Services (CHCS) offers a sliding fee scale and accepts all patients regardless of inability to pay.

The road to wellness is built on a partnership with the people we serve. The Center for Health Care Services, Adult Behavioral Health Services, offers comprehensive services, including:

• Psychiatric evaluation and treatment
• Medical follow-ups and management
• Wellness counseling and education
• Individual and group therapy
• Psychosocial rehabilitation
• Case management
• And other services to support each person’s goals for recovery

Our team helps people with mental health challenges find hope, determine their path to wellness, and find their way to an independent, productive life.

IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY, CALL 911 OR 24-HOUR CRISIS & SUBSTANCE USE HELPLINE:  (210) 223-7233 or (800) 316-9241

Adult Outpatient Services are open to:

•  Bexar County residents
• 18 or older
• mental health diagnosis on our priority list

Child/Adolescent Outpatient Services are open to:

• 3 years or older
• mental health diagnosis
• at risk of out-of-home/out-of-school placement

The Center for Health Care Services accepts many insurance plans including Medicaid and Medicare.

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Comprehensive mental health services to support each person’s goals for recovery, including:

• psychiatric evaluation and treatment
• medication management
• wellness counseling and education
• individual and group therapy
• psychiatric care
• psychosocial rehabilitation
• and case management

For Enrollment, call 210-261-2427 or 800-316-9241.

We accept Medicare, Medicaid, or CHIP and offer a sliding fee scale

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Residential recovery-focused program for men and women experiencing:

• homelessness
• mental illness
• trauma
• substance use

Send referrals to: [email protected]

Provides crisis intervention, follow-up, and relapse prevention services. Dispatched by the crisis line.

Services are coordinated with community organizations, designed to reduce inpatient hospitalizations and law enforcement interventions, if necessary. Provides mental health assessments in the emergency rooms and recommends appropriate care.

Through the 24-Hour Crisis & Substance Use Helpline: 800-316-9241 or 210-223-SAFE (7233), the MCOT team may be dispatched to a person’s location for assessment.

For adults 18 years and older.

For youth 17 years and younger, please, contact the Children’s Mobile Outreach Team (CMOT) at 800-316-9241 or 210-223-SAFE (7233), or bring the child to the Children’s Crisis Unit at 227 W. Drexel at 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM. Monday through Friday for immediate crisis concerns.

Medical insurance is not necessary

Adult Outpatient Services are offered to people with substance use disorder. Counselors provide outpatient treatment services or intensive outpatient treatment services after completing a comprehensive assessment and determining level-of-care needs that facilitate recovery from substance use disorders.

Provides adjunct services to clients with co-occurring psychiatric and substance use disorders (COPSD), emphasizing integrated treatment where both disorders are considered primary, in existing mental health and substance use case management services.

24-hour assessment and intervention services addressing psychiatric crises resulting in crisis resolution, extended observation, and coordination into alternative care.

We are the first choice for law enforcement to divert people with behavioral health needs from costly incarcerations and emergency room visits.

We provide onsite, direct care staff including:

• Psychiatrist and/or psychiatric nurse practitioner
• Licensed clinical social workers and licensed professional counselors
• RNs and LVNs trained in mental health psychiatric care

Mental health warrant application assistance provided.

Walk-ins welcome.

A true approach to integrated healthcare, the Burns-Bank Primary Care Clinic offers primary care services to people receiving psychiatric services including:

• counseling
• therapy
• nursing services
• case management
• rehabilitative services
• recovery assistance for substance abuse
• mental health disorders
• those diagnosed with HIV

Clinic providers often manage chronic diseases by partnering with other medical specialists to offer coordinated medical care.

The Center for Health Care Services (CHCS) offers a sliding fee scale and accepts all patients regardless of inability to pay.

Provides minor medical clearance for SAPD, crisis and detoxification programs. Provides immediate and quick access for law enforcement to obtain medical clearance and treatment for individuals who have been detained and injured during the apprehension process 24 hours a day.

Mommies Program is an intensive outpatient substance abuse treatment program open to pregnant women and mothers of minor children, including those seeking reunification with children in Texas Department of Family and Protective Services custody.

