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About Us

At The University of Texas Harris County Psychiatric Center (UTHCPC) Outpatient Behavioral Health Services clinic, we never forget that patients are people. People who can have better relationships and live more productive lives. The purpose of our program is to prevent and treat emotional and psychiatric disorders. UTHCPC Outpatient Behavioral Health Services are an alternative to traditional hospitalization. This modality, or method of treatment, offers the flexibility to deal with a very wide range of conditions. We provide a safe, supportive community environment for persons with mental illness who need professional help to stabilize their mental or emotional condition.

The UTHCPC Outpatient Behavioral Health Services has many different treatment program options that are designed to achieve stabilization and resolution of problem areas. The patient and family are offered services by a team of professionals. The patient is enrolled based on their level of needs in a time-limited program with other patients working on similar issues.

We are accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, certified by Medicare, Medicaid and CHAMPUS, licensed by the Texas Department of Health and Environmental Control, and certified by the Texas Education Association to provide behavioral outpatient services for all school districts within the State. We are under the umbrella of the UT Harris County Psychiatric Center and have academic affiliations with The University of Texas Medical School and most major nursing schools in the Houston area.

Our Mission

The University of Texas Harris County Psychiatric Outpatient Behavioral Health Services clinic is dedicated to excellence and leadership in the treatment of those with mental illness. Our mission is to apply our skills to the needs of Harris County residents with emphasis on restoring patients' health and preventing future setbacks. This can be accomplished through education about psychiatric illness and its treatment, and by building coping skills that generate solution to problems at home, at work, or during life transitions.

The UTHCPC Outpatient Behavioral Health Services has an additional unique mission of the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston of conducting research into the causes and cures of mental illness. Patients may volunteer to participate in research studies. The University of Texas Health Science Center is dedicated to providing quality education to professionals in the psychiatric and mental illness fields. These professionals serve as a valuable resource for providing outreach to the local community.

Our Purpose

• To provide effective therapy that can help you to have a more healthy, productive life.
• To help you learn how to establish trustworthy and loving relationships.
• To assist you in developing your own personal sense of resourcefulness and self-esteem.
• To educate you about your mental illness through our various programs. We teach practical skills that help to build healthy, satisfying relationships, while at the same time preventing emotional breakdowns.
• To provide therapeutic/educational training programs to community groups, agencies, businesses, schools and churches that wish to learn more about issues related to mental health.