Assessments for Behavioral Health in the Panhandle

Initial System Assessment of Texas Panhandle Local Behavioral Health Systems
In September 2016, we commissioned MMHPI to conduct an initial assessment of behavioral health systems in the Panhandle region. They recommended specific areas for our organization to focus on as we work to achieve our goal of improving behavioral health care in our region, including:

  • Crisis system improvement to promote access and engagement
  • Developing the children’s system of care
  • Improving regional access to behavioral health care
  • Improving integration of behavioral health and primary health
  • Improving criminal justice and jail-based services
  • Improving veterans’ services
  • Workforce recruitment and retention, targeting medical, nursing and other counseling professions.

PBHA Texas Health Institute (THI) Evaluation Summary
In 2021, THI evaluated 20 cross-sector initiatives to determine how health care, public health, and social service organizations advance health equity.

2026 Report

Read about the milestones that PBHA has achieved within the past year in our 2026 Report to the Community.

Cover graphic for "Count Us In!" showing colorful illustrated silhouettes of diverse people, with the Panhandle Behavioral Health Alliance (PBHA) logo and the tagline "Many voices. ONE purpose."
2025 Report

Discover how the system of care is improving in the Texas Panhandle in our 2025 Report to the Community.

Cover of PBHA's "Spotlighting Mental Health Wins in the Texas Panhandle" 2025 Report to the Community, showing an illustration of four people helping each other climb a set of steps, surrounded by leaves.

 

2024 Report

Learn about the collaborations and successes Panhandle Behavioral Health Alliance has accomplished in our 2024 Report to the Community.

Cover of PBHA's "Working Together" 2024 Report to the Community, with bold green and blue title text and illustrated figures forming a human chain up to a ladder, plus a lightbulb and paper airplane.

 

2023 Report

The 2023 Report to the Community shares what Panhandle Behavioral Health Alliance has done so far to better the overall mental well-being in our communities, and the collaborations the organization has made with leaders and providers in our local area.

Cover of PBHA's "The Collective Wisdom of Those Who Care" 2023 Report to the Community, showing illustrated people assembling a brain made of puzzle pieces.

 

2021 Report

Read the 2021 Report to the Community to learn about the progress the Panhandle Behavioral Health Alliance has made since the organization's inception.

Cover of PBHA's 2021 Report to Community, featuring a photo of a student walking away from the camera with an orange backpack, overlaid with bold white text that reads "Are You OK?"

 

2020 Report

Our 2020 Report to the Community shares the latest information about the Panhandle Behavioral Health Alliance and our work in the Texas Panhandle. We've seen big strides this year as PBHA has taken shape, and the work of systems change will continue into the future.

Cover of PBHA's "The Shape of Impact" 2020 Report to the Community, with an abstract design of overlapping green, blue, and gray circles and squares, and the tagline "Improving how our region promotes mental well-being in everyday life."

 

2019 Report

In 2019, we produced a report to the Texas Panhandle community to share what's been happening with mental health since we began our work. Take a look to see interesting stats about our community, stories about the important work of improving our mental health systems and a preview of what's to come.

Cover of PBHA's 2019 Report to the Community, featuring a geometric grid pattern in green, blue, and gray with small photos of smiling people of different ages.