Think.Change

The Think.Change initiative is working to build a culture of support and acceptance in the region.

Research demonstrates that increasing emotional well-being, decreasing misinformation about mental illness, improving access to timely treatment, showing that recovery from mental illness is possible, and increasing community support and inclusion will lead to decreased social isolation and an improved culture of support and acceptance.

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Think.Change

Awarded Grants

Project Title Organization Grant Amount
West Texas Strong: A Trauma-Informed Care Consortium El Paso Child Guidance Center $184,841.80
Colonias Project Cares Texas A&M University $149,669.30
Science of Mental Health Pilot Program Insights-El Paso Science Center Inc. $58,570.00
PLENA-MENTE Centro Caritativo para atencion de Enfermos de Sida A. C. $87,560.00
Autism PEERS New Mexico State University Foundation, Inc. $90,208.80
Mental Health Learning Library Emergence Health Network / El Paso MHMR $199,983.60
Beyond Youth Mentorship: Building Resilience and Mental Health Wellness Big Brothers Big Sisters of El Paso $80,803.11
2022 TCI People Empower El Paso Family Service of El Paso, Inc. $195,662.52
2022 TCI NAMI Stigma Reduction Rollout Families and Youth, Inc $114,203.98

Regional Behavioral Health Consortia

Behavioral Healthcare Systems Assessments in the region confirm the need for increased communication, coordination, and collaboration among providers of behavioral health services. The Health Foundation and regional leaders have taken important steps to coordinate community partner collaboration and integration of behavioral health services into the primary care setting. These new collaborative structures are paving the way for better patient navigation and continuity of care that allows people to access services and find support where and when they need them. The Health Foundation serves as a neutral facilitator to foster and maintain collaborative structures and explore ways to catalyze or strengthen Consortia informed interventions.

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Healthy Paso del Norte - El Paso
Healthy Paso del Norte - Doña Ana County (Southern New Mexico)
ROTMENAS - Ciudad Juárez

Regional Behavioral Health Consortia

Awarded Grants

Project Title Organization Grant Amount
Improving Systems to Improve Care: Building a Culture of CIT in Alamogordo City of Alamogordo $151,731.00
The Paso del Norte Center at The Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute for texas $1,500,000.00
Fortalecimiento de la Atención en Salud Mental y Reducción del Estigma Asociado a estas Enfermedades en Cd. Juárez. Proyecto ROTMENAS 2022. Comision de Salud Fronteriza Mexico-Estados Unidos $198,595.90
Local Collaborative 3 Families and Youth, Inc $180,835.80
ROTMENAS 2023: Contribuir a la respuesta coordinada frente a las necesidades y retos de la salud mental. Comision de Salud Fronteriza Mexico-Estados Unidos $197,559.23
Help Me Grow El Paso Paso del Norte Children's Development Center $98,183.02
Local Collaborative 3 Families and Youth, Inc $177,526.44
Bilingual Psychiatry Residency Program at Project Vida Health Center Project Vida Health Center $330,000.00
Improving systems to improve care: Building a culture of CIT in Alamogordo City of Alamogordo $296,556.90


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