Trauma-informed and gender-specific treatment targets mothers who are struggling with substance use and mental health disorders. Comprehensive case management assists in achieving stable recovery and preservation of the consumer’s family.

Mommies is a collaborative partnership between The Center for Health Care Services, the University Health System (UHS), and the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS).

NAS is an intensive residential substance abuse treatment program open to pregnant women and mothers of minor children, including those seeking reunification with children in Texas Department of Family and Protective Services custody.

Trauma-informed and gender-specific treatment targets mothers who are struggling with an opioid substance use disorder. Comprehensive case management assists in achieving stable recovery and preservation of the consumer’s family.

The Restoration Center

Medication-assisted treatment services are provided to persons addicted to opioids.

Works to foster de-stigmatization, encourage new clinical treatment strategies, and ensure client rights.

Comprehensive and coordinated medical care throughout life. From diagnosis and treatment for a broad range of conditions or illnesses, to preventive care, onsite Primary Care Clinics offer the following services:

• routine checkups
• health risk assessments
• immunizations
• screening tests
• general health care maintenance
• well women's exams
• behavioral health consultations

Experienced, compassionate medical, therapeutic, and support staff provides integrated care for detox services in a supportive environment.

The program introduces/reintroduces drug rehab treatment through the use of:

• individualized treatment
• education
• medical care
• assessment
• referral

OSAR provides services to individuals seeking substance use treatment and recovery services along with:

• Outreach
• Screening
• Assessment
• Referral

Communities across Bexar County and the other 27 Region 8 counties.

CHCS Clinicians work within Bexar County’s Justice Intake & Assessment Annex 24/7 to assess arrested individuals with mental health and or substance use needs.

Eligible individuals can participate in outpatient treatment via a Personal Recognition (PR) bond release.

Justice Intake and Assessment Annex at N. Comal

Provides housing case management as well as rent and utility assistance for up to 12 months for qualifying individuals.

To qualify for this program, you must:

• or individuals with an active LOCA 1-5
• be a current adult mental health consumer with The Center for Health Care Services Outpatient Clinics;
• have verifiable income;
• have a valid government-issued ID, birth certificate, and Social Security card;
• meet HUD homeless definition: having a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings, including a car, park, abandoned building, bus or train station, airport, or campground.

Provides housing assistance to individuals who are homeless, at imminent risk of becoming homeless, or those entering or exiting an institutional setting through SAHA Section 8 Division.

Provides housing assistance to individuals who are homeless, at imminent risk of becoming homeless, or entering or exiting an institutional setting through the HABC Section 8 Division.

The Center helps people who are experiencing chronic homeless and actively receiving outpatient treatment in our programs obtain a permanent Section 8 voucher with the San Antonio Housing Authority (SAHA).

If you are experiencing homelessness, the PATH outreach team can connect you to:

• health care
• income support
• legal services
• mental health treatment
• rehabilitation training in social skills
• social services
• substance use treatment
• ID recovery
• referrals for affordable housing and employment

The PATH Program serves people experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness and serious mental illness.

Comprehensive and coordinated medical care throughout life. From diagnosis and treatment for a broad range of conditions or illnesses, to preventive care, onsite Primary Care Clinics offer the following services:

• routine checkups
• health risk assessments
• immunizations
• screening tests
• general health care maintenance
• well women's exams
• behavioral health consultations

Supported Employment is an additional service that CHCS consumers can receive to assist them in finding and obtaining employment and teaches them the skills necessary to manage their mental illness while maintaining employment. 

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Ask your CHCS case manager to send a referral to the Supported Employment Program.

The Center administers up to two years of rental assistance to applicants actively receiving treatment in CHCS programs and needing rental assistance.

TBRA is a contract funded by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA).

To take advantage of the Supported Housing Programs you must meet these qualifications:

• be a current adult mental health consumer with The Center for Health Care Services Outpatient Clinics. (CHCS offers services for mental health disorders and substance use challenges.)
• have verifiable income
• be verifiably homeless by HUD definition (an individual or family with a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings, including a car, park, abandoned building, bus or train station, airport, or campground)
• have a valid government-issued I.D., birth certificate, and Social Security card