Panhandle Behavioral Health Alliance’s (PBHA) Measurement Workgroup and other stakeholders have assembled this information to raise awareness, as well as to support and strengthen community coordination and collaboration around improving access to mental health and behavioral health care. The collection and sharing of these indicators are meant to help determine some of the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of the behavioral health system in the Panhandle. We hope that these community health indicators or data will support your work and efforts around improving access to health care. We also caution you not to make assumptions about the performance of any organization related to the data.
The indicators and data sources are:
- Overdose deaths (Texas Department of State Health Services)
- Poor Mental Health Days (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s County Health Rankings)
- Frequent Mental Distress (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s County Health Rankings)
- Excessive Drinking (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s County Health Rankings)
- Mental Health Providers (Health Professions Resource Center–HRSA)
- Suicide Rates (Center for Disease Control Wonder)
- Uninsured Rates (US Census)
- Social Vulnerability Index (SDOH) (Center for Disease Control)
- City Health Dashboard (Amarillo only)
To explore the latest county snapshots by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s County Health Rankings please click here. Be sure and review their how to use their data snapshot as well.
Social determinants of health (SDOH) and other data:
- Amarillo CDS ResIntel Housing Study 2022
- 2-1-1 Texas Call Center (Top Needs Request)
- Rural Mental Health Costs to Communities
Please contact PBHA with any specific data requests related to the above or other. If we have already compiled the information for distribution we are willing to share it.
If you are a community member or an organization serving the Texas Panhandle, we welcome your feedback and suggestions for alternate information and data sources to be considered.
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Please see below for other data and needs assessment provided by PBHA members and stakeholders. To access and download any of the material, please select a specific data from the list and complete the accompanying form. After the form is submitted, the link to download will be sent to the email inputted.
- Panhandle Mental Health Guide Usage Data – October 2, 2024 Presentation Slides
- Family and Youth Success Community Strengths and Needs Assessment – April 5, 2023 Presentation Slides
- Texas Panhandle Community Strengths and Needs Assessment – October 2022 Full Report
- Healthy Minds Survey AC Presentation to PBHA Stakeholders – April 3, 2024 Presentation Slides
- Amarillo College Healthy Minds Report – Winter 2023
- Amarillo College Healthy Minds National Comparison Report – 2022 to 2023